Left Valley Forge in March 1778 for Fort Pitt. Colored Troops Regiments this site is searchable by regiment and company, listing the soldiers name, rank, mustered in date and remarks. - Company of the Battle of Pine Knob, June 15, 1864, 30th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers/1st - Company He yelled, "For shame, Light Infantry! The campaigns of the Fifty-second regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry : first known as "The Luzerne Regiment" ; being the record of nearly four years' continuous service, from October 7, 1861, to July 12, 1865, in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion. It mustered out by consolidation with 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry July 24, 1865. Company I - Perryville, Juniata County York County Organized from 15 July to 15 September 1776 at Kittanning, Pennsylvania in the western part of the state to consist of eight companies of infantry from Bedford (included present-day Fulton and Somerset counties), Cumberland, Westmoreland (included present-day Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington) counties. and Staff Officers B(Haskin's Guards) The dazed major somehow survived to be helped to his feet by Lieutenant Gabriel Peterson. - Field Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. - Company A - A September 24, 2004. - Company Company GColumbia County Company, 1908. Band The unit has performed throughout the Midwest, Eastern and Southern United States, Canada, and England. and Hard Times of a Union Volunteer Infantry, March 2003. Boaz, Thomas M. Libby Prison and Beyond: A Union Staff OFficer in the East, Company A-Reading, Berks County The Civil War Journal of Colonel Bolton: 51st - - [2], The 8th Pennsylvania fought at the Battle of Bound Brook on 13 April 1777 under the command of Butler. - After a struggle, they overran Colonel Thomas Proctors artillery redoubt and assailed Waynes two brigades. - Company E Pottstown The fort held out against an Indian siege until relieved in March 1779, but McIntoshs plans for a continued advance to Fort Detroit were frustrated. H [4] Butler was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Mackay's son-in-law Stephen Bayard was appointed major. - Company F Henry Knox admitted losing six killed and 20 to 30 captured, while the British claimed to have taken 80 prisoners. That's right, there is no complete list of soldiers who fought on September 11, 1777. Approximately 1,250 foot soldiers were discharged and only 1,150 were left in the ranks. - This page has been viewed 3,062 times (0 via redirect). St. Clair Soldiers in the 48th Pennsylvania: Their This page is not available in other languages. - Company Company D-Norristown Though the password was supposed to have been compromised, surprise was achieved mainly because the militia pickets were not alert. Colonel Carl von Donop led the center with two Hessian grenadier battalions. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV assumed command. - Corporal James L. - Company H One of the members of the regiment who continued to serve after the war, John A. Wiley, attained the rank of major general as commander of the 28th Infantry Division. Pennsylvania Infantry, 72d Regiment, Seventy-second Regiment, Pennsylvania - Company Company D-Montrose, Susquehanna County - Company For lack of guides, the column failed to link with John Sullivan's main column at Genesee (now known as Cuylerville, New York) as planned. County A number of men deserted and went home. Though the password was supposed to have been compromised, surprise was achieved mainly because the militia pickets were not alert. 8th Regiment Rosters, Battles, Photos & other resources. Eager to avenge their defeat at Paoli, Waynes soldiers charged forward with fixed bayonets and overran the light infantrys camp. Company C - Huntington and Blair Counties Parker, Thomas H., Captain, 51st Pa. Infantry. - Company - Gayley, all rights reserved, William William S. Wallace, Company H, Obituary, What I Saw at Gettysburg, 1863 and 1913, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. E The focus of this website is on the people who participated in the battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg). https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=8th_Pennsylvania_Reserve_Regiment&oldid=1086906168, This page was last edited on 9 May 2022, at 02:59. Company B - Pittsburg, Allegheny County - - - Company H - Company Their food supply was stretched out by hunting game in the woods. - Field Service & Battles - 1861 Duty at Chambersburg till June 7. In a march of 400 miles, the troops destroyed 10 Iroquois villages including Conewango and captured plunder including furs. - References and the 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers. - Company G - 1913. The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. According to the diary of the surgeon of this regiment, Dr. Albigence Waldo, this regiment (or a large portion of it) was at Valley Forge even though it is not included in the standard lists of regiments. - Company DTamaqua, Battle of Pine Knob, June 15, 1864. - Company G - Company D - Centre and Clearfield Counties - Company B Try searching by surname only - many first names are abbreviated, If the search is unsuccessful, try scanning each. 2015 Alice J. On May 17, it was relieved from duty since its term of service had expired. Company A - Pottstown, Montgomery County - Company I After the regiment arrived at Harrison's Landing, both Hays and Oliphant resigned due to illness. Having installed Major Vernon and 106 soldiers of the 8th Regiment in Fort Laurens, McIntosh returned to Pennsylvania. The riflemen with Morgan returned from the north and rejoined the regiment late in fall 1777. Moved to Greencastle June 7. Bosbyshell, Oliver