Continental Troops, "Jersey Line." First Battalion— First Establishment.
New Jersey in the Revolutionary War
FIELD AND STAFF.
- William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Colonel.
- William Winds, Lieutenant Colonel.
- William D'Hart, Major.
- Alexander Clough, Adjutant.
- Matthias Halsted, Quartermaster.
- Aaron Ogden, Paymaster.
- William M. Barnet, Surgeon.
Colonel William Alexander (Lord Stirling), promoted Brigadier General, Continental Army.
Lieutenant Colonel William Winds, promoted Colonel.
Matthias Ogden, appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Quartermaster Matthias Halsted, resigned.
Leonidas Chapin, appointed Quartermaster.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
First Company:
- Joseph Morris, Captain.
- Daniel Baldwin, First Lieutenant.
- Daniel Brown, Second Lieutenant.
- Jonathan F. Morris, Ensign.
Second Company:
- Silas Howell, Captain.
- John Mercer, First Lieutenant.
- Richard Johnson, Second Lieutenant.
- Jacob Kemper, Ensign.
Third Company:
- John Conway, Captain.
- Lewis J. Costigin, First Lieutenant.
- Peter V. Voorhies, Second Lieutenant.
- Francis Costigin, Ensign.
Fourth Company:
- John Polhemus, Captain.
- John Van Anglen, First Lieutenant.
- Samuel Axford, Second Lieutenant.
- Thomas Sickles, Ensign.
Fifth Company:
- Joseph Meeker, Captain.
- Yellis (or Giles) Mead, First Lieutenant.
- Archibald Dallas, Second Lieutenant.
- George Ross, Ensign.
Sixth Company:
- Andrew M' Mires, Captain.
- Isaac Morrison, First Lieutenant.
- Alexander Clough, Second Lieutenant.
- Jacob Piatt, Ensign.
Seventh Company:
- Daniel Piatt, Captain.
- Hendrick Fisher, First Lieutenant.
- John Flahavin, Second Lieutenant.
- Cyrus D'Hart, Ensign.
Eighth Company:
- Elias Longstreet, Captain.
- Curtenius Schenck, First Lieutenant.
- John Holmes Second, Lieutenant.
- Abraham Lane, Ensign.
First Lieutenant Lewis J. Costigin, retired.
Second Lieutenant Alexander Clough, promoted Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Peter V. Voorhies, promoted First Lieutenant.
Ensign Matthias Halsted, promoted Quartermaster.
Ensign John Mercer, promoted First Lieutenant.
Ensign John Van Anglen, promoted First Lieutenant.
Robert Robertson, appointed Second Lieutenant.
Cyrus D'Hart, appointed Ensign.
Jacob Kemper, appointed Ensign.
Jonathan F. Morris, appointed Ensign.
On the 10th day of November, 1775, six companies — all that were completed — of the First and Second Battalions, were ordered to garrison the fort in the Highlands, on the Hudson river. On November 27th, the rest of the two battalions were -ordered into barracks near New York. On the 8th of December, both battalions were ordered into the city of New York, .and on the 26th of said month, the deputy muster-master there was ordered to muster them. On the loth of January, 1776, three companies were ordered to report to Colonel Nathaniel Heard, (First Battalion Middlesex Militia), in command of 4t Minute Men," for duty in arresting tories and disaffected persons in Queens county, New York. The rest of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Winds commanding, were stationed at Perth Amboy and Elizabethtown, New Jersey, until May, 1776. On the 3d of May, with the Third Battalion, they left New York to join an expedition to Canada, and, having been joined by the Second Battalion, took an active part in the operations before Quebec. At a later day, the First and Second Battalions were ordered into barracks at Ticonderoga, and remained at that station until directed by General Sullivan, November 5th, 1776, to return to New Jersey for discharge.
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