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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,777 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=URI0007RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,777 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=URI0007RI Roster]. | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''The Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862-1865.'' By William Palmer Hopkins. Providence, R.I.,: Printers; Boston, Mass., Hub Engraving Co., Engravers, 1903. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/seventhregiment01peckgoog/page/n6/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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'''Books''' | '''Books''' | ||
*Grandchamp, Robert. ''The Seventh Rhode Island Infantry in the Civil War.'' (Jefferson, North Carolina | *Grandchamp, Robert. ''The Seventh Rhode Island Infantry in the Civil War.'' (Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Co., c2007), {{FSC|1837845|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2gr}} and ''The boys of Adams' Battery G : the Civil War through the eyes of a Union light artillery unit.'' ({{FSC|1837846|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2g}} | ||
*Hopkins, William P.''The Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862-1865.'' (Providence [Rhode Island] | *Hopkins, William P.''The Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862-1865.'' (Providence [Rhode Island] : Providence Press, 1903), {{FSC|353544|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2h}}and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|788261|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083368}} | ||
*United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865). ''Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers : exhibition of the Vicksburg Statue.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{ | *United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865). ''Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers : exhibition of the Vicksburg Statue.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|788536|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083367}} | ||
'''Internet sites''' | '''Internet sites''' | ||
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*[http://matteson.us/civilwarmattesons.shtml Mattesons in the Civil War]- People with the surname of Matteson in the Civil War. | *[http://matteson.us/civilwarmattesons.shtml Mattesons in the Civil War]- People with the surname of Matteson in the Civil War. | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/article53.html Rhode Island USGenWeb Project] - exerpts from letters written by service men in the 7th Regiment, RI | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160103065545/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/article53.html Rhode Island USGenWeb Project] - exerpts from letters written by service men in the 7th Regiment, RI | ||
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