United States Regiments & Batteries > Rhode Island
The 12th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 11 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 46 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862 | |
October 18 | Organized at Providence and mustered in for nine months service under the command of Colonel George H. Browne. |
October 21 | Left State for Washington, D.C. Camp at Arlington Heights and at Fairfax Seminary, Va. attached to 1st Brigade, Casey’s Division, Military District of Washington |
December 1-8 | March to Falmouth, Va. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 | |
January 20-24 | Burnside’s second Campaign, “Mud March” |
February 9 | Moved to Newport News, Va. |
March 25-31 | To Lexington, Ky. |
April | Duty at Lexington, Winchester, Boonsboro, Richmond, Paint Lick and Lancaster, Ky. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. Ohio |
April 23 | Moved to Crab Orchard |
May | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. Ohio |
June 3-9 | March from Nicholasville to Somerset |
June | Duty at Stigall’s Ferry, Jamestown and guarding fords of the Cumberland River |
July 5 | Moved to Somerset |
July 11 | To Crab Orchard, and started home |
July 15-19 | Duty at Cincinnati, Ohio |
July 19-22 | Moved to Providence |
July 29 | Mustered out |