The 7th Pennsylvania Regiment was an infantry unit raised on 4 January 1776 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army under Brigadier General Anthony Wayne during the American Revolutionary War. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. 4th Company: Capt. The Pennsylvania Lineoriginated in 1775 was organized into thirteen regiments and several independent companies. December 19, 1777 - After an encampment of almost six weeks at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania the army moved into its winter quarters at Valley Forge where they would remain for the next six months. Around 1777 he married Christina Schaffer. Following the reduction of the Pennsylvania Line in the winter of 1780-81 the unit was redesignated "the detachment of the Pennsylvania Line", and consisted of two companies. An Official Pennsylvania Government Website. Harrisburg: L.S. The names of these individuals will be found on the appeal lists. When new elections were held for field officers in 1780 and 1783, the colonels elected at that time again drew lots for their rank and this resulted in a new order for the battalions. 7th Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch (sic)They are officially uniformed in a blue regimental coat with red lining and facing and pewter buttons inscribed PSR. Under Stewart it operated along the New York-New Jersey border and moved to Middlebrook, New Jersey, in early December for the winter of 1778-79. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. The 6th Pennsylvania was then posted there for the next three months and was involved in several brushes with the British. Organized in spring 1777 at Kittanning to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland County. The Regiment was authorized on March 6, 1776 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment. They also fought at Bergen Neck. 80th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients. Organized in between March 7- May 29, 1776 at Markus Hook, to consist of the 1st Battalion (6 companies) from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Bedford, York, Norhampton and Northumberland Counties; and the 2nd Battalion (6 companies) from Berks, Cumberland, Lancaster and Westmoreland Counties. In January 1780, the Regiment after suffering long and hard service with pay in arrears, poorly fed, and poorly equipped, joined the other Pennsylvania regiments in a mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line at Morristown, New Jersey. The 5th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised December 9, 1775 at Chester, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The regiment participated in the unsuccessful defense of New York City and was captured in part at Fort Washington (16 Nov., 1776). These concerns were overcome and the regiment joined the army later in the month. It remained in the Western Department till the end of the war. Williams led the unit in patrol actions in New Jersey during the spring and summer, including an engagement at Bound Brook on April 11 or 12 and a skirmish at Amboy on April 25 in which one officer was killed. Keystone State. Revolutionary War Militia Maps. Jacob Dellinger was born in 1751 at Hellman Township, York County. In the spring of 1777, the Regiment was assigned to Brig. October 4, 1777 - Possibly because of their service at Brandywine, Conway's Brigade was chosen to lead the main column of Washington's army in the attack on the British at Germantown.