6th Pennsylvania Regiment

 
 
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  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  Nov 1776 Authorized  
  1 Jan 1777 Formed From   5th Pennsylvania Battalion
  1 Jan 1783 Disbanded  
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
 
  Date Military Action
  10 Jan - May 1777 Morristown Encampment, 1777
  Mar - Nov 1777 New Jersey Campaign, 1777
  26-27 May 1777 Middletown, NJ
  26 Jun 1777 Short Hill, NJ (II)
  11 Sep 1777 Brandywine
  20 Sep 1777 Paoli
  4 Oct 1777 Germantown
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778 Valley Forge Encampment
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783 Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty
  28 Jun 1778 Monmouth
  29 Sep 1778 Wyalusing, PA
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779 Middlebrook Encampment
  Apr - Oct 1779 New Jersey Campaign, 1779
  Apr - Dec 1779 Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign
  Jul - Oct 1779 Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign
  15 Jul 1779 Stony Point
  29 Aug 1779 Newtown, NY / Sullivan (II)
  15 Sep - 15 Nov 1779 West Point, Garrison Duty
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780 Morristown Encampment, 1779
  Apr - Oct 1780 New Jersey Summer Campaign
  16 Apr 1780 New Bridge / Paramus, NJ
  23 Jun 1780 Springfield, NJ
  21 Jul 1780 Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781 Morristown Encampment, 1780
  Jan 1781-1783 Mid-State Pennsylvania
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782 Southern Campaign
  26 Jun 1781 Simcoe, VA
  6 Jul 1781 Green Spring / Jamestown
  6-17 Oct 1781 Yorktown
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783 Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty
  Jan - Nov 1782 Carolina Campaign
 
 
  Officer List  
 
 
  Stephen Bayard  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Mar 1778 - Oct 1783   Lieutenant Colonel   Fort Pitt 1778, Garrison Duty    
  17 Jan 1781   Lieutenant Colonel        
 
  Reading Beatty  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant         POW
  15 Feb 1778   First Lieutenant         POW
  8 May 1778   First Lieutenant         Exchanged, not rejoin
 
  Hawkins Boone  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Captain         Detached Duty, Hartley's
  29 Sep 1778   Captain   Wyalusing, PA     Detached Duty, Hartley's
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign     Detached Duty, Hartley's; DIS, 29 Jul 1779
 
  Jacob Bower  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Feb 1777   Captain       Commander, 2nd Company  
  26-27 May 1777   Captain   Middletown, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine    
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment    
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth    
  15 Jul 1779   Captain   Stony Point    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  16 Apr 1780   Captain   New Bridge / Paramus, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Captain   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   Captain   Green Spring / Jamestown    
  6-17 Oct 1781   Captain   Yorktown    
  Jan - Nov 1782   Captain   Carolina Campaign    
 
  John Brady  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr - Dec 1779   Captain   Wyoming Valley, PA Campaign     DIS, 11 Apr 1779
 
  Samuel Brady  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1776   First Lieutenant         Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
  26-27 May 1777   First Lieutenant   Middletown, NJ     Detachment of Doyle's Independent Company
 
  George Bush  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  17 Jan 1781   Captain        
 
  Ezekiel Downey  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  11 Sep 1780   Surgeon        
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Surgeon   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Surgeon   Southern Campaign    
  26 Jun 1781   Surgeon   Simcoe, VA     DIS
 
  John Doyle  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Captain       Commander, Independent Company  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  15 Jul 1779   Captain   Stony Point    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  21 Jul 1780   Captain   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   Captain   Green Spring / Jamestown     Wounded
  17 Aug 1781   Captain         Returned to York, Then Lancaster For Recuperation
 
  Thomas Doyle, Jr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  26-27 May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Middletown, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Second Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment