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2026.040.004Scope and Content
"Regt. Returns, 8th Regt. Conn. Militia, 1816." Inspection Return of the 8th Regiment of the Connecticut Militia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Wheeler by order of Henry Chesebrough, Stonington, September 20, 1816. Includes a list of commanding officers: 1st Flank Company - Capt. John Barber, 2nd Flank Company - Capt. Daniel Carr, 1st Company - Capt. Horatio Lewis, 2nd Company - Capt. Johnathan Fish, 3rd Company - Capt. Asa Swan, 4th Company - Capt. Daniel Stanton, 5th Company - Capt. Jacob Gallup, 6th Company - Capt. Lyon Bruce (?), 7th Company - Capt. Jonathan Wheeler, 8th Company - Capt. Noyes Palmer. Details number of espontoons, swords, guns, bayonets, bayonet bells, drums, fifes, cartridges, flints, priming wires, brushes and knapsacks for each company.Collection
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Date(s): 1816Name/Title
Equipment List for the 8th Regiment, Connecticut Militia, 1816