8th Pennsylvania Regiment

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  20 Jul 1776 Activated  
  17 Jan 1781 Disbanded  
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  10 Jan - May 1777 Morristown Encampment, 1777
  24 Jan 1777 Quibbletown (New Market), NJ
  Mar - Nov 1777 New Jersey Campaign, 1777
  12-13 Apr 1777 Bound Brook
  10-23 Aug 1777 Neshaminy Encampment
  11 Sep 1777 Brandywine
  19 Sep 1777 Paoli
  4 Oct 1777 Germantown
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778 Valley Forge Encampment
  21 Feb 1778 Newtown, PA
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783 Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty
  29 Sep 1778 Wyalusing, PA
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779 McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition
  Apr - Dec 1779 Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779 Brodhead's Expedition
  29 Aug 1779 Newtown, NY / Sullivan (II)
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Stephen Bayard  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar - Nov 1777   Major   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12 Mar 1777   Major        
  12-13 Apr 1777   Major   Bound Brook    
  11 Sep 1777   Major   Brandywine     Wounded
  23 Sep 1777   Lieutenant Colonel        
  4 Oct 1777   Lieutenant Colonel   Germantown    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Lieutenant Colonel   Valley Forge Encampment    
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Lieutenant Colonel   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty     Acting Commander, Fort Pitt, 27 Feb 1783 - 16 May 1783
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Lieutenant Colonel   Brodhead's Expedition    
 
  Samuel Brady  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  5 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant         Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   First Lieutenant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  1 Jul 1778   Captain Lieutenant       Commander, 9th Company   Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  29 Sep 1778   Captain Lieutenant   Wyalusing, PA     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Captain Lieutenant   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  2 Aug 1779   Captain         Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Captain   Brodhead's Expedition     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
 
  Daniel Brodhead, Sr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  12 Mar 1777   Colonel       Commander  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Colonel   Bound Brook   Commander  
  10-23 Aug 1777   Colonel   Neshaminy Encampment   Commander  
  11 Sep 1777   Colonel   Brandywine   Commander  
  19 Sep 1777   Colonel   Paoli   Commander  
  4 Oct 1777   Colonel   Germantown   Commander  
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Colonel   Whitemarsh Encampment   Commander  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Colonel   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander  
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Colonel   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty   Commander   Assigned To Fort Pitt May 1778 - May 1781
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Colonel   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition   Commander  
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Colonel   Brodhead's Expedition   Commander  
 
  Richard Butler  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Jul 1776   Major        
  12 Mar 1777   Lieutenant Colonel        
  12-13 Apr 1777   Lieutenant Colonel   Bound Brook    
 
  James Carnahan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Captain   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  1 Jul 1778   Captain        
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Captain   Brodhead's Expedition    
  29 Aug 1779   Captain   Newtown, NY / Sullivan (II)    
 
  John Clark  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Sergeant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Ensign   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  21 Dec 1778   Ensign        
  28 Mar 1779   Ensign         DIS
 
  John Clark  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Captain   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  1 Jul 1778   Captain         Joined 8th Pennsylvania Regiment enroute to Fort Pitt
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Captain   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition    
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign    
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Captain   Brodhead's Expedition    
 
  Thomas Cook  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Assigned 26 Jul 1777
  31 Jan 1778   Captain         Retired (Deranged)
 
  William Cooper  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Ensign   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition     Assigned 21 Dec 1778
  1 Jan 1781   Ensign         Retired
 
  John Crawford  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Assigned 16 Apr 1777
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign     Assigned 10 Aug 1779
 
  Samuel Dawson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Captain   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  1 Jul 1778   Captain        
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Captain   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition    
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Captain   Brodhead's Expedition     DIS, 6 Sep 1779
 
  Ephraim Douglas  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776         Quartermaster  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Brevet Captain   Bound Brook     POW 13 Apr 1777
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Ensign   Valley Forge Encampment     Assigned 2 Jun 1778
 
  John Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jul 1776   First Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Assigned 22 Oct 1777
 
