2nd Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry

United States  U.S. Military    Rhode Island    Rhode Island Military     Rhode Island in the Civil War    2nd Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry

Brief History
The 2nd Regiment, Rhode Island was organized at Providence June, 1861. It was mustered out July 13, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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.

Other Sources
Books

Rhode, Elisha and Robert Hunt, All for the Union : a history of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in the war of the g reat rebellion, as told by the diary and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes w ho enlisted as a private in '61 and rose to the command of his regiment FHL 974.5 M2r Available for purchase on Amazon.com

Woodbury, Agustus.''The Second Rhode Island Regiment : a narrative of military operations in which the regiment was engaged from the beginning to the end of the war for the Union. FHL film 1,550,112.''

Internet sites

Find a Grave - Rhode Island

2nd Regiment of Rhode Island Infantry Descendants Association

The Civil War Archive

Civil War in the East

Rhode Island Volunteers Civil War Re-enactor Association

Wikipedia- 2nd Rode Island Infantry

Stone Sentinels - Monument to the 2nd Rode Island Infantry Regiment in Gettysburg

Photo of John Ryan of Company H- Private. Shows the regiment uniform with shoulder scales

The Civil War Omnibus

Rhode_Island_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865