2nd Rhode Island Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Organized at Providence June, 1861
• Left State for Washington, D.C., June 19
• Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 2nd Division (Hunter) / 2nd Brigade (Burnside), Brigaded with:
  • 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
  • 1st Rhode Island Infantry
  • 71st New York Infantry
  • 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery
• Couch's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861
• Couch's Brigade, Buell's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1862
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, to March, 1864
• 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, to July, 1864
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac and Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• At Camp Sprague, Washington, D. C., till July 16, 1861.
• July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
  • July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia

At Camp Sprague and Brightwood, Defences of Washington, till March, 1862. March to Prospect Hill, Va., March 11-15.

• Embarked at Alexandria, Va., for the Peninsula March 26.
• March 26-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Slatersville, New Kent C. H., May 9.
  • May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 25, 1862 - Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
    • June 29, 1862 - Skirmish at Willis Church, Virginia
    • June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
    • July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia

At Harrison's Landing till August 15. Reconnoissance to Turkey Island August 5-6, and to Haxall's Landing August 8-11. Movement to Alexandria August 15-September 1, thence march into Maryland September 3-18.

• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland

At Downsville September 23-October 20. Movement to Stafford C. H., Va., October 20-November 18, and to Belle Plains December 5. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • Operations about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2.
  • Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.
  • Salem Heights May 3-4.
  • Banks' Ford May 4.
  • Deep Run Ravine or Franklin's Crossing June 5-13.
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • July 10-13, 1863 - Skirmishes near Funkstown, Maryland
• At Warrenton, Va., till September.
• Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Rappahannock Station November 7.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
• At Brandy Station till May, 1864.
• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
  • May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
• June 11, 1864 - Old members left front for muster out
  • June 17, 1864 - Old members mustered out of federal service
• Before Petersburg June 17-18.
• Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
• Siege of Petersburg till July 9.
• Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11.
• July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Garrison duty at Winchester September 22-December 1. Moved to Petersburg, Va., December 2-6. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Expedition to Danville April 23-27. Moved to Washington via Richmond May 20-June 7. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out July 13, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 111 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 74 Enlisted men by disease. Total 196.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 271, 761, 762, 828, 895, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 990, 1634)