Thompson's Rifle Battalion
Posted by: ChilliWilli
N 40° 52.564 W 076° 47.527
18T E 348994 N 4526545
Capt. John Lowdon company commander of this company of local recruits.
Waymark Code: WM83K
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2006
Views: 57
Recruited from nearby points in June 1775, Lowdon's Company was a part of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress. Among those who entered Continental service in this company was Timothy Murphy, whose many feats of marksmanship were to make him a hero of the Revolution.
Marker Name: Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. John Lowdon's Company
County: Northumberland
Date Dedicated: 06/03/1987
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 147 (Front St.) at Hunter Home, Fort Augusta, Sunbury
Category: American Revolution, Military
Website: Not listed
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