2ND ARTILLERY REGIMENT

2ND ARTILLERY REGIMENT

Brigade of Artillery | 2nd Artillery Regiment

History

Organized Spring 1777 from Morristown, NJ, and Peeksville, NY, 4 Companies from Fairfax and New Haven Counties, 3 Companies from Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Winchester, and Albany Counties, and NYC, 2 Companies from Philadelphia City and County.

Entered Valley Forge with 190 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 126 fit for duty.

Previous Engagements: New York City, Trenton-Princeton, Connecticut 1777, Hudson Highland, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

  • Colonel John Lamb
  • Lt. Colonel Eleazer Oswald
  • Major Sebastian Bauman

Company Commanders

  • Captain Sabastian Bauman
  • Captain Theodore Bliss
  • Captain Jonathan Brown
  • Captain John Doughty
  • Captain James Lee
  • Captain Samuel Lockwood
  • Captain Samuel Mansfield
  • Captain Andrew Moodie
  • Captain Gresham Mott
  • Captain Andrew Porter

Regimental Staff

  • Quartermaster William Fenno
  • Adjutant Chilion Ford
  • Adjutant Isaac Hubbell
  • Paymaster Charles Knowles
  • Paymaster John Grimshier
  • Surgeon Timothy Hosmeer
  • Surgeon’s Mate Caleb Austin
  • Sergeant Major Henry Cunningham
  • Drum Major John Wessels