Historic Valley Forge
Who Served Here?
Regiments at Valley Forge
| REGIMENT | BRIGADE COMMANDER |
|---|---|
| Continental Infantry Regiments | |
| 1st Connecticut | Brig. Gen. Jedediah Huntington |
| According to the diary of the surgeon of this regiment, Dr. Albigence Waldo, this regiment (or a large portion of it) was at Valley Forge — even though it is not included in the standard lists of regiments. It is shown as part of Huntington's Brigade as of October, 1777 as well as the autumn of 1778 and therefore would have been a part of the months between. | |
| 2d Connecticut | Brig. Gen. Jedediah Huntington |
| 4th Connecticut | Brig. Gen. James Varnum |
| 5th Connecticut | Brig. Gen. Jedediah Huntington |
| 7th Connecticut | Brig. Gen. Jedediah Huntington |
| 8th Connecticut | Brig. Gen. James Varnum |
| 1st Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Glover |
| 2d Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Learned |
| 4th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Glover |
| 8th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Learned |
| 9th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Learned |
| 10th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Paterson |
| 11th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Paterson |
| 12th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Paterson |
| 13th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Glover |
| 14th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Paterson |
| 15th Massachusetts | Brig. Gen. John Glover |
| 1st New Hampshire | Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor |
| 2d New Hampshire | Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor |
| 3d New Hampshire | Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor |
| 1st New Jersey | Brig. Gen. William Maxwell |
| 2d New Jersey | Brig. Gen. William Maxwell |
| 3d New Jersey | Brig. Gen. William Maxwell |
| 4th New Jersey | Brig. Gen. William Maxwell |
| July 1, 1778 — Personnel was absorbed by the 1st, 2d and 3d New Jersey Regiments | |
| 2d New York | Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor |
| 4th New York | Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor |
| 1st North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 2d North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 3d North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 4th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 5th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 6th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| The above 4th, 5th and 6th Regiments had the personnel absorbed into the 1st, 2d and 3d North Carolina Regiments, May 29, 1778 | |
| 7th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 8th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| 9th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| The 7th, 8th and 9th North Carolina Regiments were disbanded as of May 27, 1778 | |
| 10th North Carolina | Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh |
| The 10th North Carolina Regiment was recruited late in 1777 and eventually arrived at Valley Forge by the spring of 1778 | |
| 1st Pennsylvania | Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) |
| 2d Pennsylvania | Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) |
| 3d Pennsylvania | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| 4th Pennsylvania | Lt. Col. William Butler (acting) |
| 5th Pennsylvania | Lt. Col. William Butler (acting) |
| 6th Pennsylvania | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| 7th Pennsylvania | Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) |
| 8th Pennsylvania | Lt. Col. William Butler (acting) |
| The 8th Pennsylvania was reassigned to Fort Pitt, March 8, 1778 | |
| 9th Pennsylvania | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| 10th Pennsylvania | Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) |
| 11th Pennsylvania | Lt. Col. William Butler (acting) |
| July 1, 1778: absorbed by the 10th Pennsylvania | |
| 12th Pennsylvania | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| July 1, 1778: absorbed by the 3d Pennsylvania | |
| 13th Pennsylvania | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| July 1, 1778: absorbed by the 2d Pennsylvania | |
| 1st Rhode Island | Brig. Gen. James Varnum |
| 2nd Rhode Island | Brig. Gen. James Varnum |
| 1st Virginia | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| 2nd Virginia | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| 3rd Virginia | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| 4th Virginia | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| May 12, 1780: absorbed by the 3d Virginia | |
| 5th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| September 14, 1778: absorbed by the 3d Virginia | |
| 6th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| September 14, 1778: absorbed by the 2d Virginia | |
| 7th Virginia | Brig. Gen. William Woodford |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated as the 5th Virginia | |
| 8th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Charles Scott |
