8th Pennsylvania Regiment
Mifflin’s Division |
2nd Pennsylvania Brigade |
8th Pennsylvania Regiment
History
Organized July-September 1776 at Kittanning from Westmoreland, Bedford and Cumberland Counties.
Entered Valley Forge with 410 assigned, 200 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge in March 1778 for Fort Pitt.
Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia
Field Officers
- Colonel Daniel Brodhead
- Lt. Colonel Stephen Bayard
- Major Frederick Vernon
Company Commanders
- Captain Michael Hufnagel
- Captain Samuel Miller
- Captain Van Swearingen
- Captain John Finley
- Captain Thomas T. Cooke
- Captain Nehemiah Stokely
- Captain Matthew Jack
- Captain James Montgomery
- Captain Samuel Brady
- Captain John Clark
Regimental Staff
- Paymaster John Knight
- Paymaster John Parker
- Surgeon’s Mate John Saple
- Quartermaster Sergeant William Lee
