Massachusetts Regiments That Served Philadelphia's Defense and Afterwards Wintered At Valley Forge
This is looking to see if there is an obvious personal link between any Continental officers of likely regiments and John Dirlam, or anyone else I recognize from Becket/Blandford. Sadly, I don't see one. But it would have been a shame to have missed such an obvious link, just for not looking. Below are the field officers, company commanders and surgeons serving Massachusetts regiments at Valley Forge. Every one of these regiments also served in the defense of Philadelphia, according to either https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Line or ValleyForgeMusterroll.org.The most interesting name here is Col. William Shephard. His son, also called William Shepard, went to Washington County, New York around the time of the exodus from Becket/Blandford, 1795-1800, like John Dirlam. And 10 years later moved further west to Canandaigua, like Dirlam's sons.
Vose's Regiment / Paterson's Regiment / 1st Massachusetts / 15th Continental:
- Colonel Joseph Vose
- Lt. Colonel Elijah Vose
- Major Thomas Cogswell
- Captains Moses Ashley, Nathaniel Cushing, Robert Davis, Abraham Hunt, Jeremiah Miller, George Smith, Orringh Stoddard, Abraham Tuckerman
- Surgeon John Crain
- Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Fisk
Bailey's Regiment / Thomas' Regiment / 2nd Massachusetts / 23rd Continental:
- Colonel John Bailey
- Lt. Colonel John Bailey
- Major Andrew Peters
- Captains Judah Alden, Ephraim Burr, Samuel Darby, George Dunham, Hugh Maxwell, Isaac Warren, Seth Drew
- 1st Lieutenant Jacob Allen
- Surgeon John Hart
- Surgeon’s Mate Timothy Smith
- Colonel William Shephard
- Lt. Colonel Ebenezer Sprout
- Major Warham Parks
- Major Jonathan Allen
- Captains Job Alvord, Labbous Ball, Seth Bannister, Thomas Fish, Caleb Keep, Moses Knapp, Simon Learned, Isaac Pope, Reuben Slayton, George Webb
- Surgeon Jonathan King
- Surgeon Josiah Harvey
- Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterhouse
- Surgeon’s Mate Daniel Bartlet
Sargent's Regiment / 8th Massachusetts / 16th Continental:
- Colonel Michael Jackson
- Lt. Colonel John Brooks
- Major William Hull
- Captain James Bancroft, John Burnham, Ebenezer Cleaveland, Ephraim Cleaveland, James Keith, James Varnum, John Wiley, Benjamin Brown
- Surgeon Walter Hastings
- Surgeon’s Mate Calvin Scott
Wesson's Regiment / Gerrish's Regiment / 9th Massachusetts / 26th Continental Regiment:
- Colonel James Wesson
- Lt. Colonel James Mellen
- Captains Samuel Bartlett, John Blanchard, Samuel Carr, Abraham Childs, Amos Cogswell, Nathan Dix, Joseph Pettingill, Nahum Ward
- Surgeon John Thomas
- Surgeon’s Mate Henry Adams
Marshal's Regiment / 10th Massachusetts:
- Colonel Thomas Marshall
- Lt. Colonel Joseph Thompson
- Major Nathaniel Winslow
- Captains Benjamin Walcott, Amasa Soper, Josiah Smith, William Warner, Philip Thomas, Samuel King, Christopher Marshall, Jacob Wales
- Surgeon John Jones
- Surgeon James Parker
- Surgeon’s Mate Daniel Bartlet
- Surgeon’s Mate Elisha Skinner
Frances' Regiment / 11th Massachusetts:
- Colonel Benjamin Tupper
- Lt. Colonel Noah M. Littlefield
- Major William Lithgow
- Captains Daniel Wheelwright, Moses Greenleaf, Richard Mayberry, Samuel Page, John Skillings, George White
- Lieutenant William Burley
Phinney's Regiment /12th Massachusetts / 18th Continental Regiment:
- Colonel Samuel Brewer
- Lt. Colonel Samuel Carlton
- Major Tobias Fernald
- Captains Nathan Watkins, Elisha Brewer, Daniel Merrill, Silas Burbank, James Donnell, John Chadwick, Joseph Jenkins, Enos Stone
- Surgeon Paletiah Warren
- Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterbuse
- Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Gardner
Brewer's Regiment / 13th Massachusetts / 6th Continental:
- Colonel Edward Wigglesworth
- Lt. Colonel Dudley Coleman
- Major John Porter
- Captains Arron Haynes, Nathaniel Alexander, Noah Allen, Nicholas Blasdall, Israel Davis, Matthew Fairfield, Daniel Pillsbury, Thomas Wettington
- Surgeon John Wingate
- Surgeon’s Mate Joshia Chase
Bradford's Regiment / 14th Massachusetts:
- Colonel Gamaliel Bradford
- Lt. Colonel Barakieh Bassett
- Major Samuel Tubbs
- Captains Zebedee Redding, Joseph Wadsworth, Thomas Turner, James Cooper, Elinathan Haskell, Joshua Eddy, John Lamonts, Josiah Stetson, John Russell
- Surgeon Samuel Finley
- Surgeon John Wingate
- Surgeon’s Mate George Fairbanks
- Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Clark
Patterson's Regiment / 15th Massachusetts:
- Colonel Timothy Bigelow
- Lt. Colonel Henry Haskell
- Major Hugh Maxwell
- Major David Bradish
- Captains Daniel Barnes, Joshua Brown, Paul Ellis, William Gates, Joseph Hodgkins, Adam Martin, Edmund Munro, Silvanus Smith
- Surgeon James E.B. Finley
- Surgeon’s Mate William S. Little
The surgeons were:
- Surgeon John Crain
- Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Fisk
- Surgeon John Hart
- Surgeon’s Mate Timothy Smith
- Surgeon Jonathan King
- Surgeon Josiah Harvey
- Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterhouse
- Surgeon’s Mate Daniel Bartlet
- Surgeon Walter Hastings
- Surgeon’s Mate Calvin Scott
- Surgeon John Thomas
- Surgeon’s Mate Henry Adams
- Surgeon John Jones
- Surgeon James Parker
- Surgeon’s Mate Daniel Bartlet
- Surgeon’s Mate Elisha Skinner
- Surgeon Paletiah Warren
- Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterbuse
- Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Gardner
- Surgeon John Wingate
- Surgeon’s Mate Joshia Chase
- Surgeon Samuel Finley
- Surgeon John Wingate
- Surgeon’s Mate George Fairbanks
- Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Clark
- Surgeon James E.B. Finley
- Surgeon’s Mate William S. Little
State & County Troops Sent to Reinforce the Continentals
Colonel John Moseley's Regiment (3rd Hampshire County) - served 9 months at Fishkill in 1778
Colonel Thomas Nixon's Regiment (6th Massachusetts) - 1777 to 1780
Nixon's orderly books are preserved at the New-York Historical Society. Here's a resource for many many many orderly books - http://www.revwar75.com/
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