Military History of William Alexander
	( ??/??/???? - 11/??/1814)
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	Officer History
	Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status   Jan - Jul 1776   Captain   6th Pennsylvania Battalion   Canada Campaign (II)         9 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Battalion             1 Jun 1776   Captain   6th Pennsylvania Battalion             9 Jun 1776   Captain   6th Pennsylvania Battalion   Trois Rivieres         18 Jul 1776 - 24 Feb 1777   Captain   6th Pennsylvania Battalion   Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty         15 Mar 1777   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment             11 Sep 1777   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine         20 Sep 1777   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Paoli         4 Oct 1777   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown         2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment         19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment         28 Jun 1778   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth         Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment         Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   7th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779         Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779         Apr - Oct 1780   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign         16 Apr 1780   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment             21 Jul 1780   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights         Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780         15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Southern Campaign         6 Jul 1781   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Green Spring / Jamestown         6-17 Oct 1781   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Yorktown         Jan - Nov 1782   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment   Carolina Campaign         13 Mar 1782   Major   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment         Deranged
	Post-War Offices Held
	Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes   5 May 1785   1811   Deputy Surveyor General, First District, Donation Lands, PA