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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Rhode Island's quota was 23,778 men in 8 regiments of infantry, 3 regiments and a squadron of cavalry, 3 regiments of heavy artillery and one regiment of light artillery.<ref>Richard M. Bayles, ed., ''History of Newport County, Rhode Island'', (New York, New York: L.E. Preston, 1888). {{ | Rhode Island's quota was 23,778 men in 8 regiments of infantry, 3 regiments and a squadron of cavalry, 3 regiments of heavy artillery and one regiment of light artillery.<ref>Richard M. Bayles, ed., ''History of Newport County, Rhode Island'', (New York, New York: L.E. Preston, 1888). {{FSC|144902|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.56 H2b}}, volume 1, page 422.</ref> | ||
According to Wikipedia, Rhode Island furnished 25,236 soldiers to the Union Army.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.org, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_in_the_American_Civil_War Rhode Island in the American Civil War], (accessed 17 March 2011)</ref> The men were organized into about 10 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry units, and 6 artillery units (including one Colored Troop). | According to Wikipedia, Rhode Island furnished 25,236 soldiers to the Union Army.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.org, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_in_the_American_Civil_War Rhode Island in the American Civil War], (accessed 17 March 2011)</ref> The men were organized into about 10 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry units, and 6 artillery units (including one Colored Troop). | ||
The Wikipedia article,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_in_the_American_Civil_War Rhode Island in the American Civil War], has additional information. | The Wikipedia article,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_in_the_American_Civil_War Rhode Island in the American Civil War], has additional information. | ||
=== Rhode Island Military Units === | === Rhode Island Military Units === | ||
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Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies. | Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies. | ||
The information in the lists of Rhode Island Military Units comes from the [ | The information in the lists of Rhode Island Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. | ||
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* | === Related Sources === | ||
*John T. Fallon, comp. ''List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885 {{FSDL|241061}} | |||
*'' | *''Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. For Rhode Island see pages 722 - 745. This section will include a bibliography of war related state publications, published unit histories, and local histories with Civil War content. {{FSDL|44716}} | ||
*''' | *Frederick Dyer. ''A compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' 3 volumes. reprint. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. v. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States -- v. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865 -- v. 3. Regimental histories. v.1 {{FSDL|321923}}; v.2 {{FSDL|298675}}; v.3 {{FSDL|411071}} | ||
* | *United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Official army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65'' volume 1 reprint Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987 incudes officers from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut Regiments {{FSDL|56459}} | ||
=== | === Records and Resources === | ||
*Indexes to service (FS Library films 821940-46) and pension records of Union army soldiers are on film at the FamilySearch Library. The service and pension records are available only at the National Archives. For more information see [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Rhode island]] and [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].see also [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]] | |||
*A published roster of soldiers is in Rhode Island Adjutant General, ''Annual Report of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations For the Year 1865, 1866'', Revised, Two Volumes. (Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1893-95); FamilySearch Library {{FSC|294561|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2ri; film 982363; fiche 6046949}}; 1866 ed. on {{FSC|114116|title-id|disp=film 908721}}. This includes each soldier's residence, his date of enlistment, his dates of muster-in and muster-out, and regimental sketches. | |||
*{{FSC|775804|item|disp=Civil War enlistment papers for various Rhode Island military units, 1862 and 1864}} | |||
*'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]]. | |||
*'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules, the "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Rhode Island. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Rhode Island in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]]. | |||
[ | *Rhode Island. Adjutant General's Office. 'Names of officers, soldiers, and seamen of Rhode Island Regiments or belonging to the state of Rhode Island : and serving in the regiments of other states and in the regular Army and Navy of the United States, who lost their lives in the defense of their country in the suppression of the late rebellion.' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991, {{FSC|788346|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118834}} and 'Annual report of the Adjutant General of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for the year 1865.' (Providence [Rhode Island] : E.L. Freeman, 1893-1895), {{FSC|294561|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2ri v. 2 digitized}}. | ||
