Thomas Hunt (soldier)

Thomas Hunt (1754-1808) was an American military officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later served in the United States Army where he rose to the rank of colonel and served until his death.

Hunt was born in Watertown, Massachusetts in September 1754 to John Hunt and Ruth Fessenden Hunt. He was a sergeant in Captain Craft's company of Minute Men when it was activated on April 20, 1775 in the alarm which led to the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord.

In May he was commissioned an ensign in Bond's Regiment and served in the Siege of Boston and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In January 1776 he was commissioned ensign and adjutant of the 25th Continental Regiment. He was promoted to brigade major on October 20, 1776.

On February 1, 1777 he was commissioned as a captain-lieutenant in Jackson's Additional Continental Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson. He was promoted to captain on March 1, 1779. He was wounded at the Battle of Stony Point on July 16, 1779. The regiment was re-designated as the 16th Massachusetts Regiment on July 23, 1780.

He was transferred to the 9th Massachusetts Regiment on January 1, 1781 and was wounded in action for a second time at the Siege of Yorktown on October 14, 1781. He was transferred to the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment on January 1, 1783 and then served in the Jackson's Continental Regiment when it was formed in November 1783 as the only remaining unit of the Continental Army. He was discharged when the regiment was disbanded on June 20, 1784.

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