RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT' MEN

IN TilE

I.-VV AR OF THE REVOLUTION.

II.--VVAR OF 1812.

III.--MEXICAN VVAR.

r:OMPILED BY AUTHORYI'Y 0]' THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

. UNDElt DIHIW'l'ION 01<' THE

ADJUT ANTS-G ENERALBrig.-Ge[). STEPHEN n. SMITH,

Adjutant-General, 1885-1886,

Brig.-Gen. FREDERICK E. CAMP,

Adjutant-General, 1887-1888,

Brig.·Gen. LUCIUS A. BARBOUR,

Adjutant-General, 1889.

Col. GEOHGE Iv!. WHITE,

Asst. Adjutant-General from 1885.

HARTFORD:1-889.

·NOTE.-~

[Pay 1'0

nentalArmy !Imiles travel in

SUl!lnclli'enn,John Downs,IsaacE. Marsl]JohnBryant,Lcwis:1vIallet,NewtonPruddMosesUalery,~~lishaClarke.JohnBnc.kingh'rYly Miles, ...Chauncy ClarkClarkeToJes, .Hiel Olarke, ..'l'itnolhyIIiggilehabod AtwatNathanNettletAillosOlarke, ;DaVid Smith, ..-----

£434 Os Oil

,Sums Paid.

146

16122217222431

242316

'rime ofDischarge.

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Oct. 5

Time ofMarching.

R·EGIMENT

MEN'S NAMES.

Abijah St. John, .Ephraim Humsey, .James Nichols, .Jesse Nichols, .]\loses Grummon, .WilJiam Scott, Jun', .Abijah ]\lead,., .David Mead, , ' .Danl! Scott, ' .Joseph Patcher, Jr., .Joseph Jessup, .Seth Baker, .John Stuart, .Albert Stuart, .. _ .Simeon Stuart, .Nathan Williams, .Strong Comstock, '"Isaac Gregory, .Seth Raymond, .Jehiel Raymond, .Danl! Waistcoat, .James Baker, .Saml! Gregory, .Thaddeus Keeler, Corpl., ..

David Dunning, ..... _ .Summers Middlebrooks, .Reuben Betts, .

OFFICERS' NAMES.

Cap' Nathaniel Bunnel, .Capt .J osiah Ferrill, .Capt Elisha Hall, .Cap' John Lewis-E. Porter, , .. , .. 'Capt Samuel Bronson, .Capt Ambrose Hine, .Capt Caleb Hall S. Johnson, .Capt Ephriam Cook, , .Cap t John W oodrufl', .Cap' Benjamin Richard' , .Cap' Charles Norton, .Capt Nathaniel Barnes, '

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Oct. 77

Oct. 16" 16" 16" 15" 15" 17" 16

" 17

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 17" 15

Oct. 1412

Oct. 16

Deserted.

£25141518122015

96

2215

1917

Sl1ms Paid.

Oct. 1930

Oct. 3030

Oct. 30

Oct. 3020

Oct. 30

Oct. 30

Oct. 30

Time ofDischarge.

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Oct. 5"

Time ofMarching.

Captain: Nathan Gilbert, Marched Oct. 5th; disc. Oct. 30th.

Lieutenant: , .. Daniel Hurlburt, Marched Oct. 5th; disc. Oct. 30th.

LIEUT.-COLONEL

OFFICERS' NAMES.

CAPTAIN GILBERT'S COMPANY.

Capt Bezaliel Ives, ' .L' Abraham Stanley, .L' James Hough, , .Capt Jesse Curtis, .Capt Phinehas Castle, .L' John Hough, .Capt Joseph Guernsey, , .V Aaron Benedict, .Capt Jotham Curtis, , '"Capt Thomas Fenn, ' .

Capt Oliver Stanley, - , ·1

Ensign Lucius Tuttle, .Capt Jesse Moss, .

MEN'S NAMES.

