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Organization

History

Pennsylvania Military Units

Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.

Pennsylvania regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of Pennsylvania.

County and Townships

To determine the counties and townships that made up Pennsylvania Militia Units (1775), visit the Pennsylvania Achives website.  Click on the county your ancestor was from.

For places where regiments and battalions recruited during the War, visit the pages below.

Pennsylvania Regiments

Battles Fought in Pennsylvania

Resources

David Library of the American Revolution
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 748
Washington Crossing, PA  18977
Street Address: 1201 River Road
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
Phone: (215) 493-6776
Fax: (215) 493-9276

Open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Service Records

The Family History Library and the National Archives have the:

Pension Records

1840 Census

Regimental Rosters

Regimental rosters with biographical information of Pennsylvania soldiers are published in:

Committees of Safety

Guides to Military Units

For guidebooks to Pennsylvania's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:

  • Lynn, John W. Pennsylvania Lineages of Revolutionary War Regiments. Grand Junction, Colo.: Lynn Research, 1986. FHL Book 974.8 A1 no. 235.
  • 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.


Internet Sites

References

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Counties
Adams · Allegheny · Armstrong · Beaver · Bedford · Berks · Blair · Bradford · Bucks · Butler · Cambria · Cameron · Carbon · Centre · Chester · Clarion · Clearfield · Clinton · Columbia · Crawford · Cumberland · Dauphin · Delaware · Elk · Erie · Fayette · Forest · Franklin · Fulton · Greene · Huntingdon · Indiana · Jefferson · Juniata · Lackawanna · Lancaster · Lawrence · Lebanon · Lehigh · Luzerne · Lycoming · McKean · Mercer · Mifflin · Monroe · Montgomery · Montour · Northampton · Northumberland · Perry · Philadelphia · Pike · Potter · Schuylkill · Snyder · Somerset · Sullivan · Susquehanna · Tioga · Union · Venango · Warren · Washington · Wayne · Westmoreland · Wyoming · York
Extinct Co.
Major
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Migration
 Routes
Beaver and Erie Canal · Bethlehem Pike · Braddock's Road · Burd's Road · Canada Road · Centre Turnpike · Culbertson's Path · Delaware and Raritan Canal · Delaware River · Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) · Forbes Road · Gist's Trace (or Memacolinis Path) · Great Indian Warpath · Great Island Path · Great Shamokin Path · Great Trail · Great Valley Road (or Philadelphia Wagon Road) · King's Highway · Kittanning Path · Lake Erie · Lake Shore Path (or Lake Trail) · Leheigh and Lackawanna Paths · Minsi Path · National Road (or Cumberland Road) · Ohio River · Pennsylvania Road · Philadelphia Lancaster Turnpike · Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road · Pennsylvania Railroad · Schuykill Canal · Tuscarora Path · Union Canal · Venango Path Ports Philadelphia
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