2nd Massachusetts Regiment

This article is about a regiment in the American Revolution. For the regiment in the American Civil War, see 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

The 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, also known as Thomas' Regiment and Bailey's Regiment, was a unit of the Massachusetts Line in the 1777 establishment of the Continental Army. It was a successor to a number of Massachusetts provincial regiments from the army's 1775 establishment (principally the 2nd Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment), and was known as the 23rd Continental Regiment during the 1776 establishment. It was raised on April 23, 1775, under Colonel John Thomas outside of Boston, Massachusetts; the commanding officer for much of its existence was Colonel John Bailey. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was also encamped during the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge.^[1] The regiment was disbanded on November 3, 1783, at West Point, New York.

Thomas' Regiment Bailey's Regiment 23rd Continental Regiment 2nd Massachusetts Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Massachusetts Line
Engagements	Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Monmouth
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel John Thomas Colonel John Bailey

References

1. The Valley Forge Muster Roll Project.

External links

• Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
• Modern 2nd Massachusetts Regiment (recreated)