26th Continental Regiment

Gerrish's Regiment 26th Continental Regiment 9th Massachusetts Regiment
Colonel Loammi Baldwin
Active	1775–1777
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Engagements	Siege of Boston, New York and New Jersey campaign, Battle of Trenton
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Loammi Baldwin

The 26th Continental Regiment (previously known as Gerrish's Regiment and later known as the 9th Massachusetts Regiment) was an infantry unit of the Massachusetts Line during the American Revolutionary War. Gerrish's Regiment was raised in the early days of the war, and the regiment underwent name changes as the Continental Army was reorganized in 1776 and 1777. From 1777 onward, the unit was known as the 9th Massachusetts Regiment.

In January 1776 the 26th Continental Regiment was organized from the remnant of Gerrish's Regiment, also known in the 1775 army establishment as the 25th Massachusetts. It was at first commanded by Colonel Samuel Gerrish, of Newbury, who was dismissed from the service on August 19, 1775. Command of the regiment passed to its next senior officer, Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, of Woburn. Baldwin commanded the 25th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment in 1775 during the Siege of Boston. To form the new unit, the old regiment had to be reduced from ten companies to eight. Command of the newly formed 26th Continental Regiment was given to Baldwin, who was promoted to the rank of Colonel on January 1, 1776.

In a report dated January 8, 1776 at Cambridge Camp, Colonel Baldwin reported the following roster of officers for his newly organized regiment, in addition to himself and his second in command, Lieutenant Colonel James Wesson. He also noted that he had no chaplain. Each line of this report represents a company of the regiment.

Baldwin's 26th Continental Regiment was ordered to join the Main Army, moving to New York City in April 1776 and becoming part of Heath's Brigade there. On August 12, 1776 the 26th Regiment was transferred to Clinton's Brigade. The regiment's strength report for September 1776 showed 23 officers, 35 non-commissioned officers, 5 staff officers, and 255 privates.

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