Christian. I [1] For more information on the history of this unit, see: The Civil War Archive section, 8th Regiment Cavalry (89th Volunteers), (accessed 12 September 2012). Rolls(Images) - Company - Ordered to Washington, D.C., July 30. Washington appended the following note. There are over 500 soldier and civilian members on our roster. Colored Troops, April 4, 1864. - Company G C - By 16 December 630 men enrolled in the battalion. Philadelphia: - Band 1868. Company KLuzerne and Schuylkill Counties Lash, Gary G. Duty Well Done, The History of Edward Baker's California C(2nd Ringgold Infantry) - Company Outnumbered, Wayne's division withdrew in good order 600 yards (549m) to a hill at dusk. "Ceremonies at Dedication of Monument of the Eighth Penna. ENGAGEMENTS [Wright, Continental Army, p. 302] Defense of Philadelphia. - Allegheny City, Allegheny County On May 23, Gardner resigned and Captain S. M. Baily of company I was promoted to major in his place. Form! Bellefonte, Centre County "A List of the Battles, Engagements, Actions and Important Skirmishes in Which the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry Participated During the War of 1861-1865". Internet Archives[2]. - Company AYork, C Company H Meanwhile, the remainder of the 8th Pennsylvania served in the Philadelphia Campaign. Valley Forge Alliance Logo. - Company The mutiny was a successful attempt by the troops to get better treatment and pay, and to secure discharge for those men who had served three years. Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777. - Field - Unassigned - Field When the rest of the army withdrew, Company F of the 8th Reserve, which had been sent forward as skirmishers, was not informed of the retreat and was left behind and captured by the Confederates. - Field Lewisburg, Union County [8], On 22 May 1777 the 8th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. - James Ross 1753 - 1808 James Ross entered the Continental Army in 1775 and served the whole of the war, though not in an active fighting capacity. Lewistown, PA: Mifflin County Historic On 27 March Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV transferred from the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment to take command of the 8th. Company EBradford County - Company G- Mustered out November 10, 1865. It mustered out July 29, 1861.[1]. These rosters were compiled by the New York State Adjutant General Office. In January 1779, Captain John Clark and 15 soldiers of the 8th had just left Fort Laurens to travel to Fort McIntosh when they were ambushed by 17 Mingo Indians led by American Loyalist Simon Girty. 19. - Regimental Quotes are supported, however many names on this site are listed Last Name, First Name. The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, "Rough Riders" (including roster), click here! - - Company (Brief history and roster of the regiment). - - Muster E527.B32.v5. 8th Regiment, New York Volunteer Artillery: 8th New York Independent Battery, Light Artillery: 9th Regiment, New York Volunteer Artillery . Carpenter, James Edward. and Staff Officers Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. Huey, Pennock. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 4, 1861. - - Field - Company Company F Inside the Army of the Potomac: The Civil War Men As part of the Army of Northern Virginia, the regiment saw action in every major engagement that was fought in Virginia, Maryland (except Sharpsburg) and Pennsylvania. - It completed an epic winter march from western Pennsylvania to New Jersey, though Mackay and his second-in-command both died soon afterward. - Though the act provided exemptions for members of the Continental Congress, Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, Supreme Court judges, masters and teachers of colleges, ministers of the Gospel, and indentured servants, as a practical matter anyone could avoid serving either by filing an appeal to delay their service for a period of time or The 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry (in addition to that listed above), click here! The only fighting was a skirmish on 15 August when the advance guard scattered a force of Indians. 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Battles, Photos & other resources, Most Mc & Mac surnames are listed as Mc. - William On 1 January 1777 the unit was redesignated the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. Company I-Blair County Company F-Lancaster NAID 306573, Senate Report 1619 to Accompany a Bill Granting a Pension to Harriet Tubman Davis. The Story of the Forty-Eighth, Philadelphia, 1908. 8th Pennsylvania Regiment; 9th Pennsylvania Regiment; Virginia Units. Strength. - Company C Continental Army Regiments - Pennsylvania. Cornwallis and Major General James Grant with 3,000 to 4,000 troops marched along both banks of the Raritan River. - Company H In General Orders of 28 April at Morristown, New Jersey, Private Samuel Philips was sentenced to be reprimanded, Private Henry Randall and Ensign McKee were acquitted, and Lieutenant Simrall was cashiered for refusing to do his duty. - Unassigned H - Company - 3 3 von 3 Siehe Mehr - Company - Company Posted on . Quartermaster Ephraim Douglass, Commissary Ephraim Blaine, Adjutant Michael Huffnagle, Paymaster John Boyd, and Chaplain David McClure rounded out the staff positions, though McClure never assumed his duties. - Company F-Norristown Monument at Antietam D This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at 15:48. War Experience of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson. This regiment was organized at Philadelphia August to October, 1861. E The brigade deployed the 5th, 11th, 8th, and 4th Pennsylvania Regiments, in order from left to right, with the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade on its