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F, Fifth United States Artillery, Lieut. A. J. McDonald. E, Third New York Artillery, Capt. George E. Ashby. F, First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Capt. Thomas Simpson.
K, Third New York Artillery, Capt. James R. Angell.
On the 19th of June the battery was detailed to fire a salute in honor of Major-General Terry, com- manding Department of Virginia, the order directing it to proceed out Second street and be ready for the duty at four and a half o'clock P. M.
The time was occupied until June 27th in similar ceremonies and drills, when the battery was mus- tered out of service at Richmond, Va., the muster-out roll being signed by "Jere Horton, 2d Lieut. 24th Mass. Vols. and A. C. M. Ind. Div. 24th A. C." It proceeded at once to Providence, R. I., where it arrived July Ist and was received by the Mechanics Rifles, Colonel Arnold, at the dock, while a detach- ment of the Marine Artillery fired a salute. It was then escorted by the Rifles and Marines to Washing- ton Hall, where breakfast was served and the men dismissed.
The commissioned and non-commissioned officers at muster out were :
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THOMAS SIMPSON, .
Captain.
GIDEON SPENCER, .
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. First Lieutenant.
FRANK A. WATERMAN,
CHARLES E. GUILD,
Second Lieutenant.
JOHN W. SAYLES, .
First Sergeant.
THOMAS E. WILBUR,
· Q. M. Sergeant.
PATRICK MARTIN,
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. Sergeant.
JAMES WILSON,
JAMES VINCENT, .
CALVIN C. BURR,
JAMES P. CLARK,
WILLIAM M. SMITH,
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Corporal.
GEORGE S. GAGE, .
WILLIAM J. PHILLIPS,
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JOSEPH MINER,
JAMES ROGERS,
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WILLIAM WHITE,
PATRICK DUFFY,
JOHN H. PROSPERT,
BENNETT I. FISH,
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JOHN B. F. WILBUR,
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Thus closes the record of Battery F, First Regi- ment Rhode Island Light Artillery. Its reputation made in actual service, for there was nothing con-
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nected with its organization which particularly im- pressed the minds of the people of Rhode Island, was such that all connected with it, and particularly those who were with it from the beginning, have
Lieut. Frank A. Waterman.
been proud of their membership; and it has been with much satisfaction that its members have replied to the question often asked of a veteran, "What organization did you serve with?" with the words "Belger's Rhode Island Battery."
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Captains.
JAMES BELGER, Newport, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, 1S61 ; dis- charged from the First Artillery, U. S. A., Sept. 2S, 1861, having served ten years, most of the time as sergeant and first sergeant; commissioned captain, Battery F, Oct. 17, IS61 ; wounded severely in leg at Blount's Creek, N. C., April 9, 1863; taken prisoner at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, IS64; escaped from Salisbury, N. C., Dec., 1864; mus- tered out of service Dec. 30, 1864. .
THOMAS SIMPSON, Providence, R. I. Mustered April 12, IS65; corporal, First Light Battery, May 2, IS61; discharged Aug. 6, 1861; second lieut., Battery F, Oct. 17, IS61 ; first lieut., Nov. 5, 1862; taken prisoner Oct. 27, 1864: paroled Feb. 20, 1865 ; captain, Battery F, April 12, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
CHARLES HI. POPE, Providence, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, IS61 ; sergt .- major First Light Battery, May 2, IS61 : first lieut., June 1, IS61: mustered out of service Aug. 6, IS61; first lieut., Battery F, Oct. 17, 1861 : resigned Oct. 6, 1862 ; cap- tain and C. S., U. S. V. subsequently.
GEORGE W. FIELD, Providence, R. I. Mustered Oct. 17, IS61; corporal Battery A, June 6, 1861 ; first lieut., Battery F, Oct. 17, IS61 : resigned Oct. 26, 1862: second lieut. Co. B, Fourth R. I. Vols., Feb. 5, 1863; killed in action July 30, IS64, at the Crater, near Petersburg, Va. 32
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THOMAS SIMPSON, Providence, R. I. See captain.
WILLIAM A. ARNOLD, Providence, R. I. Mustered Nov. 5, 1862 : second lieut., Oct. 17, 1861 ; first lieut., Nov. 5, IS62 ; re- signed May 4, 1863, on account of physical disability.
PETER C. SMITH, Providence, R. I. Mustered May 14, IS63 : enrolled Sept. 19, IS61 : mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; sergeant, Oct. 29, IS61 ; second lieut., Nov. 5, 1862; first lieut., May 14, 1863; mustered out of service, Nov. 2, IS64.
