| 15th
Massachusetts Regiment LINEAGE
- Authorized on September
16, 1776 in the Continental Army as Bigelow's Regiment.
- Assigned on February 9, 1777 to the Northern
Department.
- Relieved on March 13, 1777 from the Northern
Department and assigned to the Highland's
Department.
- Organized
in spring 1777 at Boston to consist of 8 companies from Berkshire, Bristol, Middlesex,
Essex, Suffolk, Cumberland and Worcester Counties.
- Assigned on June 12, 1777 to the 2nd Massachusetts Brigade, an element of the Highland's
Department.
- 2nd
Massachusetts Brigade relieved on July 24, 1777 from the Highland's
Department and assigned to the Northern
Department.
- 2nd
Massachusetts Brigade relieved on November 7, 1777 from the Northern
Department and assigned to the Main Continental Army.
- 2nd
Massachusetts Brigade relieved on July 22, 1778 from the Main Continental Army and assigned to the Eastern
Department.
- 2nd
Massachusetts Brigade relieved on July 7, 1779 from the Eastern
Department and assigned to the Highland's
Department.
- Redesignated on August 1, 1779 as the 15th Massachusetts Regiment.
- Reorganized on November 1, 1779 to consist of nine companies.
- Disbanded on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York.
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