Rhode Island 4th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1861-10-01
Organized - Rhode Island 4th Volunteer Infantry - Rhode Island
1862-02-07
Battle - Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
1862-02-10
Battle - Elizabeth City - Elizabeth City, North Carolina
1862-03-14
Battle - New Bern - Craven County, North Carolina
Hatteras Island, on the outer shore of North Carolina, fell to Union forces in August, 1861. Roanoke Island, just to the north, was captured on February 8, 1862. Elizabeth City on the mainland followed days later. With the freedom to navigate unmolested through Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's command looked for other strategic targets of opportunity. The city of New Bern was a significant target, as the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad that connected the coast with the in…READ MORE
1862-09-14
Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H. P. Steere, and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Curtis
ColonelWilliam H. P. Steere
Lieutenant ColonelJoseph B. Curtis
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H. P. Steere
ColonelWilliam H. P. Steere
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Isaac P. Rodman
Brigadier GeneralIsaac P. Rodman
1862-12-13
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
1863-04-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H.P. Steere
ColonelWilliam H.P. Steere
1863-04-11
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
1864-07-30
Battle - Crater - Petersburg, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides had settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a frontal attack against well-entrenched Confederates. By late June, Grant's lines covered most of the eastern approaches to Petersburg, but neither side seemed ready to risk an offensive move. Part of the Union line was held by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Ninth Corps. Some of Burnside'…READ MORE
1864-08-18
Battle - Globe Tavern - Petersburg, Virginia
1864-10-15
Mustered Out - Rhode Island 4th Volunteer Infantry - Rhode Island
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