GIDEON SPENCER, Warwick, R. I. Mustered May 23, IS65 ; private, Battery D, Sept. 4, 1861 ; corporal, April, IS63 .: sergeant, Dec., 1863 : re-enlisted Jan. 31, IS64; second lieut .. Battery B, April 26, IS64; taken prisoner at Ream's Station. Aug. 25, 1864 ; paroled Feb. 20, IS65; first lieut., Battery F. May 16, 1865; mustered out of service, June 27, IS65. .
FRANK A. WATERMAN, Providence, R. I. Mustered May 26. IS65 ; private Battery D, Sept. 4, IS61 ; re-enlisted Jan. 31, IS64, sergeant; second lieut., Battery G, May 26, IS64: first lieut., Battery F, May 16, IS65 : mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
1 Second Lieutenants.
THOMAS SIMPSON, Providence, R. I. See captain.
WILLIAM A. ARNOLD, Providence, R. I. See first lieutenant. PETER C. SMITH, Providence, R. I. See first lieutenant.
ALBERT E. ADAMS, Pawtucket, R. I. Mustered Dec. +, IS62 : quartermaster-sergeant, Battery A, June 6, 1861 : second lieut., Battery F, Dec. 4, IS62 ; first lieut., Battery D. April 26, IS64; mustered out of service March 25, IS65.
PHILIP S. CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I. Mustered May 14, IS63 : Enrolled Oct. 7, IS61 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : corporal, Oct. 29, 1861 : sergeant, Oct. 23, 1862; first sergeant, March 2, IS63 : second lient., May 14, 1863: mustered out of service Nov. 2, IS64.
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CHARLES E. GUILD, Medway, Mass. Mustered Nov. 11, 1864; enrolled Sept. 27, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 1, 1861 ; sergeant, Oct. 29, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 12, IS63 ; first sergeant, Oct. .. 29, 1864; second lieut., Nov. 10, 1864; mustered out of ser- vice June 27, 1865.
First Sergeants.
ALEXANDER M. MASSIE, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 27, 1861; mustered Oct. 1, :861; wounded severely at Golds- boro, N. C., Dec. 17, 1862; second lieut., Third R. I. Heavy Artillery, March 2, 1863.
PHILIP S. CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I. See second lieutenant. SIMEON GALLUP, Ledyard, Conn. Enrolled Oct. 3, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; corporal, Oct. 29, 1861 ; sergeant, Nov. 5, 1862; first sergeant, May 14, 1863; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
CHARLES E. GUILD, Medway, Mass. See second lieutenant. JOHN W. SAYLES, New York, N. Y. Enrolled and mustered Dec. 21, 1861 ; private ; quartermaster-sergeant, March II, 1863; re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864; first sergeant, Nov. 21, 1864 : mustered out of service June 27, 1865; appointed second lieut., June 12, IS65, but not mustered.
Quartermaster-Sergeants.
WALTER M. KNIGHT, New York, N. Y. Enrolled Sept. 17, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 1, 1861 ; second lieut., Battery H, First R. I. Light Artillery, March 11, 1863; first lieut., Battery H, April 22. 1864; brevet captain, April 2, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services before Petersburg, Va. ; mustered out of service June 28, 1865.
JOHN W. SAYLES, New York, N. Y. See first sergeant.
THOMAS E. WILBUR, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private; corporal, April 9, 1862 ; re-enlisted Jan. 4, 1864; sergeant, Jan. 24. 1864; quarter- master-sergeant, Nov. 21, 1864; mustered out of service June 27. 1865.
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Sergeants.
PETER C. SMITH, Providence, R. I. See first lieutenant.
WILLIAM C. M. CHURCH, Providence, R. I. Enrolled May 15, 1861 ; mustered June 6, 1861, as private, Battery A, First R. I. Light Artillery : wounded at Bull Run July 21, IS61 ; trans- ferred to Battery F, October 3, IS61 ; sergeant, Oct. 29, 1861 ; mustered out of service June 6, 1864.
ELMER L. CORTHELL, Providence, R. I. Enrolled May 15, IS61 ; mustered June 6, 1861, as private, Battery A, First R. I. . Light Artillery ; transferred to Battery F, Oct. 31, 1861 ; ser- geant, Oct. 31, IS61 ; second lieut., Battery H, Oct. 1I, IS62; first lieut., Battery G, Nov. 6, IS63; captain, Battery D, Oct. 21, 1864; mustered out of service July 17, 1865.
