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Rhode Island sent 23,236 men to fight in the Civil War. They served in eight infantry regiments, three heavy artillery regiments, three regiments and one battalion of cavalry, a company of hospital guards and 10 batteries of light artillery. Hundreds more served in the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Rhode Islanders participated in nearly every major battle of the war, firing the first volleys at Bull Run, and some of the last at Appomattox.How many died in the Civil War is a question that has long eluded historians. Drawing on a 20-year study of regimental histories, pension files, letters, diaries, and visits to every cemetery in the state, award-winning Civil War historian Robert Grandchamp documents 2,217 Rhode Islanders who died as a direct result of military service. Each regiment is identified, followed by the name, rank and place of residence for each soldier, the details of their deaths and, where known, their final resting places.
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 ContentsAcknowledgments1. How Many?2. Methodology3. Generals and Staff4. First Rhode Island Detached Militia5. Second Rhode Island Volunteers6. Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery7. Fourth Rhode Island Volunteers8. Fifth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery9. Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers10. Ninth Rhode Island Volunteers11. Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers12. Eleventh Rhode Island Volunteers13. Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers14. Fourteenth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery15. Hospital Guards16. First Rhode Island Cavalry17. Second Rhode Island Cavalry18. Third Rhode Island Cavalry19. Seventh Squadron of Cavalry20. Battery A, First Rhode Island Light Artillery21. Battery B, First Rhode Island Light Artillery22. Battery C, First Rhode Island Light Artillery23. Battery D, First Rhode Island Light Artillery24. Battery E, First Rhode Island Light Artillery25. Battery F, First Rhode Island Light Artillery26. Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery27. Battery H, First Rhode Island Light Artillery28. Tenth Rhode Island Battery29. United States Army30. United States Navy31. Regiments of Other StatesAppendix: Total Deaths by RegimentChapter NotesAnnotated BibliographyIndex
“With seemingly inexhaustible research and writing interests in the Rhode island Civil War experience, Robert Grandchamp is rapidly becoming a leading authority on the subject...valuable”—Civil War Books and Authors.
