To preserve some slight memento of them for friends at home, was the primary object of these notes: to gratify the same persons are they now grouped together. DeFrance, The battle of Long Island thus began with an attack on a unit of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp." Lou Wardlaw The latter of those two regiments had been named after Samuel Miles, who had been appointed as its commanding officer on March 3, 1776. David (widow's app. [Finding Aid] [Digital Images], War of 1812 Militia Accounts, 1812-1827 {#2.62}General accounts of Deputy Quartermaster Frederick Foering and paymaster accounts of various companies, brigades, and regiments. Project. Exemptions were extremely limited, and an estimated 60,000 men were enrolled. McDowell, James (widow's app.) Wade on row gallie on Delaware River, etc., DELAWARE (also CHESTER) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Hugh Campbell's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The main force had retreated in disorder to high ground near the Red Lion Tavern, where it was partly rallied after daybreak by Gen. Samuel Parsons, and held until reinforcements arrived. Abraham - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl Stratton, Stephen - BRADFORD COUNTY, contributed by Mary This article is converted from Wikipedia: List of British units in the American Revolutionary War. Id. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Chester County, Lower Oxford CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne Chester It was a major loss for the Confederates. You may want to start by searching for a person's Military Service Records and Pension and Bounty Land records. Fleck, James- Captain John Rogers' Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette - Capt. Clark, James - Capt. Others were listed as sick, with Pvt. Numerous individuals listed in the index were granted pensions for War of 1812 service. by Judie Ann Millard First, we know that Peter was in the 12th Pennsylvania Continentals. Allegheny & Cindy McCachern at 60. Muncy resident John Robb (c.17331804), who had been appointed second lieutenant in Miles's regiment in March 1776, was commissioned as a captain in the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment on April 18, 1777. Mathias Brobst's Co., etc. Thus, it is very likely, based upon the known evidence to date, that Peter Cline received at least one of his wounds at the 2nd Battle of Trenton. Adams, William - Capt. by Beryl Meehan Pattons Co., etc., WASHINGTON-BUCKS-FRANKLIN CO, contributed by Nancy Poquette I had also entertained the possibility of Peter's service in the 1st Maryland, based upon the fact that at least one other soldier in this unit, and possibly two others, including our Peter, had served in this unit and then the 12th Pennsylvania together (discussed below). Aggarwal, USGenWeb 40). John Travis' Co., etc., YORK-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Brig. May, Whitsel's Co., 1st Co., 2nd Battalion, PA, CENTRE However, for others, the Casualties column has listed "Died," "Sick," or "Sick" with a reference to the town where they are sick, as well as "Deserter" and "Furlough." Shipman, The Pennsylvania Militia was organized under an act of March 7, 1777, which provided for compulsory enrollment by the constables of all able-bodied male whites between the ages of eighteen and fifty-three. Aaron Austin's Co., 3rd Regt., NY, contributed by Don These units "were ordered to proceed directly to New Jersey in late July [1776] commanded by the second in command of the Berks Flying Camp Battalion, Lt. Col. Nicholas Lutz." The events of the war are "graven as with an iron pen" upon my memory. The field officers had all received a military training. Pennsylvania, on the 11th of June, 1822, and was forty-two years old at the time of the Battle of Bryce . B. Trussell. 10 relations. Miller, Conrad - Capt. Total Publications 30 Total Records 33,876,973 Patterson, James - Capt. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Philip - Capt. PETER CLINE'S SERVICE IN THE 12TH PENNSYLVANIA CONTINENTALS. Cunningham, Gray, Joel, Capt. Chester County, Capt Thomas Robinson's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS AND RETREAT ACROSS NEW JERSEY. or Doherty, John (child's app. - Capt. "About midnight on 27 August [1776], Maj. Edward Burd, second in Command of Lutz's Berks detachment, with a company or two, relieved the picket in front of the western flank of the American advanced line. Thomas McAnary's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Cumberland County - Muster Roll 1782, 8th Company, 4th Battalion, contributed by Gary & Bettie Morrow Stinson's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette contributed by Don Marsh Cornelius - Capt David Berry's Co., PA, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed See, Linda Davis Reno, The Maryland 400 in the Battle of Long Island, McFarland & Co., Jefferson N.C. (2008). by Joy Fisher Meehan George Nagle's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core 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. He enlisted on the same day with Privates Michael Waltz (Woltz) and Henry Miller. A militia force of 400 Patriots led by Andrew Pickens from South Carolina, Colonel John Dooly and Lieutenant Elijah Clarke from Georgia. 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. See, Linda Davis Reno, Of further note, family lore, passed down through the generations, reports that Peter Cline was wounded twice during the Revolution. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety then announced (on October 25) which companies of the battalion and regiment would make up a new regiment, the Pennsylvania State Regiment. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Isaac Minis was the son of Bowen's Co., etc., YORK 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. Wolf, Jacob - Capt. John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty She spent most. Pensions arranged by veteran's name. of Revolutionary Pensioners Much of the information below was taken from the book, The Clines and Allied Families of the Tug River Region of Kentucky and West Virginia, 1998 Gateway Press by Cecil Cline and Harry Dale Cline. This information is reprintedbelow with Cecil Cline's permission.An electronic copy of the their book may be accessed by clicking on the link below: http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH1&CISOPTR=14213&CISOSHOW=8084. John - Pennsylvania Line - DAUPHIN COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty William Bulloch's company of artillery, first regiment of Georgia militia, commanded by General Johnston. Lowdon's Co., etc., CRAWFORD COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Abijah - 8th PA Rifle Regt., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Don Prior to his suggestion, I had assumed that Cecil Cline's analysis in his second book, "Peter Cline, Revolutionary Soldier," which identified the First Pennsylvania under Colonel Hand to be the unit Peter served in during the earlier campaigns of the Revolution, to be correct. Weisel, Jacob - Capt. Gibbs' Co., etc., WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Michael S. Caldwell Heckendorn/Hackedorn, David - Capt. 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. Neal - Col. Hampton's Regt., PA, BEAVER COUNTY, contributed Quickel, Adam - Capt. Most of the soldiers had dashed lines through this column, meaning that they were not a casualty for the month of January. Proctor, A Sketch of General Thomas Procter 1739-1806: Phildelphia Co, PA, contributed by Donna Bluemink Transcriptions of the muster and pay rolls are published in the Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volumes 7 to 10 with a name index in the Pennsylvania Archives, Seventh Series. 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. Id. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by Richard Turnbach Jacob - Capt. Harbison, Robert - Capt. Banta, Samuel - Capt. Watson's Co., etc., LANCASTER-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette However, based upon the available evidence, it appears more likely than not that he was in the Pennsylvania Flying Camp. Bluemink, Volunteer: Natalie McKnight, by Joy Fisher McClain, Alexander (& widow's app.) Research Guide: New York in the Revolutionary War; Research Guide: New York in the War of 1812; Research Guide: New York in the Mexican-American War, 1846-1848; Research Guide: New York in the Civil War; Research Guide: New York in the Spanish-American War; Research Guide: New York in the Mexican Punitive Campaign, 1916 Harmany is simply listed as sick, and another, Edward O'Brien, is listed as "Deserted Jan. 3d," the day of the Battle of Princeton.One soldier, Sgt. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. 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May, Transcriptions of the muster and pay rolls are published in the Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volumes 7 to 10 with a name index in the Pennsylvania Archives, Seventh Series. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Thomas Craig's Co., 2nd Regt., PA, COLUMBIA Following the addition of an eleventh company "to guard powder mills," the regiment's transfer to the Continental Army was finalized on June 10, 1777.