GEORGE HAMMOND, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 30, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 1, 1861 ; discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability April S, 1862.
CHARLES E. GUILD, Medway, Mass. See second lieutenant.
BENJAMIN H. DRAPER, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 2, 1861 : mustered Oct. 29, IS61; injured in leg by kick of horse March 21, IS62, while on scout near Trenton, North Caro- lina ; leg amputated May 8, IS62; died May 27, 1862.
FREDERIC CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I Enrolled Sept. 29, 1861 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; corporal ; sergeant, April 9, 1862 : second lieut., Battery D, First R. I. Light Artillery, Dec. 4, IS62: first lieut., Battery D, April S, 1864; mustered out of service July 17, 1865.
BENJAMIN H. ROGERS, Middletown, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 7, IS61; mustered Oct. 29. 1861 : private, Co. F, First R. I. De- tached Militia May 2, 1861, to Aug. 1, IS61 ; corporal, Battery F, First R. I. Light Artillery, Oct. 29, 1861 ; sergeant, May 27, 1862; transferred to Troop F, First R. I. Cavalry, Nov. 22, 1862; wounded in shoulder Oct. 14, 1863; mustered out of service Oct. 10, 1864; appointed second lieut., Twelfth
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U. S. Infantry March 16, 1866; transferred to Twenty-first U. S. Infantry Sept. 21, IS66; first lieut., Feb. IS, IS67; as- signed to Thirteenth U. S. Infantry Dec. 31, 1870; captain, Feb. IS, IS74.
PHILIP S. CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I. See second lieutenant. SIMEON GALLUP, Ledyard, Conn. See first sergeant.
ISAAC N. GAGE, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 4, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 ; corporal, Oct. 29, 1861 ; sergeant, Nov. 22, 1862; wounded slightly at Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 17, IS62; resigned warrant Jan. 24, 1864; mustered out of ser- Vice Oct. 28, 1864.
WILLIAM H. C. SMITH, Central Falls, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 10, IS61; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; corporal, Oct. 29, 186r ; ser- geant, Dec. 4, 1862; resigned warrant Jan. 24, 1864; on de- tached service with Signal Corps, U. S. A., May 3, 1864 ; transferred to Signal Corps, U. S. A., Sept. 1, 1864; mus- tered out of service Oct. 30, 1864.
ISAAC LILLY. Providence, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 26, 1861 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 ; corporal, Oct. 29, 1861 ; sergeant, March 2, 1863 ; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
GEORGE C. MANCHESTER, Tiverton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 14, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861; private; corporal, Jan. 4, IS62; wounded severely Dec. 12, 1862, at Whitehall, N. C .; sergeant, May 14, 1863; resigned warrant Jan. 24, 1864: mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
GARDNER N. WEST, Wrentham, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 17, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861; private; corporal, Feb. 21, 1862; sergeant, Jan. 24, 1864; mustered out of service Oct. 2S, 1864.
THOMAS E. WILBUR, Pawtucket, R. I. See quartmaster-ser- geant.
I. CASPER SCHMID, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861; private ; corporal, May 2, 1862; ser-
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geant, Jan. 24, 1864; wounded slightly May 16, 1864, at Dru- ry's Bluff, Va .; wounded severely Aug. 9, 1864, before Pe- tersburg, Va .; died at Saterlee U. S. A. General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 7, 1864, of wounds.
ALBERT R. WALKER, Central Falls, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : private; corporal, May 28, 1862; wounded slightly May 16, 1864, at Drury's Bluff, Va. ; ser- geant, June 6, 1864; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
PATRICK MARTIN, Crompton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 19, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861; private; corporal, Dec. 6, 1862; re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864; sergeant, Oct. 29, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
WILLIAM J. BASTIAN, Carolina Mills, R. I. Enrolled and mus- tered April 3, 1862; private; corporal, Jan. 24, 1864; ser- geant, Oct. 29, 1864; mustered out of service April 5, 1865.
JAMES WILSON, Providence, R. I. Enrolled and mustered May 28, 1863; private; sergeant, Oct. 29, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
JAMES VINCENT, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 24, 1861 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861; private; re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864; cor- poral, Oct. 29, 1864; sergeant, Nov. 21, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
CALVIN C. BURR, Bellingham, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 15, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; private ; wounded slightly at Golds- boro', N. C., Dec. 17, 1862 ; re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864; cor- poral, Oct. 29, 1864 ; sergeant, April 4, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
JAMES P. CLARK, South Kingstown, R. I. Enrolled and mus- tered March 29, 1862; private: re-enlisted March 30, IS64; wounded slightly at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; cor- poral, Oct. 29, 1864; sergeant, April 4, 1865: mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
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WILLIAM M. SMITH, Wickford, R. I. Enrolled and mustered March 24, IS62; private; re-enlisted March 30, IS64: cor- poral, Oct. 29, 1864; sergeant, April 4, 1865; mustered out of service July 7, IS65.
