8th Maryland Regiment (German Regiment)

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  26 Feb 1778 Reorganized From   German Regiment
  17 Jan 1781 Disbanded  
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778 Valley Forge Encampment
  28 Jun 1778 Monmouth
  Jul - Dec 1778 Northern PA Campaign
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779 Middlebrook Encampment
  Apr - Dec 1779 Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign
  Jul - Oct 1779 Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign
  13 Aug 1779 Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)
  Apr - Oct 1780 New Jersey Summer Campaign
  16 Apr 1780 New Bridge / Paramus, NJ
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781 Morristown Encampment, 1780
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Peter Bower  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment     Assigned 28 Feb 1778
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign   Paymaster   Assigned 20 Jun 1779
  1 Jan 1781   Captain         Retired
 
  Jacob Bunner  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  26 Feb 1778   Captain       Company Commander  
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth   Company Commander  
  Jul - Dec 1778   Captain   Northern PA Campaign   Company Commander  
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign   Company Commander  
  Jul - Oct 1779   Captain   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign   Company Commander  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Company Commander  
  1 Jan 1781   Captain       Company Commander   Retired
 
  Jacob Cramer  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Michael Eberhart  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Feb 1778   Lieutenant        
  Jul - Dec 1778   Lieutenant   Northern PA Campaign     DIS, 16 Jul 1778
 
  Christian Gleckner  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jul - Dec 1778   Ensign   Northern PA Campaign     Assigned 23 Jul 1778; Captain Boyer's Company
  1 Jan 1781   Ensign         Deranged; Reduction of Reg
 
  Bernard Hubley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment    
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth    
  Jul - Dec 1778   Captain   Northern PA Campaign    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   Captain   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  1 Jan 1781   Captain         Deranged
 
  George Hubley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Jun 1778   Major   Monmouth    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Major   Middlebrook Encampment     DIS, 7 Feb 1779
 
  Peter Peres  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jul - Dec 1778   Surgeon   Northern PA Campaign    
  1 Sep 1778   Surgeon        
  Apr - Dec 1779   Surgeon   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   Surgeon   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  13 Aug 1779   Surgeon   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)    
  1 Jan 1781   Surgeon         Deranged
 
  William Rice  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  4 May 1778   Captain        
  Jul - Dec 1778   Captain   Northern PA Campaign    
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   Captain   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  13 Aug 1779   Captain   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  Philipp Christian Shrawder  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  4 May 1778   Captain Lieutenant        
  28 Jun 1778   Captain Lieutenant   Monmouth    
  Jul - Dec 1778   Captain Lieutenant   Northern PA Campaign    
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain Lieutenant   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   Captain Lieutenant   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  13 Aug 1779   Captain Lieutenant   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  1 Jan 1781   Captain Lieutenant         Deranged
 
  Christopher Godfried Swartz  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jul - Dec 1778   First Lieutenant   Northern PA Campaign    
  22 Jul 1778   First Lieutenant        
  Apr - Dec 1779   First Lieutenant   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  13 Aug 1779   First Lieutenant   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)    
  16 Apr 1780   First Lieutenant   New Bridge / Paramus, NJ    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  John Weidman  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  26 Feb 1778   Ensign        
  Jul - Dec 1778   Ensign   Northern PA Campaign    
  Apr - Dec 1779   Ensign   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Apr - Dec 1779   First Lieutenant   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  Jul - Oct 1779   Ensign   Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign    
  13 Aug 1779   Ensign   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)    
  27 Dec 1779   First Lieutenant        
  Apr - Oct 1780   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  17 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant         Deranged
 
  Marcus Young  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment     Assigned 12 Mar 1778
  1 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant         Retired (Deranged)
 

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