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Military History of William Wilson (n.d. - 5/17/1813)
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
Apr 1775 - Mar 1776
Ensign
2nd Continental Regiment
Boston / Cambridge Campaign
Apr 1775 - Mar 1776
Ensign
Pennsylvania Battalion of Riflemen
Boston / Cambridge Campaign
26 Jun 1775
Ensign
Pennsylvania Battalion of Riflemen
Lowdon's Company
18 Aug 1775
Ensign
2nd Continental Regiment
Lowdon's Company
27 Aug 1775
Ensign
2nd Continental Regiment
Ploughed Hill, Mass
Lowdon's Company
9 Nov 1775
Ensign
2nd Continental Regiment
Lechmere's Point, Mass
Lowdon's Company
1 Jan 1776
Ensign
1st Continental Regiment
Lowdon's Company
4 Jan 1776
Second Lieutenant
1st Continental Regiment
Lowdon's Company
1 Jul 1776
Second Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Lowdon's Company
27 Aug 1776
Second Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Long Island
Lowdon's Company
29-30 Aug 1776
Second Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Covering Force, Long Island Retreat
Lowdon's Company
25 Sep 1776
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Parr's Company
28 Oct 1776
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
White Plains
Parr's Company
1 Dec 1776
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
New Brunswick, NJ (I)
Parr's Company
26 Dec 1776
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Trenton, NJ (I)
Parr's Company
2 Jan 1777
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Trenton, NJ (II)
Parr's Company
3 Jan 1777
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Princeton
Parr's Company
10 Jan - May 1777
First Lieutenant
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1777
Parr's Company
10 Jan - May 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1777
Mar - Nov 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1777
2 Mar 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
20 Apr 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Piscataway, NJ (I)
14 Jun 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Somerset Court House, NJ
22 Jun 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
New Brunswick, NJ (II)
11 Sep 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Brandywine
20 Sep 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Paoli
4 Oct 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Germantown
20 Oct 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Commander, 9th Company
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
Commander, 9th Company
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
Commander, 9th Company
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
Commander, 9th Company
Apr - Oct 1779
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
Commander, 9th Company
Dec 1779 - Jun 1780
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1779
Commander, 9th Company
Apr - Oct 1780
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Summer Campaign
Commander, 9th Company
21 Jul 1780
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
Commander, 9th Company
Dec 1780 - Jun 1781
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1780
Commander, 9th Company
Jan 1781-1783
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Mid-State Pennsylvania
Commander, 9th Company
3 Nov 1783
Captain
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Commander, 9th Company
Post-War Offices Held
Date From
Date To
Office Name
Notes
1784
1790
Lieutenant, Northumberland County, PA
1784
1791
Justice of the Peace, Northumberland County, PA
25 May 1787
17 September 1787
Delegate, Pennsylvania Federal Constitutional Convention, Northumberland County, PA
13 October 1789
24 October 1790
Representative, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Northumberland County, PA
13 January 1792
17 May 1813
Associate Judge of County Courts, Northumberland County, PA
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