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11th Massachusetts Regiment

de Kalb’s Division | Paterson’s Brigade | 11th Massachusetts Regiment

History

Organized spring 1777 at Boston from Essex, Cumberland, York, Suffolk, and Lincoln Counties in Massachusetts, and Windham County in Connecticut.

Entered Valley Forge with 404 men assigned and 250 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 362 assigned and 211 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Saratoga, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

  • Colonel Benjamin Tupper
  • Lt. Colonel Noah M. Littlefield
  • Major William Lithgow

Company Commanders

  • Lieutenant William Burley
  • Captain Daniel Wheelwright
  • Captain Moses Greenleaf
  • Captain Richard Mayberry
  • Captain Samuel Page
  • Captain John Skillings
  • Captain George White

Regimental Staff

  • Chaplain Manasah Cutler
  • Adjutant John Francis