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As part of the January 1, 1776, organization of the Continental Army, Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment became the 17th Continental Regiment. [ 2 ] : 95 Originally planned to have a strength of 728 officers and men, by the end of January the 17th only had about 400, as did most of the other regiments.
The 8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Buckingham, Hartford, in September, 1861, It was first commanded by Colonel Edward Harland of Norwich.The regiment drew most of its enlisted men from northern Hartford and Litchfield counties and was composed mostly of merchants and farmers from the Housatonic River and Connecticut River Valleys south to near New Milford and north to ...
2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775). Colonel Samuel Wyllys. (Used in December 1775 as cadre for the 22nd Continental Regiment). 6th Connecticut Regiment (1775). Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons. (Used in December 1775 as cadre for the 10th Continental Regiment). 8th Connecticut Regiment (1775). Colonel Jedediah Huntington.
Under this resolve, the infantry of the Continental Army was reorganized to consist of 1 regiment and 1 battalion (4 companies) from New Hampshire (effected March 1, 1783), 8 regiments from Massachusetts, 1 battalion (6 companies) from Rhode Island, 3 regiments from Connecticut, 2 regiments from New York, 1 regiment and 1 battalion (4 companies ...
The 5th Connecticut Regiment (1781) was constituted in the Connecticut Line by consolidation of the 1st and 8th Connecticut Regiments of 1777. The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Sherman from 1 January 1781 to 1 January 1783.
As part of the January 1, 1776 organization of the Continental Army, Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment became the 17th Continental Regiment. [ 7 ] : 95 Originally planned to have a strength of 728 officers and men, by the end of January the 17th only had about 400 men, as did most of the other regiments.
Connecticut Militia (Connecticut State Troops): Captain John H. Wells' 8th Company, 12th Regiment of Connecticut Militia [2] (1776) Captain Samuel Peck's 3rd Company, 1st Regiment of Connecticut Militia [3] (1776) Continental Army: Major David Smith's Company, 8th Connecticut Regiment [4] (1776–1778) Light Infantry (1778–1780)
The 8th Connecticut Regiment was part of the Continental Army during the Siege of Boston. Kingsbury was promoted to corporal prior to the Regiment's disbandment on December 16, 1775. [3] Kingsbury remained in the Continental Army when it was reorganized in January 1776. He was promoted to sergeant and then was commissioned an ensign in Webb's ...