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It had been called upon to guard miles of car tracks, maintain extensive patrols and disperse disorderly assemblages in various sections of the city.
On August 23rd President Roosevelt visited Providence and was escorted on a tour of the city by Troop B.
In 1903 the old obsolete Federal Militia Law of 1792 which required every citizen to provide himself with a suitable musket and a plentiful sup- ply of flints, powder and ball, was superceded by modern legislation designed to create uniform or- ganization, drill, armament and equipment through out the entire militia of the country.
Substantial support was extended to the States and closer relationship between the militia and the regular army was established through Fed- eral inspections and joint maneouvers. Major John B. Wisser of Fort Adams was detached by the War Department to conduct the first Federal Inspection. As a result of this inspection the issu- ance of U. S. Magazine (Krag) rifles and carbines to the brigade was commenced. Field uniforms of khaki were issued and the Naval Battalion was pro- vided with a thirty foot steam cutter.
The entire brigade paraded in Providence as part of the ceremonies incident to the transfer of the old State battle flags to the new State House.
In 1904 Company C, 2nd Regiment, located in Bristol, was disbanded and a new company or- ganized in Riverpoint under Capt. John Farrell.
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The entire brigade was equipped with Krags and a modern battery of breech loading guns was issued to Battery A to replace its old muz- zle loading Civil War cannon.
In 1904 the cruise of the Naval Battalion was omitted, the organization performing its
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Summer tour of duty in a camp on Block Island.
The plan of giving each organization in the brigade a field day at the rifle range with pay, transportation and subsistence was adopted and proved most satisfactory. Eighty-six Per Cent of the total enrollment practiced and in September a team select- ed from the best shots in the militia participated in the national matches at Fort Riley, Kansas.
This year an unusual honor was achieved by one of Rhode Island's companies. Troop B of the Cavalry led the entire country in small arms practice. The maximum membership of the organization allowed by law, qualified either as experts, sharpshooters or marksmen with the rifle and as sharpshooters or marksmen with the revolver. In all probability this remark- able record has never been equalled either before or since.
In 1905 Major Charles Allenson followed Major May- nard as commanding officer of the Cavalry Squadron; rifle teams were sent to Wakefield and Sea Girt; the brigade held its usual encampment at Quonset Point and the Naval Battal- ion made its cruise on the U. S. S. Columbia. This cruise was repeated on the same ship the following year.
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VIII
THE RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD 1907-1917
The desirability of converting at least a portion of the brigade into Coast Artillery, in order that it could be used to supplement the garrisons of the bay forts in case of war, was recommended by the Federal Government and in 1907 both regiments and Battery A were sent to the forts in order that the officers and men have an opportunity to acquaint them- selves with the drill and duties of Coast Artillery.
The 1st Regiment and Battery A were sent to Fort Greble while the 2nd Regiment went to Fort Adams. The Signal and Hospital Corps were distributed between the two forts.
The Cavalry and Machine Gun Battery jointly made a practice march through the southern part of the State and the Naval Battalion served on the U. S. S. Prairie.
The militia law of the State was amended in an attempt to comply with the Federal requirements and the Brigade of Rhode Island militia became officially "The Rhode Island Na- tional Guard". Col. James H. McGann commanding the 2nd Regiment resigned and was succeeded by Col. Charles E. Mul- hern.
During this year as a result of dissension in the Kentish Guards there was organized in East Greenwich a company un- der the name of the Varnum Continentals. In 1908 both reg- iments together with the Machine Gun Battery and the Hospi- tal Corps performed their summer tour of duty at the forts, being stationed at Adams, Greble and Wetherill where the fun- damentals of Coast Artillery work was imparted to both officers and men.
The Cavalry and Battery A encamped at Quonset Point
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and the Naval Battalion made a cruise on the U. S. S. Yankee.
This year the State Armory on Cranston Street, on the site of the old Arsenal, was completed and occupied by the Prov- idence Companies and new U. S. Magazine (Springfield) rifles were issued to all the troops in the National Guard.
The interest in rifle practice continued and a team was sent to compete in the matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Further amendments to the militia law abolished the brigade formation of the National Guard and placed in the Governor the authority to designate the composition of the Guard by General Orders. By this law General Tanner was retired and two Divisions of Coast Artillery of eight companies each were substituted for the two Infantry regiments. Col. George A. Forsyth commanded the Ist District while Col. Charles E. Mulhern commanded the 2nd.
For the first time in the history of the Mil- itia the bands were composed of enlisted men. Walter L. Anthony and William F. C. Wing were appointed chief musicians of the 1st and 2nd Bands.
The 1st Separate Company (colored) hav- ing become more or less disorganized was dis- banded.
