1st Continental Regiment

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  1 Jan 1776 Redesignated From   2nd Continental Regiment
  1 Jul 1776 Redesignated To   1st Pennsylvania Regiment
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776 Boston / Cambridge Campaign
  Jan - Jul 1776 Canada Campaign (II)
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  William Bayard  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  May 1776   Ensign         DIS
 
  Samuel Blair  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Chaplain   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
 
  Jacob Bower  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Sergeant       Regimental Quartermaster  
 
  Thomas Boyd  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Sergeant        
 
  Samuel Brady  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Private        
 
  Thomas Buchanan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant        
 
  Benjamin Burd (Byrd)  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
 
  Thomas Campbell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Private         Miller's Company
 
  James Chambers  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan 1776   Captain       Commander, Independent Company  
  7 Mar 1776   Lieutenant Colonel        
 
  Morgan Connor  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant         Nagel's Company
  5 Jan 1776   Captain        
 
  Thomas Craig  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant       Regiment Quartermaster, Miller's Company  
 
  Edward Crawford  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar 1776   Ensign         Grier's Company
 
  Lewis Farmer  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan - Jul 1776   Captain   Canada Campaign (II)     Assigned 6 Apr 1776
 
  James Grier  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant        
  7 Mar 1776   Captain        
 
  James Hamilton  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Captain         Ross's Company
 
  David Hammond  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Sergeant         Lowdon's Company
 
  Edward Hand  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Lieutenant Colonel        
  7 Mar 1776   Colonel       Commander  
 
  James Holliday  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Sergeant         Cluggage's Company
 
  Thomas Lucas  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Private         Captain Chambers' Company
 
  Robert Magaw  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Major        
 
  William Magaw  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Surgeon        
 
  Matthew McConnell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant         Chambers' Company
  7 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant         Grier's Company
 
  Nathan McConnell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   First Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Promoted 7 Mar 1776
 
  Robert McKenzie  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant         Cluggage's Company
  12 Feb 1776   Second Lieutenant         Cluggage's Company; DIS
 
  William McMurray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Sergeant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign    
  1 Jan 1776   Sergeant         Lowdon's Company
 
  Henry Miller  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Captain        
 
  George Nagel  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Captain   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
 
  James Parr  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant         Lowdon's Company
  9 Mar 1776   Captain       Company Commander  
 
  Christian Reinick  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Surgeon's Mate        
 
  Michael Simpson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   First Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
 
  Isaac Sweeny  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Private         Doudle's Company
 
  William Thompson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan - Jul 1776   Colonel   Canada Campaign (II)    
  1 Jan 1776   Colonel        
 
  James Wilson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   First Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign     Assigned 1 Jan 1776
 
  William Wilson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1776   Ensign         Lowdon's Company
  4 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant         Lowdon's Company
 
  David Ziegler  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant   Boston / Cambridge Campaign    
  4 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant       Regimental Adjutant   Ross's Company
 

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