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War Record of Peter Shaver, as recorded in various series of the Pennsylvania Archives, in which there is no conflicting data, we believe as follows:

July 17, 1777
Peter Shaver, Ensign
Company 1, 4th class, 8th Division, Cumberland County Militia
(Series 5, vol. 6, p. 511)

November 14, 1777
Peter Shaver, Ensign
Same Company
Captain William Long. 2nd Lieutenant John Riddleberger
(Series 6, vol.6, page 524)

May 14,1778
Peter Shaver, Ensign
Same Company
(Series 5, vol. 6, p. 532)

1779
Peter Shaver
During this period Peter Shaver served as en interpreter of German papers, documents and language for the officers under whom he served. There are no records showing his service in this department of the army, for officers of the Revolutionary War seldom, if ever, included the names of interpreters in their roster of soldiers. These presumptuous records are based upon the facts mentioned by the son, David.

Early 1780
Peter Shaver, Ensign
Company 4, 8th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia.
Captain William Long’s Company
Colonel Smith, 1st Lieutenant Joseph Patton,
2nd Lieutenant Samuel McClean
(Series 5, vol. 6, p. 557)

August 21, 1780
Peter Shaver
2nd class, 4th Company, 4th Battalion
Colonel Samuel Culbertson, Captain John Orbison,
Lieutenant John Scott
(Series 5, vol. 6, p. 273)

July 21, 1781
Peter Shaver
Same company, same Class, same Battalion
Colonel John Scott, Captain John Orbison
(Series 5, vol. 6, p. 293)

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