7th Connecticut Regiment
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The 7th Connecticut Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776 at New Milford, Connecticut
. The regiment would see action in the Battle of Brandywine
, Battle of Germantown
and the Battle of Monmouth
. The regiment was merged into the 5th Connecticut Regiment
on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York
and disbanded on November 15, 1783.
A Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Most of its enlistment was in the Department of the South, but after early 1864, it was transferred to Virginia to join the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James. It finished the war in North Carolina.
New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford is a town in southern Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States north of Danbury, on the Housatonic River. It is the largest town in the state in terms of land area at nearly . The population was 28,671 according to the Census Bureau's 2006 estimates...
. The regiment would see action in the Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of the Brandywine or the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British defeated the Americans and...
, Battle of Germantown
Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington...
and the Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court...
. The regiment was merged into the 5th Connecticut Regiment
5th Connecticut Regiment
The 5th Connecticut Regiment was raised on April 27, 1775 at Danbury, Connecticut under the command of David Waterbury. The Regiment was one of six formed by the Connecticut Legislature in response to the hostilities at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The Fifth would see its first action...
on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New York
West Point, New York
West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...
and disbanded on November 15, 1783.
A Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Most of its enlistment was in the Department of the South, but after early 1864, it was transferred to Virginia to join the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James. It finished the war in North Carolina.
External links
- the Seventh Connecticut at the Battle of Olustee
- Bibliography of Connecticut's participation in the Continental Army compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History