5th Connecticut Regiment
Lee’s Division |
Huntington’s Brigade |
5th Connecticut Regiment
History
Organized January 1777 at Danbury from Fairfield, Hartford and Litchfield Counties.
Entered Valley Forge with 479 men assigned, 277 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge combined with 2nd Connecticut Regiment.
Previous Engagements: Connecticut 1777, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth
Field Officers
- Colonel Philip Bradley
- Lt. Colonel Mathew Mead
- Major Jonathan Johnson
Company Commanders
- Captain Josiah Child
- Captain Eli Catlin
- Captain Samuel Hait
- Captain Josiah Lacey
- Captain Abner Prior
- Captain Ezekiel Sanford
- Captain Soloman Strong
- Captain Joseph A Wright
Regimental Staff
- Quartermaster James Whelpley
- Adjutant Hezekiah Rogers
- Paymaster Job Smith
- Surgeon Benjamin Putman
- Surgeon’s Mate Jabez Smith
- Quartermaster Sergeant Jasper Mead
- Quartermaster Sergeant Daniel Brown
- Sergeant Major Joseph Ogden
- Sergeant Major Samuel Deforiat
- Drum Major Ezra Williams
- Fife Major Allyn Prior
