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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. The regiment was adopted into the
Continental Army on
14 June 1775 and 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.
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 assigned 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
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