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Each of the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States when they declared their independence in 1776 had militia units that served on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War. The history of militia in the United States dates from the colonial era. Based on the English system, "colonial militias were drawn from the body of adult male citizens of a community," town,/local region. Because there was no standing English Army before the English Civil War, and subsequently the English Army and "later the British Army had few regulars garrisoning North America," colonial militia served a vital role in local conflicts, particularly in the French and Indian Wars. Before shooting began in the American War of Independence, American revolutionaries took control of the militia system, reinvigorating training and excluding men with Loyalist inclinations. Regulation of the militia was codified by, the Second Continental Congress with the Articles of Confederation. The revolutionaries also created a full-time regular armyβthe Continental Armyβbut because of manpower shortages the militia provided short-term supportββto the regulars in the field throughout the war.
In colonial era Anglo-American usage, militia service was distinguished from military service in that the latter was normally a commitment for a fixed period of time of at least a year, for a salary, whereas militia was onlyββto meet a threat. Or prepare to meet a threat, "for periods of time expected to be," short. Militia persons were normally expected to provide their own weapons, equipment, or supplies, although they may later be compensated for losses. Or expenditures.
Many of the states continued to maintain their militia after the American Revolution until after the U.S. Civil War. Many of the state National Guards trace their roots to the militia from the American Revolution.
The lists below show the known militia units by state for the original colonies plus Vermont.
Connecticutβ»
Revolutionary War units:
- Governor's Guard:
- 2nd Connecticut Light Horse, 1777
- 5th Connecticut Light Horse, 1776β79
- Backus' Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
- Skinner's Regiment of Light Horse, 1776
- Starr's Regiment of Light Horse, 1779
- Seymour's Regiment of Light Dragoons
- 1st Battalion State Regiment, 1776β77
- 1st Regiment of Militia, 1778β79
- 2nd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 3rd Regiment of Foot, 1775
- 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 4th Regiment of Militia, 1775β76
- 5th Regiment of Militia, 1775β76
- 7th Regiment of Militia, 1775β76
- 8th Regiment of Militia, 1775β76
- 8th Regiment of Militia, 1780
- 9th Regiment of Militia, 1776β81
- 10th Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- 11th Regiment of Militia, 1774
- 12th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 13th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 16th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 18th Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 19th Regiment of Militia, 1774-83
- 20th Regiment of Militia, 1779β81
- 21st Regiment of Militia, 1778β81
- 22nd Regiment of Militia, 1776
- 25th Regiment of Militia, 1776β78
- 33rd Regiment of Militia, 1775
- Belding's Regiment, 1777
- Bradley's Regiment, 1776β77
- Burrell's Regiment, 1776β77
- Canfield's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Chapman's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Chester's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Cook's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Douglas' Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Douglas' Regiment, 1776
- Elmore's Battalion, 1776β77
- Ely's Regiment, 1777
- Enos' Regiment, 1776β77
- Gallup's Regiment, 1779
- Gay's Regiment, 1776
- Hooker's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Johnson's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Latimer's Regiment of Militia, 1777β78
- Lewis' Regiment, 1776
- Mason's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- McClellan's Regiment, 1777β82
- Mead's Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Mott's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Newberry's Regiment, 1777
- Parker's Company of Teamsters, 1778
- Parson's Regiment, 1776
- Parson's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Porter's Regiment, 1781
- Sage's Regiment, 1776β77
- Silliman's Regiment, 1776
- Talcott's Regiment, 1776
- Thompson's Company
- Thompson's Regiment, 1777
- Tyler's Regiment, 1777
- Ward's Regiment, 1777
- Waterbury's Regiment, 1776β78
- Whiting's Regiment, 1777
- Wells' Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Wells' Regiment, 1780β81
Delawareβ»
The first militia in Delaware was formed when Swedish settlers took up arms to defend Fort Christina (which was at the time a Swedish settlement) against Dutch invaders. During the American Revolutionary War, Delaware raised several units of militia in support of the Patriot side of the war. In the War of 1812, all of the Delaware volunteer units saw combat at Lewes, where they comprised the majority of an American force that drove off a Royal Navy squadron seeking control of the Delaware River. Despite the federal government initially prohibiting volunteer units the MexicanβAmerican War, a volunteer unit raised in Delaware would serve in the battles of Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, losing so many men that the unit was nicknamed "The Bloody 11th." During the American Civil War, Delaware would raise multiple units in support of the Union cause. During the SpanishβAmerican War, the 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry was mustered into federal service. But not deployed abroad. With the passage of the Militia Act of 1903, all state militia units were folded into the National Guard of the United States, largely turning the state militias from a state-funded and controlled force to a reserve component of the federal military.
