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The American Army in 1775
Massachusetts l New Hampshire l Rhode Island l Connecticut l New York l Maryland l Pennsylvannia
New Jersey l North Carolina l South Carolina l Canada

The New England Army

Most of the American Continental Line Regiments raised in 1775 were by the New Englanders. As there was no real standard for the entire Army, regiment sizes varied from state to state. Most states had regiments of about 600 men in 10 companies, except the Connecticut 1st to 6th Regiments which were to have 1000 men in 10 companies. Only briefly did these regiments stay at their full strength. Regiment sizes in July, 1775 were between 400 and 600 men, except for the Connecticut regiments which did have about 1000 men each. By December, 1775 the regiments averaged between 500 and 600 men. Almost everyone of these regiments' enlistments expired at the end of 1775 and they were disbanded and reformed into the Continental Regiments of 1776.

 

Massachusetts Authorized 27 Infantry regiments on 22 May 1775:

D. Brewer's/Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. David Brewer, later by Col. Rufus Putnam; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
J. Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Jonathan Brewer; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Bridge's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Bridge; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775 
Cotton's Massachusetts Regiment : Commanded by Col. Cotton; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Danielson's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Timothy Danielson's; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Doolittle's/Holden's Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Doolittle; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Fellows' Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Fellows; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Frye's Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Frye; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775 
Gardner's/Bond's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. William Bond; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Gerrish's/Baldwin's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Loammi Baldwin; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Glover's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. John Glover; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Heath's/Greaton's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. John Greaton; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Redesignated July 1775 as Greaton's Regiment (see also 1776)
Learned's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Ebenezer Learned; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Little's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Moses Little; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Mansfield's/Hutchinson's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Israel Hutchinson; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
J. Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. John Nixon; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. John Paterson; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. William Prescott; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Read's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Joseph Reed; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Sargent's Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Paul D. Sargent; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Scammon's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Scammon; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Thomas'/Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Thomas; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Redesignated July 1775 as Bailey's Regiment (see also 1776)
Walker's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. ? ; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
A. Ward's/J. Ward's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col. Asa Whitcomb; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775 
Woodbridge's Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Co. ?; Authorized Apr 1775; Organized in spring 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Continental Artillery Regiment Commanded by Col. Richard Gridley; Authorized May 1775; Organized June 1775; Adopted June 1775 into Continental Army as the Continental Artillery Regiment; Reorganized late June 1775 (see also 1776)

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New Hampshire Authorized 3 Infantry regiments on 22 May 1775:

1st New Hampshire Regiment Commanded by Col. John Stark; Authorized May 1775; Organized June 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
2nd New Hampshire Regiment Commanded by Col. Enoch Poor; Authorized May 1775; Organized May-June 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
3rd New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. James Reed; Authorized May 1775; Organized June 1775; Adopted June 1775 into the Continental Army (see also 1776)
Major Timothy Bedel's Corps of Rangers Commanded by Maj. Timothy Bedel; Authorized May 1775 as Captain Timothy Bedel's Company of Rangers; Organized June 1775 (see also 1776)

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Rhode Island authorized 3 Infantry regiments and 1 company of artillery on 8 May 1775:

1st (Varnum's) Rhode Island Regiment Commanded by Col. James Mitchell Varnum; Authorized May 1775 as Varnum's Regiment; Organized May 1775; Reorganized June 1775
2d (Hitchcock's) Rhode Island Regiment Commanded by Col. Daniel Hitchcock; Authorized May as Varnum's Regiment; Organized May 1775; Reorganized June 1775
3d (Church's) Rhode Island Regiment Commanded by Col. Thomas Church; Authorized May as Church's Regiment; Organized May 1775; Reorganized June 1775; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Crane's Artillery Company commanded by Captain John Crane
Richmond's Regiment Commanded by Col. ?; Authorized Oct 1775; Organized Nov. 1775

