Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment

Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment
Active	1778-1779
Allegiance	State of New Hampshire
Type	Infantry
Part of	New Hampshire Militia
Engagements	Rhode Island
Commanders
Notable commanders	Stephen Peabody

Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781

Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights

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Units by state	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia

Non-state units	Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard

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Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment was raised on January 1, 1778 under Col. Stephen Peabody at Hampstead, New Hampshire for service with Gen. John Sullivan in Rhode Island. The term of enlistment was one year. The regiment marched to Newport, Rhode Island and took part in the Battle of Rhode Island on August 29, 1778. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1779 at the end of the men's enlistments.

Sources

State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builders Publishing Manchester, NH 1903

External links

Bibliography of the Continental Army in New Hampshire compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

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