Revolutionary War Units:
- 1st Battalion, New Castle County, 1777
- 2nd Regiment, New Castle County, 1778β81
- 2nd Battalion of Militia, 1776
- 2nd Regiment of Militia, 1780
- 7th Regiment of Militia, 1782
- Flying Camp Battalion, 1776
- Kent County Militia
- Latimer's Independent Company, 1776
Georgiaβ»
The Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1879. It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia, the British colony that would become the U.S. state of Georgia. One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish settlements in Florida and the British colonies to the north.
Revolutionary War units:
- Emanuel's Regiment of Militia, 1781β82
- Georgia Hussars, 1736
- Liberty Independent Troop, 1776
- 1st Brigade Georgia Militia
- 1st Regiment Georgia Militia, Light Horse Troop
Marylandβ»
- Gale's Independent Company of Artillery, 1779β80
- Smith's Artillery, 2nd and 3rd Companies, 1783
- 34th Battalion of Militia, 1776
- 37th Battalion of Militia, 1777
- Extraordinary Regiment, 1780
- Flying Camp Regiment (Ewing's), 1776
- Flying Camp Regiment (Griffith's), 1776
- Flying Camp Regiment (Richardson's), 1776
- Lansdale's Detachment, 1783
- Marbury's Detachment, 1784
- Washington County Militia Company, 1777
Massachusettsβ»
Revolutionary War units:
- 1st Regiment of Militia, 1776
- First Bristol Regiment, 1776β80
- 1st Regiment of Guards, 1778
- 3rd Regiment of Militia, 1779
- 4th Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- 18th Regiment of Militia, 1775
- 30th Regiment of Foot Massachusetts militia, 1775β1781
- 25th Regiment of Foot Massachusetts Militia, 1775
- 32nd Regiment of Militia, 1775
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1638
- Ashley's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Bailey's Regiment of Militia
- Brewer's Regiment, 1776
- Brooks' Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Bucks of America, 1781
- Bullards' Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Burt's Company of Militia, 1776β77
- Cady's Regiment, 1776
- Carpenter's Regiment of Militia (First Bristol Regiment)
- Cary's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Cary's Regiment, 1776
- Cogswell's Regiment of Militia, 1775β77
- Cushing's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Denny's Regiment of Militia
- Fellows' Regiment, 1775
- French's Regiment, 1777
- Frye's Regiment, 1775
- Gage's Regiment of Militia (4th Essex County Militia Regiment), 1777
- Gerrish's Regiment, 1778 (Massachusetts Line)
- Gill's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Holman's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Independent Company of Cadets, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (First Corps of Cadets), 1741
- Jacob's Regiment, 1778β79
- Johnson's Regiment of Militia, 1775β1777
- Hyde's Detachment of Militia, 1777
- Keyes' Regiment, 1777
- Leonard's Regiment of Militia
- May's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Murray's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Perce's Battalion of Militia, 1779
- Plymouth Artillery Company organized January 7, 1777
- Poor's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Porter's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Rand's Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Reed's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Robinson Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Simonds' Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Smith's Regiment of Foot, 1776
- Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Stearns' Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Storer's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Turner's Regiment, 1781
- Wells' Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Whitney's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Williams' Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Wood's Regiment of Militia, 1778β79
- Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Wright's Regiment of Militia, 1777
New Hampshireβ»
Revolutionary War units:
- Baker's Company of Volunteer, 1777
- Baldwin's Regiment, 1776
- Bartlett's Regiment of Militia, 1780
- Bedel's Regiment, 1777β79 (also Continental Army)
- Bell's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Bellow's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Chase's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Dame's Regiment, 1779β80
- Drake's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Evans' Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Fogg's Regiment, 1776β77
- Gale's Regiment of Volunteers, 1778
- Gilman's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Hale's Regiment of Militia, 1776β78
- Hobart's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers, 1777β78
- Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers, 1777β78
