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Born in Derby, Connecticut on 2 March 1710, General David Wooster was a Yale graduate and took part in several early conflicts including the Spanish War, the Seven Years' War, and the Revolutionary War. On 22 June 1775, General Wooster was one of the eight Brigadier-Generals appointed to command the Connecticut Regiment.
Germantown order of battle. The Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777 pitted a 9,000-man British army under General William Howe against an 11,000-strong American army commanded by General George Washington. After an initial advance, the American reserve allowed itself to be diverted by 120 British troops holding out in the Benjamin Chew House.
The 1st Connecticut Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 in the Continental Army. The regiment was organized between 1 January 1777 at Norwich, Connecticut, with eight companies from the counties of New London, Windham, and Hartford of the state of Connecticut. It was assigned to the 2nd Connecticut Brigade of the Highlands Department ...
He served briefly as the colonel of the 1st Connecticut Infantry. [1] He was appointed brigadier general in the Connecticut Militia on May 10, 1861 and commanded a division in Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia, with which he fought in the First Battle of Bull Run. [1] [2] Tyler was mustered out on August 11, 1861.
1st Connecticut Regiment (1775). Brigadier General David Wooster; field commander, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Ward. 4th Connecticut Regiment (1775). Colonel Benjamin Hinman. 5th Connecticut Regiment (1775). Colonel David Waterbury. 1st New York Regiment (1775–1776). Colonel Alexander McDougall (McDougall appointed brigadier general ...
1st Regiment of Connecticut Militia Major Roger Newberry 350 Long Island militia: Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull: 450 These units performed "fatigue" work, principally driving cattle. Stationed on the American left, it included small cavalry units familiar with the area, but these were not used for guard duty. [73] Long Island militia
Edward W. Whitaker. Edward Washburn Whitaker (1841–1922) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action in 1864. He was the youngest general in the Union Army, promoted to Brigadier General at the age of 23.
The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, saw a colonial American army under Major General George Washington fight a British army led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. After evacuating Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 18, Clinton intended to march his 13,000-man army to New York City. Washington sent 6,400 troops commanded by Major ...