4th Light Dragoon Regiment
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4th Light Dragoon Regiment
History
Organized Spring 1777 at Morristown, New Jersey. 3 troops from Virginia, 2 troops from Maryland, 1 troop at large.
Entered Valley Forge December 1777 with 112 men assigned, 87 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge the same month.
Previous engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia
Field Officers
- Colonel Stephen Moylan
- Lt. Colonel Anthony White
- Major William A Washington
Company Commanders
- Captain Moore Fruntberry
- Captain David Hopkins
- Captain Thomas Dorsey
- Captain Vashel D. Howard
- Captain David Plunkett
- Captain John Craig
Regimental Staff
- Adjutant Henry Bedkin
- Paymaster William Henderson
- Surgeon William Cathcart
- Surgeon’s Mate Thomas Mccalla
