4TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT

De Kalb’s Division | Glover’s Brigade | 4th Massachusetts Regiment

History

Organized 1775 at Roxbury from southwest Worchester County.

Entered Valley Forge with 437 men assigned, 287 fit for duty.

Left Valley Forge with 394 assigned and 249 fit for duty.

Previous engagements: Siege of Boston, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Trenton-Princeton, Saratoga, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

Colonel William Shephard
Lt. Colonel Ebenezer Sprout
Major Warham Parks
Major Jonathan Allen

Company Commanders

Captain Job Alvord
Captain Lebbeus Ball
Captain Seth Bannister
Captain Thomas Fish
Captain Caleb Keep
Captain Moses Knapp
Captain Simon Learned
Captain Isaac Pope
Captain Reuben Slayton
Captain George Webb

Regimental Staff

Quartermaster Charles Whittlesey
Quartermaster Jabez Bills
Adjutant Simon Learned
Paymaster Edward Walker
Surgeon Jonathan King
Surgeon Josiah Harvey
Surgeon’s Mate Josiah Waterhouse
Surgeon’s Mate Daniel Bartlet
Quartermaster Sergeant Russel Dewey
Sergeant Major John Davis
Fife Major Seth Hinckley
Fife Major John Robinson