by Denise Cline Family Association - Peter Cline's Revolutionary War Service Allshouse, Henry - Capt, John Arndt's Rifle Co., WESTMORELAND-NORTHAMPTON COUNRY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Thomas McAnary's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette See, Linda Davis Reno, Of further note, family lore, passed down through the generations, reports that Peter Cline was wounded twice during the Revolution. . Pyles, Watson's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, Meehan - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Importantly, further research reveals that those furloughed were routinely those who were, in fact,wounded in battle, and who were allowed to return home to recover, on condition that they return to their respective unit as soon as possible. Unfortunately, there are no records currently known that would positively identify Peter's unit that was involved in these two battles as referenced in his pension application. There is no reference to being "wounded," but this is obviously impossible, as soldiers were routinely wounded in battle. In January 1777 the 12th was commanded by Colonel William Cooke at Princeton. Funk, Peter Cline Revolutionary War Soldier 12th Pennsylvania Regiment, U.S.A. Much of the information below was taken from the book, The Clines and Allied Families of the Tug River Region of Kentucky and West Virginia, 1998 Gateway Press by Cecil Cline and Harry Dale Cline. at 66. Cooke's Co., 3rd Regt., PA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mathias Brobst's Co., etc. Nations & Cannons - Quickstart Guide | PDF | Slavery | Muscogee 12th Pennsylvania Regiment - Wikipedia In the spring of 1776, there was significant need of an American defense in and around New York City. John Boyd's Co., PA, contributed by Larry DeFrance - Capt. Moreover, Michael Waltz also fails to mention the Battle of Princeton in his list of engagements in both of his pension applications for 1818 and 1820 respectively (no pension application from Henry Miller has been found to date). Some years ago, I corresponded with a Cline cousin, a retired officer in the Army, regarding Peter's Revolutionary War record. Lebbens Ball's Co., MA, TIOGA COUNTY, contributed Garrison, Leonard - GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core On 1 December [1776], the day most of its enlistments expired, six of its battalions at half to two-thirds strength were at Trenton," but did not include Haller's Battalion, which was weakened to the point that its remnants were under Colonel Hand's 1st PA Continentals. May, Russell, George - Capt. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Shannon or Clark's Co., PA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed Chester & Delaware Counties, 5th Regiment officers, PA Line, contributed by Sandra Ferguson Part I. 1758-1764. The Indian Wars along the Frontier General accounts of Deputy Quartermaster Frederick Foering and . Conrad - Capt. Henry Miller, Lieutenant Henderson, Major Patterson, Lieutenant Col. Potter, Col. Cook, Ensign Taylor, left the service sometime in September 1777, resided in Reddingtown, Barracks County and State of Pennsylvania at the time he entered the service. Was engaged in the following battles: The battle of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Germantown and marched from the wide marsh in Pennsylvania to Germantown in Pennsylvania, then back to Chestnut Hill, then to the mouth of the Schuylkill, then up the same to the Valley Forge. He herby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Alderbrook's Co., PA, Capt. McLain, COUNTY, contributed by Pamela Allen Byers MERCER COUNTY, contributed by Theresa Robert Craig's Co., PA Militia, WASHINGTON COUNTY, Camps State War Records AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA gunnell-john-1818.txt Project File Managers: Cyndie Enfinger & Donna Fetty, George - Capt. McKnight, Dougherty The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. Pennsylvania Regiments in the Continental Army - American Revolutionary War Burns DeFrance, James (& widow Anderson, Samuel - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Peter - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl The regiment was merged into the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment on July 1, 1778. It completed an epic winter march from western Pennsylvania to New Jersey, though Mackay and his second-in-command both died soon afterward. of Revolutionary Pensioners - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette 1st Pennsylvania. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment shortly after Monmouth and went out of existence. McClain, Id., at 78. Douglass, David - Capt. Manage Settings Clark, James - Capt. Revolutionary War Service [Updated Below, 3/13/2021], Peter Cline filed his Revolutionary War pension application in 1832 in Montgomery County, Virginia. According to Peter Cline's pension application, he was a current Pike County, Kentucky resident but had previously resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania during the Revolution. He enlisted with Captain Henry Miller and served in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment which was formed in September, 1776. Peter further statedthathe was engaged in the following battles against the British: the Battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, and Germantown. He was probably engaged at Princeton as well. He then marched from the Wide Marsh (White Marsh)in Pennsylvania to Germantown, Pennsylvania, then to the mouth of the Schuylkill, then up the same to Valley Forge.. Bush' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Tritt, Peter - Capt. Remarks sometimes note desertions or names of battalions in which soldiers served. Chester County, East Nottingham CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary War Corps of Pennsylvania Loyalists, contributed by R. Wallace Hale Asahel - Capt. Thomas Coppenhefer's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Tom Caulley Gen. Thomas Conway. Marsh David (widow's app. Chester County, Capt Thomas Robinson's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso Virginia has metropolitan areas located throughout the state. 