Plymouth County Continental Army Recruitment

Plymouth County recruited soldiers for the Continental Army throughout the war. The initial enthusiasm of 1775 gave way to the harder work of sustained recruitment as the war dragged on.

By 1777, towns offered bounties to attract enlistees. Plymouth contributed men to units that served at Saratoga, Valley Forge, and other pivotal engagements. The town's war effort was a long grind rather than a single dramatic moment — the unglamorous reality of sustaining a revolution.