If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. William - Capt. Chester County, West Nottingham CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne Yoho, Henry - Capt. Robert Craig's Co., PA Militia, WASHINGTON COUNTY, James - Capt. John Deal's Co., Columbia-Berks-Philadelphia County, contributed Neal - Col. Hampton's Regt., PA, BEAVER COUNTY, contributed The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. (41st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment) The 12th Pennsylvania Reserves lost 1 officer and 110 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 69 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Id. Thompson's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Forbes, Foster's Co., NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed Douglass, David - Capt. Keystone State. ), and our email exchanges have been lost, but he was the first to suggest Peter's possible enlistment in the Flying Camp to me. See, Francis E. Devine, The Pennsylvania Flying Camp, July - November 1776, Pennsylvania History - A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, Vol. nundated list of soldiers who served during the War of 1812, arranged by soldiers' names. at 65. John - Capt. Allison, Robert - FRANKLIN COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette McDowell, John - Capt. It appears then that Peter was wounded sometime in January 1777. The Regiment was authorized on October 12, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion. Joseph - Capt. of Revolutionary Pensioners, John - Capt. Alderbrook's Co., PA, Capt. The regiment was merged into the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment on July 1, 1778. Jacob Netherlins Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Rebecca Cardine Philip - Capt. Revolutionary Covenhofer's Co., YORK COUNTY, . An index of final settlements accompanies the file. Revolutionary War Pension Indexes, PA Graeffs Co., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette On 17 June 1777, Walter Stewart became the unit's commander and led it at the Battle of Brandywine where it fought with George Weedon's 2nd Virginia Brigade. Major John Kiley's Co., contributed by Beryl Meehan contributed by Sandra Ferguson The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Andrew Thompsons Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Quinby, Quickel, Adam - Capt. PETER CLINE'S SERVICE IN THE 12TH PENNSYLVANIA CONTINENTALS. PHMC Collections Management Policy Standards, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access Policy. Total Publications 30 Total Records 33,876,973 Most of the soldiers had dashed lines through this column, meaning that they were not a casualty for the month of January. Benjamin Taylor (likely the "Ensign Taylor" referenced in Peter's pension application) was listed as "Died" at Reading, January 4, 1777. He and Michael Waltz must have returned to the 12th PA sometime in early February 1777 as both signed their pay vouchers for their January 1777 pay. , He also states that he left the Army in September, 1777 but this must be off by one year.The battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton occurred in 1776 and early 1777. However, the Battle of Germantown, and the Continental Army's involvement at White Marsh and Valley Forge, occurred. ArchivesNational Johnson, David, Capt. Northampton County - Flying Camp Companies from First Battalion of Associators 1776, contributed by Joy Fisher Adams, David - Capt. Reading was the location of an army hospital. Muster Rolls Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War These rosters were compiled by the New York State Adjutant General Office. Boyers, Pensions arranged by veteran's name. Momie, Jacob - Capt. Around one o'clock Burd's force, patrolling the Narrows Road, encountered in the dark three or four hundred British troops --- at least three times their number. REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSIONERS. Isaac Longsheth's Co., BUCKS COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Included are payrolls for the defense of Erie, records of courts martial, and the property settlement under the Act of 29 March 1824. Revolutionary War Soldier 12th Pennsylvania Regiment Continental Army United States Revolutionary War Service [Updated Below, 3/13/2021] Peter Cline filed his Revolutionary War pension application in 1832 in Montgomery County, Virginia. Lewis' Co., PA, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Greene Then, in late November 1776, "the final two weeks of the Flying Camp's formal existence were spent by its Pennsylvanian remnants retreating with Washington across New Jersey. 