2ND LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT

Dragoons | 2nd Light Dragoon Regiment

History

Organized December 1777 and January 1778 at Wethersfield, CT and Middlebrook, NJ, 4 Troops CT, 1 Troop MA, and 1 Troop from NJ.

Entered Valley Forge with 140 assigned, 135 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge same month (January 1778).

Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia

Field Officers

• Colonel Elisha Sheldon
• Lt. Colonel Samuel Blogden
• Major Benjamin Talmadge

Company Commanders

• Captain Epnphras Bull
• Captain Nathaniel Crafts
• Captain Thomas Y. Seymour
• Captain John Shethar
• Captain John Webb

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Benjamin Woodruff
• Quartermaster Horace Seymore
• Paymaster William Stanton
• Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Loring
• Surgeon’s Mate David Mumford

1ST LIGHT DRAGOON REGIMENT

Dragoons | 1st Light Dragoon Regiment

History

Organized June-September 1776 at Williamsburg, VA, from recruits from eastern and northern Virginia.

Entered Valley Forge with 136 men assigned and 115 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge the same month with the same numbers.

Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia.

Field Officers

• Colonel Theodorik Bland
• Lt. Colonel Benjamin Temple
• Major John Jameson

Company Commanders

• Captain John Belfield
• Captain Richard Call
• Captain Alexander Dendridge
• Captain Guthberet Harrison
• Captain Lewellen Jones
• Captain Henry Lee

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain Thomas Davis
• Quartermaster John Hughes
• Adjutant Andrew Nixon
• Paymaster Christian Brayman
• Paymaster Barryman Green
• Surgeon Rose
• Surgeon’s Mate Patrick Carne
• Sergeant Major John Gordon
• Drum Major John Mclean

1ST DELAWARE REGIMENT

Stirling’s Division | 1st Maryland Brigade | 1st Delaware Regiment

History

Organized January 13, 1776 from Kent, Sussex, and New Castle Counties.

Entered Valley Forge in May 1778 with 321 men assigned and 203 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 360 assigned and 211 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Chesapeake Bay, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Trenton-Princeton, New York 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel David Hall
• Lt. Colonel Charles Pope
• Major Joseph Vaughan

Company Commanders

• Captain James Moore
• Captain John Patton
• Captain Enoch Anderson
• Captain Cord Hazzard
• Captain Peter Jaquett
• Captain Robert Kirkwood
• Captain John Learmouth
• 1st Lieutenant John Rhodes
• 1st Lieutenant Joseph Wild

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Thomas Anderson
• Adjutant James Lucas
• Paymaster John Yates
• Surgeon Reuben Gilder
• Surgeon’s Mate John Platt

8TH CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Varnum’s Brigade | 8th Connecticut Regiment

History

Organized January-April 1777 at Danbury from Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven, and New London Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 506 assigned, 264 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 346 assigned, 233 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Long Island 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel John Chandler
• Lt. Colonel Thomas Dyer
• Major Joseph Hait

Company Commanders

• Captain Paul Brigham
• Captain Samual Mattocks
• Captain Theophils Monson
• Captain David Smith
• Captain Silvanus Brown
• Captain Samuel Comstock
• Captain Nehemiah Rice
• Captain Samuel Sanford

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain Hazekiah Ripley
• Quartermaster Aaron Comstock
• Adjutant Nehemiah Rice
• Adjutant Asahel Hodge
• Paymaster Richard Sill
• Surgeon David Holmes
• Surgeon’s Mate Solomon Howe
• Surgeon’s Mate Gershwin Gilbert
• Quartermaster Sergeant William Beamont
• Sergeant Major Eli Curtis
• Sergeant Major James Olmsted
• Drum Major Samuel Smith
• Fife Major Miles Dunbar

7TH CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Huntington’s Brigade | 7th Connecticut Regiment

History

Organized January 1777 at New Medford from Litchfield, Fairfield, New Haven, and New London Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 536 men assigned, 358 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 1st Connecticut Regiment, 869 assigned, 551 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia

Field Officers

• Colonel Heman Swift
• Lt. Colonel Josiah Starr
• Major John Sedwick

Company Commanders

• Captain Phineas Beardsley
• Captain Aaron Stevens
• Captain Ebenezer Hills
• Captain Titus Watson
• Captain Theodore Woodbridge
• Captain Albert Chapman
• Captain Stephen Hall
• Captain Thomas Converse

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Henry Daggett
• Adjutant Tryal Tanner
• Paymaster William Nichols
• Surgeon Isaac Swift
• Surgeon Lancalot Jockques
• Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Todd
• Quartermaster Sergeant John F. Lacy
• Sergeant Major James Bennet
• Drum Major William Chandler
• Fife Major Benjamin Wright

5TH CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Huntington’s Brigade | 5th Connecticut Regiment

History

Organized January 1777 at Danbury from Fairfield, Hartford, and Litchfield Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 479 men assigned, 277 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge combined with 2nd Connecticut Regiment.

