United States Regiments & Batteries > Rhode Island > 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
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1861
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| August | The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment organized at Providence |
| September 7 | Left Rhode Island for Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor |
| September 14-16 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| September 22 | Returned to Fort Hamilton |
| October 12-14 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va. |
| October 28-November 7 |
Expedition to Port Royal, S.C.Attached to Sherman’s South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. |
| November 7 |
Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor |
| December 19 | Designation of Regiment changed to 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. |