Charles (widow's app.) Home Battles 1775 to 1783 Campaigns Continental Army Continental Navy British Army Flags of the Revolution War Facts War Leaders Patriot Leaders British Leaders 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. Coincidentally, a Peter Klein and a Henry Miller also served in this unit, but in a different company than Michael Waltz. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV assumed command. The Twelfth was one of the earliest regiments to enter the field. Hamilton, Daniel - Capt. 0 HEAD 1 SOUR PAF 2 NAME Personal Ancestral File 2 VERS 4.0.4.18 2 CORP The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3 ADDR 50 East North Temple Street 4 CONT Salt Lake City, U Burns Hedreik, Wm. However, upon further research, I believe that the Pennsylvania Flying Camp is the unit Peter was involved in for the engagements at Long Island and White Plains., First, Peter undoubtedly joined a Berks County militia unit in or around 1774 as stated in his pension application. Oury/Owry, George - WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Starlene Oary - Capt. His views were . Barnitz, Jacob (widow's pension) - Captain Stokes Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette David (and widow's app.) Pennsylvania Revolutionary Soldiers The following names are not included in the regular muster rolls. Fox, Joseph - Capt. Fries, Peter - Capt. - 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. Jones' Co., (NJ), WAYNE COUNTY, contributed The rest fell back towards the main force in the area. 12th Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) Pennsylvania. 10 relations. In January 1777 the 12th was commanded by Colonel . Jeremiah Talbot's Co., CUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Pat Sproat MERCER COUNTY, contributed by Theresa In an inteview with Harry Dale's great grandfather, Mose Christian Cline, Marlin wrote: 'Mose Christian told me that his grandfather, also named Mose Christian [born 1818], who was Peter's grandson, had told him that his grandfather had been wounded twice in the battles with the British; a saber wound to the shoulder and a. bayonet wound to the hip." Ziegler's Co., PA, LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed Akers, Fold3, US Revolutionary War (: accessed March 3, 2023), database and images, . ccounts and orders, receipts, pay vouchers, muster rolls, and payrolls for Pennsylvania militia on active duty during the War of 1812. 7. The battle of Long Island thus began with an attack on a unit of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp." John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty [1] Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin See, Cecil Cline, Peter Cline, Revolutionary Soldier and His Descendants(2007) at pg. Hook, Capt. The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary War Battles Battles Campaigns Leaders Facts Documents Documents Records Time-Line Regiments American Regiments British Regiments P.O.W. Id. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Michael - Capt. Wade on row gallie on Delaware River, etc., DELAWARE (also CHESTER) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Watson's Co., etc., LANCASTER-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette 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. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by Richard Turnbach, Weisel, Ann Maire (widow of Jacob) - BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Jerry L. Johnston& Joanne Corle, Chester County, Capt Frederick Vernon's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Pennsylvania_Regiment, RevWarTalk Community Guidelines Privacy Terms info@revwartalk.com. Samuel Davidson's Co., PA, BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed John - Pennsylvania Line - DAUPHIN COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Harbison, Robert - Capt. Wright's Co., PA Militia, ADAMS COUNTY, contributed [Finding Aid] [Digital Images], Auditor General, Department of the(Record Group002) [Finding Aid]. contributed by Donald C. Beatty gunnell-john-1818.txt Please improve this article by adding a reference. John Minors Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Davids Henry Miller, Lieutenant Henderson, Major Patterson, Lieutenant Col. Potter, Col. Cook, Ensign Taylor, left the service sometime in September 1777, resided in Reddingtown, Barracks County and State of Pennsylvania at the time he entered the service. Was engaged in the following battles: The battle of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Germantown and marched from the wide marsh in Pennsylvania to Germantown in Pennsylvania, then back to Chestnut Hill, then to the mouth of the Schuylkill, then up the same to the Valley Forge. He herby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Pennsylvania, on the 11th of June, 1822, and was forty-two years old at the time of the Battle of Bryce . at 66. William Bulloch's company of artillery, first regiment of Georgia militia, commanded by General Johnston. Chester County, Capt Persifor Frazer's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso McClean, Hugh Campbell's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Allegheny Total Publications 30 Total Records 33,876,973 Remarks sometimes note desertions or names of battalions in which soldiers served. Bush' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette John Boyd's Co., PA, Research our Records The National Archives holds records relating to military service during the Revolutionary War, including both Continental troops and state troops that served as Continental troops. In the spring of 1776, there was significant need of an American defense in and around New York City. Id. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Shaw, James (& widow's app.) Robert Craig's Co., PA Militia, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COUNTY, contributed by Dean McGee Id. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. 