| Military* | 17 August 1777 | Amos Root was in the military on 17 August 1777 served as Private in Captain William Cooley's company. Colonel John Moseley's Regiment; time of enlistment, August 17, 1777; Hampshire Co. Reg; marched on alarm to Bennington [Mass. Revolutionary Records in the Boston State House, Various Services, Vol. 18, p. 7]. He also served as Private in Capt. Joseph Raymond's Company, Colonel Israel Chapman's Regiment; time of enlistment, October 23, 1777; regiment raised to reinforce Continental Army for three months at Claverack. (Ibid, Vol. 22, p.
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