Corporals.
FREDERIC CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I. See sergeant.
PHILIP S. CHASE, Portsmouth, R. I. See second lieutenant. BENJAMIN H. ROGERS, Middletown, R. I. See sergeant. FRANK PRENTICE, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 12, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 1, IS61 ; corporal : private, Jan. 3, 1862; discharged Oct. 3, 1862, on surgeon's certificate.
ISAAC N. GAGE, Pawtucket, R. I. See sergeant.
ELISHA A. SLOCUM, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 21, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; discharged Feb. 21, IS62, on sur- geon's certificate.
SOLOMON LOID, Boston, Mass. Enrolled Sept. 2S. IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, IS61 ; corporal ; reduced April S, IS62 : dis- charged June IS, IS63, on surgeon's certificate.
BENJAMIN F. MARTINDALE, East Greenwich, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 1, 1861 : killed by the enemy May 2, 1862, while on picket near New Berne, N. C.
LEVI S. WHEATON, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 2S, IS61 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; discharged Nov. 10, 1862, on sur- geon's certificate.
SIMEON GALLUP, Ledyard, Conn. See first sergeant.
ISAAC LILLY, Providence, R. I. See sergeant.
WILLIAM H. C. SMITH, Central Falls, R. I. See sergeant.
GEORGE C. MANCHESTER, Tiverton, R. I. See sergeant. GARDNER N. WEST, Wrentham, Mass. See sergeant.
JAMES M. PIERCE, Swansey, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 24, 1861 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : private : corporal, April S, IS62 : private, Dec. 16, 1862 ; mustered out of service Oct 28, 1864.
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THOMAS E. WILBUR, Pawtucket, R. I. See quartermaster-ser- geant.
I. CASPER SCHMID, Providence, R. I. See sergeant.
ALBERT R. WALKER, Central Falls, R. . I. See sergeant.
HENRY R. HORTON, Westerly, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 21, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : private ; corporal, Oct. 23, 1862 : re- signed warrant Dec. 6, 1862 : severely wounded in action before Petersburg, Va., June 24, IS64 ; amputation of left leg and compound fracture of right leg; died at U. S. A. Gen- eral Hospital, at Hampton, Va., July 4, 1864.
ISAAC GRAHAM, North Swansey, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 21, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : private : corporal, Nov. 5, iS62 ; wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
GILBERT W. ABBOTT, Phenix, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; private; corporal, Nov. 22, 1862; mustered out of service Oct. 2S, IS64.
JOSEPH CHURCH, JR., Tiverton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 21, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; private: corporal, Nov. 10, 1862; wounded severely at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; mus- tered out of service Oct. 2S. 1864.
EDWARD WILCOX, Tiverton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 2, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, IS51 : private; corporal, Dec. 4, IS62: mus- tered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
PATRICK MARTIN, Crompton, R. I. See sergeant.
JOHN O. WINSOR, Johnston, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 22, IS61 : mus- tered Oct. 29, IS61 : private : corporal, Dec. 16, IS62; mus- tured out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
WILLIAM A. TEFFT, Wakefield; R. I. Enrolled Sept. 30, 1861 :
. mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private; corporal, March 2, 1863; second lieut., Eleventh U. S. Colored Troops, Sept. 12, 1863.
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FREDERIC WILCOX, Tiverton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 21, IS61; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private; corporal, May 14, IS63 ; wounded severely at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; mus- tered out of service Oct. 2S, IS64.
CLOVIS STONE, Olneyville, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 23, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1S61 ; private ; corporal, Sept. 24, IS63 ; mus- tered out of service Oct. 2S, IS64.
JOHN WHITTAKER, Providence, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 5, IS61 ; · mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private; corporal, Jan. 24, IS64; mustered out of service Oct. 28, IS64.
MICHAEL HART, Willimantic, Conn. Enrolled and mustered July 21, IS62 ; private; corporal, Jan. 24, IS64; mustered out of service June 7, IS65.
WILLIAM J. BASTIAN, Carolina Mills, R. I. See sergeant.
