Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment

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.

[2] Colonel Henry Sherburne was born on August 3, 1748, and was commissioned as the major of Church's Regiment (a.k.a.

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 served in this position until the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781, and retired from the Continental Army shortly afterwards.

[7] In January 1790, shortly before Rhode Island ratified the U.S. Constitution, he wrote to President Washington asking to be appointed collector of the port of Newport.

[12] On January 6, 1800, he was one of six pall bearers at a mock funeral held in Newport to honor the passing of President Washington.