1ST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

Contents

Summary

1776 as 5th Continental Regt.

1777-1783

Members of the Regiment

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

Summary

The '1st New Hampshire Regiment' was authorized as New Hampshire State Troops on 22 May 1775 and was organized as ten companies of 800 volunteers from Hillsborough and Rockingham counties of the colony of New Hampshire at Medford, Massachusetts commanded by John Stark and was adopted into the Continental Army on 14 June 1775. The regiment was assigned to 'Sullivan's Brigade' on 22 July 1775. The regiment was redesignated as the 5th Continental Regiment on 1 January 1776. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

1776 as 5th Continental Regt.

The 5th Continental Regiment was formed when the 1st New Hampshire Regiment was redesignated on 1 January 1776 as eight companies in 'Sullivan's Brigade' in the main Continental Army. On 27 April 1776 the regiment was relieved from the brigade and assigned to the Canadian Department. On 2 July 1776 the regiment was re-assigned to the Northern Department and on 20 July 1776 it was assigned to 'Stark's Brigade'. On 26 November 1776 the regiment was re-assigned to the main Continental Army and later assigned to 'Sullivan's Brigade'. On 1 January 1777 was re-organized to eight companies and redesignated as the 1st New Hampshire Regiment.

1777-1783

On 1 January 1777, the 5th Continental Regiment was re-organized to eight companies and redesignated as the '1st New Hampshire Regiment' in ' Sullivan's Brigade' of the main Continental Army. The regiment was relieved from the brigade on 14 February 1777, and assigned to the Northern Department. On 28 April 1777, the regiment was asssigned to the 'New Hampshire Brigade'. On 20 October 1777, the brigade was re-assigned to the main Continental Army and re-organized to nine companies on 23 December 1778. The brigade was re-assigned to the Highland's Department on 19 August 1781. Between 10-14 October, 1781, the brigade was re-assigned to the Northern Department. On 12 November 1782, the brigade was re-assigned to the main Continental Army. The regiment was redesignated as the New Hampshire Regiment and re-organized as nine companies on 1 March 1783.

Members of the Regiment

★ John Stark

★ Joseph Cilley

★ Henry Dearborn

★ Caleb Stark

★ John Simpson (soldier)

★ Isaac Wyman

★ Nathaniel Hutchins (lieutenant and later captain, and good friend of Henry Dearborn)

See also

★ 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment (American Civil War)

★ 5th Continental Regiment

★ New Hampshire Regiment

References

★ The Continental Army, , Richard K., Wright, Center of Military History, ,

★ ''"Death Seem'd to Stare": The New Hampshire And Rhode Island Regiments at Valley Forge'' by Joseph Lee Boyle, Clearfield Co, 1995 ISBN 0806352671

Bibliography

External links

★ 1st New Hampshire Regiment - reenactment website