["Abstract of Money paid as a Bounty at Fiskkell in the .month of Octr., 1777, by Lieut.-Colo J. Baldwin, to aRe imi;,;Militia then under his Command, from the State of Connecticut, whICh had been ordered to march to aid the Continental Ar~' o~nt~fNorth River."] t e

fPay abstract of his" Company in Col. John Mead's Regiment of Militia who joined Col. Saml! Whiting's Regt. oforder Brigr. GenII Silliman in a shortcampaign at Fishkill, &c., in October, 1777, allowing 20 miles travel per day to return borne,The deserter no time allowed to return home in."]

Azor Mead. Serjt., .. , .....Jeremb Grumman, Serjt., ..J eremb Betts, Serjt., .Samuel Betts, Corp', .Nathan Olmsted, .Jesse Betts, - .Silas Olmsted, .

\ Thad' Dunning, .

..@- Deada,te Gaylord, .V2"~Abel Whitlock, ..~' Consider Chard, .T Joseph Burchard, .

Isaac Deforest, .J esse Birchard, ; .Saml! Starling, .Justus Keeler, .Hezekh Whitlock, .Ebenez' Fitch, .Saml Lockwood, .John Rockwell, 3d •••••••••

Aaron Grummon, ' .Asahel Raymond, .David Keeler, .Ebenez' Gilbert, .

Uriah Betts, ·1

Peter St. John, Jun', .....•Phineas St. John, .

COL. SILLIMAN'S, 1776.

FIRST BATTALION, WADSWORTH'S. BRIGADE.

Captain, .... Nathan Hurd, .·····1

1,t Lieut., .. Elisha Brace, J Litchfield Co.2d L}eut., . ,N~ah Judson, Lieut. Brace disc. in Oct.EnSIgn, .,. ElIsha Clark, .

FIFTH COllIPANY.

SEVENTH COMPANY.

EIGHTH COJJIPANY.

Ensign, .... Ebenezer Olmsted, .. Ridgefield.

Ensign, .... Gideon Waterbury, .. Stamford.

Captain, .... I\euben Bostwick, I1'l Lieut.".Isaac DeForrest, JIL'tcl f 11 C2" Lieut., .. Israel Baldwin, , . I IIC ( o.Ensign, .... Lazarns Ruggles, .

SIXTH COMPANY.

Captain, .... Silvanus Brown, '.... Stamford, ..... Re-ent. "Conn.Line" in '77.

1,t Lieut., .. Joseph ,'\Tebb, Jr., .. Stamford.2d Lieut., .. Thaddeus 'Weed, .... Stamford, ..... Hc-ent. "Conn.Line" in '77.

. Captain, .... Gama'l Northrup, Jr. Ridgefield.1't Lieut., .. James Betts, Ridgefield.2d Licut., . John St. John, Ridgefield, Re-ent. "Conn.Linc" in '77.

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FOURTH COMPANY.

Captain, IV"'. GayI'd Hubbell .N ew Fairfield.1" Lient., Peter Penfield, '. .~ I~icut., Seth Abbott, --'Dslgn, Benjamin Hickox, ---

THIRD COMPANY.

Ensign, ..... Daniel Duncan, ..... ---.

Captain, Zalmon Read; Redding.1'\ Lient., Ezekiel Sanford [Redding], .. , .Re·ent. "Conn.

, - Line" in '77.

2: I~ieut., Ebenezer Banks, Jr.,.Greenfield.EnsIgn, Joslma Adams, ---.

SECOND COMPANY .

FIRST COMPANY.

Cllp,tain,.... George Benjamin; Stratford.I" Lieut., .. '-Wakeman Burr, , .Fairfield.2'\Ueut., Josiah Lacey, Stmtford, Re-ent. "Conn.Line" in '77.

Colonel: Gold Selleck Silliman, Fairfield, Com. Col. , June 20, '76; presen t with the. ·Hegt. in the actions above named;part of time in command of brigadeof mil. Later, Brig.·Gen. mil.