ALBERT C. LEACH, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 10, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1S61; private; corporal, June 6, IS64; mustered out of service Oct. 2S, IS64.
CALVIN C. BURR, Bellingham, Mass. See sergeant. JAMES VINCENT, Providence, R. I. See sergeant.
JAMES P. CLARK, South Kingstown, R. I. See sergeant. WILLIAM M. SMITH, Wickford, R. I. See sergeant.
JESSE B. BICKNELL, Phenix, R. I. Enrolled and mustered April 3, IS62; private; corporal, Oct. 29, 1864; mustered out of service April 5, 1865.
HENRY E. NYE, Wakefield, R. I. Enrolled and mustered March 29, 1862 ; private; re-enlisted March 30, IS64; corporal, Oct. 29, IS64; private, Feb. IS, IS65 : mustered out of service June 27, IS65:
JOHN B. F. WILBUR, Richmond, R. I. Enrolled and mustered March 26, 1862 ; private : re-enlisted March 30, IS64; corpo- ral, , Oct. 29, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, IS65. 33
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GEORGE S. GAGE, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 15, IS61 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; private ; re-enlisted March 22, IS64: corporal, Nov. 21, 1864; mustered out of service July 7, 1865.
WILLIAM J. PHILLIPS, South Kingstown, R. I. Enrolled and mustered March 29, IS62; private; re-enlisted March 30, IS64; wounded severely before Petersburg. Va., June 24, IS64; corporal, Feb. IS, IS65; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
JOSEPH MINER, Warwick, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 7, 1861; mus- tered Oct. 29, IS61: private; re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864; corporal, April 4, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, 1865:
JAMES ROGERS, Providence. R. I. Enrolled Oct. 6, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 : private; re-enlisted Feb. 16, 1864: cor- poral, May IS, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865. WILLIAM H. H. WILCOX, Woodstock, Conn. Enrolled and mustered July 9, 1862 ; private; corporal, May, IS65; mus- tered out of service June 7, 1865.
JOHN McGUIRE, Providence, R. I. Enrolled and mustered Aug. 2, 1862; private; wounded in action at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; corporal, May, 1865; mustered out of service June 7, IS65.
WILLIAM WHITE, P. Edward's Island. Enrolled and mustered Sept. 3, 1864 ; private ; corporal, June 15, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
BENNETT J. FISH. Enrolled and mustered March 27, 1865; pri- vate; corporal, June 15, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
PATRICK DUFFY. Enrolled and mustered March 28, 1865; pri- vate; corporal, June 15, 1865; mustered out of service June . 27, IS65.
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JOHN H. PROSPERT. Enrolled and mustered March 29, IS65; private ; corporal, June 15, IS65; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
Buglers.
THOMAS W. LOCKE, Phenix, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 4, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 ; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
WILLIAM H. YOUNG, Phenix, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; mustered out of service, Oct. 28, I S64.
ALBERT S. WOOD, Hopkinton, R. I. Enrolled and mustered · March 24, 1862: private: re-enlisted March 30, 1864; bu- gler, Oct. 29, 1864: mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
Artificers.
HENRY CRANE, New Bedford, Mass. Enrolled Sept. IS, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61; discharged Oct. 3, IS62, on sur- geon's certificate.
HOLDER S. BRIGGS, Warren, R. I. Enrolled Sept. 29, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; discharged Sept. 12, 1862, on sur- geon's certificate.
EDWARD H. WINCHESTER, Glocester, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 2S, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; private; artificer, Sept. 12, IS62 ; re-enlisted Jan. 4, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
DAVID BENTLEY, Woonsocket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 14, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private ; re-enlisted Dec. 12, 1863 : artificer, Dec. 12, 1863; mustered out of service June 27, I S65.
Wagoners.
DARIU'S SYKES, Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 19, 1861 : mus- tered Oct. 29, IS61 ; private ; wagoner, July 1, 1863; mus- tered out of service Oct. 2S, IS64.
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CHANDLER N. HANDELL, Richmond, R. I. Enrolled and mus- tered April 3, 1862 ; private ; wagoner, Oct. 29, 1864; mus- tered out of service April 5, 1865.
CHARLES D. CARD, Warwick, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 24, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861; private; re-enlisted Dec. 12, 1863; wagoner, April 4, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
Privates.
ABBOTT, GILBERT W., Phenix, R. I. See corporal.
ANDERSON, CHARLES L., Boston, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 4, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61; re-enlisted Dec. 12, 1863 ; deserted Jan. 14, 1864.
