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Military History of Henry D. Pursell (n.d. - c. 1788?)
Original Member
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
4 Jan 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Mar - Nov 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1777
12-13 Apr 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Bound Brook
8 May 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Piscataway, NJ (II)
11 Sep 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Brandywine
19 Sep 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Paoli
4 Oct 1777
Ensign
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Germantown
4 Oct 1777
Second Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Second Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Second Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Second Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
Apr - Oct 1779
Second Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
3 Sep 1779
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Regimental Quartermaster
Dec 1779 - Jun 1780
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1779
18 May 1780
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Paramus, NJ
7 Jun 1780
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Connecticut Farms, NJ
21 Jul 1780
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
25 Sep 1780
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
West Point Reinforcement
Dec 1780 - Jun 1781
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1780
Jun 1783
First Lieutenant
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
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