United States Regiments & Batteries > Rhode Island
The 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery G lost 2 officers and 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 18 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| December | Organized at Providence |
| December 7 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| December | Duty at Camp Sprague, Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to Sedgwick’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| January 3 | Moved to Darnestown, then to Poolesville, Md. |
| February | At Edward’s Ferry |
| March | At Bolivar Heights. Attached to Reserve Artillery, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| March 26-April 2 | Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
| May 31-June 1 | Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 29 | Peach Orchard and Savage Station |
| June 30 | Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July | At Harrison’s Landing |
| July 22 | Captain Weeden resigned. |
| July 25 | Lieutenant Richard Waterman was promoted to captain. |
| August 16-28 | Movement to Alexandria |
| August 28-31 | March to Fairfax C. H. |
| August 31- September 2 |
Cover retreat of Pope’s army from Bull Run to Washington, D.C. |
| September 10 | Assigned to 2nd Corps, 2nd Division |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)
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| September 22 | Moved to Harper’s Ferry |
| October 30- November 18 |
Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va. attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February | At Falmouth |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May | Attached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac |
| May 3 | Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
| May 3-4 | Salem Heights |
| May 4 | Banks’ Ford |
| June 5-13 | Franklin’s Crossing |
| July | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| July 2-4 | Battle of Gettysburg The battery was in reserve and not engaged. |
| July 5 | Near Fairfield |
| July 10-13 | Funkstown, Md. |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 7 | Rappahannock Station |
| November 26- December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
| December | At Brandy Station |
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1864
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| May – June | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 | Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 | Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 12 | Assault on the Salient |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 | Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 17-18 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16 | Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 9-12 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| July 12 | Repulse of Early’s attack on Washington |
| July 17-18 | Snicker’s Ferry |
| August – November | Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
| September 2 | Captain Waterman and most of the three year men from the battery mustered out. |
| September 19 | Battle of Opequan (Third Battle of Winchester) Commanded by Captain George W. Adams |
| September 22 | Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| September 23-24 | Mount Jackson |
| October 19 | Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October | Duty at Winchester and Kernstown |
| November | Moved to Washington, D.C., and refit. Assiagned to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
| December | Moved to Petersburg, Va. and assigned to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| December | Siege of Petersburg |
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1865
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| March 25 | Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2 | Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
| April 7 | High Bridge and Farmville |
| April 9 | Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
| June 24 | Mustered out |