UNION RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS
7th Regiment, Rhode Island Infantry
- Overview:
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Organized at Providence May to September, 1862. Moved to
Washington, D. C., September 10-12, 1862. Attached to 2nd
Brigade, Casey's Division, Military District of Washington, to
October, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army
Potomac, to April, 1863; Dept. Ohio to June, 1863, and Army
Tennessee to September, 1863. District of North Central
Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. Ohio, to April,
1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac,
to July, 1865.
- Service:
- Camp at Capital Hill, Defences of Washington, D. C.,
till September 16, 1862, and at Arlington Heights. Va., till
October 1. Moved to Sandy Hook, Md., October 1. Movement to
Falmouth, Va., October 27-November 19. Warrenton, Sulphur
Springs, November 15. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News February
9, thence to Lexington, Ky., March 25-31. Moved to Winchester,
thence to Richmond, Ky., April 18. To Paint Creek May 3, and to
Lancaster May 10. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 4-14. Siege
of Vicksburg June
15-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of
Jackson July 10-17. At Milldale till August 8. Moved to
Nicholasville, Ky., August 8-18, thence to Lexington September 7,
and provost duty there till April, 1864. Moved to Virginia April
2-23. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles
of the Wilderness May 5-7;
Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21; Stannard's Mill May 21; North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar
Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run , October 27-28. Garrison of Fort Sedgwick November 1, 1864, to April 2,
1865. Fort Stedman March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault
on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee to Farmville April 3-9. Moved to
Petersburg and City Point, thence to Washington, D. C., April
20-28. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 9, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 85 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 108 Enlisted men by
disease. Total 199.
- Soldiers:
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