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Military History of Stephen Moylan (c. 1737 - 4/13/1811)
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
11 Aug 1775
Volunteer
Continental Army
Muster Master General, Washington's Staff
5 Mar 1776
Volunteer
Continental Army
Secretary To General Washington
6 Mar 1776
Lieutenant Colonel
Continental Army
Aide-de-Camp, General Washington
5 Jun 1776
Colonel
Continental Army
Quartermaster General
Sep 1776
Colonel
Continental Army
Quartermaster General
Resigned
Sep 1776
Volunteer
Continental Army
Aide-de-Camp, General Washington
3 Jan 1777
Volunteer
Continental Army
Princeton
Aide-de-Camp, General Washington
8 Jan 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Mar - Nov 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
New Jersey Campaign, 1777
10-23 Aug 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Neshaminy Encampment
25 Aug 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Head of Elk
11 Sep 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Brandywine
4 Oct 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Germantown
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Whitemarsh Encampment
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Valley Forge Encampment
28 Jun 1778
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Monmouth
Nov 1778 - Apr 1779
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Connecticut Encampment (I)
11 Jul 1779
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Norwalk, CT
Nov 1779 - Apr 1780
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Connecticut Encampment (II)
21 Jul 1780
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
Nov 1780 - 10 Jul 1781
Colonel
4th Continental Light Dragoons
Lancaster Encampment
1 Jan 1781
Colonel
4th Legionary Corps
15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782
Colonel
4th Legionary Corps
Southern Campaign
6-17 Oct 1781
Colonel
4th Legionary Corps
Yorktown
Jan - Nov 1782
Colonel
4th Legionary Corps
Carolina Campaign
15 Dec 1782
Colonel
4th Legionary Corps
Retired
Post-War Offices Held
Date From
Date To
Office Name
Notes
April 1792
May 1793
Register and Recorder, Chester County, PA
3 December 1793
13 April 1811
Commissioner of Loans, Pennsylvania
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