- Lovewell's Regiment, 1778β81
- McClary's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Mooney's Regiment of Militia, 1779β80
- Moore's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Morey's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Moulton's Regiment of Militia, 1775β83
- Nichols' Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment, 1778β79
- Poor's Regiment, 1775 (also Continental Army, aka 2nd New Hampshire Regiment)
- Reed's Regiment, 1775 (also Continental Army, aka 3rd New Hampshire Regiment)
- Reynold's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Scott's Battalion, 1783
- Senter's Regiment, 1777β78
- Stickney's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Tash's Regiment, 1776
- Waldron's Regiment, 1776
- Webster's Regiment, 1777β82
- Welch's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Wingate's Regiment, 1776β78
- Wyman's Regiment, 1776
New Jerseyβ»
Revolutionary War units:
- 1st Regiment, Bergen County Militia, 1777β78
- 1st Regiment, Essex County, 1777
- 1st Battalion of Monmouth, 1777β82
- 1st Battalion of Somerset, 1777β81
- 2nd Regiment of Essex County Troop, 1778
- 2nd Battalion of Hunterdon, 1777
- 2nd Battalion of Middlesex, 1777
- 2nd Battalion of Somerset, 1777β80
- 3rd Battalion of Gloucester, 1777
- 3rd Battalion of Middlesex, 1781
- Borden' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Chambers' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Crane's Troops of Horse, 1780
- Eastern Battalion, Morris County, 1777β78
- Forman's Regiment of Militia, 1776β80
- Hankinson's Regiment of Militia, 1777β79
- Holmes' Battalion of Militia, Salem County, 1778
- Hunt's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Martin's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Mehelm's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Newcomb's Regiment of Foot, 1776
- Smith's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Shreve's Battalion, Burlington Militia
- Randolph's Company, 1782
- Reynolds' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776
- Philip's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Seely's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Outwater's Battalion of Militia, Bergen County, 1777β81
- Summer's Battalion of Militia, 1776
- Thomas' Battalion of Essex Militia, 1776
- Van Courtlandt's Battalion, 1776β80
New Yorkβ»
- The New York Levies
- 1st Regiment of Levies, 1780β81
- 2nd Regiment of Levies, 1776
- 3rd Regiment of Levies, 1780β83
- Albany County militia
- Cuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781β83
- Wemple's Regiment of Militia (2nd Albany County Militia Regiment), 1777β80
- Schuyler's Regiment of Albany County Militia (Third Regiment of Albany County Militia), 1777
- Vandenbergh's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Vandenbergh's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Quackenbos' Regiment of Militia, 1779β80
- Van Rensselaer's Regiment, 1779β81
- Schuyler's Regiment of Militia, 1781β82
- Van Alstyne's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Van Ness' Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- Graham's Regiment of Militia, 1777β79
- Livingston's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Van Bergen's Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- Van Schoonhoven's Regiment of Militia, 1778β82
- McCrea's Regiment of Levies, 1779
- Van Veghten's Regiment of Militia, 1779β80
- Yate's Regiment of Militia, 1779β80
- Vrooman's Regiment of Militia, 1779β83
- Van Woert's Regiment of Militia, 1779β80
- Whiting's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Charlotte County Militia
- Cumberland County Militia
- Tryon County militia
- Campbell's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 1st Regiment), 1776β82
- Klock's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 2nd Regiment)
- Fisher's Regiment of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 3rd Regiment), 1775β81
- Bellinger's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 4th Regiment)
- Harper's Battalion of Militia (Tryon County Militia, 5th Regiment)
- Ulster County Militia
- Snyder's Regiment of Militia (Ulster County Militia, First Regiment), 1776β82
- McClaughrey's Regiment of Militia (Ulster County) Militia, Second Regiment), 1776β81
- Allison's Regiment of Militia, 1775β78
- Benedict's Regiment of Militia, 1780β81
- Brinckerhoff's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Budd's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Cantine's Regiment of Militia Levies, 1778β79
- Church's Regiment of Militia 1776
- Clyde's Regiment of Militia, 1779β83
- Cooper's Regiment
- Crane's Regiment of Militia, 1779β81
- Drake's (Joseph) Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Drake's (Samuel) Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- DuBois' Regiment of Levies, 1780
