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THBRevolutionary War Date Manuscript Document Signed Continental Army
Lot 151
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American Revolution
Continental Army Recruiting for the 4th Connecticut Regt.
May 31, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Document Signed, 4th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army Recruiting Document, 30, Choice Extremely Fine.
This wonderful condition original Revolutionary War Date Document is Signed, "Ezra Smith, Lieut." who was an Ensign in the 4th Connecticut Regiment as of Jan. 1, 1777 and later was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and remained with the regiment until 1781. Recruiting document, 1 page, 7.5" x 2.5", Hartford, May 31, 1780, a receipt from the Pay Table for thirty pounds to be used, "... to recruit men for the 4th Connecticut Reg't in the Cont'l Army...", beautifully written in rich brown ink on clean laid period paper and boldly signed by Ezra Smith at bottom right. A scarce original Continental Army Recruiting Document for the historic 4th Connecticut Regiment that had Wintered at Valley Forge and fought in several key battles.
The 4th Connecticut Regiment was originally authorized April 27, 1775 and further organized in May of 1775 under the Connecticut State Troops to consist of ten companies from Litchfield and Hartford Counties. Each company consisted of 1 captain or field grade officers, 2 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 1 drummer, 1 fifer and 100 privates. The Regiment was adopted into the Continental Army on June 14, 1775.
The Commander was Colonel Benjamin Hyman (Hinman) who served from May 1, 1775 through December 20, 1775. This regiment took part in the Invasion of Canada, Battle of Quebec(Autumn & Winter 1775) and two companies from this regiment were garrisoned at Fort Ticonderoga on the southern end of Lake Champlain in New York.
The regiment was disbanded in December 1775 in Canada, less two of its companies who subsequently disbanded on December 19-20 1775 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. These latter two companies were Lt. Colonel Ozias Bissell's and Captain Hezekiah Parson's Companies- which stayed behind to serve at the Siege of Boston.
The Regiment was authorized once again on September 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 4th Connecticut Regiment, and re-organized again January 1, 1777 in Norwich, Connecticut to consist of eight companies from New London, Windham and Hartford Counties.
This re-organized regiment participated in the Defense of Philadelphia Campaign (Fall and early winter 1777) and included the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Whitemarsh in Pennsylvania. They winter quartered at Valley Forge(1777-1778) as part of the Rhode Island Brigade under command of Brigadier General James Varnum under Commander Major General Charles Lee. Field officers included Colonel John Durkee, Lt. Colonel Giles Russell and Major John Sumner. The Company we portray was under the direct command of Captain Abner Bacon.
After Valley Forge the regiment fought in the Battle of Monmouth (NJ) June 28, 1778 and the Battle of Yorktown(VA) Sept-Oct 1781, which signaled the surrender of the British Army. Of the force that took Redoubt # 10 at Yorktown, under the command of Alexander Hamilton, some 20 men of the 4th Connecticut, crashed through the abattis without waiting for the sappers to clear it. Some 70 British soldiers remained in the redoubt to try to stand their ground. The battle took all of 10 minutes. The American army was victorious.
The regiment reformed again in January 1781 by redesignating the old 6th Connecticut and served until January 1, 1783 when it broke up. Half of its remaining enlisted men were incorporated into the 1st Connecticut Regiment, half into the 3rd Connecticut Regiment under commander Zebulon Butler.
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