| Detachment/Committee of the Connecticut Line CTSSAR |
| Ninth Regiment Connecticut Militia Raised 1739 Captain Matthew Mead's Company |
Raised 2007
This Connecticut Line CTSSAR Detachment portrays Captain Matthew Mead's Company of the Ninth Regiment of
Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution 1775 - 1783. The Ninth Regiment was composed of militia companies
from the Towns of Norwalk, Stamford and Greenwich. The regiment was part of the Fourth Brigade of Connecticut Militia.
The Ninth Regiment of Connecticut Militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Mead took part in the Battle of
Long Island, 1776. The Ninth was one of the last regiments to leave New York in the retreat. The regiment was then posted
at Harlem Heights before taking part in the Battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776, where the regiment suffered
considerable loss. Following the Battle of White Plains, the General Assembly ordered the 9th, 10th, 13th, and 16th militia
regiments, to march to the Westchester border and place themselves under General David Wooster's command until they
were discharged on January 11, 1777.
Of historic note, the Ninth had two independent companies attached to it, a Company of Rangers, commanded by Captain
Sylvanus Mead; and an Artillery Company with 6 four-pounders.
For more information, Muster Rolls, etc. refer to: "Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich", Spencer P. Mead, 1911., and
"Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution", Adjutant General, 1889.
This Connecticut Line CTSSAR Detachment is composed of members of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution's Captain Matthew Mead Branch #11 and Roger Sherman Branch #5.
This Connecticut Line CTSSAR Detachment portrays Captain Matthew Mead's Company of the Ninth Regiment of
Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution 1775 - 1783. The Ninth Regiment was composed of militia companies
from the Towns of Norwalk, Stamford and Greenwich. The regiment was part of the Fourth Brigade of Connecticut Militia.
The Ninth Regiment of Connecticut Militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Mead took part in the Battle of
Long Island, 1776. The Ninth was one of the last regiments to leave New York in the retreat. The regiment was then posted
at Harlem Heights before taking part in the Battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776, where the regiment suffered
considerable loss. Following the Battle of White Plains, the General Assembly ordered the 9th, 10th, 13th, and 16th militia
regiments, to march to the Westchester border and place themselves under General David Wooster's command until they
were discharged on January 11, 1777.
Of historic note, the Ninth had two independent companies attached to it, a Company of Rangers, commanded by Captain
Sylvanus Mead; and an Artillery Company with 6 four-pounders.
For more information, Muster Rolls, etc. refer to: "Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich", Spencer P. Mead, 1911., and
"Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution", Adjutant General, 1889.
This Connecticut Line CTSSAR Detachment is composed of members of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution's Captain Matthew Mead Branch #11 and Roger Sherman Branch #5.
| Representing South Western Connecticut |