Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment (a.k.a. Sherburne's Battalion) was a unit of the Continental Army which served from January 1, 1777 until it was disbanded on January 1, 1781. It was commanded by Colonel Henry Sherburne. History Sherburne's Regiment was one of sixteen additional regiments authorized by the Continental Congress in late 1776. It was organized on January 12, 1777 with soldiers mostly recruited from Rhode Island and Connecticut. It was at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the winter of 1777 to 1778 and was engaged at the Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. In 1779 the regiment was stationed at West Point, New York where they built Sherburne's Redoubt - a small fortification covering the land approaches to Fort Clinton. It was also engaged at the Battle of Staten Island on January 15, 1780. It was disbanded in January 1781 when it was consolidated with the 1st and 2nd Rhode Island regiments to form the Rhode Island Regiment. Field Officers Colonel Henry Sherburne (January 12, 1777 to January 1, 1781)(see below) Lieutenant Colonel Return J. Meigs (February 22, 1777 to May 12, 1777) Major William Bradford (January 12, 1777 to January 1, 1781) Colonel Henry Sherburne Colonel Henry Sherburne was born on August 3, 1748 and was commissioned as the major of Church's Regiment (a.k.a. 3rd Rhode Island Regiment) in May 1775. He served with this unit during the Siege of Boston. On January 1, 1776 he became the major of the 15th Continental Regiment, commanded by Colonel John Paterson, and was captured at the Cedars near Montreal in May 1776 and was later exchanged. He was noted for his heroism at the Battle of Trenton in December 1776 where he led a successful bayonet charge. On January 1, 1777 he became the major of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. On January 12, 1777 Sherburne was commissioned as colonel of his own regiment named Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment, one of sixteen regiments authorized by the Continental Congress to expand the Continental Army. He served in this position until the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 and retired from the Continental Army shortly afterwards. Sherburne lived in Newport, Rhode Island after the war. In 1782 he served as a deputy from Newport in the Rhode Island General Assembly. In 1783 he became an original member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati and served as the Society's secretary. On