7TH MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade | 7th Maryland Regiment

History

Organized March 1777 from Frederick and Baltimore Counties.

Entered Valley Forge in May 1778 with 235 assigned, 131 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 396 assigned, 278 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel John Gunby
• Lt. Colonel Peter Adams
• Major Daniel J. Adams

Company Commanders

• Captain John C. Jones
• Captain Richard Anderson
• Captain Mountjoy Bailey
• Captain William Beatty
• Captain Jonathan Morris
• Captain Benjamin Spyker
• Captain Daniel Stull
• Captain Adam Grosh
• Captain John Reynolds

Regimental Staff

6TH MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 2nd Maryland Brigade | 6th Maryland Regiment

History

Organized March 1777 from Prince Georges, Frederick, Cecil, Harford, Queen Anne, and Anne Arundel Counties.

Entered Valley Forge in June 1778 with 395 men assigned, 306 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month.

Previous Engagements: New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Otto Williams
• Lt. Colonel Benjamin Ford
• Major Edward Tillard

Company Commanders

• Captain William D. Beall
• Captain Henry Dobson
• Captain John Ghiselin
• Captain Andrew Hyne
• Captain Joshua Mole
• Captain Alexander Truman
• Captain Levit Lawrence
• 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Scott
• 1st Lieutenant Nathan Williams

Regimental Staff

• Adjutant Richard Donovan

5TH MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade | 5th Maryland Regiment

History

Organized March 1777 from Queen Anne, Kent, Caroline, and Dorchester Counties.

Entered Valley Forge May 1778 with 273 men assigned and 136 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 383 assigned and 183 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel William Richardson
• Lt. Colonel John E. Howard
• Major Thomas Smyth
• Major John Eccleston

Company Commanders

• Captain Levin Handy
• Captain Philip Casso
• Captain George Hamilton
• Captain John Hawkins
• Captain Josiah Johnston
• Captain John Lynch
• Captain James Henry
• 1st Lieutenant Richard Emory
• 1st Lieutenant Perry Benson

Regimental Staff

• Surgeon John Hindman
• Surgeon’s Mate William E Hooper

4TH MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 2nd Maryland Brigade | 4th Maryland Regiment

History

Organized March 1777 from Baltimore, Anne Arundel, and Summerset Counties.

Entered Valley Forge in June 1778 with 455 men assigned, 269 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month.

Previous engagements: New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Josiah G. Hall
• Lt. Colonel Samuel Smith
• Major John E. Howard
• Major John Dean

Company Commanders

• Captain Thomas Lansdale
• Captain Edward Norwood
• Captain Edward Oldham
• Captain William Reilley
• Captain Jonathan Sellman
• Captain Alexander Smith
• Captain James Smith

Regimental Staff

• Paymaster John Hamilton (4/78)
• Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Edmonson

3RD MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade (Smallwood’s Brigade) | 3rd Maryland Regiment

History

Organized March 1777 from Anne Arundel, Prince George, Talbot, Hartford, and Summerset Counties.

Entered Valley Forge May 1778 with 360 assigned and 201 fit for duty

Left Valley Forge with 477 assigned and 282 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Mordecai Gist
• Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey
• Major Archibald Anderson

Company Commanders

• Captain Joseph Marburg
• Captain William Price
• Captain Benjamin Brooks
• Captain Samuel Griffith
• Captain John Deaver
• 1st Lieutenant John Bailey
• 1st Lieutenant George Armstrong
• 1st Lieutenant Horatio Clagett
• 1st Lieutenant John Smith

Regimental Staff

• Surgeon Levin Denwood

2ND MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 2nd Maryland Brigade | 2nd Maryland Regiment

History

Organized in March 1776 Chesapeake Bay area.

Entered Valley Forge in June 1778 with 451 assigned and 345 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month.