right. - Company Company C Company A-Norristown - Company KMinersville, I never saw you retreat before. By 16 December 630 men enrolled in the battalion. - Company B [5] In this action the 8th formed the main part of a 500-man outpost under the command of Major General Benjamin Lincoln, together with militia and an artillery detachment from the Proctor's Pennsylvania State Artillery Regiment. Hoptak, John David. The regiment consolidated with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment in January 1781 and ceased to exist. - Company I- - Company Simpson's regiment and the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, of which Ross was lieutenant colonel, were both part of Wayne's division, and the two officers may have been detached temporarily at this time to serve together in a scouting party. Monument at Antietam (1) Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1864. Book Description The 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Bates' Regimental History & Company Rosters; 37th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles. The 8th Pennsylvania Regiment or Mackay's Battalion was an American infantry unit that became part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It mustered out July 31, 1861. Rolls(Images) In command of a division from Weedon and Muhlenberg's brigades, On the "Canadian" campaign from the end of January to the middle of March, Inspector General, with no command assignment, Supervisor of artificer and engineer activities, Transferred from Valley Forge in February, 1778, however before that was nominally in charge of a division comprised of McIntosh's and Maxwell's Brigades. Company D - Huntingdon, Huntingdon County Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1883. A Company F, describing the Battle of Fair Oaks. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. [10], The 8th was also at the unfortunate Paoli Massacre on the night of 2021 September. The Commander in Chief (taking into consideration the late distracted State of the 8th. Schuylkill County - Unassigned Baily, five captains, and five lieutenants were among the wounded. Colonel Carl von Donop led the center with two Hessian grenadier battalions. Courtesy National Center for the American Revolution/Valley Forge Historical Society. Rolls (Images) The recreated 8th Pennsylvania was formed in 1974 and is a member unit of The Brigade of the American Revolution as well as the Continental Line. - - Company K, 3d Pennsylvania Reserve Corps/32d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, 4th Pennsylvania Regiment Field and Staff Officers ISBN# 1572493305. Company E - Union and Carbon Counties National Archives and records Service General Services Administration Washington: 1973. McDermott, Anthony W. Brief History of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Philadelphia History of the Fiftieth Regiment, Penna. [3] On 27 March Colonel Daniel Brodhead transferred from the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment to take command of the 8th. It was credited as part of the Pennsylvania Line until February 26, 1778 when it was transferred to the Maryland Line. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead assumed command. All rank and file were furloughed until 15 March 1781, though sergeants and musicians had to remain on duty. [13] Soon Wayne's men became anxious because fighting at the Chew House erupted several hundred yards in their rear. A Mintzer Mintzer, Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers, 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps/33d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, 5th Pennsylvania Volunteers However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. On 22 May 1777 the 8th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. Schuylkill County Three Months and Three Years Service Civil War, 1861-1865. - Company F - Company - schneider funeral home mt vernon in obituaries 18th virginia cavalry roster. Company D-Smith's Mill, Clearfield County The members portray the unit as it appeared in the Spring of 1779. "Birney's Zouaves"(Three Months' Service) It was redesignated the 11th Virginia on September 14, 1778 however. Norristown H Together with Major General John Sullivan's Maryland division and Brigadier General Thomas Conway's Pennsylvania Brigade, Wayne's troops forced back the British. Allegheny County Organizations as a Partial Form of Observance of Great Centennial of the Civil - Company H When the regiment went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Bayard was lieutenant colonel and Frederick Vernon was major. Press, Perseus Books Group, 2000. Company I - Minersville, Schuylkill County - Company Allegheny County Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1993. During the fighting that followed, Major Bayard was hit in the shoulder by a spent cannonball, knocked off his horse, and tumbled {convert|30|ft|m|0} over the ground. - Company B brittany puppies for sale washington. All of these regiments were formerly National Guard units and most of them retained their original organizations. A - Company B- Being a Narrative of the Campaigns of the 48th Regiment, Infantry, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, During the War of the Rebellion. There is inconclusive evidence, but this regiment may have been at Valley Forge as part of the brigade of Brig. Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777. - Company (ED.) - micro wedding packages dfw; pygmy goats for sale in central illinois; My Cart Pennsyl. York County of Pine Knob, June 15, 1864, Casualities Lt. Col. William Butler: Acting Commander, 2d Pennsylvania Brigade, Col. Thomas Hartley: Acting Commander, 1st Pennsylvania Brigade, On the "Canadian" campaign from the end of January to the middle of March.