Massachusetts Line

Columns: Name | Colonel | Massachusetts Number | Continental Number | Summary
Ward 's | Artemas Ward Jonathan Ward | 1st | 32nd | This regiment was initially commanded by General Artemas Ward of Shrewsbury , who was the commanding general of the Massachusetts Bay provincial forces . His general authority over the troops from the other New England colonies was acknowledged , and he commanded the patriot army at Boston until the arrival of George Washington at Cambridge on July 3 , 1775 . On June 17 , 1775 , Ward was made a major general in the Continental Army - the first appointment in that grade . Command of the regiment passed to its next senior officer , Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ward , of Southborough , who was promoted to the rank of colonel on that date . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 21st Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment | Thomas ' Bailey 's | John Thomas John Bailey | 2nd | 35th | This regiment was initially commanded by General John Thomas , of Kingston , who was the lieutenant general ( second in command ) of the Massachusetts Bay provincial forces . Thomas was made a Continental brigadier general on June 22 , 1775 . The regiment 's lieutenant colonel , John Bailey , of Hanover , then assumed command . Bailey was promoted to the rank of colonel on July 1 , 1775 , and the regiment became Bailey 's Regiment . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 23rd Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment | Walker 's | Timothy Walker | 3rd | 22nd | This regiment was commanded by Colonel Timothy Walker , of Rehoboth , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was merged into Read 's Regiment in December 1775 | Cotton 's | Theophilus Cotton | 4th | 16th | This regiment was commanded by Colonel Theophilus Cotton , of Plymouth , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was disbanded at the end of 1775 , when its companies were divided amongst other Massachusetts regiments . Cotton continued to serve in the Massachusetts militia | Whitcomb 's | Asa Whitcomb | 5th | 23rd | This regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men . It was commanded by Colonel Asa Whitcomb , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775 . Whitcomb took command of the 6th Continental Regiment in 1776 | Read 's | Joseph Read | 6th | 20th | This regiment was commanded by Colonel Joseph Read , of Uxbridge , who served as colonel until the end of the year . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 13th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment | Mansfield 's | John Mansfield | 7th | 19th | This regiment was commanded by Colonel John Mansfield , of Lynn , who left the service on September 15 , 1775 . From then until the end of the year the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Israel Hutchinson , of Danvers . It served in the Siege of Boston , and was designated the 27th Continental Regiment in the 1776 establishment

Example questions:
On which date was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment raised whose colonel was an American brigadier general born in Framingham , Massachusetts ? | On which date was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment raised whose colonel was American major general born on November 26 , 1727 ? | On which date was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment raised whose colonel was a U.S . Congressman from New York born in 1744 ? | On which date was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment disbanded whose colonel was born on March 6 , 1732 ? | Where was this Massachusetts Line Continental Regiment raised whose colonel married Joanna Sparhawk , a member of one of Brighton 's founding families ?

Answers:
April 23 , 1775 | April 23 , 1775 | April 23 , 1775 | January 1 , 1777 | Cambridge , Massachusetts