United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 15th
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United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 15th
Massachusetts Regiment, 15th
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Massachusetts Regiment, 15th
15th Massachusetts Regiment
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15th Massachusetts Regiment
Col. Timothy Bigelow's Regiment
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Col. Timothy Bigelow's Regiment
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The Regiment was organized in spring, 1777, at Boston and consisted of eight companies from Worcester, Middlesex, Cumberland, Essex, Berkshire, and Bristol counties. In June 1777, it was assigned the 2nd Mass. Brigade, an element of the Highlands Dept. The Regiment was relieved from the Dept. and assigned to the Northern Dept. on July 4, 1777. In Sept. 1777, the Regiment participated in the first battle of Saratoga. (For further information see R.K. Wright's book entitled, The Contintental Army (1983), a copy of which is in Park's Government Documents.).
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