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Oaths of Allegiance 
Valley Forge, 1778 - Page 6

On February 3, 1778, Congress, having taken into consideration the report of the special committee appointed to devise effectual means to prevent persons disaffected to the interest of the United States from being employed in any of the important offices thereof, resolved, That every officer who held or should thereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, should subscribe the oath or affirmation of allegiance.  These oaths or affirmations the commander-in-chief or any major or brigadier-general was authorized and directed to administer to all officers of the army or of any of the departments thereof.  Those mentioned in the following list (with a few exceptions) took the oath at Valley Forge in the spring of '78 before that encampment was broke, and who undoubtedly were members of the army actually in camp at Valley Forge the ever memorable winter of '77-'78.  The names are given in the order in which they appear in the volumes of original manuscripts from which they are taken.

Source:  "The Army and Navy of the United States 1776-1891", George Barrie Publisher, Philadelphia, 1890

Heman Swift, colonel.
Hezekiah Rogers, adjutant.
Jabet Smith surgeon's mate.
Jos. Allyn Wright, capt. Col. Bradley's regt.
Jona. Johnson, major Col. Bradley's regt.
Edward Palmer, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Jasper Mead, qr. mas. Col. Bradley's regt.
Daniel S. Bradley, ensign Col. Bradley's regt.
Cornelius Higgins, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Cornelius Russell, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
William Henshaw, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Solomon Strong, capt. Col. Bradley's regt.
Samuel Hait, captain Col. Bradley's regt.
Roger Wadsworth, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Eli Catlin, captain Col. Bradley's regt.
Elijah Chapman, lieut. Col. Bradley s regt.
William Green, lieut. Col. Bradley's regiment
Job Smith, paymaster Col. Bradley's regt.
Josiah Child, captain col. Bradley's regt.
Josiah Lacey, captain col Bradley's regt.
Thad. Keeler, 2d lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Mathew Mead, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
John St. John, lieut. Col. Bradley's regt.
Hezekiah Tracey, 2d lt. Col. Bradley's regt.
Richard Douglass, 1st lt. Col. Prentice's regt.
Ezra Lee, 2d lieutenant Col. Prentice's regt.
James Lord, 2d lieut. Col. Prentice's regt.
Henry Hill, 1st lieut. Col. Prentice's regt.
John Tiffany, 2d lieut. Col. Prentice's regt.
Simeon Avery, 2d lieut. Col. Prentice's regt.
Sam. Brown, surg. mate Col. Prentice's regt.
Ezra Selden, adjutant Col. Prentice's regt.
Enoch Reed, 1st lieut. Col. Prentice's regt.
Ebenezer Perkins, capt. Col. Prentice's regt.
Ichabod Spencer, ensign Col. Prentice's regt.
John Shumay, captain Col. Prentice's regt.
Ithamer Harvey, capt. Col. Prentice's regt.
Eliphalet Holmes, capt. Col. Prentice's regt.
Darius Peck captain Col. Prentice's regt.
William Richards, capt. Col. Prentice's regt.
Roger Alden, major of brigade.
Jedediah Huntington, brigadier-general.
Nathaniel Chipman, 1st lieutenant Col. Sherman (late Webb's).
Jas. Beebee, capt. Col. Sherman (late Webb's)
Moses Cleaveland, 1st lieutenant Col. Sherman (late Webb's).
James Andrews, 2d lieutenant Col. Sherman (late Webb's).
Benjamin Boyer, 1st lieut. 2d Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Perry, surgeon 2d Pennsylvania.
Henry Miller, lieut. -col. 2d Pennsylvania.
John Patterson, captain 2d Pennsylvania.
Peter Gosner, captain 2d Pennsylvania.
Solomon Fenton, 2d lieut. 2d Conn. regiment.
Charles Stewart, ensign 2d Conn. regiment.
Benoni Shipman, 1st lieutenant 2d Conn. regt
Peter Robertson, 1st lieutenant 2d Conn. regt
Isaac Day, surgeon's mate 2d Conn. regt.
Stephen Betts, captain 2d Conn. regiment.
Isaac Turner, 1st lieutenant 2d Conn. regt.
John Mills, captain 2d Conn. regiment.
