15th Massachusetts Regiment

a regiment in the American Revolution the regiment in the American Civil War 15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 15th Massachusetts Regiment Continental Congress of the United States Infantry 1776-1781 Massachusetts Line Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Rhode Island Colonel Timothy Bigelow Saratoga campaign, 1777 Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights) Philadelphia campaign participation, 1777–1778 Brandywine –– Paoli - Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Monmouth Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781 Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights The 15th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Timothy Bigelow at Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Massachusetts contribution to the Resolve of 88 Regiments.Wright, Continental Army; 91, 92fn. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York. References Wright, Robert K. The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History, 1983. Available online https://web.archive.org/web/20191009065615/https://history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ContArmy/CA-fm.htm 2019-10-09 External links Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History 15th Massachusetts Regiment Category:Military units and formations established in 1776 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1781