Pennsylvania Infantry Regiments

Index

1775
PA Rifle Regt. 1st PA Bn.

1776
1st Continental Regt. 1st PA Bn. 2d PA Bn. 3d PA Bn. 4th PA Bn. 5th PA Bn. 6th PA Bn. MacKay's PA Bn. Northampton & Northumberland Defense Bn. Miles' PA State Rifle Regt. PA State Musquetry Bn.

1777
1st PA Regt. 2d PA Regt. 3d PA Regt. 4th PA Regt. 5th PA Regt. 6th PA Regt. 7th PA Regt. 8th PA Regt. 9th PA Regt. 10th PA Regt. 11th PA Regt. 12th PA Regt. PA State Regt. of Foot 13th PA Regt. Hartley's Additional Regt.

1781
1st PA Bn. 2d PA Bn. 3d PA Bn.

1783
1st PA Regt. 2d PA Regt. 3d PA Regt.

Other
Militia w/ Continental Army Militia on Home Defense


Index to Microfilmed Pennsylvania Unit Records

Unit

Begin Date

End Date

Location

Source/Options

PA-01

Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment [1775]	- [A]
1st (Thompson's/Hand's) Continental Regiment [1776]	- [B]
1st (Hand's/Chamber's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [C]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781
1st (Brodhead's) Pennsylvania Regiment reorganized Jan. 1783	- [D]
Furloughed June 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-01A-01.
PA Rifle
[not brigaded]

3 Jun 1775

4 Dec 1775

Cambridge, Roxbury

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 611.

PA-01C-01.
1st PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

26 Jul 1778

20 Dec 1778

White Plains, Fredericksburg, Peekskill,
to Middle Brook

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6441, also published ³⁸.

PA-01C-02.
1st PA Regt.
[Irvine's Bde.]

24 May 1779

25 Aug 1779

Middle Brook, Clove,
Smith's Clove,
West Point

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6442; also published ⁴⁵.

PA-01C-03.
1st PA Regt
[Irvine's Bde.]

28 May 1779

4 Jul 1779

Springfield,
Smith's Clove,
Forest of Dean

‡Original: NYHS, ; also microfilm: #84; reel 7.

PA-01C-04.
1st PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

13 Jun 1780

5 Aug 1780

Bryant's Tavern,
Short Hills, Whippany, Ramapo, Preakness, Totowa, Kakiate,
Verplanck's Point

‡Original:HS Penn, Am 6443; WP SPEC, has a typescript; also published ⁴².

PA-01C-06.
1st PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

14 Aug 1780

23 Sept 1780

Orangetown

†Original: LOC #947. Online Catalog under: James Wilson. Call Number: MMC.

PA-02

1st (Bull's/DeHaas') Pennsylvania Battalion [1775-1776]	- [A]
2d (DeHaas'/Irvine's/Bicker's/Stewart's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781
2d (Stewart's) Pennsylvania Regiment reorganized Jan. 1783	- [C]
Furloughed June 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-02A-02.
1st PA Bn.
[not brigaded]

26 Nov 1775

25 Mar 1776

Philadelphia, Quebec,
Fort St. Anne,
Fort Le Chine, Montreal,
Camp at Sorel,
Albany

†Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS 88.190.337.

PA-02A-01.
1st PA Bn.
[not brigaded]

11 May 1776

10 Jun 1776

Sorel River,
Fort Chambly

‡Original: LOC #888, (Force). Online Catalog under: Adam Hubley. Call Number: Force 8D. Microfilm: 17,137, reel 43, entry 74.

PA-02B-01.
2d PA Regt.
[1st Pennsylvania Bde.]

26 Feb 1778

27 May 1778

Lancaster,
Valley Forge

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6186, also published ³⁵.

PA-02B-03.
2d PA Regt.
[1st Pennsylvania Bde.]

4 May 1778

30 May 1778

Valley Forge

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 634, pt. 1.

