Welcome to the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment!
located in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania


Members of the 24th CMR at Mt Vernon

Members of the 24th CMR at Mt Vernon

The 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment, Inc. is a recreated organized militia, as well as a non-profit organization composed of men and women who are deeply interested in preserving and recreating the life and times of the common people of the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War era. Emphasis has been placed on the soldiers and women that served in the Army from the Wyoming Valley area of Connecticut. The dress or uniform of our unit is primarily militarized civilian clothing with a mixture of issued military items, as most of the soldiers were of the settlements in the Valley.

Our History

The 24th Connecticut Regiment of Militia was originally established in the Wyoming Valley by the Connecticut Legislature in Hartford in May, 1775. This area, now a part of Pennsylvania, was settled in 1769 and controlled by Connecticut until 1782 when it was given to Pennsylvania by the Continental Congress. Two independent Companies of the Regiment were established by the Continental Congress in August, 1776. The companies left the Wyoming Valley to join General Washington at Morristown on January 1, 1777. After Morristown they fought in the battles of Germantown, Brandywine, Fort Mifflin, White Marsh, spent the winter at Valley Forge, and fought in the battle of Monmouth. They were released after Monmouth to come back to the Valley for the Battle of Wyoming, which they arrived too late to be of any help. The unit was with General John Sullivan's march during the summer of 1779 into the Finger Lake region of New York to punish the Iroquois for the Wyoming Massacre. With the settlement of the dispute between Pennsylvania and Connecticut over the Wyoming Valley, the regiment was designated as a Pennsylvania State Regiment and its history continues unbroken through years to the present day as the 109th Field Artillery, 28th Division, The Pennsylvania National Guard.
Battles and Engagements

 January 20, 1777 - Skirmish at Millstone River, NJ
April 11, 1777 - Skirmish at Bound Brook, NJ
Sept. 11, 1777 - Battle of Brandywine
Oct 4, 1777 - Battle of Germantown
Nov of 1777 - Relief of Ft Mifflin
Winter 1777 -1778 -Encampment at Valley Forge
June 28, 1778 - Battle of Monmouth
July 3, 1778 - Battle of Wyoming (aka Wyoming Massacre)
Sept - Oct 1778 - The Hartley Expedition
July - October 1779 - The Sullivan Campaign

Wyoming Massacre

2009 Schedule
June 27-28 Battle of Monmouth, NJ
July 4 Wyoming Monument Ceremony, Kingston PA
July 11-12 Raid on Wyoming, Moon Lake Park
July 18-19 Ft Delaware, Narrowsburg NY
Aug 1-2 Old Sturbridge Village, MA
Aug 29-30 230th  Battle of Newtown, Elmira NY
Sept 12 Pittston Heritage Day
Sept 12-13 Ft Ticonderoga Encampment
Sep 26-27 Gelston Castle, Mohawk Valley NY
Oct 3 Twin Forts Day, Ft Mongomery NY
Oct 11 Francis Slocum Heritage Day
Oct 17-18 Burning of Kingston, Kingston NY
Oct 23-24 Return of Anthony Wayne, Paoli PA
Oct 25 Ft. Mercer, NJ
Nov 7-8 Hope Lodge, Whitemarsh PA
Nov 14-15 Ft Mifflin, PA
Dec 12 Iron Works Hill, Mt Holly NJ
Dec 27 Battle of Trenton, NJ
To Register your Unit for the Raid on Wyoming, click here!

We charge the field at Monmouth 1778
We charge the field at Monmouth 1778

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Contact Info
President -  Donna Hopfer
Secretary - Laura Schramm
Commander - Harry Stephens

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Updated June 17, 2009