APPENDIX
This appendix is included to provide, as accurately as possible, the names of the officers and enlisted men of the four companies of the 8th Pennsylvania and the 12 companies of the 9th (13th) Virginia from 1778 to 1783; and of the officers of the lst American Regiment and the Battalion of United States Artillery. It is hoped that both the casual reference and those searching for the name of an ancestor will find these rolls interesting; that they will realize that these are the names of brave men, survivors of the ill-equipped regiments who crossed the mountains to the eastern battlefields, then returned to erect and garrison this lonely outpost.
Some of the names of the 8th Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Archives, but we are indebted to Edward G. Williams for the use of the muster rolls of three companies and of the Brigade of Horse Master Joseph Brady whose 70 drivers and 600 packhorses played such a key role in the story. All these appear in Mr. William's fine book, Fort Pitt and the American Revolution.
In the interest of space, where there was more than one muster roll of a company these were consolidated and alphabetized for the reader's convenience. In the case of both regiments complete accuracy is impossible. Time and wear sometimes make deciphering difficult, and spelling is erratic, as different company clerks gave different spellings to the same soldier. Always, however, the penmanship was delightful.
The fact that the same name often appears in different companies draws attention to the manpower problems faced by all commanders of the Western Department as they attempted to cover a wide front with limited personnel.
No rosters of the NCO's and privates of the 1st American Regiment and the battalion of Artillery have been found, but the officers, our nation's first career soldiers, are listed to show the transition of the 1784-85 garrison of Fort McIntosh into the Regular Army of the United States.