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Rhode Island 1st Light Artillery, Battery C (Union)

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Soldiers
  • Number Of Soldiers:302
  • Most Common Residence:
    • Providence, Providence County, Rhode IslandJan 1, 1861(45 servicepersons)
    • Coventry, Kent County, Rhode IslandJan 1, 1862(10 servicepersons)
    • Providence County, Rhode IslandJan 1, 1890(19 servicepersons)
Casualties
  • Died In Unit:17(6%)
  • Died In War:22(7%)
  • Wounded:12(4%)
Enlistment
  • First Enlistment Date:Apr 17, 1861(2 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Date:Aug 25, 1861(146 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place:Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island(79 servicepersons)
Muster
  • Muster In Date:Aug 25, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Dec 23, 1864
  • Most Common Muster Out Date:Dec 29, 1864(45 servicepersons)
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Gaines' MillJun 27, 1862Jun 27, 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar CreekOct 19, 1864Oct 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Cedar Creek, VirginiaAug 15, 1864Aug 15, 1864< 1 dayCedar Creek, Virginia

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