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Rhode Island 1st Light Artillery (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 6, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 3, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Abner Doubleday
    • Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone
    • Brigadier General David B. Birney
    • Brigadier General George W. Morell
    • Brigadier General John Gibbon
    • Brigadier General John Sedgwick
    • Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
    • Captain Charles Griffin
    • Captain George E. Randolph
    • Captain J. Albert Monroe
    • Captain John A. Tompkins
    • Captain John Edwards Jr.
    • Captain John G. Hazard
    • Captain Richard Waterman
    • Captain Thomas F. Vaughn
    • Captain William A. Arnold
    • Captain William W. Buckley
    • Colonel Charles H. Tompkins
    • Lieutenant Jacob H. Lamb
    • Major George B. Cook
    • Major General Philip Kearny
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
GlendaleJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Totopotomoy CreekMay 28, 1864May 30, 18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover Court HouseMay 27, 1862May 27, 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
High BridgeApr 6, 1865Apr 7, 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Chaffin's FarmSept 20, 1864Sept 30, 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's CreekApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
MechanicsvilleJun 26, 1862Jun 26, 1862< 1 dayHanover Couunty, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Ball's BluffOct 21, 1861Oct 21, 1861< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Roanoke IslandFeb 7, 1862Feb 8, 18621 day(s)Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fisher's HillSept 21, 1864Sept 22, 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
ChantillySept 1, 1862Sept 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull RunJul 21, 1861Jul 21, 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Fort StevensJul 11, 1864Jul 12, 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third WinchesterSept 19, 1864Sept 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Drewry's BluffMay 15, 1862May 15, 1862< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine RunNov 27, 1863Dec 2, 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's StationJun 29, 1862Jun 29, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Second Deep BottomAug 14, 1864Aug 20, 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fort MaconMar 23, 1862Apr 26, 186234 day(s)Carteret County, North Carolina
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
First Deep BottomJul 27, 1864Jul 29, 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
New BernMar 14, 1862Mar 14, 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
Third PetersburgApr 2, 1865Apr 2, 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Gaines' MillJun 27, 1862Jun 27, 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Second FredericksburgMay 3, 1863May 3, 1863< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Second Ream's StationAug 25, 1864Aug 25, 1864< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Cedar CreekOct 19, 1864Oct 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Shallow Creek, VirginiaMay 31, 1864May 31, 1864< 1 dayShallow Creek, Virginia
Cedar Creek, VirginiaAug 15, 1864Aug 15, 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia

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