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The Revolutionary War in the Mohawk Valley was very different than the same war east of Albany. The Mohawk Valley was on the frontier. There was a mountain range between them and the militia east of Albany which was English speaking, enlisted in service. The Mohawk Valley "given" to the Palitines, Germans, in part, because they insisted on some land somewhere several years prior to the revolution. The regular colonial army was just as happy to have the Germans on the frontier to put a buffer between the Loyalists who fled to Canada, and joined the English Army, and the American Colonies who supported the American Army.
Those who fought in the Mohawk were fighting for their homes, their lives, not necessarily for the "American Colonies". To the best of my knowledge, they were not part of that more formal, Army. Yes, there is at least one story of locals providing provisions, in this case, bushels of peas, for the Americans. I think the language barrier was a significant reason for this unusual situation.
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