The Chernihiv Regiment was founded in 1648 during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Following the signing of the Treaty of Zboriv in 1649 it consisted of 7 sotnias, and had 997 registered cossacks. After Treaty of Pereyaslav very much parts of regiment was included to Nizhyn Regiment. With 1659 in regiment started creation new sotnias. After reformation Chernihiv Regiment in 1782 consisted of 16 sotnias: Bereznynska, Bilouska, Chernihiv regimental, Horodnyanska, Kyselivska, Lyubetska, Menska, Ponurnynska, Royiska, Sednivska, Slabynska, Sosnytska, Stolynska, Synyavska, Volynska, Vybelska,
According to documents of 1764, the regiment consisted of 9,838 land cossacks, and 19,810 helper cossacks.
Colonels
Martyn Nebaba (Мартин Небаба) (1649–1651)
Stepan Podobailo (Степан Пободайло) (1651–1653)
Ivan Wybelskyi (Іван Вибельський) (1653–1657, 1661)
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