Full Description
Rhode Island sent 23,236 men to fight in the Civil War. They served in eight infantry regiments, three heavy artillery regiments, three regiments and one battalion of cavalry, a company of hospital guards and 10 batteries of light artillery. Hundreds more served in the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Rhode Islanders participated in nearly every major battle of the war, firing the first volleys at Bull Run, and some of the last at Appomattox.
How many died in the Civil War is a question that has long eluded historians. Drawing on a 20-year study of regimental histories, pension files, letters, diaries, and visits to every cemetery in the state, award-winning Civil War historian Robert Grandchamp documents 2,217 Rhode Islanders who died as a direct result of military service. Each regiment is identified, followed by the name, rank and place of residence for each soldier, the details of their deaths and, where known, their final resting places.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. How Many?
2. Methodology
3. Generals and Staff
4. First Rhode Island Detached Militia
5. Second Rhode Island Volunteers
6. Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
7. Fourth Rhode Island Volunteers
8. Fifth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
9. Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers
10. Ninth Rhode Island Volunteers
11. Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers
12. Eleventh Rhode Island Volunteers
13. Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers
14. Fourteenth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
15. Hospital Guards
16. First Rhode Island Cavalry
17. Second Rhode Island Cavalry
18. Third Rhode Island Cavalry
19. Seventh Squadron of Cavalry
20. Battery A, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
21. Battery B, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
22. Battery C, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
23. Battery D, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
24. Battery E, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
25. Battery F, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
26. Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
27. Battery H, First Rhode Island Light Artillery
28. Tenth Rhode Island Battery
29. United States Army
30. United States Navy
31. Regiments of Other States
Appendix: Total Deaths by Regiment
Chapter Notes
Annotated Bibliography
Index
