The 22nd Continental Regiment was formed on 1 January 1776 when the
2nd Connecticut Regt (1775)
The 2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775) was authorized in the Connecticut State Troops and was organized from ten companies of volunteers from Hartford county in the state of Connecticut, United States, between 1–20 May 1775. It was adopted on 14 Jun ...
of Spencer's Brigade in the Main
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...
was re-designated. On 12 August 1776 Spencer's Brigade was re-designated as Parson's Brigade and on 12 November 1776 the brigade was reassigned to the Highland's Department. The regiment was reassigned to Mercer's Brigade of the Main
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...
on the same date. On December 31, 1776, the regiment was dissolved in Peekskill, New York.
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2nd Connecticut Regt (1775)
The 2nd Connecticut Regiment (1775) was authorized in the Connecticut State Troops and was organized from ten companies of volunteers from Hartford county in the state of Connecticut, United States, between 1–20 May 1775. It was adopted on 14 Jun ...
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Levi Wells
Levi Wells (1734–1803) was an American officer in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and a Connecticut politician.
Wells was born in 1734 in Colchester, Connecticut Colony. He served as an officer in the French and Indian W ...
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Military units and formations of the Continental Army
1776 establishments in the United States
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