1ST ARTILLERY REGIMENT

1ST ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Brigade of Artillery | 1st Artillery Regiment

History

Organized spring and summer of 1777 at Williamsburg, Virginia.

Entered Valley Forge in May 1778 with 289 men fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge in June 1778 with 331 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Chesapeake Bay, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

  • Colonel Charles Harrison
  • Lt. Colonel Edward Carrington
  • Major Christian Holmer

Company Commanders

  • Captain Anthony Singleton
  • Captain John C. Carter
  • Captain Thomas Baytop
  • Captain Drury Ragadale
  • Captain James Pendleton
  • Captain Samuel Eddens
  • Captain John Henry
  • Captain Richard Dorsey
  • Captain John Dandridge
  • Captain William Brown
  • Captain Nathaniel Burnwell

Regimental Staff

  • Adjutant William Kent
  • Quartermaster Jarvis Adams
  • Paymaster Harrison Randolph
  • Surgeon Thomas Christie
  • Surgeon’s Mate Jonahan Calvert
  • Surgeon’s Mate Alexander Lajourmaine
  • Sergeant Major John Cole
  • Quartermaster Sergeant Griffith Evens
  • Drum Sergeant Robert Parr
  • Fife Sergeant Thomas Parr