Papers, 1767-1780.

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Papers, 1767-1780.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259611

This collection contains a complete record of the units under Peters' command in the period 1775 to 1780, but especially for the period 1776 to 1777. The collection includes muster and enlistment rolls, pay records, equipment rolls, accounts, court-martial records, and a few items of correspondence.

1 box (182 items)

Gadsden Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6957730

Gadsden Public Library

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United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 15th

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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 ...

United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 13th

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Peters, Andrew, 1742-1822

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Andrew Peters ( -1822) of Mendon, Mass., served in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army. He was a Captain in the Massachusetts Regiment of Joseph Read, May to December 1775, and a Captain in the 13th Continental Infantry, June to December 1776. He also served as a Major in the 2nd Massachusetts, and as Lieutenant Colonel in the 15th Massachusetts before his resignation in November 1779. From the description of Papers, 1767-1780. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat reco...

United States. Continental Army. Colonel Read's Massachusetts Battalion.

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United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1777-1783)

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Regiment formed by John Bailey, November 1, 1776; discharged November 3, 1783. In 1782 it was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Sprout. From the description of Orderly book, 1782. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770284 John Bailey's regiment, subsequently numbered the 2nd Massachusetts, was created November 1, 1776 and served until November 3, 1783 when it was discharged. From January 1, 1781 to November 3, 1783, the regiment was ...