  Joseph Lewis Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Captain   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  1 Jul 1778   Captain         Joined 8th Pennsylvania Regiment enroute to Fort Pitt
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Captain   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition    
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Captain   Brodhead's Expedition    
 
  Ezekiel Hickman  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1776   First Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  10-23 Aug 1777   First Lieutenant   Neshaminy Encampment    
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   First Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   First Lieutenant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   First Lieutenant   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition     DIS, Smallpox
  1779   First Lieutenant         DIS, Smallpox
 
  Matthew Jack  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook     Assigned 12 Apr 1777
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook     Wounded 13 Apr 1777
  31 Jan 1779   Captain         Retired (Supernumerary)
 
  Aeneas MacKey  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Jul 1776   Colonel       Commander  
  14 Feb 1777   Colonel       Commander   DIS, enroute to NJ from W Pa
 
  Hugh Martin  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  7 Mar 1780   Surgeon         Assigned To Fort Pitt
 
  Robert Anthony McClean  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  13 Jul 1777   Ensign        
  11 Sep 1777   Ensign   Brandywine    
  20 Sep 1777   Ensign        
  27 Sep 1777   Ensign         DIS
 
  Daniel Mickey  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Promoted 14 Oct 1777
  31 Jan 1779   First Lieutenant         Deranged
 
  Samuel Miller  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Captain       Company Commander   At Fort Hand
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Company Commander  
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Company Commander  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook   Company Commander  
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine   Company Commander  
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   Paoli   Company Commander  
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown   Company Commander  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment   Company Commander  
  21 Feb 1778   Captain   Newtown, PA   Company Commander  
  7 Jul 1778   Captain       Company Commander   DIS, at Fort Hand
 
  James Montgomery  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  14 Sep 1776   Captain       Company Commander  
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Company Commander  
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Company Commander  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook   Company Commander  
  26 Aug 1777   Captain       Company Commander   DIS
 
  James Morrison  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  21 Dec 1778   Ensign        
  Dec 1778 - Jan 1779   Ensign   McIntosh's Ohio River Expedition     Assigned 21 Dec 1778
  1 Jan 1781   Ensign         Deranged; Reduction of Reg
 
  Benjamin Neely  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Ensign        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Promoted 13 Jul 1777
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown    
  17 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Gabriel Peterson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Ensign        
  10 Jan - May 1777   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  9 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  12-13 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   Bound Brook     Wounded
  26 Jul 1777   First Lieutenant        
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   First Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   First Lieutenant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   First Lieutenant   Brodhead's Expedition    
 
  Samuel Smith  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  10 Jan - May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  11 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant   Germantown     DIS
 
  Nehemiah Stokely  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Promoted 10 Oct 1777
  31 Jan 1779   Captain         Retired (Supernumerary)
 
  John Stotesbury  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  31 Dec 1780   First Lieutenant         Exchanged
 
  Van Swearingen  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Captain        
 
  Frederick Vernon  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar - Nov 1777   Major   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Commander, 6th Company  
  7 Jun 1777   Major       Commander, 6th Company  
  11 Sep 1777   Major   Brandywine   Commander, 6th Company  
  19 Sep 1777   Major   Paoli   Commander, 6th Company  
  4 Oct 1777   Major   Germantown   Commander, 6th Company  
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Major   Whitemarsh Encampment   Commander, 6th Company  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Major   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander, 6th Company  
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Major   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty   Commander, 6th Company  
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   Major   Brodhead's Expedition   Commander, 6th Company  
 
  John Ward  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  4 Nov 1776   Ensign        
  1 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Second Lieutenant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   First Lieutenant   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  2 Apr 1779   First Lieutenant        
  11 Aug - 14 Sep 1779   First Lieutenant   Brodhead's Expedition     Wounded
 
  George Wilson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Jul 1776   Lieutenant Colonel        
  24 Jan 1777   Lieutenant Colonel   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ    
  14 Feb 1777   Lieutenant Colonel         DIS
 

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