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Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1777 Colonel: Henry Spycker, May 17, 1777 Lieutenant Colonel: George Miller, May 17, 1777 Major: Michael Furry, May 17, 1777 Adjutant: Frederick Ernest, November 10, 1777 Quartermaster: George Lechner, November 10, 1777 Surgeon: Philip Finkel, November 10, 1777 First company Captain: John Lesher, May 17, 1777 First Lieutenant: Isaac Depuy, … Read more
Third Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1777 Colonel: Michael Lindemuth, May 17, 1777 Lieutenant Colonel: George May, May 17, 1777 Major: Martin Kergher, May 17, 1777 First Company Captain: Jacob Wetstein, May 17, 1777 First Lieutenant: George Broach, May 17, 1777 Second Lieutenant: Ludwig Herring, May 17, 1777 Ensign: Henry Wetstein, May 17, 1777 Court Martial … Read more
Miscellaneous Rolls of Associators and Militia: Berks County Battalion A Return of Officers in Colonel Haller’s Battalion of the Flying Camp, October 5, 1776 Colonel: Henry Haller Lieutenant Colonel: Nicholas Lotz, prisoner August 26, 1776; discharged September 10, 1779. Major: Edward Burd, prisoner, August 26, 1776. Quartermaster: Lieutenant Paul Kerber, recruiting at Amboy. First Company … Read more
Berks County Militia, 1777 Colonel: Daniel Hunter, May 17, 1777 Lieutenant Colonel: John Guldin, May 17, 1777 Major: John Cunius, May 17, 1777 Adjutant: Philip Bertolette, May 17, 1777 Chaplain: Jacob Michael, May 17, 1777 Quartermaster: Isaac Fedder (Feather), May 17, 1777 Surgeon: Daniel Welcher, May 17, 1777 Battalions First Battalion Second Battalion Third Battalion … Read more
Third Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: Jonathan Jones, May 27, 1780 Major: Jacob Kirlin, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: David Weidner, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Adam Betz, May 10, 1780 Ensign: Matthias Kayler, … Read more
Captain Charles Krause’s Company Detachment of First Battalion Berks County Militia under the command of Captain Charles Krause, guarding the prisoners of war, from August 16 to October 16, 1781. Captain: Charles Krause, August 13, 1781 Sergeants: Ernst Grees, August 13, 1781 Philip Dresher, August 13, 1781 John Burchard, August 13, 1781 Corporals: Christian Shmick, … Read more
Captain Charles Gobin’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Charles Gobin’s Company of the Sixth Battalion of Berks County Militia, Commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States, from August 10th to September 9th, 1780. Captain: Charles Gobin Lieutenant: George Fister Ensign: Casper Heimer Sergeants: John Burkhard Christian Deringer Henry Christ, Jr. … Read more
Berks County Resolves, 1774 At a meeting of a very respectable body of freeholders and others, inhabitants of the county of Berks, at Reading, the 2d of July, 1774, Edward Biddle, Esq., in the chair. This assembly, taking into their very serious consideration the present critical situation of American affairs, do unanimously resolve as follows, … Read more
Captain John Ludwig’s Company Pay Roll of Captain John Ludwig’s Company, of the Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, Commanded by Col. Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States, taken from 10th August 1780 to the 9th September 1780. Captain: John Ludwig Lieutenant: Jonathan Evans Ensign: Henry Styles Sergeants: William Evans Peter Finrock Christian … Read more
Captain Henry Strouch’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Henry Strouch’s Company of the Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States from the 10th of August to September 9th, 1780. Captain: Henry Strouch Lieutenant: Jacob Kester Ensign: John Eckert Sergeants: Christopher Berninger Andrew Haas Frederick Millet … Read more