Military History of James Morris Jones  (4/12/1763 - c. 1817)

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  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  3 Nov 1776   Ensign   1st Pennsylvania Battalion        
 
  1 Jan 1777   Ensign   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  3 Jan 1777   Ensign   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Princeton    
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Ensign   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
 
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
 
  12 Mar 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  12-13 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Bound Brook    
 
  25 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Amboy, NJ    
 
  3 May 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment         Ashmead's Company
 
  11 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine     Ashmead's Company
 
  19 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paoli     Ashmead's Company
 
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown     Ashmead's Company
 
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment     Ashmead's Company
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment     Ashmead's Company
 
  28 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth     Ashmead's Company
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment    
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
 
  Apr - Oct 1780   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
 
  18 May 1780   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paramus, NJ    
 
  7 Jun 1780   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
 
  21 Jul 1780   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  17 Jan 1781   Second Lieutenant   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment         Furloughed?
 
  1 Jan 1783   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  3 Jun 1783   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment         Retired
 
 

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