Rhode Island in the Civil War

Regiments

 * 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Light Artillery&lt;br&gt;


 * 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry&lt;br&gt;Organized at Pawtucket as 1st New England Cavalry, afterwards designated


 * 1st Rhode Island Cavalry&lt;br&gt;December 14, 1861, to March 3, 1862&lt;br&gt;Mustered out at Baltimore, Md., August 3, 1865.


 * 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry (3 months, 1861)&lt;br&gt;Organized in Rhode Island, April, 1861&lt;br&gt;Left Washington for home July 25, 1861. Mustered out August 2, 1861.&lt;br&gt; *1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence November 21, 1862.&lt;br&gt;Transferred to 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry January 14, 1864. *2nd Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence June, 1861 &lt;br&gt;Moved to Washington via Richmond May 20-June 7. &lt;br&gt;Mustered out July 13, 1865.&lt;br&gt; *3rd Regiment, Rhode Island Heavy Artillery&lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence as 3rd Infantry August, 1861.&lt;br&gt;Reorganized at Hilton Head, S. C., as Heavy Artillery December 19, 1861.&lt;br&gt; *3rd Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry&lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence September 12, 1863.&lt;br&gt;Last place: Bayou de Large, May 27.&lt;br&gt;Mustered out November 29, 1865.&lt;br&gt; *3rd Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.&lt;br&gt; *4th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry&lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence, 1861. &lt;br&gt;Old members mustered out October 15, 1864.

&lt;br&gt;Veterans and Recruits consolidated with 7th Rhode Island Infantry.&lt;br&gt;


 * 5th Regiment, Rhode Island Heavy Artillery&lt;br&gt;Organized at New Berne, N. C., from 5th Rhode Island Infantry, May 27, 1863. &lt;br&gt;Designation of Regiment changed to 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery July, 1863.&lt;br&gt; *7th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence May to September, 1862.&lt;br&gt;Last place: Washington, D. C., April 20-28. Grand Review May 23.&lt;br&gt;Mustered out June 9, 1865.&lt;br&gt; *7th Squadron, Rhode Island Cavalry (3 months, 1862)&lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence and mustered in for three months June 24, 1862. &lt;br&gt;Last place: Harpers Ferry. &lt;br&gt;Mustered out September 26, 1862, expiration of term.&lt;br&gt; *Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence May 26, 1862. &lt;br&gt;Last Place: Fort Davis. Mustered out September 2, 1862.&lt;br&gt; *10th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence May 26, 1862. &lt;br&gt;Last Place: Fort Pennsylvania &lt;br&gt;Mustered out September 1, 1862&lt;br&gt; *11th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence and mustered in October 1, 1862. &lt;br&gt;Last Place: Yorktown&lt;br&gt;Mustered out July 13, 1863.&lt;br&gt; *12th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Providence and mustered in for nine months October 18, 1862.&lt;br&gt;Last Place: Providence.

Mustered out July 29, 1863.&lt;br&gt;


 * Hospital Guards, Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;Organized at Portsmouth Grove December 6, 1862.&lt;br&gt;Mustered out August 26, 1865. &lt;br&gt; *Tompkins' Battery, Rhode Island Light Artillery (3 months, 1861) &lt;br&gt;

Organized at Providence for three months' service April, 1861.&lt;br&gt;Last Place: Providence&lt;br&gt;Mustered out August 2, 1861. &lt;br&gt;


 * Unassigned Rhode Island Volunteers &lt;br&gt;"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.&lt;br&gt; *Unassigned Rhode Island Infantry &lt;br&gt;"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.&lt;br&gt;