Revolutionary War

Captain John Diehl’s Company Muster Roll of Captain John Diehl’s Company of Major Hiester’s Battalion of Militia of Berks county, 22d January 1777. Captain: John Diehl Lieutenants: Jacob Bricht John Kidd Ensign: Ernst Griss Sergeants: William Shener, artificer Jacob Briner Christian Sherrer Corporals: Christian Setly Frederick Nagle Drummer: George Marks Privates George Longkammer Christain Diem … Read more

Captain Jacob Baldy’s Company Pay Roll of Captain Jacob Baldy’s Company of the Sixth Battalion Berks County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester, in the service of the United States, from 10th August to September 9th, 1780. Captain: Jacob Baldy Lieutenant: Jacob Sigfrid Ensign: Christian Medeira Sergeants: Jacob Beisel Adam Deitrich Daniel Stout Labrecht Wagner … 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

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

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

Second Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. –> Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Spycker, May 27, 1780 Major: John Lesher, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Henry Shepler, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Christopher Kern, May 10, 1780 Ensign: [none listed] Second Company … Read more

Sixth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1780 <!– Return of the Field, Captains and Subaltern Militia Officers for Berks County, 27 May 1780. (p. 278) –> Lieutenant Colonel: Joseph Hiester, May 27, 1780 Major: Edward Scull, May 27, 1780 First Company Captain: Sebastian Miller, May 10, 1780 Lieutenant: Adam Ruth, May 10, 1780 Ensign: John Gernant, … Read more

Officers of the Battalions, 1775-1776 First Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Henry Haller Major: Gabriel Hiester Second Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Mark Bird Major: John Jones Third Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Nicholas Lutz Major: John Old Fourth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Balzer Gheer Major: Michael Lindemuth Fifth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: John Patton Major: John Thornburgh Sixth Battalion Lieutenant Colonel: Daniel … Read more