Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War

Pennsylvania Military Units
Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.

Pennsylvania regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of Pennsylvania.

County and Townships
To determine the counties and townships that made up Pennsylvania Militia Units (1775), visit the Pennsylvania Achieves website. Click on the county your ancestor was from.

For places where regiments and battalions recruited during the War, visit the pages below.

Pennsylvania Regiments

 * 1st Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 1st Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 4th Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 5th Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 4th Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 6th Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 5th Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 7th Pennsylvania Regiment (formerly 6th Pennsylvania Battalion)
 * 8th Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 9th Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 10th Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 11th Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 12th Pennsylvania Regiment
 * 13th Pennsylvania Regiment

Resources
David Library of the American Revolution Mailing Address: P.O. Box 748 Washington Crossing, PA 18977 Street Address: 1201 River Road Washington Crossing, PA 18977 Phone: (215) 493-6776 Fax: (215) 493-9276  Open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Service Records
The Family History Library and the National Archives have the:

Regimental Rosters
Regimental rosters with biographical information of Pennsylvania soldiers are published in:

Linn, John Blair, William Henry Egle, and Joseph McClellan. 1880. Pennsylvania in the war of the revolution, battalions and line. 1775-1783. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, State Printer

Online at http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=31735054858331;view=toc;c=darltext

Guides to Military Units
For guidebooks to Pennsylvania's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:


 * Lynn, John W. Pennsylvania Lineages of Revolutionary War Regiments. Grand Junction, Colo.: Lynn Research, 1986..
 * Trussell, John B.B. and Charles C. Dallas. The Pennsylvania Line; Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. Digital version at.