13th Pennsylvania Regiment - Wikipedia To preserve some slight memento of them for friends at home, was the primary object of these notes: to gratify the same persons are they now grouped together. Please improve this article by adding a reference. 5thPA Membership application | 5th Pennsylvania Regiment Gillespie, John - CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Ramsey, William - Capt. Nicholas Bittinger's Co., PA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, 3rd PA Regiment - Facebook Asa Barns Co., PA, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, February 12th 1924, Illinois Watch Company, With case and original delivery box, Box measures 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1in. Neal. John - Capt. However, upon further research, I believe that the Pennsylvania Flying Camp is the unit Peter was involved in for the engagements at Long Island and White Plains., First, Peter undoubtedly joined a Berks County militia unit in or around 1774 as stated in his pension application. Hixson, James - Capt. Interestingly, Michael Waltz's 1818 pension application indicates that he first participated in the 1st Maryland Regiment under Colonel Smallwood. Of further note, family lore, passed down through the generations, reports that Peter Cline was wounded twice during the Revolution. Daniel Otterbrook's Co., JUNIATA-LEBANON COUNTY, contributed by Em Hicks 3 . McGee, by Karen Bush Cline Johnson Family - Peter Cline Revolutionary War Soldier 12th McLennan, Pennsylvania United States Army Center of Military History. of Helsinki, 2010, pgs. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette While Miller's history is unknown, Michael Waltz is known to have been from Berks County and was also married in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, PA, so it is very likely that Peter and Michael knew each other, and that both likely also knew Henry Miller. See, Francis E. Devine, Peter's enlistment, which likely ended December 1, 1776, coincides exactly with his enlistment with the 12th Pennsylvania Continentals on November 30, 1776, as identified in the records of the, PETER CLINE'S SERVICE IN THE 12TH PENNSYLVANIA CONTINENTALS. Marie Hvezda Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Pennsylvania_Regiment, RevWarTalk Community Guidelines Privacy Terms info@revwartalk.com. Furry's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. Northampton County - 1st Battalion, Muster Roll Of 6th Class, contributed by Joy Fisher by Beryl Meehan New York Weekly Museum, 1793 and 1794. . John - Capt. John George Hoffner (17351799), who had joined Miles's regiment as a sergeant in May 1776 and had been promoted to ensign the following fall, was appointed first lieutenant with the 13th Pennsylvania in March 1777, and then commissioned as a captain at the end of that same year. McGerry/McGeary, Additional notes regarding the end ofPeter Cline's Revolutionary War Service were provided by Jerry Cline. Berks County, Pennsylvania, provided much of its Flying Camp commitment directly from the ranks of the militia, but several companies were raised expressly for the Flying Camp. Goss, Abraham, Col. Stewart's Regiment, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, contributed by Jan Kuhn Covenhofer's Co., YORK COUNTY, . by Joy Fisher Burns Remarks sometimes note desertions or names of battalions in which soldiers served. Charles (widow's app.) Isaac Minis was the son of Continue reading Source Information. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment shortly after Monmouth and went out of existence. Lou Wardlaw Gen. Lachlan McIntosh. by Diana Begeman In January 1777 the 12th was commanded by Colonel . Greene May, James Hook's Co., FAYETTE COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty ), Capt. - Captains William Price & Andrew Swearingen, WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette State Government Records Collection. COUNTY, contributed by Dean McGee Robert - Lieutenant 9th Pennsylvania Regiment, contributed by Vicki McBride Trevisanut McClains in Revolutionary War, . 7. Christian - Capt. Francis Lud. Regiments serving at Valley Forge - US History Wade on row gallie on Delaware River, etc., DELAWARE (also CHESTER) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Pattons Co., etc., WASHINGTON-BUCKS-FRANKLIN CO, contributed by Nancy Poquette . An index of final settlements accompanies the file. The payroll records for the month of January 1777, compiled at some point in February 1777, include a column for "Casualties." Muncy resident John Robb (c.17331804), who had been appointed second lieutenant in Miles's regiment in March 1776, was commissioned as a captain in the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment on April 18, 1777. Wickoff/Wyckoff, Cornelius - Capt David Berry's Co., PA, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed Kooken's Co. 1781, contributed by Joy Fisher John - PA Continental, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Mary Covenhofer's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Adams, David - Capt. An Expedition for the Capture of Fort Duquesne Aaron Austin's Co., 3rd Regt., NY, contributed by Don Andrew Thompsons Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The 3rd PA Regiment is a Revolutionary War reenactment group. his, Peter x Cline, Mark. Joseph - Capt. 10th North Carolina. Adam - Capt. BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS AND RETREAT ACROSS NEW JERSEY. 53 talking about this. Nick Artimovich, 25 April 1996 The flag was raised as Thompson's Rifle Regiment or Battalion in 1776; renamed 1st Pa in 1777, and was also known as the 1st Continental Regiment. 51. Ross' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Whitcraft, Id. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety then announced (on October 25) which companies of the battalion and regiment would make up a new regiment, the Pennsylvania State Regiment. