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Brief History
Colonels
Companies
- Company A - Captain Joseph Potts, became the "Major's Company" Major Christopher Stuart, Major George Tudor
- Company B - Captain Benjamin Bartholomew
- Company C - Captain Alexander Johnston, Captain Charles McHenry, became the "Colonel's Company" Colonel Francis Johnston, Captain Lieutenant Job Vernon, Captain Lieutenant John Barkley - raised in Bucks County
- Company D - Captain John Christie of Chester County
- Company E - Captain Thomas Church, Captain Samuel Smith
- Company F - Captain Frederick Vernon, Captain Robert Gregg, became the "Lieutenant Colonel's Company" Lieutenant Colonel Persifor Frazer, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Mentges
- Company G - Captain James Moore, Captain James Seeley (or Seely) of Cumberland County
- Company H - Captain James Taylor, Captain Thomas Boude
- 9th Company - Captain William Oldham, Captain Job Vernon
- Sources:
- Trussell, John B.B. and Charles C. Dallas. The Pennsylvania Line; Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. Digital version at Family History Archive.
- Rosters Companies
Many personnel had previously served in the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion. The 4th Pennsylvania Battalion was recruited primarily in Chester County (included present-day Delaware County), Bucks County, and possibly Lancaster County.[1]
- Company A - Captain Persifor Frazer, Captain Joseph Potts - company assembled at Chester
- Company B - Captain Thomas Robinson, Captain John Lacey
- Company C - Captain John Lacey, Captain James Moore - raised in Bucks County
- Company D - Captain Caleb North
- Company E - Captain Thomas Church
- Company F - Captain Frederick Vernon
- Company G - Captain James Moore, Captain John Lacey
- Company H - Captain James Taylor of Lancaster County
- Sources:
- Trussell, John B.B. and Charles C. Dallas. The Pennsylvania Line; Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. Digital version at Family History Archive.
Other Officers
Other Sources
Websites
References
- ↑ John B.B. Trussell and Charles C. Dallas, The Pennsylvania Line; Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783 (Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977). Digital version at Family History Archive.
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