The 15th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, under Colonel Timothy Bigelow at Boston, Massachusetts, as part of Massachusetts contribution to the Resolve of 88 Regiments.Wright, Continental Army; 91, 92fn. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, at West Point, New York.
References
Wright, Robert K. The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History, 1983. Available online
External links Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History