4TH NEW YORK REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Poor’s Brigade | 4th New York Regiment

History

Organized August 1775 from Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, and Suffolk Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 287 men assigned and 171 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 383 assigned, 182 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Invasion of Canada, Defense of Canada, New York 1777, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Henry Livingston
• Lt. Colonel Pierre Regnie
• Major Benjamin Ledyard
• Major Joseph McCracken

Company Commanders

• Captain Nathan Strong
• Captain Jonathan Pearsoe
• Captain Israel Smith
• Captain Samuel Sackett
• Captain John Davis
• Captain Jonathan Titus
• Captain Benjamin Marvin
• Captain Benjamin Walker

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain John Tetard
• Quartermaster Peter Vonck
• Adjutant Peter Sackett
• Paymaster John Franks
• Surgeon John F. Vascher
• Surgeon’s Mate William Wood
• Quartermaster Sergeant Andrew Hartness
• Sergeant Major Ararial Tuthill
• Drum Major Laurence Fletchneer
• Drum Major Robert Ward

2ND NEW YORK REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Poor’s Brigade | 2nd New York Regiment

History

Organized August 1775 from Westchester, Dutchess, Kings, Queens, and Richmond Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 255 men assigned and 144 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 421 assigned and 251 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Invasion of Canada, Defense of Canada, New York City, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth.

Field Officers

• Colonel Philip Van Cortland
• Lt. Colonel Frederick Weisenfels
• Major Nicholas Fish

Company Commanders

• Captain Charles Graham
• Captain Jonathan Hallett
• Captain Edward Lounsbery
• Captain Samuel Pell
• Captain Benjamin Pelton
• Captain Abraham Riker
• Captain Barent J. Ten Eyck
• Captain Jacob Wright

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain Israel Evans
• Quartermaster William Munday
• Quartermaster Levi Dewitt
• Adjutant Elihu Marshall
• Paymaster Levi Dewitt
• Paymaster Robert Provost
• Surgeon Ebenezer Haviland
• Surgeon’s Mate Isaac Smith
• Quartermaster Sergeant Alexander Dunn
• Sergeant Major John Brown
• Drum Major David Mitchell
• Fife Major Peter Mcclusky

1ST NEW YORK REGIMENT

Mifflin’s Division | 1st Pennsylvania (Wayne’s) Brigade | 1st New York Regiment

History

Organized June-August 1775 at Albany, 10 companies from Albany, Tyron, Charlotte, and Cumberland Counties.

Entered Valley Forge June 1778 with 475 men assigned, 387 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Invasion of Canada, Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth.

Field Officers

• Colonel Goose Van Shaick
• Lt. Colonel Cornelious Van Dyke
• Major Christopher Yates
• Major Benjamin Ledard

Company Commanders

• Captain John Wendell
• Captain John Grayjam
• 1st Lieutenant John Tenbroick
• Captain David Van Nog
• Captain Joseph Mccracken
• Captain Andrew Finch

Regimental Staff

• Paymaster Abraham Ten Eyck
• Surgeon William Mead
• Quartermaster Sergeant Caleb Sweet

4TH NEW JERSEY REGIMENT

Maxwell’s Brigade | 4th New Jersey Regiment

History

Organized September 1776 at Morristown.

Entered Valley Forge with 292 men assigned and 186 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 332 assigned and 234 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Ephraim Martin
• Lt. Colonel Davis Rhea
• Major John Conway

Company Commanders

• Captain John Anderson
• Captain Jonathan Forman
• Captain James Holmes
• Captain Jonathan Kinsey
• Captain Abraham Lyon
• Captain Jacob Martin
• Captain Alexander Mitchell
• Captain William Bond

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain Andrew Hunter
• Quartermaster Ephram Darby
• Adjutant Joseph King
• Paymaster Absolom Martin
• Surgeon John B Riker
• Surgeon’s Mate Jacob Harris
• Quartermaster Sergeant John Johnson
• Sergeant Major James Rodgers
• Drum Major Richard Jobbs

3RD NEW JERSEY REGIMENT

Maxwell’s Brigade | 3rd New Jersey Regiment

History

Organized May 1776 at Elizabethtown.

Entered Valley Forge with 257 men assigned and 204 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge in May 1778 with 378 assigned and 294 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Lake Champlain, Northern New Jersey, New York 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Elias Dayton
• Lt. Colonel Francis Barber
• Major John Bloomfield

Company Commanders

• Captain Jeremiah Ballard
• Captain Joseph J. Anderson
• Captain William Gifford
• Captain Richard Cox
• Captain Cornelius Hennion
• Captain John Mott
• Captain Thomas Patterson
• Captain John Ross

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain Andrew Huntere
• Quartermaster Aaron Day
• Quartermaster Joseph Pereian
• Adjutant Samuel Shippard
• Paymaster Jonathan Dayton
• Surgeon Lewis F Dusham
• Surgeon’s Mate Ephraim Loring
• Quartermaster Sergeant William Love
• Sergeant Major John Howe
• Drum Major Maurice Wooten
• Fife Major Jabez Bigelow

