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Raid on Fort William and Mary
December 14&15 2024 iCloud Photo album courtesy of Wendy McCoole iCloud Photo Gallery courtesy of Wendy McCoole
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Nashua Veterans Day Parade 2024
A beautiful marching day in downtown Nashua, with unseasonably warm temperatures for November 11. Great turn-out and a good time after marching, at Martha’s Exchange, our traditional after-parade lunch stop.
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Paul Wentworth House 2024
“Rollinsford’s historic Colonel Paul Wentworth House came alive with the sights and sounds of America’s War for Independence on Saturday, September 7 when members of the First New Hampshire Regiment, a Revolutionary War re-enactment group, encamped at the house.” The Wentworth House is located on Water Street in Rollinsford and is maintained by the nonprofit…
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Rebecca Nurse Farm
In the summer of 1774 to early 1775. The Port of Boston has been closed in retribution for the Boston Tea Party. The countryside is rising up, there is talk of raising minute companies alongside the regular militia, and “warlike stores” are being gathered, stored, then moved and stored again. Patriotic citizens are doing their…
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1775 – 1784 The Flags of the First New Hampshire Regiment
Written by Jim Hayden The Early Years There is no description of any colors for the unit from 1775-1777. During the year 1775 there may have been a few regimental colors in and around the camp in Cambridge, but no mention of any belonging to the New Hampshire regiments. On February 20, 1776 in General…
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Winter 1783 – Winter 1784
February 14, 1783 – January 1, 1784 February 14, 1783 Washington orders – “…that the coats issued the previous year would have to be turned and worn again, but that their length must be shortened, and that scarlet only sufficient for the capes, cuffs and perhaps half facings would be furnished.” Scarlet cloth was so…
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Summer 1779 – Winter 1783
June 1, 1779 – January, 1783 The following information contains all currently known sources regarding the uniform along with attached ancillary information regarding the unit: 1779 Private Nathan Davis reported that the regiment’s uniform consisted of a short rifle frock, vest, tow trousers, shoes, stockings and a blanket. This is consistent with the uniform issued…
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Spring 1778 – Fall 1778
May 30, 1778 – October 28, 1778 The following information contains all currently known sources regarding the uniform along with attached ancillary information regarding the unit: Board of War dispatches 805 hats, 501 pairs leather breeches, 229 blankets, 1925 shirts, 56 pr hose, 493 pairs overalls, 148 waistcoats, 105 rifle frocks, 885 pairs shoes and…
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Winter 1777 – Spring 1778
February 17, 1777 – March 16, 1778 The following information contains all currently known sources regarding the uniform along with attached ancillary information regarding the unit: February 17, 1777 The Continental Congress begins ordering readymade uniforms from France, through the Secret Committee. A contract dated Aug 6, 1777 is issued for 5,000 uniform coats in…
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Spring 1775 – Winter 1777
May 22, 1775 – January, 1777 The following information contains all currently known sources regarding the uniform along with attached ancillary information regarding the unit: May 22, 1775 Regiment is authorized in the NH State Troops as the 1st NH Regt. Organized June 3, 1775 in Medford, MA. Adopted into the Continental Army and assigned…
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