[http://www. | *''How to Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives,'' by Cyndi Ingle Howells [http://www.cyndislist.com/cyndi/pensions.html www.cyndislist.com] | ||
*Robert Grandchamp. ''Rhode Island's Civil War dead : a complete roster.''Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, ©2020 {{FSC|3754092|item|disp=FS Library 974.5 M2gra}} | |||
*{{FSC|775804|item|disp=Rhode Island. State Archive. Civil War enlistment papers for various Rhode Island military units, 1862 and 1864}} | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
[ | [https://accessgenealogy.com/alabama/civil-war-regiments-rosters-and-muster-rolls.htm AccessGenealogy]. Civil War Regiments, Rosters, and Muster Rolls. | ||
[http:// | [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]. Paid subscription site with Military Records and Military Indexes. | ||
[http:// | [http://www.civilwarindex.com/ Civil War Index]. Sources on the Soldiers and the Battles. | ||
[http:// | [http://cmdrmierka.tripod.com/1stRIcartesDeVisite.html The Cartes de Visit Album & History of the First Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry R.I.D.M.]. Thumbnail Civil War Biographies. | ||
[http:// | [http://go.fold3.com/ Fold3]. Civil War Records. | ||
[http://www. | [http://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial, National Military Park, Virginia] | ||
[http://www. | [http://www.digitalbookindex.org/_search/search010histusregimentsa.asp Digital Book Index]. List of eBooks on Civil War Regiments. | ||
[http:// | [http://rigarcwmuseum.tripod.com/museum/museumprofile.html The Rhode Island Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum] | ||
[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/Military-Records.htm Rhode Island Genealogy - Military Records] | [http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/Military-Records.htm Rhode Island Genealogy - Military Records] | ||
[http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss673sg4.htm Rhode Island Historical Society ] | [http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss673sg4.htm Rhode Island Historical Society]. Official records and personal diaries. | ||
[http://genforum.genealogy.com/cureton/messages/576.html Genealogy.com] GenForum | [http://genforum.genealogy.com/cureton/messages/576.html Genealogy.com] GenForum | ||
[http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/ancestorcomments.aspx?id=29590 MilitaryHistoryOnline] | [http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/ancestorcomments.aspx?id=29590 MilitaryHistoryOnline] | ||
[ | [https://www.archive.org/details/newindextocivilm00smit New Index to the Civil and military lists of Rhode Island]. Two volumes in one, giving Christian and family names, arranged alphabetically. | ||
[http://www.oocities.org/zouavedatabase/cwuni.html The Civil War Zouave Database] | [http://www.oocities.org/zouavedatabase/cwuni.html The Civil War Zouave Database] | ||
[ | [https://www.civilwararchive.com/RESEARCH1/resrch.htm The Civil War Archives Regimental History] online Research Room. | ||
[ | [https://www.civilwararchive.com/unionri.htm The Civil War Archive Union Regimental Index for Rhode Island]. List of all Union regiments that fought during the U.S. Civil War. | ||
[http://www.army.mil/africanamericans/timeline.html Timeline of Events for African Americans in the U.S. Army] | [http://www.army.mil/africanamericans/timeline.html Timeline of Events for African Americans in the U.S. Army] | ||
[http:// | [http://www.thecivilwaromnibus.com/volume2index.html The Civil War Omnibus] | ||
[http:// | [http://www.nataliesnet.com/tewksbury/civilwar.htm Tewksburys in the Civil War]. Lists people with the surname of Tewksbury who served in the Civil War | ||
[ | ''Memoirs of Rhode Island Officers who were engaged in the service of their country during the Great Rebellion of the South'', by John Russell Bartlett, the Secretary of State of the State of Rhode Island. '''''Online at:''''' [https://books.google.com/books?id=s3k_AAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | ||
'' | ''Official Army register for September 1869,''. United States, Adjutant-General's Office. '''''Online at:''''' [https://books.google.com/books?id=vXgqAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | ||
'' | ''Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors, and Reenactors,'' by Ron Field, Robin Smith. | ||
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | |||
=== | |||
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000. | Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000. | ||
In 1888 there were 21 posts and 2,696 members in the state of Rhode Island | In 1888 there were 21 posts and 2,696 members in the state of Rhode Island: [http://www.suvcw.org/garrecords/ GAR Posts in the State of Rhode Island] | ||
[http://suvcw.org/ | |||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | ||
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With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed. | With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Latest revision as of 10:31, 21 May 2025
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Rhode Island's quota was 23,778 men in 8 regiments of infantry, 3 regiments and a squadron of cavalry, 3 regiments of heavy artillery and one regiment of light artillery.[1]
According to Wikipedia, Rhode Island furnished 25,236 soldiers to the Union Army.[2] The men were organized into about 10 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry units, and 6 artillery units (including one Colored Troop).
