Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion (State)

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  6 Mar 1776 Activated  
  27 Aug 1776 Consolidated into   Provisional State Battalion
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  27 Aug 1776 Long Island
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Patrick Anderson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   Captain        
 
  Samuel John Atlee  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  27 Aug 1776   Colonel   Long Island   Commander   POW
  21 Mar 1776   Colonel       Commander  
  1 Jul 1778   Colonel       Commander   Supernumerary
  6 Aug 1778   Colonel         Exchanged
 
  Robert Caldwell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island    
 
  Joseph Davis  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  27 Mar 1776   Ensign        
  27 Aug 1776   Ensign   Long Island    
 
  Septimus Davis  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Ensign        
  27 Aug 1776   Ensign   Long Island     POW
 
  Walter Finney  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant         Murray's Company
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island     Murray's Company; POW
 
  William Henderson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Mar 1776   Ensign        
  27 Aug 1776   Ensign   Long Island     POW
 
  Joseph Howell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   Captain        
  27 Aug 1776   Captain   Long Island     POW
 
  Alexander Huston, Jr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Mar 1776   Ensign         Howell's Company
 
  James Lang  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Mar 1776   Ensign         Lloyd's Company
  15 Jul 1776   Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   Lieutenant   Long Island    
 
  Joseph McClellan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant        
  15 Jul 1776   Captain         Promoted
 
  Francis Mentges  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  22 Mar 1776   Volunteer       Adjutant  
  9 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island    
 
  Francis Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   Captain         Murray's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Captain   Long Island     POW
 
  John Nice  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   Captain       Commander, 7th Company  
  27 Aug 1776   Captain   Long Island     POW
 
  Bernard Ward  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  15 Jul 1776   First Lieutenant         Promoted
 

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