8th Pennsylvania Regiment
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 8th Pennsylvania Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776-1781 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Pennsylvania Line |
| Engagements | Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition. |
|
||||||||||||||
The 8th Pennsylvania Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress on 11 July 1776 as part of the Continental Army for frontier defense in the Northern Department during the American Revolutionary War. Originally designated as Mackay's Battalion, the unit was organized from 15 July to 15 September 1776 at Kittanning in present-day western Pennsylvania to consist of eight companies of troops from western counties of Pennsylvania. The unit was assigned to the Main Army on 23 November 1776 and was redesignated on 1 January 1777 as the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, and the Sullivan Expedition. It was assigned to the Western Department on 19 May 1778 and was reorganized on 1 July 1778 to consist of nine companies. The regiment was consolidated with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, and the consolidated unit was redesignated as the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, on 17 January 1781. The regiment was disbanded on 15 November 1783.
[edit] Sources
Wright, R. K., Jr., 1983, The Continental Army: Washington, D.C., U.S. Army Center of Military History Publication 60-4-1, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 261, 265.
