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 June 1775 into the Main
Continental Army and assigned 22 July 1775 to Spencer's Brigade. The regiment was re-organized on 1 January 1776 to eight companies and re-designated as the 22nd Continental Regiment.
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22nd Continental Regiment
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Joseph Spencer
Joseph Spencer (October 3, 1714 – January 13, 1789) was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Connecticut. During the Revolutionary War, he served both as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a major general in the C ...
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Levi Wells
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Samuel Wyllys
Samuel Wyllys (January 4, 1739 – June 9, 1823) was an American military officer in the American Revolution, Connecticut politician, and a member of the Wyllys–Haynes family.
Early life
Wyllys was born on January 4, 1739, and baptized o ...
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Connecticut regiments of the Continental Army