12TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT

De Kalb’s Division | Paterson’s Brigade | 12th Massachusetts Regiment

History

Organized spring 1775 in Cumberland County.

Entered Valley Forge December 1777 with 369 assigned and 239 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 330 assigned and 183 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: Siege of Boston, Lake Champlain, Saratoga, Defense of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Samuel Brewer
• Lt. Colonel Samuel Carlton
• Major Tobias Fernald

Company Commanders

• Captain Nathan Watkins
• Captain Elisha Brewer
• Captain Daniel Merrill
• Captain Silas Burbank
• Captain James Donnell
• Captain John Chadwick
• Captain Joseph Jenkins
• Captain Enos Stone

Regimental Staff

• Quartermaster Ingram Wheting
• Adjutant William Bateman
• Paymaster Elijah Warren
• Surgeon Paletiah Warren
• Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterbuse
• Surgeon’s Mate Joseph Gardner
• Quartermaster Sergeant Darius Howe
• Sergeant Major John Gibson
• Drum Major John Whitney
• Fife Major William Coomer