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. by Donna Evans William - Capt. Peter Rick's Co., PA Militia, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, contributed The South was planning on moving the war onto Northern soil if they won the battle but the result of the battle was that the South lost. The most likely battle would have been the 2nd Battle of Trenton and not the Battle of Princeton, because he never mentions participation in the Battle of Princeton in his pension application, something he surely would have recalled. George Smith's Co., etc., MONTGOMERY COUNTY, contributed by Jim Stokes He also states that he left the Army in September, 1777 but this must be off by one year.The battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton occurred in 1776 and early 1777. However, the Battle of Germantown, and the Continental Army's involvement at White Marsh and Valley Forge, occurred afterSeptember, 1777. Germantown was early October, 1777; Washington's Army was camped at White Marsh (Peter says "Wide Marsh") in November, 1777 and the battle at White Marsh occurred in early December; the Continental Army then marched to winter quarters at Valley Forge,reachingtheir 1777-1778winter quarters onDecember 19, 1777. Peter Cline testifies that he participated in these marches, which occurred after he indicates that he left the service. Also, the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey occurred onJune 28, 1778 and was the last major battle in the Middle Colonies. Leaving the Army in September, 1778 instead of September, 1777 would coincide with the cessation of major hostilities in the North. A elderly man might forget the exact year he left the service and might not remember all of the battles engaged in,but he would not forget the long marches and winter quarters at Valley Forge. Knoblock USS Effingham Muster Roll, contributed by descendants of James P. Preston, in the memory of John Butler, PA Pensions See, Daniel Blackie, Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans and the Construction of Disability in the Early United States, c. 1776-1840, Academic Dissertation, Univ. Shannon's Co., etc., WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Abraham Smith's Co., PA, YORK COUNTY, contributed by The battle of Kettle Creek occurred in February 14, 1779 in Wilkes County, Georgia. Burdge Robert - Philadelphia Militia, Rifle Battalion, PHILADELPHIA Lot: 605 - Virginia Militia 1st Regiment Civil War Shako Cap 1854 stamped inside. Johnson, 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. Jacob Livergood's Co., ALLEGHENY COUNTY, contributed by Guy Potts Peter - Capt. Thomas McAnary's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette or Doherty, John (child's app. Aggarwal, USGenWeb Joseph Harens listed as "Sick at Pluckaming" [Pluckemin, NJ], the site where Washington's Army briefly encampted Jan. 5-6, 1777 after the Battle of Princeton, en route to Morristown, NJ. On November 30, 1776, Peter Klein began his service with the 12th Pennsylvania Continentals as a private in Captain Nicholas Miller's Company (Company B). 51. Douglass, David - Capt. 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. Thomas Dungan (1738-1805), who was appointed paymaster of the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in April 1777, was commissioned an ensign on 2 June 1778 and transferred to the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in July 1778. Numerous individuals listed in the index were granted pensions for War of 1812 service. He was promoted to captain lieutenant in June 1779 and retired on 1 Jan. 1781. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment shortly after Monmouth and went out of existence. He served with the 1st Regiment during the Mexican Border War and with the 137th Infantry during World War I. Nathan, Capt. 1, Pgs 59-78, Penn State Jan. 1979. The "Flying Camp was to be culled from the militias of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania." Sunbury resident Jacob Snider (c.17551791), was appointed as a sergeant in Miles's regiment in March 1776 and then later made an ensign before becoming a captain in the 13th Pennsylvania on April 18, 1777.[4]. John - GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Geery, John - Capt. Sype, Tobias - Capt. January 25, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Maunscript Document Pay Order, For Six Months Service, Made to Luther Gates, who enlisted in 1777 for Six Months Service as a Drummer Boy of the 4th Conn. Regiment of the Continental Line, who notably Wintered with General George Washington at Valley Forge Camp, from Preston, Connecticut, Fine. John - Midshipman aboard Randolph Frigate, contributed by Lowell Thomas Formed in May of 1775, the First Battalion was comprised of volunteers and except for few months with Washington's army in 1777, the Battalion was used defending Western Pennsylvania against British-inspired Indian raids. This record includes several soldiers listed as furloughed, including Peter Klein, as well as Privates Michael Waltz, Henry Miller and John Neal. Please enable scripts and reload this page. . Recall also that the Revolution began in Massachusetts in 1775 with Lexington and Concord and later, the battles around Boston. Pennsylvania Artillery, I & II, (History and Rosters), contributed by Donna Bluemink John Santee's Co., ARMSTRONG COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Transcriptions pertaining Bowen's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Gohn, Philip, Capt. His first name now escapes me (my apologies Cousin! Harbison, Francis - Capt. 12th Regt., PA, MIFFLIN COUNTY, contributed by Ramona Nichols DeFrance, . Margaret's app.) In a surprise attack defeated a loyalist militia twice their size that was led by James Boyd. See an An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military . [1], The 13th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Army had its beginnings in the Pennsylvania State Regiment, which was formed via the merging of the Pennsylvania State Battalion of Musketry and the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment (also known as "Miles's Regiment"), which had been "formed for the defense of Pennsylvania proper," according to historian John B. Lou Wardlaw If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. gunnell-john-1821.txt Around one o'clock Burd's force, patrolling the Narrows Road, encountered in the dark three or four hundred British troops --- at least three times their number. Project File Managers: Cyndie Enfinger & Donna James (& widow 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). Baker, John - Capt. The latter of those two regiments had been named after Samuel Miles, who had been appointed as its commanding officer on March 3, 1776. McDowell, John - Capt. Gregory, As noted by Cecil Cline: "Harry Dale [Cline] has some notes given to him by Marlin Cline that were taken when Marlin was researching the Clines in 1938. Beaty, contributed Jane Peppler Wallace, Andrew - Captain Church's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Joy Fisher County Patriots, Automated Included are payrolls for the defense of Erie, records of courts martial, and the property settlement under the Act of 29 March 1824. by Joy Fisher If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. McGee, Depuy, On the 3rd day of Setember 1832 personally appeared before the court of the County of Montgomery, Peter Cline, a resident of the County of Pike and the State of Kentucky, aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832, that he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1774 with Captain Henry Miller and served in the 12th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line under the following named officers: Capt.