The Wikipedia article,Rhode Island in the American Civil War, has additional information.
Rhode Island Military Units[edit | edit source]
Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.
The information in the lists of Rhode Island Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
Union Units
Related Sources[edit | edit source]
- John T. Fallon, comp. List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. For Rhode Island see pages 722 - 745. This section will include a bibliography of war related state publications, published unit histories, and local histories with Civil War content. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Frederick Dyer. A compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 volumes. reprint. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. v. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States -- v. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865 -- v. 3. Regimental histories. v.1 FamilySearch Digital Library; v.2 FamilySearch Digital Library; v.3 FamilySearch Digital Library
- United States Adjutant General's Office. Official army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 volume 1 reprint Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987 incudes officers from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut Regiments FamilySearch Digital Library
Records and Resources[edit | edit source]
- Indexes to service (FS Library films 821940-46) and pension records of Union army soldiers are on film at the FamilySearch Library. The service and pension records are available only at the National Archives. For more information see United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Rhode island and Union Pension Records.see also Union Service Records
- A published roster of soldiers is in Rhode Island Adjutant General, Annual Report of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations For the Year 1865, 1866, Revised, Two Volumes. (Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1893-95); FamilySearch Library book 974.5 M2ri; film 982363; fiche 6046949; 1866 ed. on film 908721. This includes each soldier's residence, his date of enlistment, his dates of muster-in and muster-out, and regimental sketches.
- Civil War Pension Index Cards - An Index to Pension Applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see Union Pension Records.
- 1890 Census Veterans Schedules - The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules, the "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Rhode Island. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Rhode Island in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.
- Rhode Island. Adjutant General's Office. 'Names of officers, soldiers, and seamen of Rhode Island Regiments or belonging to the state of Rhode Island : and serving in the regiments of other states and in the regular Army and Navy of the United States, who lost their lives in the defense of their country in the suppression of the late rebellion.' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991, FS Library fiche 6118834 and 'Annual report of the Adjutant General of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for the year 1865.' (Providence [Rhode Island] : E.L. Freeman, 1893-1895), FS Catalog book 974.5 M2ri v. 2 digitized.
- How to Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives, by Cyndi Ingle Howells www.cyndislist.com
- Robert Grandchamp. Rhode Island's Civil War dead : a complete roster.Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, ©2020 FS Library 974.5 M2gra
- Rhode Island. State Archive. Civil War enlistment papers for various Rhode Island military units, 1862 and 1864
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
AccessGenealogy. Civil War Regiments, Rosters, and Muster Rolls.
Ancestry.com. Paid subscription site with Military Records and Military Indexes.
Civil War Index. Sources on the Soldiers and the Battles.
The Cartes de Visit Album & History of the First Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry R.I.D.M.. Thumbnail Civil War Biographies.
Fold3. Civil War Records.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial, National Military Park, Virginia
Digital Book Index. List of eBooks on Civil War Regiments.
The Rhode Island Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum
Rhode Island Genealogy - Military Records
Rhode Island Historical Society. Official records and personal diaries.
Genealogy.com GenForum
New Index to the Civil and military lists of Rhode Island. Two volumes in one, giving Christian and family names, arranged alphabetically.
The Civil War Archives Regimental History online Research Room.
The Civil War Archive Union Regimental Index for Rhode Island. List of all Union regiments that fought during the U.S. Civil War.
Timeline of Events for African Americans in the U.S. Army
Tewksburys in the Civil War. Lists people with the surname of Tewksbury who served in the Civil War
Memoirs of Rhode Island Officers who were engaged in the service of their country during the Great Rebellion of the South, by John Russell Bartlett, the Secretary of State of the State of Rhode Island. Online at: Google Books.
Official Army register for September 1869,. United States, Adjutant-General's Office. Online at: Google Books.
Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors, and Reenactors, by Ron Field, Robin Smith.
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)[edit | edit source]
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.
In 1888 there were 21 posts and 2,696 members in the state of Rhode Island: GAR Posts in the State of Rhode Island
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War[edit | edit source]
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Richard M. Bayles, ed., History of Newport County, Rhode Island, (New York, New York: L.E. Preston, 1888). FS Catalog book 974.56 H2b, volume 1, page 422.
- ↑ Wikipedia.org, Rhode Island in the American Civil War, (accessed 17 March 2011)