Henry Ten Eyck, 2d Conn. regiment.
Isaac Sherman, lieutenant-col. 2d Conn. regt
Amos Walbridge, captain 2d Conn. regiment.
Anthony Sharp, captain 9th N. C. regt.
Robert Varner, lieutenant 1st N. C. regt.
James Craven, lieutenant 1st N. C. regt.
Frederick Heinberg, surgeon 1st N. C. regt.
William Slade, lieutenant 4th N. C. regt.
James Read captain 1st N. C. regt.
Thomas Callender, lieutenant N. C. regt.
Stephen Slade, quartermaster 2d N. C. regt.
Charles Gerrard, lieutenant 5th N. C. regt.
James Verrier lieutenant 5th N. C. regt.
Patrick McGibboney, lieut. 4th N. C. regt.
Lachlin McIntosh, captain 1st Georgia regt.
John Craddock, captain 2d N. C. regiment.
Robert Council, 2d lieutenant 1st N. C. regt.
John Scull, 1st lieutenant 1st N. C. regt.
Kider Ballard, captain 3d N. C. regiment.
Richard Anderson, 2d lieut. 3d N. C. regt.
Charles Stewart, 1st lieut. 2d N. C. regt.
Samuel Jones, 2d lieut. 2d N. C. regt.
John Roberts, 1st lieut. 5th N. C. regt.
John Rice 1st lieutenant 1st N. C. regt.
Clement Hall, captain 2d N. C. regt.
Arthur Cotgrave, 2d lieutenant N. C. regt.
Francis Tartanson, captain 8th N. C. regt.
Manlow Tarrant, captain 2d N. C. regt.
Thomas Armstrong, captain 2d N. C. regt.
Benjamin Williams, captain 2d N. C. regt.
John Ingles, captain 2d N. C. regiment.
William Shephard, captain 10th N. C. regt.
William Fenner, major 7th N. C. regiment.
Hardy Murfree, major 2d N. C. regiment.
Selby Harney, lieut. col. 2d N. C. regt.
John Shephard, major 10th N. C. regiment.
John Berrien, major of brigade N. C. regt.
Robert Mebane, lieut. Col. 7th N. C. regt.
Benjamin Coleman, captain 2d N. C. regt.
Thomas Clark, colonel 1st N. C. regiment.
Abraham Sheppard, colonel 10th N. C. regt.
Charles Coleman, quartermaster, 3d N. C. regt
James Coots, lieutenant 4th N. C. regiment.
W. Womack, quartermaster 1st N. C. regt.
Joshua Bowman, captain 1st N. C. regiment.
Griffith John McKree, captain 6th N. C. regt
Stephen Owen, 1st lieut. 10th N. C. regiment
Philip Taylor, captain 6th N. C. regiment.
Peter Bacot, lieutenant 1st N. C. regiment.
William McCluer, surgeon 2d N. C. regt.
John Brown, captain 1st N. C. regt.
William Ferrill, lieutenant 8th N. C. regt.
William Walton, lieut. 1st N. C. regiment.
William Armstrong, captain 1st N. C. regt.
James Campbell, lieut. 10th N. C. regiment.
John Patton, colonel 2d N. C. regiment.
Thomas Pasteur, ensign 4th N. C. regiment.
William Goodman captain 4th N. C. regt.
Adam Boyd, chaplain 2d N. C. regt.
Robert Fenner, captain 2d N. C. regiment.
Samuel Hanson, surgeon to His Excellency's Guard.
Thomas Finney, lieutenant 2d N. C. regt.
Samuel Budd, lieutenant 2d N. C. regiment.
Joseph Ferebee, lieutenant 10th N. C. regt.
Stephen Conger, adjutant 1st N. C. regimen
Matthew McCalla, 1st lieut. 10th N. C. regt.
William Faircloth, 1st lieut. 10th N. C. regt.
Isaac Moore, captain 10th N. C. regiment.
James Wilson, captain 10th N. C. regiment.
Silas Stevenson, captain 10th N. C. regiment
Demney Gregory, captain 10th N. C. regt.
John Lowry, adjutant 10th N. C. regiment.
Thomas Shute, ensign 10th N. C. regt.
John Richardson, ensign 10th N. C. regimen
David Wright, ensign 10th N. C. regiment.
Levi Gatling, ensign 10th N. C. regiment.
William Hargraves, ensign 10th N. C. regt.
Richard Dickinson, lieut. 1st N. C. regiment.
John Murray, major 13th Penna. regiment.
Lewis Farmer, lieut. col. 13th Penna. regt.
Walter Stewart, col. 13th Penna. regiment.
Joseph Finley, captain 13th Penna. regt.
John Robb, captain 13th Penna. regiment.
Robert Gray, captain 13th Penna. regiment.
John Clark, captain 13th Penna. regiment.
John Nice, captain 13th Penna. regiment.
James Carnahan, captain 13th Penna. regt.
James McMichael, captain 13th Penna. regt
George Gyger, lieutenant 13th Penna. regt.
James Bickman, lieutenant 13th Penna. regt
William McCracken, lieut. 13th Penna. regt.
William Moore, lieutenant 13th Penna. regt.
Samuel Kinney, lieutenant 13th Penna. regt. 

  
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