4TH ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Posted on February 17, 2021September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy

4TH ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Brigade of Artillery | 4th Artillery Regiment

History

Organized October-November 1775 at Philadelphia.

Entered Valley Forge January 1778 with 167 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 159 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Delaware Bay, Trenton-Princeton, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

Colonel Thomas Procter
Lt. Colonel John Strobagh
Major Thomas Forrest

Company Commanders

Captain Charles Turnbull
Captain Herculas Courteney
Captain Francis Procter Sr.
Captain Bartholemeu Von Herr
Captain Isaac Craig
Captain Francis Procter Jr.
Captain Joseph Rice
Captain Amos Wilkerson
Captain James Simonds

Regimental Staff

Quartermaster John B. Webster
Paymaster Mathew Mcguire
Surgeon William Adams
Surgeon’s Mate John Morton

3RD ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Posted on February 15, 2021September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy

3RD BRIGADE ARTILLERY

Brigade of Artillery | 3rd Artillery Regiment

History

Organized spring 1777 at Boston, Massachusetts, and Peeksville, New York. 12 Companies from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Entered Valley Forge January 1778 with 206 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 320 fit for duty.

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

Field Officers

Colonel John Crane
Lt. Colonel John Popkin
Major William Perkins

Company Commanders

Captain David Allen
Captain Henry Burbeck
Captain David Cook
Captain Benjamin Eustis
Captain Benjamin Frothingham
Captain William Perkins
Captain Winthrop Sargent
Captain Thomas Seward
Captain William Treadwell
Captain Gibbs Jones

Regimental Staff

Quartermaster Thomas Baker
Adjutant James Gardner
Paymaster Charles Knowles
Surgeon Isaac Spofford
Surgeon Samual Adams
Surgeon’s Mate Benjamin Upham
Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Watrous
Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas Blake
Sergeant Major William Moore
Drum Major Joshua Hardy
Fife Major Samuel Mallus

2ND ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Posted on February 15, 2021September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy

2ND ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Brigade of Artillery | 2nd Artillery Regiment

History

Organized Spring 1777 from Morristown, NJ, and Peeksville, NY, 4 Companies from Fairfax and New Haven Counties, 3 Companies from Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Winchester, and Albany Counties, and NYC, 2 Companies from Philadelphia City and County.

Entered Valley Forge with 190 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 126 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: New York City, Trenton-Princeton, Connecticut 1777, Hudson Highland, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

Colonel John Lamb
Lt. Colonel Eleazer Oswald
Major Sebastian Bauman

Company Commanders

Captain Sabastian Bauman
Captain Theodore Bliss
Captain Jonathan Brown
Captain John Doughty
Captain James Lee
Captain Samuel Lockwood
Captain Samuel Mansfield
Captain Andrew Moodie
Captain Gresham Mott
Captain Andrew Porter

Regimental Staff

Quartermaster William Fenno
Adjutant Chilion Ford
Adjutant Isaac Hubbell
Paymaster Charles Knowles
Paymaster John Grimshier
Surgeon Timothy Hosmeer
Surgeon’s Mate Caleb Austin
Sergeant Major Henry Cunningham
Drum Major John Wessels

1ST ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Posted on February 15, 2021September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy

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

DRAGOONS

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michele Murphy

DRAGOONS

Commander: Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski

Regiments

Notes

Some dragoons may have been with the army when it initially arrived at Valley Forge, but most were stationed outside the encampment in surrounding areas and Trenton, New Jersey.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
DEC	464	515	0	0	0	0
Totals			0	0	0	0

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army

Encampment Map

BRIGADE OF ARTILLERY

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michele Murphy

BRIGADE OF ARTILLERY

Commander: Brigadier General Henry Knox

Regiments

History

Entered Valley Forge in January 1778.

Some January alteration figures not available.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
JAN	557	611	0	0	0	0
FEB	522	630	29	5	6	4
MAR	475	610	7	28	14	29
APR	674	954	5	12	4	157
MAY	1035	1133	2	4	6	139
JUN	837	954	9	4	5	27
Totals			52	53	35	356

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army

Encampment Map

MAXWELL’S BRIGADE

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michele Murphy

MAXWELL’S BRIGADE

Commander: Brigadier General William Maxwell

Regiments

History

Entered Valley Forge as part of Sullivan’s Division.

Left Valley Forge in May 1778 for New Jersey. Joined Lee’s Division in New Jersey.

Notes

Maxwell’s Brigade was sent to New Jersey in April to keep an eye on British moves from Philadelphia.

Some January alteration figures not available.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
DEC	745	1085	2	8	0	0
JAN	568	1144	0	0	0	0
FEB	487	1095	15	5	0	6
MAR	246	810	11	9	3	24
APR	490	840	9	48	8	65
MAY	625	1059	8	23	1	3
Totals			45	93	12	98

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army

Encampment Map

2ND MARYLAND BRIGADE

Posted on February 14, 2021September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy

2ND MARYLAND BRIGADE

Stirling’s Division | 2nd Maryland Brigade

Commander: unknown

Regiments

History

Entered Valley Forge in June 1778 from Wilmington, Delaware.

Notes

June alteration figures not available.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
JUN	920	1301	0	0	0	0
Totals			0	0	0	0

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army

1ST MARYLAND BRIGADE

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michele Murphy

1ST MARYLAND BRIGADE

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade

Commander: Brigadier General Thomas Smallwood

Regiments

History

Entered Valley Forge in May 1778 from Wilmington, Delaware.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
MAY	856	1443	1	3	0	57
JUN	1157	1923	38	25	5	278
Totals			39	28	5	335

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army

Encampment Map

WEEDON’S BRIGADE

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Michele Murphy

WEEDON’S BRIGADE

Stirling’s Division | Weedon’s Brigade

Commander: Brigadier General George Weedon

Regiments

History

Entered Valley Forge as part of Greene’s Division.

Left Valley Forge as part of Stirling’s Division.

Notes

Some January alteration figures not available.

Monthly Strength Reports

Month	Fit for Duty	Assigned	Died	Deserted	Discharged	Enlisted
DEC	849	1974	8	21	6	0
JAN	386	1578	0	0	0	0
FEB	318	1336	31	20	211	34
MAR	268	1209	44	20	57	14
APR	593	1424	30	25	15	232
MAY	920	1490	32	25	12	103
JUN	644	1157	18	6	6	38
Totals			163	117	307	421

Ref: C.H. Lesser – The Sinews of Independence, Monthly Strength Reports of the Continental Army