1ST NEW YORK REGIMENT

Mifflin’s Division | 1st Pennsylvania (Wayne’s) Brigade | 1st New York Regiment

History

Organized June-August 1775 at Albany, 10 companies from Albany, Tyron, Charlotte, and Cumberland Counties.

Entered Valley Forge June 1778 with 475 men assigned, 387 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Invasion of Canada, Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth.

Field Officers

• Colonel Goose Van Shaick
• Lt. Colonel Cornelious Van Dyke
• Major Christopher Yates
• Major Benjamin Ledard

Company Commanders

• Captain John Wendell
• Captain John Grayjam
• 1st Lieutenant John Tenbroick
• Captain David Van Nog
• Captain Joseph Mccracken
• Captain Andrew Finch

Regimental Staff

• Paymaster Abraham Ten Eyck
• Surgeon William Mead
• Quartermaster Sergeant Caleb Sweet