2ND NEW JERSEY REGIMENT

Maxwell’s Brigade | 2nd New Jersey Regiment

History

Organized December 1775 at Burlington and Trenton from Gloucester, Hunterdon, Burlington, Salem, and Sussex Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 275 assigned, 204 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge in March 1778 for New Jersey with 443 assigned, 373 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Israel Shreve
• Lt. Colonel William D’Hart
• Major Richard Howell

Company Commanders

• Captain John Cumming
• Captain John Sparks
• Captain John Hollingshead
• Captain Nathaniel Bowman
• Captain Henry Luce
• Captain William Helms
• Captain Samuel Heading
• Captain Jonathan Phillips
• Captain James Dillen

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Benjamin Osmon
• Adjutant Luther Halsey
• Paymaster John Peck
• Paymaster William Shute
• Surgeon Lewis Howell
• Surgeon’s Mate Ebenezer Elmer
• Quartermaster Sergeant George Mcdonald
• Sergeant Major William Barr
• Drum Major William Burtless

1ST NEW JERSEY REGIMENT

Maxwell’s Brigade | 1st New Jersey Regiment

History

Organized in December 1775 at Elizabethtown and Port Amboy from Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Monmouth, Essex, and Bergen Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 261 men assigned, 151 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge in May 1778 with 538 assigned, 396 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Northern New Jersey, New York 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Matthias Ogden
• Lt. Colonel David Brearley
• Lt. Colonel William Harta
• Major Joseph Morris

Company Commanders

• Captain John V Angel
• Captain Daniel Baldwin
• Captain Giles Mead
• Captain John Flahaven
• Captain Elias Longstreet
• Captain Isaac Morrison
• Captain Daniel Platt
• Captain John Polhemus

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Joseph Periam
• Quartermaster Robert Kelso
• Adjutant Alexander Coulet
• Adjutant Jacobs Piatt
• Paymaster Michael Connelly
• Paymaster Aaron Ogden
• Surgeon William M Barnett
• Surgeon Jacob Harris
• Surgeon’s Mate Stephen Ball
• Quartermaster Sergeant William Hamilton
• Sergeant Major John Bishop
• Drum Major James Rose
• Fife Major Thomas Powell

3RD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Poor’s Brigade | 3rd New Hampshire Regiment

History

Organized June 1775 at Fitzwilliam from Cheshire, Hillsborough, and Cumberland Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 369 men assigned, 237 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 316 assigned, 109 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Siege of Boston, Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton-Princeton, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Alexander Scammell
• Lt. Colonel Henry Dearborn
• Major James Norris

Company Commanders

• Captain Isaac Frye
• Captain James Gray
• Captain William Ellis
• Captain Daniel Livermore
• Captain Zachariah Beal
• Captain Michael Mcclary
• Captain Richard Weare
• Captain Benjamin Strong

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster James Blanchard
• Adjutant Nicholas Gilman
• Adjutant Joseph Boynton
• Paymaster William Weeks
• Surgeon Ivory Hovery
• Surgeon Edmund Chadborne
• Surgeon’s Mate Edmund Chadwick
• Quartermaster Sergeant John Jones
• Sergeant Major Adine Goodneugh
• Drum Major Thomas Powell

2ND NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Poor’s Brigade | 2nd New Hampshire Regiment

History

Organized May 1775 at Exeter from Strafford and Rockingham Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 323 men assigned and 172 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 354 men assigned and 195 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Siege of Boston, Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton-Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Nathan Hale
• Lt. Colonel Jeremiah Gilman
• Major Benjamin Titcomb

Company Commanders

• Captain Ebenezer Light
• Captain Samuel Blodget
• Captain James Carr
• Captain Elita Clayes
• Captain John Drew
• Captain James Norris
• Captain Celeb Robinson
• Captain William Rowell

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Richard Brown
• Paymaster Jeremiah Fogg
• Surgeon William Parker
• Surgeon’s Mate Robert Henry
• Quartermaster Sergeant Theophilus Colby
• Sergeant Major Daniel Gookin
• Drum Major Philip Flower

1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Poor’s Brigade | 1st New Hampshire Regiment

History

Organized June 1775 at Medford from Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 426 assigned and 241 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 467 assigned and 242 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Siege of Boston, Defense of Canada, Lake Champlain, Trenton-Princeton, Saratoga, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Joseph Cilley
• Lt. Colonel George Reed
• Lt. Colonel Jeremiah Gilman
• Major William Scott

Company Commanders

• Captain Amos Emerson
• Captain Isaac Farwell
• Captain Ebenezer Frye
• Captain John House
• Captain Nathaniel Hutchkins
• Captain Amos Merrill
• Captain William Scott
• Captain Jason Wait

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Patrick Cogan
• Adjutant Celeb Stark
• Adjutant Jeremiah Prichard
• Paymaster Benjamin Kimbell
• Surgeon John Hale
• Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Pool
• Quartermaster Sergeant John Joyner
• Sergeant Major Cyrel Childs
• Drum Major James Campbell