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The American Army in 1775

Massachusetts Regiments

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)

New Hampshire Regiments

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)

Rhode Island Regiments

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

Connecticut Regiments

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 Waterbury
  • Authorized 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

New York Regiments

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;

Maryland Companies

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

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

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

New Jersey Battalions

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

Virginia Regiments

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)

North Carolina Regiments

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)

South Carolina Regiments

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

Canadian Regiments

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