- Field's Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- Freer's Regiment of Militia, 1777β79
- Golden's Company of Militia, 1776
- Hamman's Regiment of Militia, 1777β82
- Hardenburgh's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Harper's Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Hasbrouck's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Hathorn's Regiment of Militia, 1777β81
- Hay's Regiment of Militia, 1778β80
- Hearts of Oak (New York militia), 1775
- Hopkins' Regiment of Militia, 1779
- Humphrey's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Jansen's Regiment of Militia, 1779β82
- Lansing's Detachment of Militia, 1777
- Ludington's Regiment of Militia, 1777β80
- Morrison co. Militia, 1776
- New York Provincial Company of Artillery, 1776
- Nicholson's Regiment, 1776
- Nicoll's Regiment of Levies, 1776
- Palmer's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Pawling's Regiment of Levies and Militia, 1779β81
- Pawling's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Poughkeepsie Invincibles (4th Duchess County regiment, New York Militia)
- Sacket's Westchester County Regiment, 1776
- Swartwout's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Thomas' Battalion or Regiment of Militia, 1776β79
- Van Brunt's Regiment of Militia, 1776
- Van Cortlandt's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Van Schaick's Battalion, 1776
- Webster's Regiment of Militia, 1780β82
- Weissenfels' Regiment of Levies, 1781β82
- Willett's Regiment of Levies, 1781β83
- Woodhull's Regiment, 1776
- 1st Battalion Grenadiers and Light Infantry, 1776
North Carolinaβ»
The North Carolina militia units were first established in 1775 by the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress on the eve of the American Revolution. Initially, the militia units were centered on the 35 counties that then existed in the Province of North Carolina. The units fought against the British, Loyalists, and Cherokee Native Americans that aligned themselves with British forces. The units included military district brigades established in 1776, county regiments, four battalions. And one independent corps of light horse. Four regiments were located in counties that became part of the Southwest Territory in 1790 and later Tennessee in 1796. The size of brigades could be up to a few thousand volunteers. Brigades were commanded by a brigadier general. Regiments were commanded by a colonel and made up of a number of companies commanded by captains with about 50 men in each company. During engagements, one or more companies of regiments may have been involved in actions and commanded by the regimental or brigade commander. In 1778, Major General John Ashe was selected to command all North Carolina militia and State Troops. Brigade commanders reported to him. Separate from the North Carolina militia, the state provided 10 numbered regiments to the Continental Army that were referred to as the North Carolina Line.
The following are the North Carolina militia Brigades and Regiments, along with the dates established and disestablished.:
- Edenton District Brigade, 1776β1783
- 1st Regiment of North Carolina Militia, 1780-1780
- 2nd Regiment of North Carolina Militia, 1780-1780
- Bertie County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Camden County Regiment, 1777β1783
- Chowan County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Currituck County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Gates County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Hertford County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Martin County Regiment, 1775β1783
- 1st Pasquotank County Regiment, 1775β1783
- 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment, 1775β1777
- Perquimans County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Tyrrell County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Halifax District Brigade, 1776β1783
- 1st Battalion of Volunteers, 1776β1777
- 2nd Battalion of Volunteers, 1776β1777
- Bute County Regiment, 1775β1779
- Edgecombe County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Franklin County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Halifax County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Martin County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Nash County Regiment, 1777β1783
- Northampton County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Warren County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Hillsborough District Brigade, 1776β1783
- Caswell County Regiment, 1777β1783
- Chatham County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Granville County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Mounted Volunteers Regiment, 1780-1780