ALMY, OTIS H., Tiverton, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 2S, 1861; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 ; mustered out of service Oct. 28, IS64.
AUSTIN, ALLEN, Coventry, R. I. Enrolled and mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
ALLEN, DEXTER B., Providence, R. I. Enrolled and mustered May 20, 1862; wounded in action, front of Petersburg, Va., June 24, 1864: discharged July 20, 1865, at Lovell General Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, R. I., on surgeon's certificate. ALLEN, CHARLES I. Enrolled and mustered April 6, IS65 ; mus- tered out of service June 27, IS65.
AUSTIN, HENRY. Enrolled and mustered April 6, 1865; mus- tered out of service June 27, 1865.
BAKER, CHARLES H., Attleboro, Mass. Enrolled Oct. 22, 1861 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861; mustered out of service Oct. 2S, 1864.
BASSETT, PHILIP L., Portsmouth, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 27, 1861 : mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; prisoner of war March 31, 1862, captured while on picket near New Berne, N. C .; paroled ; discharged Dec. 2, 1862, on surgeon's certificate.
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BATEN, NATHAN, Phenix, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 4, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, IS61 ; mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864.
BAXTER, HENRY H., Pawtucket, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 19, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; died in General Hospital, Annapo- lis, Md., Feb. 5, 1862.
BENTLEY, DAVID, Woonsocket, R. I. See artificer.
BRAYMAN, GEORGE H., Wakefield, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 12, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 ; re-enlisted Dec. 12, IS63; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
BOYD, WILLIAM A., Olneyville, R. I. Enrolled Oct. 28, 1861 ; mustered Oct. 29, 1861 : mustered out of service Oct. 28, 1864. BRYANT, FRANK, Warwick, R. I. Enrolled Oct. S, IS61 ; mus- tered Oct. 29, 1861 ; discharged Sept. 12, IS62, on surgeon's certificate.
BUTLER, FREEMAN, Providence, R. I. Enrolled May 21, IS61 : mustered June 6, 1861 ; private, Battery A; transferred to F Oct. 3, 1861 ; discharged Dec. 15, IS61.
BURR, CALVIN C., Bellingham, Mass. See sergeant.
BUTTERWORTH, JOHN, Warren, R. I. Enrolled Oct. IS, IS61 ; mustered Oct. 29, IS61 : wounded Dec. 16, 1862, at White- hall, N. C .; left hand amputated; discharged Sept. IS, 1863, on surgeon's certificate.
BARTLETT, JOHN E., New Bedford, Mass. Enrolled and mus- tered March 19, 1862; died at Beaufort, N. C., of brain fever, July 28, IS62.
BICKNELL, JESSE B., Phenix, R. I. See corporal.
BASTIAN, WILLIAM J., Carolina Mills, R. I. See sergeant. BROWER, WILLIAM, Westerly, R. I. Enrolled and mustered May 17, 1862; mustered out of service May IS, 1865.
BAGAN, THOMAS, Providence, R. I. Enrolled and mustered July 21, 1862: discharged Oct. 20, 1862, on surgeon's cer- tificate.
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BARNES, DANIEL W., Graniteville, R. I. Enrolled and mustered July 26, 1862; wounded at Drury's Bluff May 16, 1864; mustered out of service June 7, 1865. .
BRYANT, HENRY, Warwick, R. I. Enrolled and mustered July 26, 1862 ; mustered out of service June 7, 1865.
BENWAY, THOMAS, Grafton, Mass. Enrolled May 9, 1863 ; mus- tered May 13, 1863; died at Fort Monroe, Va., Oct. 7, 1864. BARBOUR, GEORGE W., Warwick, R. I. Enrolled and mustered Sept. 22, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BLACKWELL, ROBERT, Ireland. Enrolled and mustered Sept. 29, 1864; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BENNETT, ELI A. Enrolled and mustered March 23, IS65 ; mustered out of service June 27, IS65.
BAILEY, AUGUSTUS C. Enrolled and mustered March 25, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BLACKMAR, FRANCIS. Enrolled and mustered March 27, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BAXTER, BERNARD. Enrolled and mustered March 30, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BROWNING, GARDNER K. Enrolled and mustered April 3, 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BURNS, JAMES. Enrolled and mustered April 5. 1865 ; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BARRY, JOHN. Enrolled and mustered April 5, 1865; mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
BUCHANAN, JOHN. Enrolled and mustered April 7, 1865; mus- tered out of service July 7, 1865.
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