The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . f riflemen reniained inthe service till the close of the war in1783. The muster-roll and officers hadchanged very much since its the close its colonel was Daniel Brod-head. Its lieutenant-colonel was JosiahHarmar, who subsequently became gen-eral-in-chief of the United States major was James ]\Ioore. The cap-tains were John Doyle, Walter Finney,Thos. B. Bowen, John P)ankson. JacobHumphrey, William Wilson, Thoma
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . f riflemen reniained inthe service till the close of the war in1783. The muster-roll and officers hadchanged very much since its the close its colonel was Daniel Brod-head. Its lieutenant-colonel was JosiahHarmar, who subsequently became gen-eral-in-chief of the United States major was James ]\Ioore. The cap-tains were John Doyle, Walter Finney,Thos. B. Bowen, John P)ankson. JacobHumphrey, William Wilson, ThomasBoude (of Lancaster), Andrew Irwineand Benjamin Fishbourne. It took a prominent part in the battlesof Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli,Monmouth and other principal engage-ments of the Revolution. This regiment contained many indi-viduals who afterwards became Wilkinson, who later played avery prominent part in his countrys his-tory, was a member thereof. So wasJohn Joseph Henry, who later became ajudge of York and other counties. Hebelonged to one of the three companiesthat went with Arnold to Quebec at theclose of 1775, the incidents of which ex-. ]] John Clark was born in 1751. He went asthird lieutenant with the York Riflemen toBoston, July i. 1775. Later he became an aidede camp to General Greene. Still later hestudied and practiced law at York. He builta large house in York, which is still died in 1S19. pedition he has detailed in an interestingbook. The famous Captain Samuel Brady,noted in history as one of the greatestIndian fighters, with his father and bro-ther, was in one of the companies. AtPrinceton he rescued Col. Hand fromfalling into the hands oi the enemy. Hejoined the company at the age oi seven-teen anil became a captain in anothercommand at twentw 36o THE PENXSYLVAXIA-GERMAX These men joined the army purelyfrom motives 6f patriotism, as chafed under the restraints of dis-cipHne. Being- men of self-rehance andindependence i
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