PA-02B-05.
2d PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

22 Jun 1778

20 Jan 1779

Coryell's Ferry, Hopewell, Englishtown, Brunswick,
Scotch Plains, Newark, Slotterdam, Paramus,
Kings Ferry, Peekskill,
Croton River, Greenwich,
White Plains, Fredericksburg,
Middle Brook

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 634, pt. 2.

PA-02B-06.
2d PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

1778

1779

†Original: American Philosophical Society.

PA-02B-07.
2d PA Regt.
[Irvine's Bde.]

4 Apr 1780

11 Jun 1780

Morristown, Westfield,
Short Hills,
Bryant's Tavern

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6542.

PA-02B-08.
2d PA Regt.
[1st PA Bde.]

24 Sept 1780

7 Nov 1780

Totowa

†Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS 1141.

PA-03

2d (St.Clair's/Wood's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
3d (Wood's/Craig's/R.Butler's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781
3d (R.Butler's) Regiment reorganized Jan. 1783	- [C]
Furloughed June 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-03A-01.
2d PA Bn.
[not brigaded]
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)] July

22 Feb 1776

11 Sept 1776

Philadelphia, Albany,
Fort Ticonderoga

‡Original: NARA, also microfilm: M853, r2, v13.

PA-03B-01.
3d PA Regt.
[late Conway's & 3d Pennsylvania Bdes.]

14 Apr 1778

28 Jul 1778

Valley Forge

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-02.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

1 Aug 1778

7 Nov 1778

White Plains, Fredericksburg

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-03.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

8 Nov 1778

8 Feb 1779

Middle Brook

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-04.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

31 Jan 1779

11 May 1779

Middle Brook

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-05.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

8 Aug 1779

28 Oct 1779

The Highlands

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-06.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

10 Feb 1780

29 Apr 1780

Morristown

†Original: Morristown, also microfilm: reel 57.

PA-03B-07.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

30 Apr 1780

15 Jun 1780

Morristown

†Original: Clark University, also copy Morristown.

PA-03B-08.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

6 Aug 1780

1 Sept 1780

Peekskill,
Verplanck's Point, Clarkstown, Orangetown, Teaneck

†Original: Clark University.

PA-03B-09.
3d PA Regt.
[2d Pennsylvania Bde.]

12 Oct 1780

18 Dec 1780

Totowa, Morristown

†Original: Clark University, also copy Morristown.

PA-04

3d (Shee's/Cadwalader's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
4th (Cadwalader's/W.Butler's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781; Disbanded Jan. 1783

PA-04A-01.
3d PA Bn.
[Mifflin's Bde.]

20 Jul 1776

28 Aug 1776

New York

†Original: Morristown, also microfilm: reel 57.

PA-04B-02.
4th PA Regt.
[Hand's Bde.]

7 Apr 1780

6 Jun 1780

Morristown

†Original: LOC #917 (Force). Online Catalog under: United States. Continental Army. Call Number: Force 8D. Microfilm: 17,137, reel 55, entry 130.

PA-04B-03.
4th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

29 Sept 1780

16 Nov 1780

Orangetown, Haverstraw, Paramus, Totowa

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 652.

PA-05

4th (Wayne's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
5th (Johnston's/R.Butler's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781; Disbanded Jan. 1783

PA-05A-01.
4th PA Bn.
[Greene's Bde.]

27 Feb 1776

18 May 1776

Marcus Hook,
Camp Caldwell,
Long Island, Albany

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 61841, pt. 1; also published ⁵⁰.

PA-05A-03.
4th PA Bn.
[not brigaded]
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)] July

31 Mar 1776

12 Oct 1776

New York, Albany,
Fort Ticonderoga

†Original: Huntington, HM 605 [2 vols].

PA-05A-04.
4th PA Bn.
[? Bde.]

10 Apr 1776

30 Apr 1776

Camp Caldwell,
Long Island

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6184, pt. 1.

PA-05A-05.
4th PA Bn.
[not brigaded]
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)] July

3 May 1776

26 Aug 1776

Connell's on Long Island,
New York,
Fort Ticonderoga

‡Original: Fort Ticonderoga Museum, M-2165.