Previous engagements: Chesapeake Bay, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Trenton-Princeton, New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Thomas Price
• Lt. Colonel Thomas Woolford
• Major John Stewart

Company Commanders

• 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Price
• Captain Archibald Anderson
• Captain John Davidson
• Captain Hatch Dent
• Captain John Eccleston
• Captain Solomon Long
• Captain Samuel Wright
• 1st Lieutenant Lilburn Williams

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster John Price
• Adjutant Edward Edgerly
• Paymaster Samuel Ewing
• Surgeon John Hbriner
• Surgeon James Mccelmont
• Surgeon’s Mate William Marshall
• Surgeon’s Mate Richard Waters
• Quartermaster Sergeant Hezekiah Moore
• Sergeant Major William Pitts
• Drum Major James Mead

1ST MARYLAND REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade | 1st Maryland Regiment

History

Organized spring 1776 at Baltimore and Annapolis from northern and western Maryland.

Entered Valley Forge in May 1778 with 254 assigned and 185 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 305 assigned, 203 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: New York City, Northern New Jersey, Trenton, Princeton, New Jersey 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel John H. Stone
• Lt. Colonel Uriah Forrest
• Major Levin Winder

Company Commanders

• Captain Nathaniel Ewing
• 1st Lieutenant James Fernand
• Captain Henry Gaither
• Captain James Peale
• 1st Lieutenant Charles Smith
• Captain Levin Winder
• Captain Alexander Roxbu

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Edmund Cox
• Paymaster Charles Richmond
• Surgeon Michael Wallace
• Surgeon’s Mate Thomas H Howard
• Surgeon’s Mate Walter Warfield
• Quartermaster Sergeant Mitchel Robinson
• Sergeant Major William Noyes
• Fife Major Daniel Broderick

4TH LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT

Dragoons | 4th Light Dragoon Regiment

History

Organized Spring 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey, 3 Troops from Virginia, 2 Troops from Maryland, 1 Troop-at-large.

Entered Valley Forge December 1777 with 112 men assigned, 87 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month.

Previous engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia

Field Officers

• Colonel Stephen Moylan
• Lt. Colonel Anthony White
• Major William A Washington

Company Commanders

• Captain Moore Fruntberry
• Captain David Hopkins
• Captain Thomas Dorsey
• Captain Vashel D. Howard
• Captain David Plunkett
• Captain John Craig

Regimental Staff

• Adjutant Henry Bedkin
• Paymaster William Henderson
• Surgeon William Cathcart
• Surgeon’s Mate Thomas Mccalla

3RD LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT

Dragoons | 3rd Light Dragoon Regiment

History

Organized spring of 1777 at Morristown, NJ, 3 Troops from Virginia, 2 Troops from Maryland, 1 Troop-at-large.

Entered Valley Forge with 127 assigned and 127 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia

Field Officers

• Colonel George Baylor
• Lt. Colonel Otmay Bird
• Major Alexander Clough

Company Commanders

• Captain Jones Cadwallader
• Captain Churchill Jones
• Captain George Lewis
• Captain Carter Page
• Captain Robert Smith
• Captain John Swan

Regimental Staff

• Adjutant Robert Morrow
• Paymaster Edward Conner
• Surgeon George Evans
• Surgeon’s Mate Thomas Evans

2ND LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT

Dragoons | 2nd Light Dragoon Regiment

History

Organized December 1777 and January 1778 at Wethersfield, CT and Middlebrook, NJ, 4 Troops CT, 1 Troop MA, and 1 Troop from NJ.

Entered Valley Forge with 140 assigned, 135 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge same month (January 1778).

Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia

Field Officers

• Colonel Elisha Sheldon
• Lt. Colonel Samuel Blogden
• Major Benjamin Talmadge

Company Commanders

• Captain Epnphras Bull
• Captain Nathaniel Crafts
• Captain Thomas Y. Seymour
• Captain John Shethar
• Captain John Webb

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Benjamin Woodruff
• Quartermaster Horace Seymore
• Paymaster William Stanton
• Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Loring
• Surgeon’s Mate David Mumford