Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment

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.[1]

Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment
Active1778-1779
AllegianceState of New Hampshire
TypeInfantry
Part ofNew Hampshire Militia
EngagementsRhode Island
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Stephen Peabody

References

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  1. ^ Wiley, George Franklyn (1903). State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. Manchester, New Hampshire: The New Hampshire Publishing Company.
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