7th Connecticut Regiment
Lee’s Division |
Huntington’s Brigade |
7th Connecticut Regiment
History
Organized January 1777 at New Medford from Litchfield, Fairfield, New Haven and New London Counties.
Entered Valley Forge with 536 men assigned, 358 fit for duty.
Left Valley Forge with 1st Connecticut Regiment, 869 assigned, 551 fit for duty.
Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia
Field Officers
- Colonel Heman Swift
- Lt. Colonel Josiah Starr
- Major John Sedwick
Company Commanders
- Captain Phineas Beardsley
- Captain Aaron Steevens
- Captain Ebenezer Hills
- Captain Titus Watson
- Captain Theodore Woodbridge
- Captain Albert Chapman
- Captain Stephen Hall
- Captain Thomas Converse
Regimental Staff
- Quartermaster Henry Daggett
- Adjutant Tryal Tanner
- Paymaster William Nichols
- Surgeon Isaac Swift
- Surgeon Lancalot Jockques
- Surgeon’s Mate Jonathan Todd
- Quartermaster Sergeant John F. Lacy
- Sergeant Major James Bennet
- Drum Major William Chandler
- Fife Major Benjamin Wright
