1st Massachusetts Regiment

1st Massachusetts Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1st Massachusetts Regiment


caption=
country=
allegiance=Continental Congress of the United States
type=Infantry
branch=
dates=1775-1776; 1779-1783
specialization=
command_structure=Massachusetts Line
size=
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=Bunker Hill
notable_commanders=Colonel John Paterson (politician) Lieutenant Colonel Seth Read

anniversaries=Campaign
name=Boston campaign, 1775–1776
battles=Boston siegeBunker HillDorchester Heights
The 1st Massachusetts Regiment was authorized on April 23, 1775 in the Massachusetts State Troops as Paterson's Regiment under Colonel John Paterson and was organized at Cambridge, colony of Massachusetts during the spring of 1775 constiting of eleven companies of volunteers from Berkshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Middlesex, Worcester, York counties and the county of Litchfield in the colony of Connecticut. The regiment was adopted into the main Continental Army on 14 June 1775 and was assigned to Heath's Brigade on 22 July 1775. On 1 January 1776 the regiment (less two companies) was consolidated with Sayer's and Sullivan's companies of Scammon's Regiment; re-organized to eight companies and redesignated as the 15th Continental Regiment of Heath's Brigade.

The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

1779-1783

On 1 August 1779 Vose's Regiment was redesignated as the 1st Masschusetts Regiment of the 2nd Massachusetts Brigade in the Highland's Department. On 1 January 1781 the regiment was re-assigned to the 1st Massachusetts Brigade in the Highland's Department and was disbanded on 3 November 1783 at West Point, New York.Lineage carried on by the U.S. 104th Infantry Regiment.

ee also

*15th Continental Regiment
*Vose's Regiment

References

*cite book | last=Wright | first=Richard K. | authorlink= | coauthors= | editor= | others= | title=The Continental Army | origdate= | origyear=1983 | origmonth= | url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm | format=HTML | accessdate=June 25| accessyear=2006 | accessmonth= | edition= | date= | year= | month= | publisher=Center of Military History | location= | language= | id= | pages= | chapter=Lineage | chapterurl=


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