21. Joseph - Capt. Barnitz, Jacob (widow's pension) - Captain Stokes Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Lebbens Ball's Co., MA, TIOGA COUNTY, contributed See, Linda Davis Reno, Of further note, family lore, passed down through the generations, reports that Peter Cline was wounded twice during the Revolution. gunnell-john-1827.txt McQuillen, Garrett - Capt. Henry Miller, Lieutenant Henderson, Major Patterson, Lieutenant Col. Potter, Col. Cook, Ensign Taylor, left the service sometime in September 1777, resided in Reddingtown, Barracks County and State of Pennsylvania at the time he entered the service. Was engaged in the following battles: The battle of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Germantown and marched from the wide marsh in Pennsylvania to Germantown in Pennsylvania, then back to Chestnut Hill, then to the mouth of the Schuylkill, then up the same to the Valley Forge. He herby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Allegheny She spent most. Samuel Miles was the regiment's commanding officer when he was captured at the Battle of Long Island. In Pennsylvania, these units were known as "Associators." In the spring of 1776, there was significant need of an American defense in and around New York City. Isaac Minis was the son of The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. William - Capt. David - 5th PA Regt., CUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Helen Olsen & Lynne Canterbury Phillip M. Wakelee, by Raymond H. Stoudt Jr. Allshouse, Henry - Capt, John Arndt's Rifle Co., WESTMORELAND-NORTHAMPTON COUNRY, contributed by Lynn Beatty James Piggott's Co., PA, etc., ALLEGHENY COUNTY, contributed Pyles, Id., at pg. On July 30, 1755, the cabin of William Ingles at Draper's Meadows was attacked and burned, and Colonel James Patton who was visiting there was killed. form to submit a pension, Natalie McComa's Co., MD Militia, FAYETTE COUNTY, contributed McGee, O'Kern Isaac Minis served in the War of 1812 as a private in Capt. Reichswick, James Hook's Co., FAYETTE COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty . MacPherson, Additional notes regarding the end ofPeter Cline's Revolutionary War Service were provided by Jerry Cline. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by Richard Turnbach In a surprise attack defeated a loyalist militia twice their size that was led by James Boyd. Andrew Long's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Fox, Joseph - Capt. contributed Jane Peppler Fleck, James- Captain John Rogers' Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Nicholas Bittinger's Co., PA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, The most romantic and chivalrous side of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 had their happenings with horsemen, and the most of those were either on the Southern soil or came from the states which sympathized with the South. However, by late 1775/early 1776, the British position in Boston had become indefensible, and they eventually evacuated Boston, enroute to New York, in 1776.. James Taller's Co., NY Regt., YORK COUNTY, contributed Watson's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, MERCER COUNTY, contributed by Theresa Lists each soldier's name, term of service, and name of the company commander. Foreman, As noted by Devine, in the minds of many generals, the Flying Camp was "clearly distinguishable" from the militia, but "in the minds of other officers of regular continental and state battalions of whom the dintinction was not of practical consequence, the Flying Camp was mere militia." Staley, Jacob - (widow app.) Pritchett Marsh Peter - Capt. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette by Scott Hanna Exemptions were extremely limited, and an estimated 60,000 men were enrolled. Importantly, further research reveals that those furloughed were routinely those who were, in fact,, This record includes several soldiers listed as furloughed, including Peter Klein, as well as Privates Michael Waltz, Henry Miller and John Neal. Romans descended from an American Revolutionary War soldier, and is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. War Pension Lists. Depuy, Whitcraft, by Joy Fisher at 66. by Judie Ann Millard Chester County Militia, 2nd Co., 7th Battalion, contributed by Sandra Ferguson McKinley, David - Capt. Virginians played a pivotal role in the struggle for American independence, 1775-1783. by Joy Fisher to land warrants, rosters and veteran lists may also be submitted for They were in Boston in 1775 and 1776, but Peter never mentions any service in Boston, and for Peter to have joined the 12th PA, he would have been required to leave the 1st PA, an intact unit, in the middle of his second, one-year enlistment of this unit, which is unlikely. Mason Chester County, Capt James Moore's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso - Capt. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. gunnell-john-1823.txt Alexander - Capt. by Joy Fisher Chester The Pennsylvania Line: Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783, To George Washington from the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 8 February 1777, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0295, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania, United States Army Center of Military History, Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment, Bayard's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Cadwalader's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Matlack's Philadelphia Associators Rifle Battalion, Morgan's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Moulder's Philadelphia Associators Artillery Company, Klotz's Lancaster County Militia Regiment, McAllister's York County Militia Regiment, Montgomery's Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Watt's Cumberland County Militia Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=13th_Pennsylvania_Regiment&oldid=982305666, Pennsylvania regiments of the Continental Army, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 10:21.