• Authorized on April 23, 1775 in the Massachusetts State Troops as Scammon's Regiment.
• Organized in spring 1775 at Cambridge to consist of 10 companies from York County.
• Adopted on June 14, 1775 into the Continental Army and assigned to the Main Continental Army.
• Assigned on July 22, 1775 to Heath's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army.
• Consolidated (less Darby's, Nowell's, Sayer's, and Sullivan's Companies) on January 1, 1776 with Phinney's Regiment and consolidated unit redesignated as the 18th Continental Regiment; concurrently, Darby's and Nowell's Companies reorganized and redesignated as Darby's and Nowell's Companies, 7th Continental Regiment and Sayer's and Sullivan's Companies reorganized and redesignated as Sayer's and Sullivan's Companies, 15th Continental Regiment

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