7th Massachusetts Regiment
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Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781
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The 7th Massachusetts Regiment, constituted on 16 September 1776 and originally known as Alden's Regiment from its first colonel, Ichabod Alden was an infantry regiment of the Continental Army. It was organized as seven companies of volunteers from Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, York, Cumberland, Hampshire, Lincoln, and Suffolk Counties of the colony of Massachusetts and Mayhew's Company, 25th Continental Regiment during the spring of 1776. The regiment was assigned to the Northern Department on 9 February 1777. It was re-assigned to the Highland's Department on 13 March 1777. On 12 June 1777 it was assigned to 2nd Massachusetts Brigade and three days later, 15 June 1777, it was re-assigned to the 1st Massachusetts Brigade. The brigade was re-assigned to the Northern Department on 1 July 1777 and the regiment was relieved from the brigade on 31 March 1778. The regiment re-organized to nine companies on 25 September 1778 and re-assigned to the Northern Department on 14 June 1779. The regiment was re-assigned to the New Hampshire Brigade of the main Continental Army on 23 August 1779. On 14 November 1779, the regiment was re-assigned to the 3d Massachusetts Brigade in the Highland's Department. On 1 January 1781, the regiment was re-assigned to the 1st Massachusetts Brigade. The regiment was furloughed on 12 June 1783 at West Point, New York and disbanded on 15 November 1783.
The regiment saw action at the Battle of Saratoga, the Cherry Valley Massacare, and the Sullivan Expedition.
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