- Northern Orange County Regiment, 1776β1777
- Orange County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Randolph County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Wake County Regiment, 1775β1783
- New Bern District Brigade, 1776β1783
- Beaufort County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Carteret County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Craven County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Dobbs County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Hyde County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Johnston County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Jones County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Pitt County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Wayne County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Morgan District Brigade, 1782β1783
- Davidson County Regiment, 1783-1783
- Green County Regiment, 1783-1783
- Salisbury District Brigade, 1776β1783
- Anson County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Burke County Regiment, 1777β1782
- Guilford County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Lincoln County Regiment, 1779β1783
- 1st Mecklenburg County Regiment, 1775β1783
- 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment, 1779β1780
- Polk's regiment of light dragoons, 1779β1780
- Montgomery County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Richmond County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Rowan County Regiment, 1775β1783
- 2nd Rowan County Regiment, 1775β1777, 1782β1783
- Rutherford County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Sullivan County Regiment, 1779β1783
- Surry County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Tryon County Regiment, 1775β1779
- Washington District Regiment, 1776β1777
- Washington County Regiment, 1777β1783
- Wilkes County Regiment, 1777β1783
- Wilmington District Brigade, 1776β1783
- 1st Battalion of Militia, 1776-1776
- 2nd Battalion of Militia, 1776-1776
- Bladen County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Brunswick County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Cumberland County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Duplin County Regiment, 1775β1783
- New Hanover County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Onslow County Regiment, 1775β1783
- Independent units
Pennsylvaniaβ»
On November 25, 1755, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed the Militia Act of 1755. This measure 'legalized a military force from those who were willing and desirous of being united for military purposes within the province.' This was as a result of citizens' pleas for protection from the French and Indians on the western borders. Two years later, a compulsory militia law was also enacted. All males between 17 and 45 years of age, having freehold worth 150 pounds a year, were to be organized into companies. Every enrolled militiaman was required to appear for training, arming himself, on the first Mondays of March, June, August, and November.
Revolutionary War units:
- Artillery Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia {Artillery Batteries of the Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia}, 1747
- 1st Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Bedford County Militia, 1777
- 1st Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776β77
- 1st Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776β77
- 1st Regiment Flying Camp of Lancaster County, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Riflemen, Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
- 1st Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1774
- 2nd Regiment Flying Camp, 1776
- 2nd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776β1777
- 2nd Battalion of Northampton County Militia, 1778
- 2nd Battalion of Riflemen, Lancaster County, 1776β77
- 2nd Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777
- 3rd Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776β77
- 3rd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
- 3rd Battalion of Lancaster County Militia, 1776
- 3rd Battalion of the Northhampton County Militia, 1777β84
- 3rd Battalion of Northumberland County Militia, 1779
- 3rd Battalion of Washington County Militia, 1779β83
- 4th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
- 4th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia (4th Battalion of Associators ?), 1776
- 5th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, 1776
- 5th Battalion of York County Militia, 1777
- Andrews' Battalion of York County Militia, 1777β78
- Atlee's Musket Battalion, 1777
- Baxter's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- Barr's Detachment of Westmoreland County Militia, 1778
- Clugage's Battalion, 1778
