Thirteenth Continental Regiment

Thirteenth Continental Regiment American Revolutionary War re-enactment group located in South-eastern Massachusetts. Open to all. The unit is always looking for new members.

Reorganized and commissioned in 1992 by the town of Rehoboth for our 350th anniversary celebrations, in 1993, the unit provided military support for the "reclamation" or "takeover" ceremonies of the original Rehoboth township which encompassed the following communities: Attleboro, North Attleboro, Seekonk,and Swansea, Mass., Cumberland, Pawtucket, East Providence, Barrington, Warren and Bristol, R

.I.. The members of the Company were all town committee members for Rehoboth's Revolutionary War Encampment and Battle held October, 1993. Since our founding, we have taken part in numerous parades, ceremonies, encampments, and battle re-enactments for various communities. The present recreated group portrays the original 1774 unit in civilian dress, accoutrements and fi****ms. Individuals and families are encouraged to participate with the unit as musketmen, drummers and fifers. In 1995, the unit was incorporated as a non-profit, educational organization by it's present members, and has joined such organized groups such as the Continental Line, The Burning of the Valleys Military Association,Inc., The Living History Association and a proud member of the Commanders Round Table. The Continental Line is a body of Revolutionary War re-enacting groups such as ours dedicated to living history education.

05/18/2026
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05/13/2026

The Society of the Cincinnati was founded by officers of the Continental Army as the nation’s oldest patriotic organization: created not to govern, but to preserve and transmit the lived memory, ideals, and legacy of the American Revolution.

In the uncertain months following the war, these officers understood that independence had been won not only on battlefields, but through sacrifice, perseverance, and shared purpose. They believed the story of the Revolution, and the principles for which it was fought, should be remembered and carried forward for future generations.

More than two centuries later, the Society continues that work through scholarship, preservation, collections, exhibitions, and public education, ensuring that the history of the American Revolution remains a living part of the nation’s civic memory.

Image: Drawing of the Society of the Cincinnati medal by Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, June 1783. The Society of the Cincinnati Archives.

05/11/2026

The turmoil that had started with the conflicts between Britain and the American Rebels, put a hardship on many of the citizens. A Committee of Deer Island sent the following concerns to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress:
Deer Island, Lincoln County, May 11, 1775.

Sirs : We, who are the Committee of this Town, do desire to make our complaint unto you, and will inform you in what poor circumstances we are at this time ; and would beg your assistance, as we are without powder and ball, and no way to get any, as our wood and lumber will not sell at any price ; and, gentlemen, we are in great want for corn and pork, and shall suffer, unless we have help from you, and unless the ports are opened and trade goes on. And, gentlemen, if you will be so kind unto us as to help us, we will make you full satisfaction for the same when we can sell our lumber. We would inform you that there is on this Island about three hundred souls, and we beg that you would consider what a poor condition we must be in. Gentlemen, we can't purchase either corn or pork at any rate whatsoever, and hope that your love and regard for your brethren, and true sons of liberty, will send us speedy relief. And, gentlemen, in complying with the above, you will greatly oblige your humble servants, Nathan Dow, Robert Nason, Francis Haskell, Samuel Rayner, Covitney Babidge, Isaiah Crockett. Thomas Thomson.

American Archives, Peter Force, Series 4, Vol. 2, 555.

Image: Massachusetts Seal of 1775, Engraved by Paul Revere.

© 2026 Clifford Olsen/250Years America’s Founding

05/08/2026

May 8, 1792
Congress passes the second portion of the Militia Act, requiring that every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years be enrolled in the militia.

The first Act, which passed six days earlier — on May 2, 1792 — provided for the authority of the president to call out the militias of the several states, “whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian tribe.”
(Front page of a newspaper announcing the second Militia Act of 1792.)

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