PA-05A-06.
4th PA Bn.
[not brigaded]

12 Jun 1776

20 Jun 1776

Sorel, Isle aux Noix

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 61841, pt. 2.

PA-05A-09.
4th PA Bn.
[not brigaded]
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)] July

21 Jun 1776

20 Sept 1776

Isle aux Noix,
Crown Point,
Fort Ticonderoga

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6184, pt. 2; also published ⁵⁰.

PA-05A-07.
4th PA Bn.
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)]

10 Jul 1776

15 Oct 1776

Fort Ticonderoga

‡Original: Fort Ticonderoga Museum, also published ²².

PA-05A-08.
4th PA Bn. / 5th PA Regt.
[4th Bde. (St. Clair)]
[not brigaded] mid Nov.

17 Oct 1776

8 Jan 1777

Fort Ticonderoga

‡Original: Fort Ticonderoga Museum M-6018, also published ³⁷.

PA-06

5th (Magaw's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
6th (Magaw's/Humpton's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Furloughed⁹ Jan. 1781; Disbanded Jan. 1783

PA-06B-01.
6th PA Regt.
[2d PA Bde.]

1 Jan 1779

27 April 1779

Middle Brook

†Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS L1998F206.1 M.

PA-07

6th (Irvine's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
7th (Irvine's/Connor's/Harmar's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Merged with the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment Jan. 1781

PA-07B-01.
7th PA Regt.
[Wayne's & Irvine's Bde.]

1 Feb 1779

11 Sept 1779

Clove, West Point

†Original: Pennsylvania State Archives.

PA-07B-02.
7th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

2 Feb 1779

15 Apr 1779

Middle Brook

‡Original: ?, also published ⁴³.

PA-07B-03.
7th PA Regt.
[Wayne's & Irvine's Bde.]

6 Feb 1779

22 Aug 1779

Middle Brook,
West Point

‡Original: ? WP SPEC has typescript.

PA-07B-04.
7th PA Regt.
[Irvine's Bde.]

1 Aug 1779

11 Sept 1779

West Point

‡Original ? also published ⁷³ and WP SPEC has typescript.

PA-08

Mackay's Pennsylvania Battalion [1776]	- [A]
8th (Mackay's/Brodhead's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]	- [B]
Merged with the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment Jan. 1781

PA-08B-01.
8th PA Regt.
[? Bde.]

17 Jun 1778

12 Jul 1779

Lancaster, to Fort Pitt,
Fort McIntosh,
Fort Laurens

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 635, pt. 1, also published ⁸⁰.

PA-08B-02.
8th PA Regt.
[? Bde.]

8 Jan 1780

2 Oct 1780

Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 635, pt. 2, also published ⁸¹.

PA-09

Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion [1776]	- [A]
12th (Cooke's/Neigel's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1776-1778]	- [B]
Merged with the 3d Pennsylvania Regiment Jul. 1778

PA-10

Miles' Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment [1776-1777]	- [A]
(Bull's) Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot [Apr. 1777]	- [B]
13th (Stewart's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1778]	- [C]
Merged with the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment Jul. 1778

PA-10A-01.
PA State Rifle Regt.
[? Bde.]

16 May 1776

29 Jul 1776

Marcus Hook, Allentown, Brunswick, Amboy,
Perth Amboy, Amboy Elizabeth Town, Amboy

‡Original: NJHS, #224.

PA-10B-01.
PA State Regt. of Foot
[? Bde.]

3 May 1777

16 Aug 1777

Red Bank,
[Fort Mercer], Boundbrook, Morristown, Pompton Plains,
The Clove,
near Coryells Ferry, Germantown, Crossroads

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6171, also published ⁴⁹.

PA-11
(Atlee's) Pennsylvania State Musketry Battalion [1776-1777]
Merged with the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment Apr. 1777

PA-12
9th (Irvine's/Morris'/R.Butler's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]
Merged with the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment Jan. 1781

PA-12-02.
9th PA Regt.
[2d PA Bde.]

28 Dec 1779

10 Apr 1780

Morristown

†Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS L1998F206.5.

PA-12-01.
9th PA Regt.
[2d PA Bde.]

12 Oct 1780

11 Nov 1780

West Point

†Original: Am. Philosophical Society.

PA-13
10th (Hubley's/Nagel's/Humpton's) Pennsylvania Regiment [1777-1780]
Merged with the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Jan. 1781

PA-13-06.
10th PA Regt.
[1st PA Bde.]

18 Jun 1778

9 Jul 1778

Kingston, Monmouth

†Original: Society of the Cincinnati, MSS L1971.51, vol 2.

PA-13-01.
10th PA Regt.
[Irvine's Bde.]

10 Aug 1779

9 Oct 1779

West Point

‡Original: WP SPEC, vault.

PA-13-02.
10th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

7 Jul 1780

23 Jul 1780

Preakness, Totowa

‡Original: LOC #925, v1. Online Catalog under: Enos Reeves. Call Number: MMC-1253.

PA-13-03.
10th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

24 Jul 1780

23 Aug 1780

Preakness, Totowa, Orangetown

‡Original: LOC #897. Online Catalog under: James McLean. Call Number: MMC-1250.

PA-13-04.
10th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

25 Aug 1780

10 Oct 1780

Weehawken, Teaneck, Steenrapie, Orangetown, Haverstraw, Paramus, Totowa

‡Original: LOC #925, v2. Online Catalog under: Enos Reeves. Call Number: MMC-1253.

PA-13-05.
10th PA Regt.
[Wayne's Bde.]

14 Oct 1780

23 Nov 1780

Totowa

‡Original: LOC #925, v3. Online Catalog under: Enos Reeves. Call Number: MMC-1253.

PA-14
11th (Humpton's) Pennsylvania Regiment¹⁰[1777-1778]
Merged with the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment Jul. 1778

PA-15
11th (Hartley's/Connor's/Hubley's) Pennsylvania Regiment¹¹ [1779-1780]
Merged with the 3d Pennsylvania Regiment Jan. 1781

See Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment on the Additional Regiments page for service prior to joining the Pennsylvania Line (AD-04).

PA-16
1st (Stewart's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1781-1783]
Furloughed July 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-16-01.
1st PA Bn.
[? Bde.]

13 Mar 1782

12 May 1782

PonPon, Sandy Hill, Bacon's Bridge

‡Original: NARA, also microfilm: M853, r9, v58.

PA-17
2d (R. Butler's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1781-1783]
Furloughed July 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-18
3d (Craig's) Pennsylvania Battalion [1781-1783]
Furloughed July 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

PA-19
Pennsylvania Militia Serving with the Continental Army [1775-1783]

PA-19-01.
3d Bn. of the PA Associators
[? Bde.]

16 Jul 1776

25 Jul 1776

Trenton, Woodbridge,
Old Blazing Star

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 6145 (incl transcript), and also published ⁷⁴.

PA-19-02.
Philadelphia Militia Company
[? Bde.]

3 Aug 1776

29 Aug 1776

Perth Amboy

†Original: Rutgers Library Manuscript Collection.

PA-19-03.
4th Bn. of Chester Co Associators
[? Bde.]

19 Aug 1776

10 Sept 1776

Amboy, Perth Amboy

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 617.

PA-19-06.
COL Smith's Regiment
[? Bde.]

19 Aug 1780

28 Aug 1780

Trenton

‡Original: H S Penn, Am 6492.

PA-20
Pennsylvania Militia Serving on Home Defense [1775-1783]

PA-20-01.
Pennsylvania Militia

18 Jun 1777

20 Jul 1777

Coryell's Ferry, Chester

‡Original: LOC #912 (Force). Online Catalog under: United States. Continental Army. Call Number: Force 8D. Microfilm: 17,137, reel 55, entry 128.