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Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the "Boys of Hope" but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology, and the social events of the Civil War.
The author of 15 books on American military history, Robert Grandchamp lives in Jericho, Vermont, where he works as an analyst with the government.
Table of ContentsList of Maps viiiAcknowledgments Foreword by Glenn Laxton Introduction 1. Traditions 2. Organization and Equipment 3. Recruiting 4. Duty on the Potomac 5. The Peninsula 6. “A Savage Continual Thunder” 7. First Fredericksburg 8. The Death Warrant 9. Gettysburg 10. Winter at Brandy 11. Overland to Richmond 12. Into the Valley 13. Bloody Autumn 14. Consolidation 15. “The Forlorn Hope” 16. Taps Appendix I: Roster of Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Appendix II: Roster of Attached Men Appendix III: Casualties of Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Appendix IV: Enlistments by Town Appendix V: Occupations of Battery G Soldiers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
“Good battery studies do not exactly abound in the Civil War literature, making Grandchamp’s book all the more important, both as a font of information and an example for others to follow. The Boys of Adams’ Battery G is a fine unit history. Highly recommended”—Civil War Books and Authors.
