United States Regiments & Batteries > Rhode Island > 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
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. |