Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment (State)

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  6 Mar 1776 Activated  
  27 Aug 1776 Consolidated into   Provisional State Battalion
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  27 Aug 1776 Long Island
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Thomas Bartholomew Bowen  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Apr 1776   First Lieutenant       Adjutant  
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island    
 
  Daniel Brodhead, Sr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  13 Mar 1776   Lieutenant Colonel        
  27 Aug 1776   Lieutenant Colonel   Long Island    
 
  Luke Brodhead  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 May 1776   Third Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   Third Lieutenant   Long Island     Wounded; POW
 
  Robert Burns  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant       2nd Battalion  
 
  Robert Campbell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant         Peeble's Company
 
  James Carnahan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant   Long Island     POW
 
  John Clark  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant         Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
 
  John Davis  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Apr 1776   First Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island    
 
  Joseph Lewis Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Apr 1776   Second Lieutenant         Long's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant   Long Island     Long's Company
 
  Joseph Gorman  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  29 Mar 1776   Sergeant        
 
  George Grant  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  19 Mar 1776   Third Lieutenant         Weitzel's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Third Lieutenant   Long Island     Weitzel's Company
 
  William Gray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant         Weitzel's Company
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island     Weitzel's Company; POW
 
  George Hofner  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 May 1776   Sergeant Major         1st Battalion
 
  Samuel Kenny  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1776   Sergeant         Captain Peebles' Company
 
  Andrew Lytle  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Apr 1776   Sergeant       Quartermaster, Albright's Company  
  24 Aug 1776   Ensign       Quartermaster  
  27 Aug 1776   Ensign   Long Island   Quartermaster  
 
  William McCurdy  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Mar 1776   Private        
  27 Aug 1776   Private   Long Island     POW
 
  James McMichael  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  22 Apr 1776   Sergeant         Marchall's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Sergeant   Long Island     Marchall's Company
 
  William Moore  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  12 Mar 1776   Private        
  26 Mar 1776   Sergeant         Grubb's Company
  6 Jul 1776   Third Lieutenant         Grubb's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Third Lieutenant   Long Island     Grubb's Company
 
  John Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  7 Mar 1776   Captain       Commander, 5th Company  
  27 Aug 1776   Captain   Long Island   Commander, 5th Company  
 
  John Robb  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  17 Mar 1776   Second Lieutenant         Captain Weitzel's Company
 
  William Rogers  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Apr 1776   Chaplain        
  27 Aug 1776   Chaplain   Long Island    
 
  Matthew Scott  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   First Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island     POW
 
  John Speer  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Apr 1776   First Lieutenant        
  27 Aug 1776   First Lieutenant   Long Island     Wounded; POW
 
  Jacob Stake  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Mar 1776   Third Lieutenant         Albright's Company
  27 Aug 1776   Third Lieutenant   Long Island     Albright's Company
 
  Christopher Godfried Swartz  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  12 Apr 1776   Sergeant         Farmer's Company
 

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