| 4th Maryland Regiment | |
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| Active | 27 March 1776 – January 1, 1783 |
| Disbanded | 1 January 1783 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 728 soldiers (1776) re-organized to 611 soldiers (1781) |
| Part of | Maryland Line |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Josias Hall |
The 4th Maryland Regiment was organized on March 27, 1777 as a part of eight companies from Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Somerset Counties. It was assigned to the 2nd Maryland Brigade -- a part of the Main Army -- on May 22, 1777. Assigned 27 December 1776 to the Main Army. Authorized 16 September 1776 in the Continental Army as the 4th Maryland Regiment. Reorganized 12 May 1779 to consist of nine companies. (2d Maryland Brigade relieved 5 April 1780 from the Main Army and assigned to the Southern Department.) Relieved 1 January 1781 from the Maryland Brigade. Assigned 24 September 1781 to Gist's Brigade of the Main Army. (Gist's Brigade relieved 27 October 1781 from the Main Army and assigned to the Southern Department.) Relieved 4 January 1782 from Gist's Brigade and assigned to the Maryland Brigade, an element of the Southern Department. Disbanded 1 January 1783 at Charleston, South Carolina.[1]
References
- ^ "4th Maryland Regiment". National Park Service. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
Further reading
- Batt, Richard J. (1974). The Maryland Continentals 1780–1781. Tulane University.
- Balch, Thomas (1857). Papers Relating Chiefly to the Maryland Line During the Revolution. Philadelphia. p. 218 pgs.
- Christian, Bernard (1972) [1900]. Muster Rolls & other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775–1783 ((HTML)) (Reprint ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Lord Baltimore Press, Maryland Historical Society. p. 736 pgs. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
- Steuart, Rieman (1972). History of the Maryland Line in the Revolutionary War, 1775–1783. Towson:Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland.
- Zlatich, Marko (1980). Uniform of the 4th Maryland Regiment Continental Line. Military Collector and Historian. p. 85.
External links
- "The Revolutionary War American Units". Retrieved 24 May 2006.
- Bibliography of the Continental Army in Maryland compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History