James Armstrong (1728–1800) served in the
Continental Army
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, in the
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, formed with lauded veterans from the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised in December 1776.
The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion was raised in October 1775, under the command of Colonel John Bull for service with the ...
,
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, first known as the 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Valcour Island ...
.
History
James Armstrong was born in 1728, in
Pennsylvania. Much of his early life is unknown. He served in the
Revolutionary War, starting in February 1776 when he became Regional
Quartermaster of the
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, formed with lauded veterans from the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised in December 1776.
The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion was raised in October 1775, under the command of Colonel John Bull for service with the ...
of the
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...
. He became an
ensign of the 5th Company of the same regiment on 21 May, and was promoted to
second lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
Australia
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on 11 November. He was commissioned as
first lieutenant of the
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, first known as the 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Valcour Island ...
in April 1777.
After the war, Armstrong was admitted as an original member of the
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers wh ...
in the state of Pennsylvania.
[Metcalf, p. 36.]
He received one electoral vote in the
first U.S. presidential election.
References
Bibliography
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*Metcalf, Bryce (1938). ''Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers wh ...
, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies'' Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc.
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External links
The Society of the CincinnatiThe American Revolution Institute
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1728 births
1800 deaths
Continental Army officers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Candidates in the 1788–1789 United States presidential election
Members of the Georgia House of Representatives