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. freepages.rootsweb.com Johnson, Northampton County - Lieutenants and Sub-Lieutenants 1777-1786, contributed by Joy Fisher William - Capt. Burdge Williams, William - Capt. The Twelfth was one of the earliest regiments to enter the field. Revolutionary War Pension Project - usgwarchives.net Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - American Revolutionary War Unit Flags The latter of those two regiments had been named after Samuel Miles, who had been appointed as its commanding officer on March 3, 1776. Proctor, A Sketch of General Thomas Procter 1739-1806: Phildelphia Co, PA, contributed by Donna Bluemink by Raymond H. Stoudt Jr. Revolutionary Adams, John - Capt. United States Army Center of Military History, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=12th_Pennsylvania_Regiment&oldid=1131761595, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 16:55. "'-'^f kTili'T'''" jiiMEiifirsT "nv>Y^?r^n mtr^ ^T. Transcriptions pertaining Dritts Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, also known as The Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment and Miles's Regiment, was raised March 6, 1776, as a state militia regiment and later for service with the Continental Army. The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. Brown, About: 12th Pennsylvania Regiment - DBpedia And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a soldier and served as he states. Christian - Capt. Robert Allison's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY/also MIFFLIN COUNTY, both contributed by Nancy Poquette Jones' Co., (NJ), WAYNE COUNTY, contributed McClains in Revolutionary War, contributed by Don Marsh MPAD | Museum of the Kansas National Guard County Pensioners I & II, McKinley, David - Capt. John Deal's Co., Columbia-Berks-Philadelphia County, contributed The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania, as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. The South was planning on moving the war onto Northern soil if they won the battle but the result of the battle was that the South lost. Press Esc to cancel. Ament, Henry - Capt. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, N-Z, Memoriams and Transfers, contributed by Betty Lynne Bernhardt to land warrants, rosters and veteran lists may also be submitted for Peter's enlistment, which likely ended December 1, 1776, coincides exactly with his enlistment with the 12th Pennsylvania Continentals on November 30, 1776, as identified in the records of the United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, 84-Pennsylvania (Jacket 37-93) (Pgs. They were downloaded from the Internet Archive. 12th Pennsylvania Regiment Wiki - everipedia.org by Kathleen Brown Graeffs Co., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Cunningham, Calhoun, Andrew (widow's pension) - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette An index of final settlements accompanies the file. Quinby, PETER CLINE'S SERVICE IN THE 12TH PENNSYLVANIA CONTINENTALS. Fox, Joseph - Capt. Jordan, Margaret's app.) Beaty, Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Schuylkill Archives Special Projects, USGenWeb This is a list of British units which took part in the American Revolutionary Wa McComa's Co., MD Militia, FAYETTE COUNTY, contributed 1st Infantry Division welcomes first female Deputy Commanding General Depuy, Joseph - Capt. 12th Regt., PA, MIFFLIN COUNTY, contributed by Ramona Nichols DeFrance, . The American Revolution | National Archives The most romantic and chivalrous side of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 had their happenings with horsemen, and the most of those were either on the Southern soil or came from the states which sympathized with the South. Joseph Harens listed as "Sick at Pluckaming" [Pluckemin, NJ], the site where Washington's Army briefly encampted Jan. 5-6, 1777 after the Battle of Princeton, en route to Morristown, NJ. Troutman, Benjamin Taylor (likely the "Ensign Taylor" referenced in Peter's pension application) was listed as "Died" at Reading, January 4, 1777. Lewis' Co., PA, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Rex, at 65. Neal - Col. Hampton's Regt., PA, BEAVER COUNTY, contributed In an inteview with Harry Dale's great grandfather, Mose Christian Cline, Marlin wrote: 'Mose Christian told me that his grandfather, also named Mose Christian [born 1818], who was Peter's grandson, had told him that his grandfather had been wounded twice in the battles with the British; a saber wound to the shoulder and a. bayonet wound to the hip." contributed by Joy Fisher 40). Please improve this article by adding a reference. by Mary Lou Wardlaw John - Pennsylvania Line - DAUPHIN COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Prior to his suggestion, I had assumed that Cecil Cline's analysis in his second book, "Peter Cline, Revolutionary Soldier," which identified the First Pennsylvania under Colonel Hand to be the unit Peter served in during the earlier campaigns of the Revolution, to be correct. The rest fell back towards the main force in the area. Christopher - PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, contributed by Ray Rhoads Measures 6 x 9 1/2 x 6 inches without pom. Search the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files of Pensylvania Veterans from The National Archives: Pensylvania Units in the Revolutionary War, American Military Units in Revolutionary War, The 1st Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary War. Abraham - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl Doudle's Co., CUMBERLAND (also YORK ) COUNTY, both contributed by Nancy Poquette Confederate Wizards of the Saddle | Project Gutenberg Based upon the analysis here, Peter Klein was very likely part of this unit that proceeded to Long Island with Lt. Col. Lutz. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Diana Lehman Samuel Miller's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Itappears then, that Peter Cline served in the Army from at least 1776 throughSeptember, 1778.Peter Cline's pension application, made when he was 76 years old, states that he joined the army in 1774 and left September, 1777. However, while he may have been part of a militia unit in 1774, he must have joined the 12th PennsylvaniaRegiment in September, 1776, when that regiment was formed.