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Title: Orderly books of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, 1776, Mar. 31 - Sept. 1, New York, Albany (N.Y.), Ile aux Noix (Québec)
Creator: United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Battalion, 4th (1776), author
Contributor: United States. Continental Army. South Carolina Regiment, 2nd
Date Created and/or Issued: 1776-03
1776-04
1776-05
1776-06
1776-07
1776-08
1776-09
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: Regimental orderly books consisting of general, brigade, and regimental orders, proceedings of courts martial, etc. The first volume covers the period from March 31 to Sept. 1.
The Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion was organized 2 January - 11 February 1776 at Chester to consist of 8 companies from Chester, Bucks and Lancaster Counties. The regiment was commanded by Anthony Wayne. It was assigned to the Middle Department (Feb. 27 - Mar. 15), Canadian Department (Mar. 15- July 2), and Northern Department (July 2 - Nov. 18) and took part in the Canadian invasion. Over the winter of 1776-1777 it was reorganized as as the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment
Identifier: mssHM 605, v. 1
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/30375
Subject: Marion, Francis, 1732-1795--Archives
Motte, Isaac, d. 1795
Moultrie, William, 1730-1805
United States. Continental Army--Archives
United States. Continental Army--History--Sources
United States. Continental Army. South Carolina Regiment, 2nd--Archives
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779--Sources
South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Regimental histories--South Carolina--Sources
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783
Orderly books United States Revolution, 1775-1783
Source: Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library

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