The 9th Connecticut Regiment was a regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It was first called Webb's Additional Continental Regiment (after its colonel, Samuel Blachley Webb) before being added to the Connecticut Line.
When researching an ancestor, it is important always to get as close to the primary source as possible. If you had an ancestor who was from Connecticut and fought in the American Revolutionary War, then begin your research by studying the Connecticut Line and the individual regiments that formed it. Each regiment has its own history, and knowing their story helps provide context to what your ancestors experienced.
Timeline
- The regiment first saw action at the Battle of Setauket in August 1777 under Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons.
- It was sent to the Hudson River Valley, where it served under General George Clinton in the aftermath of the October Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery.
- In December 1777, the regiment was involved in a failed expedition to Long Island in which Colonel Webb was captured.
- The regiment spent the winter of 1777-78 at West Point, where it assisted in the construction of fortifications
- In 1778, the regiment was attached to the brigade of General James Varnum. As part of a combined Franco-American attempt to retake British-occupied Newport, Rhode Island, the brigade marched to Rhode Island, where it was involved in the August 29 Battle of Rhode Island.
- The battle was tactically indecisive, but the regiment was noted for its performance. The regiment wintered in Rhode Island.
- The regiment spent most of 1779 in Rhode Island but was sent to winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey.
- In the spring of 1780, the remnants of Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment were merged into the unit, and it was formally added to the Connecticut Line as the 9th Connecticut Regiment.
- That June, the regiment was involved in the Battle of Springfield, in which a British attempt to breach the Continental Army camp at Morristown was repulsed. Its winter quarters for 1780-81 were in the Hudson Valley.
- The regiment was merged into the 2nd Connecticut Regiment on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York, which was disbanded at the end of the war on November 15, 1783.
- Colonel Webb, who was exchanged in 1781, was then given command of the reorganized 3rd Connecticut Regiment.
Online and Offline Resources
- The Continental Army (Army Lineage Edition) - Robert K Wright
- The Continental Army (Kindle Edition)
- Ancestry Revolutionary War Rolls
- Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists 1775-83
- Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War Records of Fairfield Connecticut
- The Revolutionary War Soldiers of Redding
- Connecticut Town Meetings during the American Revolution Vol. 1
- Connecticut Town Meetings during the American Revolution Vol. 2
- Fold 3 Military Records