Previous Engagements: Connecticut 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Philip Bradley
• Lt. Colonel Mathew Mead
• Major Jonathan Johnson

Company Commanders

• Captain Josiah Child
• Captain Eli Catlin
• Captain Samuel Hait
• Captain Josiah Lacey
• Captain Abner Prior
• Captain Ezekiel Sanford
• Captain Soloman Strong
• Captain Joseph A Wright

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster James Whelpley
• Adjutant Hezekiah Rogers
• Paymaster Job Smith
• Surgeon Benjamin Putman
• Surgeon’s Mate Jabez Smith
• Quartermaster Sergeant Jasper Mead
• Quartermaster Sergeant Daniel Brown
• Sergeant Major Joseph Ogden
• Sergeant Major Samuel Deforiat
• Drum Major Ezra Williams
• Fife Major Allyn Prior

4TH CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Varnum’s Brigade | 4th Connecticut Regiment

History

Organized January 1777 at Norwich from New London, Windham, and Hartford Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 515 assigned, 272 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 333 assigned, 234 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel John Durkee
• Lt. Colonel Giles Russell
• Major John Summer

Company Commanders

• Captain Abner Bacon
• Captain Beriah Bill
• Captain Andrew Fitch
• Captain John Harmon
• Captain Robert Wallam
• Captain Elisha Lee
• Captain Nathaniel Webb
• Captain Robert Durkee
• Captain John McGriegier
• Captain Simon Spaulding

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Andrew Wheatly
• Adjutant Elchu Marvin
• Paymaster William Adams
• Surgeon Samuel Lee
• Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Knight
• Quartermaster Sergeant Jedediah Hyde
• Sergeant Major Diah Hartshorn
• Drum Major Cooper Polegreen
• Fife Major Peter Rogers

2ND CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Huntington’s Brigade | 2nd Connecticut Regiment

History

Formed January 1, 1777, at Danbury from Fairfield, Hartford, and Windham Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 362 men assigned of which 286 were fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge June 1778 with 340 assigned, 260 fit for duty. Left Valley Forge with 5th Connecticut Regiment.

Previous engagements: Connecticut 1777, New York 1777, Hudson Highlands, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Charles Webb
• Lt. Colonel Isaac Sherman
• Major Hezekiah Holdridge

Company Commanders

• Captain Stephen Bett
• Captain James Beebee
• Captain Ichabod Hinckley
• Captain William Manning
• Captain John Mills
• Captain Jonathan Parker
• Captain David Parson
• Captain Amos Walbridge
• Captain Samuel Granger

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain John Elliot
• Adjutant Henry Ten Eyck
• Paymaster Charles Webb
• Surgeon Noah Coleman
• Surgeon’s Mate Isaac Day
• Quartermaster Sergeant Samuel Whitten
• Quartermaster Sergeant Jabez Parson
• Sergeant Major Samuel Hickok
• Drum Major Enos Fountain
• Fife Major Porter Walbridge

1ST CONNECTICUT REGIMENT

Lee’s Division | Huntington’s Brigade | 1st Connecticut Regiment

History

Organized January 4, 1777, at Norwich from New London, Windham, and Hartford Counties.

Entered Valley Forge with 562 men assigned, 393 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with the 7th Connecticut Regiment, 486 assigned, 551 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge as part of Lee’s Division.

Previous engagements: New York City 1777, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Notes

Colonel Prentice not at VF, resigned May 1778.

Field Officers

• Colonel Josiah Starr
• Major David Sill
• Major Christopher Darrow

Company Commanders

• Captain William Belcher
• Captain Christopher Darrow
• Captain James Aldridge
• Captain Eliphalet Holmes
• Captain William Richards
• Captain John Shumway
• Captain Benjamin Throop
• Captain Christopher Ely

Regimental Staff

• Chaplain John Ellis
• Quartermaster Paul Percival
• Adjutant Ezra Selden
• Adjutant John Mix
• Paymaster Rufus Abell
• Surgeon Albigence Waldo
• Surgeon’s Mate Samuel Brown
• Quartermaster Sergeant William Tracy
• Sergeant Major Roger Mannind
• Sergeant Major Hezkh Buckingham
• Drum Major Ephram Coy
• Drum Major William Brown

ARTIFICER REGIMENT

Brigade of Artillery | Artificer Regiment

Staff Officers

Colonel Benjamin Flower

Company Commanders

Captain Christian Beackley

1st Lieutenant Daniel Evans

Regimental Staff