Military History of Walter Stewart  (c. 1756 - 6/14/1796)

Original Member

  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Jan 1776   Captain   3rd Pennsylvania Battalion       Commander, 6th Company  
 
  26 May 1776   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Battalion       Aide-de-Camp, Gates  
 
  19 Nov 1776   Lieutenant Colonel   3rd Pennsylvania Battalion         Sword of Honor
 
  17 Jun 1777   Colonel   Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot       Commander  
 
  10-23 Aug 1777   Colonel   Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot   Neshaminy Encampment   Commander  
 
  11 Sep 1777   Colonel   Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot   Brandywine   Commander  
 
  4 Oct 1777   Colonel   Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot   Germantown   Commander  
 
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Colonel   13th Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment   Commander  
 
  12 Nov 1777   Colonel   13th Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander  
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Colonel   13th Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander  
 
  28 Jun 1778   Colonel   13th Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth   Commander   Wounded
 
  1 Jul 1778   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander  
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment   Commander  
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Commander  
 
  15 Jul 1779   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Stony Point    
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Commander  
 
  Apr - Oct 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Commander  
 
  18 May 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paramus, NJ   Commander  
 
  7 Jun 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Commander  
 
  21 Jul 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Commander  
 
  25 Sep 1780   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   West Point Reinforcement   Commander  
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Commander  
 
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Southern Campaign   Commander  
 
  6-17 Oct 1781   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Yorktown   Commander  
 
  25 Oct 1781   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander   Home on Leave, Sick
 
  1 Jan 1783   Colonel   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Commander   Retired
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  1793   1796   Inspector of Revenue and Surveyor of Customs, Port of Philadelphia, PA  
 

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