| September 14, 1778: absorbed by the 4th Virginia | |
| 9th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| Most of this regiment had been captured by the British during the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. Fragments of this regiment were represented at Valley Forge | |
| 10th Virginia | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated the 6th Virginia | |
| 11th Virginia | Brig. Gen. William Woodford |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated the 7th Virginia | |
| 12th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Charles Scott |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated the 8th Virginia | |
| 13th Virginia | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated the 9th Virginia | |
| 14th Virginia | Brig. Gen. George Weedon |
| September 14, 1778: redesignated the 10th Virginia | |
| The German Regiment | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| Of the eight companies in this regiment, four were raised in Pennsylvania and four from Maryland. It was credited as part of the Pennsylvania Line until February 26, 1778 when it was transferred to the Maryland Line. It was officially designated the 8th Maryland Continental Regiment, but seldomly referred to that way | |
| Grayson's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Brig. Gen. Charles Scott |
| January 1, 1779: absorbed by Gist's Ranger Corps | |
| Hartley's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) |
| January 13, 1779: formed part of the "new" 11th Pennsylvania after being consolidated with Patton's "Additional" Continental Regiment | |
| Henley's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Unassigned |
| April 22, 1779: consolidated with Jackson's "Additional" Continental Regiment | |
| Jackson's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Unassigned |
| July 18, 1780: redesignated the 16th Massachusetts | |
| Malcolm's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| April 22, 1779: absorbed by Spencer's "Additional" Continental Regiment | |
| Patton's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Brig. Gen. Charles Scott |
| January 13, 1779: formed part of the "new" 11th Pennsylvania after being consolidated with Henley's "Additional" Continental Regiment | |
| Spencer's "Additional" Continental Regiment | Brig. Gen. Thomas Conway |
| Unofficially, but mainly called the 5th New Jersey Regiment | |
| State Infantry Regiment | |
| 1st Virginia State Regiment | Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg |
| Reassigned from its State defense mission to replace the decimated 9th Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge | |
| Continental Artillery Regiments | |
| 1st Continental Artillery (elements) | |
| 2d Continental Artillery (elements) | |
| 3d Continental Artillery | |
| 4th Continental Artillery | |
| Continental Light Dragoons | |
| The bulk of these regiments were reassigned to the area of Trenton New Jersey soon after arriving at Valley Forge. The idea was to reduce the demand for forage on the Valley Forge vicinity. Elements of at least the 1st Light Dragoons remained at the winter encampment site. | |
| Miscellaneous Regiments | |
| Regiment of Artillery Artificers (less detachments) | |
| 15th Virginia Continental Infantry | |
| There is inconclusive evidence, but this regiment may have been at Valley Forge as part of the brigade of Brig. Gen. William Woodford. It was redesignated the 11th Virginia on September 14, 1778 however. | |
| Brigade Commanders | |
| Lt. Col. William Butler: Acting Commander, 2d Pennsylvania Brigade | |
| Brig. General Thomas Conway | |
| Brig. Gen. John Glover | |
| Col. Thomas Hartley: Acting Commander, 1st Pennsylvania Brigade | |
| Brig. Gen. Jedediah Huntington | |
| Brig. Gen. Henry Knox: Artillery Brigade | |
| Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Learned | |
| Brig. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh | |
| Brig. Gen. William Maxwell | |
| Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg | |
| Brig. Gen. John Paterson | |
| Brig. Gen. Enoch Poor | |
| Brig. Gen. Charles Scott | |
| Brig. Gen. James Varnum | |
| Brig. Gen. George Weedon | |
| Brig. Gen. William Woodford | |
| Divisional Organization | |
| Johan De Kalb | |
| On the "Canadian" campaign from the end of January to the middle of March. Brigades under Paterson and Learned formed a division under his command | |
| Nathanael Greene | |
| Appointed Quartermaster General. In command of a division from Weedon and Muhlenberg's brigades | |
| Marquis de Lafayette | |
| On the "Canadian" campaign from the end of January to the middle of March | |
| Charles Lee | |
| Arrived at Valley Forge in April of 1778 | |
| Friedrich von Steuben | |
| Inspector General, with no command assignment | |
| Alexander Stirling | |
| Supervisor of artificer and engineer activities | |
| John Sullivan | |
| Transferred from Valley Forge in February, 1778, however before that was nominally in charge of a division comprised of McIntosh's and Maxwell's Brigades | |
Courtesy National Center for the American Revolution/Valley Forge Historical Society
