March 1, 1777 The Pennsylvania State Regiment is officially activated as a unit. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety prescribes that there will be ten companies, "eight of them armed with muskets and the other two with riffles." (sic)They are officially uniformed in a blue regimental coat with red lining and facing and pewter buttons inscribed PSR. Black regimental hats are bound up in yellow. Records of deserters in 1777-78 show however, men clad in various color regimental coats and hunting shirts. [More]
Sunday, March 01, 2009
This Day in History: March 1
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