Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1892. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ROSTER. Captains. James Belger, Newport, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861; discharged from the First Artillery, U. S. A., Sept. 28, 1861, having served ten years, most of the time as sergeant and first sergeant; commissioned captain, Battery F, Oct. 17, 1861; wounded severely in leg at Blount's Creek, N. C, April q, 1S63; taken prisoner at Drurv's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; escaped from Salisbury, N. C, Dec, 1864; mustered out of service Dec. 30, 1864. Thomas Simpson, Providence, R. I. Mustered April 12, 1865; corporal, Firet Light Battery, May 2, 1861; discharged Aug. 6, 1861; second lieut., Battery F. Oct. 17, 1861; first lieut., Nov. 5, 1862; taken prisoner Oct. 27, 1864: paroled Feb. 20, 1865; captain, Battery F, April 12, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, 1865. First Lieutenants. Charles II. Pope, Providence, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861; sergt.-major First Light Battery, May 2, 1861; first lieut., June 1, 1861: mustered out of service Aug. 6, 1861; first lieut., Battery F, Oct. 17, 1861; resigned Oct. 6, 1862; captain and C. S., U. S. V. subsequently. George W. Field, Providence, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861; corporal Battery A, June 6, 1861: first lieut., Battery F, Oct. 17, 1861: resigned Oct. 26, 1862; second lieut. Co. B, Fourth R. I. Vols., Feb. 5, 1863; killed in action July 30, 1864, at the Crater, near Petersburg, Va. Thomas Simpson, Providence, R. I. See captain. William A. Arnold, Providence, R. I. Mustered Nov. 5, 1862: second lieut., Oct. 17, 1861; first lieut., Nov. 5, 1862: resigned May 4, 1863, on account of physical disability. Peter C. Smith, Providence, R. I. Mustered May 14, 1863; enrolled Sept. 19, 1861: mustered Oct. 29, 1861: sergeant, Oct. 29, 1861; second lieut., Nov. 5, 1862; first lieut., May 14, 1863; mustered out of service, Nov...