Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. This book captures the battlefield exploits of the 'Boys of Hope'. It depicts camp life, cannon technology, and the social backdrop of Civil War.

On September 6, 1862 the Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers was mustered into the service of the United States for three years. The Seventh was incorporated into the Army of the Potomac and joined the First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps. They would f

Formed in 1801 to protect sea captains against attack from the British navy and Barbary Pirates, the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery remains one of the most famed regiments in the U.S. army. It distinguished itself during the War of 1812, the Dorr Rebellion, and in nearly every major engagement of the Civil War. After assuming the identity of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment of the Rhode Island National Guard, the unit battled amid the carnage of the Western Front in World War I, fought the enemy in the mosquito-infested South Pacific islands during World War II, and weathered the...

This detailed history is a tribute to the citizens of Scituate, Rhode Island, and their contributions to the American Revolution. The entire town contributed to the war effort through service and sacrifice. The Scituate Militia served with distinction and

Edward Ephraim Cross (1832-1863) accomplished more in his short lifetime years than most men who live to be 100. By the eve of the Civil War, he had traveled from Cincinnati to Arizona working as a political reporter, travel writer, editor, trail hand, silver mine supervisor, and Indian fighter. In the summer of 1861, he became colonel of the Fighting Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers and gained fame as a fearless battlefield commander during action at Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredricksburg, and Chancellorsville before being mortally wounded at Gettysburg. However, behind this great soldier lay a...

Suffering a casualty rate of more than 80 percent by the war's end, the Seventh Rhode Island participated in some of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. From its muster in the fall of 1862 through the death of the Seventh's last surviving veteran in 1939, this regimental history follows the Seventh from Providence, Rhode Island, through the swamps of the Mississippi to the grueling Overland Campaign, providing a gripping historical narrative enlivened by the words of those who were actually present.
Researched primarily from firsthand sources such as letters and diaries, it includes...