Saturday Was The 6th Ct. Continental Regiment Encampment

A modern-day re-enactment of the 6th Connecticut Regiment was Saturday August 12th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. There were many New Haven Residents who served:

John Hotchkiss: John Hotchkiss, son of John Hotchkiss and Mary (Chatterton) Hotchkiss, was born 27 Jun 1694 in New Haven. He Died 3 Feb 1777 in Cheshire, Buried in Grove Street Cemetery New Haven, Connecticut Plot: Lot 11 Cypress Ave http://www.grovestreetcemetery...

David Humphreys: Became a principal at the public school in Wethersfield, Connecticut for two years. In July 1776, Humphreys enlisted in the Continental Army as a volunteer adjutant in the 2nd Connecticut Regiment, then stationed in New York. The regiment consisted of several companies of "Derby men". He later saw action in the battle following the burning of Danbury, Connecticut and in a later raid on Sag Harbor, New York. He died in his room at Butler's Tavern, in New Haven, Connecticut, where he stayed when he was attending to affairs in Derby, and was interred at Grove Street Cemetery.

William Douglas: (January 17, 1742 – May 28, 1777) was an American military officer who led regiments from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. Col Douglas married Hannah Mansfield, daughter of Stephen Mansfield of New Haven, on July 5th,1767. Douglas and his regiment participated in the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776. On January 1, 1777, he was commissioned as a colonel of the 6th Connecticut Regiment. However, his health deteriorated during the course of the war and he was forced to return to his home at Northford, Connecticut, where he died on May 28, 1777.

Below Is A Video Of The Discussion by Professor Richard Buel: