3rd Maryland Regiment (Revolutionary War)

Brief History

The 3rd Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 of eight companies from Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Talbot, Harford and Somerset counties of the colony of Maryland.[1]

Colonels

  • Francis B. Heitman. Historical register of officers of the Continental Army : during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783 Washington, D.C.: The Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914 FamilySearch Digital Library

Companies

Company -
Sources:
Rosters Companies

Other Officers

Other Sources

  • Maryland Historical Society. Muster rolls and other records of service of Maryland troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 reprint Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972 FS Library book 975.2 B4m v. 18 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Rieman Steuart. A history of the Maryland line in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Towson, Maryland: Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 1969 FS Library Book 975.2 M25s
  • Robert K. Wright. The Continental Army Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983. see page 278 FamilySearch Digital Library

Websites

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References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "3rd Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.