though in neither case did they actually see action. Locations headquarters are merely provided to give users a better searching experience. 6th Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch Cox, Cornelius; lieutenant colonel of the fourth battalion of Lancaster county, associators, commanded by Colonel James Burd; in service, 1776. II, Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, Revolutionary War Military Abstracts and File Index ( in the . Hummell, Frederick; appointed in charge of the manufacture of guns at Hammelstown, to rank as captain, September 13, 1777. Johnston, Philip; of the flying camp; killed in the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1783. photographs that may be of interest to the history of this military
Valley Forge Alliance Logo. Hancock, Richard, Jr.; captain of John Boyd's company, Colonel Thomas Porter's battalion of Lancaster county associators; in service in the Jerseys; mustered August 13, 1776. His rifle has been preserved by his descendents. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution and a brief description in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Vol. . December 19, 1777 After an encampment of almost six weeks at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania the army moved into its winter quarters at Valley Forge where they would remain for the next six months. During this time the brigade under General Thomas Conway, to which the 6th Regiment belonged, was reputed to be the best instructed and disciplined in the army. General Wayne and Congressional President Joseph Reed met with the mutineers to hear their grievances on January 7; they came to an agreement three days later. At Brandywine, the women of the 6th Pennsylvania were cited for their bravery under fire while bringing water to the men. 7th Maryland Regiment: September of 1776. October 4, 1777 Brigadier General Thomas Conways 3rd Pennsylvania Brigade, consisting of the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th Pennsylvania Regiments, was chosen to lead the main column of Washingtons army in the attack on the British at the Battle of Germantown.