Military History of James Randolph Reid  (8/11/1750 - 1/25/1789)

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  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan - Jul 1776   First Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Canada Campaign (II)     Church's Company
 
  6 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion         Church's Company
 
  9 Jun 1776   First Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Trois Rivieres     Church's Company
 
  18 Jul 1776 - 24 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   4th Pennsylvania Battalion   Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty     Church's Company
 
  3 Nov 1776   Captain   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's        
 
  22 Aug 1777   Captain   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Staten Island (I)    
 
  1 Sep 1777   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's        
 
  11 Sep 1777   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Brandywine    
 
  4 Oct 1777   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Germantown    
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Valley Forge Encampment    
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Middlebrook Encampment    
 
  Apr - Nov 1779   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Connecticut - New York Border Campaign    
 
  Winter 1780-1781   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Fishkill Encampment, 1780    
 
  Jan 1781-1783   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Mid-State Pennsylvania   Guard, Yorktown Prisoners, Lancaster, Nov 1781  
 
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Southern Campaign    
 
  6 Jul 1781   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Green Spring / Jamestown    
 
  6-17 Oct 1781   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's   Yorktown    
 
  Jun 1783   Major   2nd Canadian Regiment, Hazen's         Discharged
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  13 November 1787   25 January 1789   Congressman, New York City, NY   United States in Congress Assembled (aka Congress of the Confederation); 9th & 10th Sessions; Delegate from Cumberland County, Pa
 

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