Lieut.-Colonel: J ohn Cha~.dler, _ Newtown, _Com. June 20, '76; present during cam-paign; cont. in service as Col. of SU'

Regt. "Conn. Line."

~Ill.jor: :1IIatthew :/rIead, N orwalk, Com. June 20, '76; present during cam-paign; cont. as Lt.-CoL 8th Reg!."Conn. Line."

Surgeon ,J ames Cogswell, 'Windham, Served subsequently at times as Surgeonof mil.

Adjutant: Aaron Comstock, ---, , .Appears also as Q,uartermaster.

Q,m\rtermaster: Josiah Lacey, , Stratford, See Lieuts. First Co.

[Ball.alion raised under Act of Legislature, June, '76, to reinforce 'Washington's army at N. Y. Served on the Brooklyn front a. v days before and during battle of L. 1. Aug. 27; in the retreat to N. Y. Aug. 29-30; stationed in N. Y. City, undcr Gen. Putnam,

~e~lnarrowIY escll.ped capture on retreatfrom the city, Sept. 15; posted on Harlem (Washington) Heights until battle of 'White Plains,~~t. 28, in which it was.eng;~ged a'Jd,snffered so~ne loss. Term expired.Dee. 25, '76. A number of the officers and men re-entered theservice in the "COI111.Lllle, Jan. 1, 77. Rolls llleomplete.] .

·.9ap~in, .... Abraham Mead, ..... Greenwich, ... Rept. "dead" in. :.. ;'i •••.. : •.••• Oct.1'1Lieut S' I'::.··::24:L'· ', Iffion ngersoll, .... --- ..

"'E leut., Henry'" arren GreenWICh."-"-:'., n ",> t'y ( " •••••

·:)},::;.~~~D,..... Thomas Hobby, ..... Grcenwich.

MISSING, &0., AT BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, OCT. 28. 1776.-Private John Farrind, killed. j\,[issing, Serjt. D. Hendrick,Hez. ,Vard, Privates David Sherwood, Jared Hine, Richard Johnson

MISSING, &0., IN RE'l'REAT FR01I NEW YORK, SEPT. 15, 1776.-Privates, John Brown, Joseph Beers, John lIfegraw, DanielDaniel Smith, Reuben Salmon, Oaleb Pitts, Wj]]jam .:N[orrison, Timothy Knapp, George :NIj]]s,John Waters, JohnOharles Powers, Joseph Trowbridge, Asa Atwood.

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William Scott, Jun'.Reuben Jackson.GamaJiel Benedict.Bernabas HamJin.Israel White.Ezekiel Whitney.Amon Craw.David H[j,ul.Sihs Rockwell..IOllDBennet.Thomas J arves.J eremifLh Olmsted.Abraham Betts.Lockwood Keeler. ):7Hezekiah Whitlock.Josiah Taylor.Bartholemew Persons.Enoc Olmsted.Elijah Kellogg.

NAMES -~1fDRANK.

COMPANY.

Trobridge Bennet.Arthur 1:<'orre8ter.Nathaniel SterJing.Levi Keeler.Aaron Keeler.Isaac Olmsted.Jared Hine.Joseph 'rrobridge.Moses Gilbert.David Hoyt .Stephen Biers.Newton Hine.Dennis Oollins.James Nichols.Uriah Keeler.Stephen Remington.Nathaniel Northrup.David Lavoke.Zopher Weeks.

NAMES AND RANK.

NORTHRUP'SCAPT AIN

Drummer.John Joice.

Serjt. Willi[j,m Phelps in Capt.. Hubbell's Co. David Austin and Joseph Martin, privates in the Regt.

CASUAL TIES.

Serjeants.Thaddeus Keeler.Aaron Oomstock.Gamaliel Osborn.Salmon IIubbel.

Corporals.William Lee.Benajah Northrup.John Thomas.

RUlES AND RANK.

OONNEOTICUT IN THE REVOLUTION.

Fifer.Samuel Deforest.

Privates.Jeremiah Meed, Jun'.Matthew Meed.

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