1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

1861

• Nicknamed "Tompkin's Marine Artillery"

• Organized at Providence for three months' service April, 1861
• Left State for Jersey City, N.J., April 18, thence moved to Easton, Pa., April 19, and to Washington, D.C., April 27
• Duty in the defenses of that city until June 9
• Mustered into service May 2
• Attached to Hunter's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia
• Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 9-15, and return to Washington June 17-20, thence march to Williamsport July 9-13, and to Martinsburg, W. Va
• Attached to Department of Pennsylvania / 1st Division (Cadwallader) / 1st Brigade (Thomas), Brigaded with:
  • 6th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • 17th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • 21st Pennsylvania Infantry
  • (I) 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry
  • 2nd United States Cavalry
• Attached to (I) Department of the Shenandoah / 1st Brigade (Thomas), Brigaded with:
  • 19th New York Infantry
  • (I) 28th New York Infantry
  • 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry
  • 28th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • 5th Connecticut Infantry
  • 2nd United States Cavalry
  • Philadelphia City Troop
• Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 2nd Division (Hunter) / 2nd Brigade (Burnside), Brigaded with:
  • 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
  • 1st Rhode Island Infantry
  • 2nd Rhode Island Infantry
  • 71st New York Infantry
• March to Bunker Hill, Va., and action July 15
• Moved to Charlestown July 17, and to Harper's Ferry July 22
• Moved to Sandy Hook, thence to Providence, R.I., July 29-31
• Mustered out August 2, 1861

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 270, 272, 1633-1634)