American (Continental) Soldiers and Organizations in the American Revolution (1775-1783)
American (Continental) Soldiers and Organizations in the American Revolution (1775-1783)
Officially formed by an act of Congress on June 14, 1775, the United States Army was formed from volunteer militiamen who initially served their respective colonies/states. Once independence was declared and the nation organized its armed forces, the land component, known as the Continental Line (Army), was reorganized into departments and the individual state regiments were incorporated under the command of General George Washington.
Connecticut Regiments in the Revolution:- 1st Connecticut Regiment
- 2nd Connecticut Regiment
- 3rd Connecticut Regiment
- 4th Connecticut Regiment
- 5th Connecticut Regiment
- 6th Connecticut Regiment
- 8th Connecticut Regiment
- 9th Connecticut Regiment
- 10th Connecticut Regiment
- 17th Connecticut Regiment
- 19th Connecticut Regiment
- 20th Connecticut Regiment
- 22th Connecticut Regiment
- Elmore's Connecticut Regiment
- Burrall's Connecticut Regiment
- Ward's Connecticut Regiment
- Westmoreland's Connecticut Regiment
- The Delaware Regiment:
- 1st Georgia Regiment
- 2nd Georgia Regiment
- 3rd Georgia Regiment
- 4th Georgia Regiment
- Georgia Continental Artillery Companies
- Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers
Several independent units were formed during the war to protect the locals from Indians and British aggression. In northeastern Georgia, Cols. Elijah Clark, John Dooly, Andrew Pickens, and Lt. Col. James McCall raised a 500-man partisan unit that successfully defended their region from both Tory and British forces.
Maryland Regiments in the Revolution:- 1st Maryland Regiment
- 2nd Maryland Regiment
- 3rd Maryland Regiment
- 4th Maryland Regiment
- 5th Maryland Regiment
- 6th Maryland Regiment
- 7th Maryland Regiment
- Maryland State Artillery
- 1st Massachusetts Regiment
- 2nd Massachusetts Regiment
- 3rd Massachusetts Regiment
- 4th Massachusetts Regiment
- 5th Massachusetts Regiment
- 6th Massachusetts Regiment
- 7th Massachusetts Regiment
- 8th Massachusetts Regiment
- 9th Massachusetts Regiment
- 10th Massachusetts Regiment
- 11th Massachusetts Regiment
- 12th Massachusetts Regiment
- 13th Massachusetts Regiment
- 14th Massachusetts Regiment
- 15th Massachusetts Regiment
- 21st Massachusetts Regiment
- 25th Massachusetts Regiment
- Brewer's Regiment
- Bridge's Regiment
- Cotton's Regiment
- Danielson's Regiment
- Doolittle's Regiment
- Fellows's Regiment
- Frye's Regiment
- Henley's Additional Continental Regiment
- Henry Jackson's Additional Continental Regiment
- Lee's Additional Continental Regiment
- Porter's Regiment
- Scammon's Regiment
- Walker's Regiment
- Whitcomb's Regiment
- Woodbridge's Regiment
- 1st New Hampshire Regiment
- 2nd New Hampshire Regiment
- 3rd New Hampshire Regiment
- Bedel's Regiment
- Long's Regiment
- Whitcomb's Regiment
- 1st New Jersey Regiment
- 2nd New Jersey Regiment
- 3rd New Jersey Regiment
- 4th New Jersey Regiment
- 1st New York Regiment
- 2nd New York Regiment
- 3rd New York Regiment
- 4th New York Regiment
- 5th New York Regiment
- New York Provincial Company of Artillery
- Nicholsons Regiment
- 1st North Carolina Regiment
- 2nd North Carolina Regiment
- 3rd North Carolina Regiment
- 4th North Carolina Regiment
- 5th North Carolina Regiment
- 6th North Carolina Regiment
- 7th North Carolina Regiment
- 8th North Carolina Regiment
- 9th North Carolina Regiment
- 10th North Carolina Regiment
- Corps of North Carolina Light Dragons
- North Carolina Continental Artillery Company
Numerous independent units were formed during the war to protect the locals from both Indians and British Aggression.
Pennsylvania Regiments in the Revolution:- 1st Pennsylvania Regiment
- 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
- 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
- 4th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 5th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 6th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 7th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 8th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 9th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 10th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 11th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 12th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 13th Pennsylvania Regiment
- 14th Carlisle Independent Companies
- 1st Rhode Island Regiment
- 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
- Rhode Island Train of Artillery
- 1st South Carolina Regiment
- 2nd South Carolina Regiment
- 3rd South Carolina Regiment
- 4th South Carolina Regiment
- 5th South Carolina Regiment
- 6th South Carolina Regiment
- Beaufort Independent Company of Artillery
- Georgetown Independent Company of Artillery
Numerous independent units were formed during the war to protect the locals from both Indians and British Aggression.
Virginia Regiments- 1st Virginia Regiment
- 2nd Virginia Regiment
- 3rd Virginia Regiment
- 4th Virginia Regiment
- 5th Virginia Regiment
- 6th Virginia Regiment
- 7th Virginia Regiment
- 8th Virginia Regiment
- 9th Virginia Regiment
- 10th Virginia Regiment
- 11th Virginia Regiment
- 12th Virginia Regiment
- 13th Virginia Regiment
- 14th Virginia Regiment
- 15th Virginia Regiment
- Virginia Continental Artillery Company
- Virginia Independent Companies
- Virginia Independent Rifle Company
- Virginia State Artillery Company
- Washington County (Virginia) Militia
- Virginia State Militia
- 1st Continental Light Dragon Regiment (Bland's Horse)
- 2nd Continental Light Dragon Regiment (Sheldon's Horse)
- 3rd Continental Light Dragon Regiment (Baylor's and Lady Washington's Horse)
- 4th Continental Light Dragon Regiment (Moylan's Horse)
- 1st Partisan Corps (Armand's Legion)
- 2nd Partisan Corps (Lee's Legion)
- Captain Allen McLane's Company
- Corps of North Carolina Light Dragons
- Ottendorf's Corps
- Pulaski's Legion
- Continental Artillery Regiment (Gridley's and Knox's Artillery Regiment)
- 1st Continental Artillery Regiment (Harrison's Continental Artillery Regiment)
- 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment (Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment)
- 3rd Continental Artillery Regiment (Crane's Continental Artillery Regiment)
- 4th Continental Artillery Regiment (Proctor's Continental Artillery Regiment)
The following independent artillery units served with distinction during the war. However, most were incorporated into one of the four main Continental Regiments, disbanded, or captured.
- Captain Sebastian Bauman's Continental Artillery Company
- Captain Isaac Coren's Labratory Company
- Captain John Lamb's Company of Artillery
- Captain Benard Roman's Continental Artillery Company
- Georgia Continental Artillery Companies
- Maryland State Artillery Companies
- New York Provincial Company of Artillery
- North Carolina Continental Artillery Company
- Rhode Island Train of Artillery
- Stevens' Provisional Artillery Battalion
- Virginia Continental Artillery Company
- Virginia State Artillery Company