12th Massachusetts Regiment

a regiment in the American Revolution the regiment in the American Civil War 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Phinney's Regiment18th Continental Regiment12th Massachusetts Regiment 1775-1781 Continental Congress of the United States Infantry Regiment Massachusetts Line American Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill Saratoga Monmouth Colonel Phinney The 12th Massachusetts Regiment, also known as 18th Continental Regiment and Phinney's Regiment, was raised on April 23, 1775, under Colonel Edmund Phinney outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York. External links Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History History of Colonel Edmund Phinney's Eighteenth continental regiment, twelve ...by Nathan Goold 12th Massachusetts Regiment Category:Military units and formations established in 1775 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1781