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Connecticut authorized 8 Infantry regiments on 27 April 1775:

Wooster's 1st Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Wooster; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Spencer's 2d Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. Joseph Spencer; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775
Putnam's 3d Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. Putnam; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775
Hinman's 4th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. Benjamin Hinman; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Waterbury's 5th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by David WaterburyAuthorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775; Disbanded Dec. 1775
Parsons' 6th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. Samuel Parsons; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775
C.Webb's 7th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. C.Webb; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775
Huntington's 8th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Col. Jedediah Huntington; Authorized April 1775; Organized May 1775; Adopted June 1775
   

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June 1775 New York Provincial Congress authorizes the raising of four infantry regiments

1st New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Alexander McDougall; Authorized May 1775; Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
2nd New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Alexander McDougall; Authorized May 1775; Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
3rd New York Regiment Commanded by Col. James Clinton; Authorized May 1775; Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
4th New York Regiment Commanded by Col. Col. Goose Van Schaick; Authorized May 1775; Organized June-Aug 1775 (see also 1776)
Captain John Lamb's Company of Artillery Commanded by Captain John Lamb;

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Organized 21 June 1775 by Frederick County, Maryland, Committee of Safety

First Company Maryland Rifles Commanded by Col. Michael Cresap; Organized 21 June 1775

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Pennsylvania State Regiments & Battalions:

Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment Commanded by Col. William Thompson; Authorized June 1775; Organized June-July 1775
1st Pennsylvania Battalion Commanded by Col. John Bull, later by Col. John Phillip DeHaas; Authorized Oct. 1775; Organized Oct.-Nov. 1775

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New Jersey Congress authorizes raising of two battalions on October 9, 1775:

1st New Jersey Regiment
(Also known as the Eastern Battalion)		 Commanded by Col. Stirling; Authorized Oct. 1775; Organized Oct. - Dec. 1775
2nd New Jersey Regiment
(aka the Western Battalion)		 Commanded by Col. William Maxwell; Authorized Oct. 1775; Organized Oct. - Dec. 1775

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Virginia Convention authorizes raising of two regiments on, July 17, 1775:

1st Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. Patrick Henry; Authorized Aug 1775 in the Virginia State Troops; Organized Oct 1775; Adopted Nov 1775 into Continental Army (see also 1776)
2nd Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. William Woodford; Authorized Aug 1775 in the Virginia State Troops; Organized Oct 1775; Adopted Nov 1775 into Continental Army (see also 1776)

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North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes raising of two regiments on Sept 1, 1775:

1st North Carolina Regiment Commanded by Col. James Moore, later by Col. Francis Nash; Authorized Sept. 1775; Organized fall of 1775 (see also 1776)
2nd North Carolina Regiment Commanded by Col. Robert Howe, later by Col. Alex Martin; Authorized Sept. 1775; Organized fall of 1775 (see also 1776)

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South Carolina authorizes raising of four regiments on 6 June 1775:

1st South Carolina Regiment Commanded by Col. Gadsen; Authorized June 1775 in SC State Troops; Organized in summer 1775; Adopted Nov. 1775 into Continental Army
2nd South Carolina Regiment Commanded by Col. Moultrie; Authorized June 1775 in the South Carolina State Troops; Organized in summer 1775; Adopted Nov. 1775 into Continental Army
3rd South Carolina Regiment
(aka South Carolina Regiment of Horse Rangers) 		Commanded by Col. Thompson; Authorized June 1775 in South Carolina State Troops as the South Carolina Regiment of Horse Rangers; Organized in summer 1775; Redesignated 12 November 1775; Adopted July 1776 into Continental Army
4th South Carolina Regiment Commanded by Col. Robert; Authorized Nov. 1775; Organized Nov-Dec 1775; Adopted June 1776 into Continental Army

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Canada:

The Canadian Regiment Commanded by Col. ? ;Authorized & Organized Nov. 1775 (see also 1776)

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