On 1 January 1776, the remnant of Gerrish's Regiment, also known in the 1775 army establishment as the 25th Massachusetts, consolidated with Craft's Company, Gardner's Regiment and re-organized to eight companies and redesignated as the 26th Continental Regiment, an element of Heath's Brigade. Reassigned on August 12, 1776 from Heath's Brigade and assigned to Clinton's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. On January 1, 1777, the 26th Continental Regiment merged with 21st Continental Regiment and consolidated unit redesigned as Wesson's Regiment, to consist of 8 companies.