The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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in the
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
Service
The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was organized at
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
, in August 1861.
The regiment left Rhode Island for
Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, September 7, 1861, then moved to
Washington, D.C.
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, September 14–16, returning to Fort Hamilton September 22. Moved to
Fort Monroe, Virginia, October 12–14. It was attached to Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. Participated in the expedition to
Port Royal, South Carolina, October 28-November 7. Capture of Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7.
The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry ceased to exist on December 19, 1861, when it was changed to 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery.
See also
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List of Rhode Island Civil War units
List of military units raised by the state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War.
Artillery units
Cavalry
Infantry
Miscellaneous
* Independent Company Hospital GuardsThis unit was organized at Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island on Dec ...
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Rhode Island in the American Civil War
The state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War remained loyal to the Union, as did the other states of New England. Rhode Island furnished 25,236 fighting men to the Union Army, of which 1,685 died. The state used its industrial capacity ...
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Battery A, 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment was a heavy artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
History
The 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment was initially organized in Providence, Rhode Island as t ...
References
* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
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Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1861
3rd Rhode Island Infantry
The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was organized at Providence, Rhode Island, in August 1861.
The regiment left Rhode Is ...
1861 establishments in Rhode Island