Revolutionary War soldier per DAR; Enlisted in the Army, Aug 1775. Peter reenlisted in 1776 and was assigned to the 12th Virginia Regiment. After Gen. George Washington was defeated by Howe at Germantown, Peter and his two brothers, Andrew and John, and the 12th Virginia Regiment wintered at Valley Forge with Washington. Peter was documented being in the battle of Monmouth, and given furlough afterwards. When he returned to his company, Cornwallis had surrendered to George Washington, and Peter was allowed to return home.
Peter DeMoss and wife, Catherine, were originally interred on the graveyard property of the family home in Pendleton County. In 1965, they were reinterred in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor, Campbell County, Kentucky.
Peter was the son of Charles and Fannie DeMoss, husband of Catherine Houseman, father of ten children.
Revolutionary War soldier per DAR; Enlisted in the Army, Aug 1775. Peter reenlisted in 1776 and was assigned to the 12th Virginia Regiment. After Gen. George Washington was defeated by Howe at Germantown, Peter and his two brothers, Andrew and John, and the 12th Virginia Regiment wintered at Valley Forge with Washington. Peter was documented being in the battle of Monmouth, and given furlough afterwards. When he returned to his company, Cornwallis had surrendered to George Washington, and Peter was allowed to return home.
Peter DeMoss and wife, Catherine, were originally interred on the graveyard property of the family home in Pendleton County. In 1965, they were reinterred in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor, Campbell County, Kentucky.
Peter was the son of Charles and Fannie DeMoss, husband of Catherine Houseman, father of ten children.
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