Overview
This page describes the general arrangement of the battalions and companies of the Berks County militia. The arrangement shows the organizational units created for training and draft purposes and not active-duty military units.
For more information on how the Pennsylvania militia system worked, see our Revolutionary War Militia Overview page and "The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777" by Hannah Benner Roach in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 23 (No. 3, 1964): 161-230.
1st Battalion, 1777
Commanding officers
- Col. Daniel Hunter
- Col. John Guldin (1779)
5th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. John Cunius
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Rockland Township | 1st Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Colebrookdale Township | 2nd Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| East District | 3rd Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| (West) Oley Township | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| West District | 5th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Ruscomb Manor | 6th Company:
| 6th Company:
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| (East) Oley Township | 7th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Hereford Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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2nd Battalion, 1777
Commanding officers
- Col. Daniel Udree
1st Battalion, 1780
Commanding officers
- Lt. Col. Samuel Ely
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Long Swamp and Maxatawny | 1st Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Greenwich Township | 2nd Company:
| 2nd Company (was also briefly called the 3rd Company):
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| Richmond Township | 3rd Company:
| 3rd Company (was also briefly called the 2nd Company):
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| Maxatawny Township | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Maxatawny Township | 5th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Richmond Township | 6th Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Maiden Creek Township | 7th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Long Swamp Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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3rd Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Michael Lindemuth
4th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Michael Lindemuth
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Township | 1st Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Brunswick Township | 2nd Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Bern Township | 3rd Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Bern Township | 4th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Bern Township | 5th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Windsor (South) | 6th Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Windsor (North) | 7th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Albany Township | 8th Company:
| 7th Company:
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4th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Nicholas Lutz
6th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Joseph Hiester
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1st Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Reading (Upper) | 2nd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Alsace Township | 3rd Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Reading (Middle) | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Cumru Township (Brecknock was also probably attached to one of these companies) | 5th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Heidelberg (now Spring? Township) | 6th Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Cumru Township (Brecknock was also probably attached to one of these companies) | 7th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Cumru Township (Brecknock was also probably attached to one of these companies) | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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5th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Jacob Weaver
3rd Battalion, 1780
Commanding officers
- Lt. Col. Jonathan Jones
- Capt. Edward Larkins (1782)
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Union Township | 1st Company:
| 6th Company (briefly also designated the 3rd Company):
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| Robeson Township | 2nd Company:
| 3rd Company (was also briefly called the 3rd Company):
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| Exeter Township | 3rd Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Exeter Township | 4th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Amity Township | 5th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Douglass Township | 6th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Robeson (South) Township | 7th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Caernarvon Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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6th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Henry Spycker
2nd Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Henry Spycker
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Tulpehocken Township | 1st Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Bethel Township | 2nd Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Tulpehocken Township | 3rd Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Heidelberg Township | 4th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Pine Grove Township | 5th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Tulpehocken Township | 6th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Bethel Township | 7th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Heidelberg Township | 8th Company:
| 6th Company:
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