Captain William Bernard Gifford

Began his service in the Revolutionary War as 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment NJ Line 7 Feb 1776. 1st Lieutenant 10 Aug 1776. Captain in the 3rd Regiment New Jersey Line 20 Nov 1776. Wounded at the Battle of Monmouth 28 Jun 1778. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Elizabethtown 25 Jan 1780 and was released on 22 Nov 1780. Date and place of birth and death unknown. [Sources: M; H.]