United States Regiments & Batteries > Rhode Island
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1861 |
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| August | Organized at Providence as 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment |
| September 7 | Left State for Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor |
| September 14-16 | Moved to Washington, D.C., |
| September 22 | To Fort Hamilton |
| October 12-14 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va. and attached to Sherman’s South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. Expedition to Port Royal, S.C. |
| November 7 | Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor |
| December 19 | Reorganized at Hilton Head, S.C., as 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery |
| December 29 | Action at Port Royal Ferry, S.C. |
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1862 |
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| February 15 | Venus Point |
| April 5 | Moved to Edisto Island, S.C. and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South |
| June 1-28 | Operations on James Island, S.C. |
| June 10 | Action James Island |
| June 16 | Battle of Secessionville |
| June 28-July 1 | Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. and attached to U.S. Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. South |
| September | Attached to U.S. Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. South |
| October 21-23 | Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C. |
| October 22 | Action at Caston and Frampton’s Plantation, near Pocotaligo; Coosawhatchie |
| November | At Hilton Head, S.C. |
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1863 |
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| January | At Beaufort, S.C. attached to District of Beaufort, S. C, 10th Corps |
| April 8 | Broad River |
| April 9 | Port Royal Ferry |
| June 1 | Combahee River |
| June 2 | Combahee Ferry |
| June 5 | Expedition to Darien |
| June 24 | Moved to St. Helena Island, S.C., attached to St. Helena Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| July 4-5 | To Folly Island, S.C. |
| July 10 | Attack on Morris Island, S.C. |
| July | Operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, S. C. attached to U.S. Forces, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| September 7 | Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg |
| September | Moved to Hilton Head, S. C. |
| October | Attached to Artillery, Gordon’s Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| December | Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps |
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1864 |
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| February 5-7 | Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla. Attached to Artillery, District of Florida, Dept. South |
| February 7-22 | To Lake City |
| February 20 | Battle of Olustee |
| March 10 | Occupation of Palatka |
| March | Duty at Jacksonville |
| April | Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| April 30 | Moved to Yorktown, Va. |
| May 5-June 15 | Butler’s operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond. Attached to 10th Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| May 12-16 | Operations against Fort Darling |
| May 14-16 | Battle of Drewry’s Bluff |
| May 17-June 15 | On Bermuda Hundred front |
| May 28-31 | Appomattox River |
| June | Attached to Artillery 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| June 5 | Appomattox River |
| June 15-19 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16 | Siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration on north side of the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 10th Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina |
| August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
| August 17 | Laurel Hill |
| September 28-30 | Chaffin’s Farm |
| October 7 | Darbytown and New Market Roads |
| December 10 | Fort Burnham. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
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1865 |
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| April 2-3 | Fall of Petersburg and Richmond |
| April | Duty in the Dept. of Virginia |
| June 9 | Mustered out |