Id., at pg. Russell, To preserve some slight memento of them for friends at home, was the primary object of these notes: to gratify the same persons are they now grouped together. Phillip M. Wakelee, Coincidentally, a Peter Klein and a Henry Miller also served in this unit, but in a different company than Michael Waltz. gunnell-john.txt Hamilton, Daniel - Capt. About: 12th Pennsylvania Regiment - DBpedia Revolutionary War Orderly Books at the Massachusetts Historical Society Sifert (or Cypher), Peter - Capt. Robert, Sr. - Capt. James - 13th Regiment, GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina on May 12, 1780 by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783." (From http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/states/va/va-10.htm) Russell, The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary War However, based upon the available evidence, it appears more likely than not that he was in the Pennsylvania Flying Camp. See, Cecil Cline, Peter Cline, Revolutionary Soldier and His Descendants(2007) at pg. Wickoff/Wyckoff, Northampton County - Flying Camp Companies from First Battalion of Associators 1776, contributed by Joy Fisher Weise, George - Capt. Lowdon's Co., etc., CRAWFORD COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Allison, Robert - FRANKLIN COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Schuylkill Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiments Muster Rolls and Service Records The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. Around one o'clock Burd's force, patrolling the Narrows Road, encountered in the dark three or four hundred British troops --- at least three times their number. freepages.rootsweb.com Columbia The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Cooke's Co., 3rd Regt., PA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, Interestingly, Michael Waltz's 1818 pension application indicates that he first participated in the 1st Maryland Regiment under Colonel Smallwood. A history of Savannah and South Georgia : volume II Watson's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Wright Because of the ongoing problems with militia units (loose discipline and reluctance to serve far from home), and further reluctance for the recruitment of professional units, a compromise, known as the "Flying Camp," was born. Johnson, David, Capt. Patterson's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Scottie John - Pennsylvania Line - DAUPHIN COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty David (widow's app.) [1] Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin Gillespie, John - CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Talbotts Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette UPDATE (March 13, 2021): Additional research has shed some new light on Peter Cline's service during the Revolutionary War. Cline Johnson Family - Peter Cline Revolutionary War Soldier 12th Pennsylvania Regiment, U.S.A. Much of the information below was taken from the book, The Clines and Allied Families of the Tug River Region of Kentucky and West Virginia, 1998 Gateway Press by Cecil Cline and Harry Dale Cline. Ross's Co., etc., BEAVER-YORK-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Conn. Drummer Boy Who Wintered at VALLEY FORGE CAMP with General So, the question becomes --- which unit did Peter serve in during the battles of Long Island and White Plains? David Grier's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette [Finding Aid] [Digital Images], War of 1812 Militia Accounts, 1812-1827 {#2.62}General accounts of Deputy Quartermaster Frederick Foering and paymaster accounts of various companies, brigades, and regiments. In an inteview with Harry Dale's great grandfather, Mose Christian Cline, Marlin wrote: 'Mose Christian told me that his grandfather, also named Mose Christian [born 1818], who was Peter's grandson, had told him that his grandfather had been wounded twice in the battles with the British; a saber wound to the shoulder and a bayonet wound to the hip." Simon Vanarsdale's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Peter Cline filed his Revolutionary War pension application in 1832 in Montgomery County, Virginia. According to Peter Cline's pension application, he was a current Pike County, Kentucky resident but had previously resided in Berks County, Pennsylvania during the Revolution. He enlisted with Captain Henry Miller and served in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment which was formed in September, 1776. Peter statesthatwas engaged in the following battles against the British: the Battle of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, and Germantown. He was probably engaged at Princeton as well. He then marched from the Wide Marsh (White Marsh)in Pennsylvania to Germantown, Pennsylvania, then to the mouth of the Schuylkill, then up the same to Valley Forge.. While Miller's history is unknown, Michael Waltz is known to have been from Berks County and was also married in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, PA, so it is very likely that Peter and Michael knew each other, and that both likely also knew Henry Miller. The battle of Kettle Creek occurred in February 14, 1779 in Wilkes County, Georgia. Transcriptions of the muster and pay rolls are published in the Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volumes 7 to 10 with a name index in the Pennsylvania Archives, Seventh Series. Gen. Niave F. Knell, incoming deputy commanding general-support, 1st Infantry Division, presents U.S. Army Brig. McLain, Gen. Geoffrey A. Norman, outgoing deputy commanding general-support, 1st Infantry Division, with the Legion Of Merit award during the Victory With Honors ceremony at Victory Hall on Fort Riley June 24. Peter Tritt's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Hugh Campbell's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Carolyn K. Adams, David - Capt. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Bailey, George - Capt. Thomas Craig's Co., 2nd Regt., PA, COLUMBIA Samuel (and widow's app.) Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, A-G, contributed by Betty Lynne Bernhardt Cornelius - Capt David Berry's Co., PA, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty George Nagle's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Thus, it is very likely, based upon the known evidence to date, that Peter Cline received at least one of his wounds at the 2nd Battle of Trenton. Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) 2d Pennsylvania. John Brady's Co., 12th Regt., PA, MIFFLIN COUNTY, February 12th 1924, Illinois Watch Company, With case and original delivery box, Box measures 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1in. The regiment was raised 23 August 1776 at Sunbury, Pennsylvania as a state militia regiment and later renamed the 12th Pennsylvania. Nicholas Bittinger's Co., PA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, Quiggles [or Quickel] Co., contributed by Nancy Poquette Quinby, 3 . 2023 myrevolutionarywar.com - All rights reserved. 1st Pennsylvania. Lewis' Co., PA, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Jacob Netherlins Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Rebecca Cardine John Doyle's Co., WESTMORELAND-YORKCOUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Id. Marsh List of battleships of the United States Navy, List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, This article does not contain any citations or references. Peter - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl New York Weekly Museum, 1793 and 1794. . They were published as a set of 8 volumes. Wolf, Jacob - Capt. Gregory, I had also entertained the possibility of Peter's service in the 1st Maryland, based upon the fact that at least one other soldier in this unit, and possibly two others, including our Peter, had served in this unit and then the 12th Pennsylvania together (discussed below). Name already in use - github.com The main force had retreated in disorder to high ground near the Red Lion Tavern, where it was partly rallied after daybreak by Gen. Samuel Parsons, and held until reinforcements arrived. - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Koppenhofer, Michael - Capt. Hedreik, Manage Settings Phillip M. - 2nd Virginia Regt., PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, contributed January 25, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Maunscript Document Pay Order, For Six Months Service, Made to Luther Gates, who enlisted in 1777 for Six Months Service as a Drummer Boy of the 4th Conn. Regiment of the Continental Line, who notably Wintered with General George Washington at Valley Forge Camp, from Preston, Connecticut, Fine. The 12th Pennsylvania Regiment also known as Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion was an American infantry unit that fought during the American Revolutionary War as part of the Continental Army. Archives, National He served with the 1st Regiment during the Mexican Border War and with the 137th Infantry during World War I. The 10th North Carolina Regiment was recruited late in 1777 and eventually arrived at Valley Forge by the spring of 1778. The Pennsylvania Militia was organized under an act of March 7, 1777, which provided for compulsory enrollment by the constables of all able-bodied male whites between the ages of eighteen and fifty-three. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website.