- Burd's Battalion, 1776
- Clotz' Battalion Flying Camp, Lancaster County, 1776
- Duncan's Company of Volunteers (Pittsburgh), 1778
- Enslow's Company of Bedford County Militia, 1782β83
- Ferreis' Battalion of Militia (Lancaster County), 1776
- Haller's Battalion Flying Camp, 1776
- Hart's Battalion of Bucks County Militia, 1776
- Matlack's Rifle Battalion, 1777
- Miles' Rifle Regiment, 1776
- Lochny's Battalion
- Moorhead's Independent Company, 1777β79
- Philadelphia Brigade of Militia {Associated Regiment of Foot of Philadelphia/Associators of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia}, 1747
- Philadelphia Light Horse Troop, 1780
- Quaker Blues
- Militia of York County
- Rankin's Regiment of York County Militia, 1777
- Reed's Volunteer, 1780β81
- Schott's Corps (Independent), 1778
- Swope's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776β80
- Watt's Regiment Flying Camp, 1776
Rhode Islandβ»
Revolutionary War units:
- 1st Rhode Island Regiment (Continental Army), 1775β1783
- 2nd Rhode Island Regiment (Continental Army), 1775β1781
- 1st Regiment Providence County Militia, 1781
- 2nd Regiment Providence County Militia, 1781
- 15th Regiment of Rhode Island Militia, 1775
- Artillery Company of Westerly, Charleston and Hopkinton, 1755
- Babcock's Regiment of Militia, 1776β77
- Bowen's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Bristol Train of Artillery, February 12, 1776 to present
- Cook's Regiment of Militia (Rhode Island), 1777
- Church's Regiment (Continental Army), 1775
- Crary's Regiment, 1777β79
- Elliott's Regiment of Artillery, 1776β78
- Kentish Guards, 1774 to present
- Kimball's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Lippitt's Regiment, 1776
- Mathewson's Regiment, 1778
- Miller's Regiment of Militia, 1778
- Newport Artillery Company, 1741 to present
- North Providence Rangers, 1775 to present (Co A, 2nd Bn, 19th Special Forces Group)
- Noyes' Regiment of Militia, 1777β78
- Olney's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Pawtuxet Rangers, 1774 to present
- Peck's Regiment, 1780β81
- Porter's Regiment of Militia, 1781
- Richmond's Regiment, 1775β1777
- Tillinghast's Regiment, 1781
- Topham's Regiment, 1778β80
- United Train of Artillery, 1775 to present
- Waterman's Regiment, 1776β88
- Artillery Company of Westerly, Charlestown, and Hopkinton, 1756 to present
South Carolinaβ»
- Beaufort District Regiment, 1778β
- Berkeley County Regiment, 1775β
- Camden District Regiment, 1775β
- Casey's Regiment, 1782
- Catawba Indian Company of Rovers, 1775β1776
- Cheraws District Regiment, 1775β
- Charles Town Artillery Company, 1775
- Charles Town District Regiment, 1775β
- Colleton County Regiment, 1775β
- Craven County Regiment, 1775β1775
- Lower Craven County Regiment, 1775β
- Upper Craven County Regiment, 1775β
- Fairfield Regiment, 1775β
- Forks of Saluda District Regiment, 1775β
- Georgetown District Regiment, 1775β
- Graville County Regiment, 1775β1780
- Lower Granville County Regiment, 1775β
- Upper Graville County Regiment, 1775β
- Lower District Regiment (aka Dutch Fork Regiment), 1776
- German Fusiliers of Charleston, 1775
- Horse Guards, 1753
Vermontβ»
Vermont did not become a state until 1791, after the American Revolution. New York asserted that Vermont was part of New York.
Revolutionary War units:
- 6th Regiment of militia, 1780β1781
- 7th Regiment of militia, 1782
- Abbott's Regiment of militia, 1781
- Clark's Company of militia, 1778β1780
- Durkee's Company of militia, 1780β1781
- Green Mountain Boys, 1777
- Herrick's Regiment, 1775β83
- Hoar's Company of militia, 1780
- Marsh's Regiment, 1777
- Mattison's Company of militia, 1782
- Mead's Regiment of militia, 1777
- Robbinson's Regiment of militia, 1776β1777
- Weld's Company of militia, 1780
- White's Company of militia, 1781
Virginiaβ»
- Culpeper Minutemen of 1775β1776
- Dabney's State Legion
- Ford's Company of militia, 1777
- Frederick County Militia, 1777
- Fluvanna County militia, 1781
- Gaskin's Virginia Battalion, 1781
- Illinois Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, 1783β84
- Captain Johnson's Company of Mounted Militia of Augusta County 1780
- Monongalia County Militia, 1777
- Captain John Preston's Montgomery County Militia, 1777
- Pendleton's Regiment of Militia, 1777
- Taylor's Regiment of Militia (Albemarle County), 1779
- Virginia Legion
- Virginia State Regiment, 1775β83
- Western Battalion, 1781β82
Notesβ»
- ^ The lists of state militias do not contain Continental Army units, unless they also served as militia units at some time during the Revolutionary War. Some states also had state units that were not militia or Continental Army.
- ^ Polk's regiment of light dragoons was transferred to the South Carolina State troops in 1781
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