To perpetuate the history and traditions of the Providence Horse Guards there was organ- ized in 1908 among the surviving veterans of the Horse Guards and the members of Troop B a semi-military association under the name of The Providence Troop of Cavalry.
In 1909 the Government issued new russet leather sad- delry to the Cavalry in place of the old black equipment used for so many years.
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William C. Bliss was commissioned Commander of the Naval Battalion, serving until 1915.
The designation of the Coast Artillery Companies was changed from letters to numbers,-the First to Eighth Com- panies inclusive being assigned to the First District while the Ninth to Sixteenth Companies comprised the Second District.
The Machine Gun Battery became Battery B, Field Artil- lery although no guns or equipment were issued to it.
The Coast Artillery served at the forts during the summer; the Cavalry and Field Artillery made road marches and the Naval Battalion was distributed this year on the Battleships Rhode Island, New Jersey and Virginia.
During the following year the Armory of the Riverpoint Company was destroyed by fire with all of the equipment of the Company. Battery B, Field Artillery, was converted into Troop C, Cavalry, under Capt. E. Merle Bixby and Walter E. Gatchell was elected Major of the Squadron.
Battery A, Field Artillery, was reorganized, the old officers all resigning. Capt. R. S. Hamilton, former Adjutant of the 1st Regiment, was placed in command and steps taken to re- cruit the organization to its full strength.
The Naval Battalion performed its tour of duty on the Battleships Mississippi and Idaho, and on the Aileen, a vessel assigned to the State for the use of the Division. The three troops of Cavalry attended the joint camp of instruction at Pine Camp, in Northern New York, where they had their first ex- perience in maneuvers on a large scale,-much valuable knowl- edge was gained in entraining and detraining troops, horses and equipment.
On February 1st, 1911, Col. Charles W. Abbot was elect- ed Adjutant General, succeeding Frederick M. Sackett.
In March the unsettled condition of affairs in Mexico re- sulted in the mobilization of all available regular troops on the Texas frontier. The War Department invited the States to detail for two week periods a limited number of National Guard
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officers to the mobilization for purposes of instruction and ob- servation. From Rhode Island were sent eight officers to the Camp at San Antonio, Texas, and six to Fort Riley, Kansas.
On June 23 President William H. Taft made a visit to Providence and again Troop B was called upon to act as Pres- idential Escort and Guard of Honor.
In order to increase the efficiency of the mounted com- mands it was this year proposed to change the lower drill hall in the Providence Armory into a riding hall and a small approp- riation was made by the legislature for this purpose. This was found to be impractical and it was proposed to construct a rid- ing rink on the training ground adjacent to the Armory. This project was opposed by the Cavalry officers who insisted that a separate armory for the squadron and battery was essential and that the proposed outdoor rink would not accomplish the object desired.
Accordingly during the January Session (1912) of the Legislature a resolution providing for the erection of an armory for the mounted commands was introduced and in due time passed.
In the meantime from the militia appropriation a sum of money was made available for the hire of horses for drill pur- poses and Saturday afternoon and Sunday marches were held by the cavalry and field artillery.
The battery of two ten inch Rodman guns at Quonset Point originally used to train the infantry in Coast Artillery Work was dismantled and the guns presented to the town of East Greenwich for display at the armory of the Varnum Con- tinentals.
The condition of Troop A had become quite unsatisfac- tory and the captain and second lieutenant resigned. 1st Lieut. John T. McAuley was commissioned Captain but was soon suc- ceeded by Capt. Charles A. Thayer.
Interest in small arms practice was indicated by the record number of 1272 rifle and revolver medals issued at the close of the season. A rifle team was sent to Wakefield, olive drab
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pyramidal tents supplanted the old white wall tents, army wag- ons took the place of the old moving vans heretofore used as baggage wagons, new steel field ranges were issued and regu- lation olive drab woolen uniforms replaced the cotton khaki. The medical Department was supplied with the latest type of Field Hospital.
Col. Mulhern resigned and his place as commander of the 2nd Regiment was taken by Col. Francis Cannon.
The Cavalry officers, together with their non-commissioned officers, in 1913 attended the Cavalry School at Ft. Ethan Allen. Later on the Squadron, with the troops of Connecticut and Massachusetts, as a provisional regiment under Major Frank Marshall, the U. S. Instructor-Inspector for New England, en- gaged in the extensive maneuvers held this year in the vicinity of Middleboro, Mass.
In September a detachment of Rhode Island Militia con- sisting of the Newport Artillery; the Third Company, Coast Artillery and the Naval Battalion was selected to represent the State at the Perry Celebration at Put In Bay, New York. The First Light Infantry attended the celebration at its own expense. As a result of an epidemic of typhoid fever, scores of the militia men were made seriously ill while several died.
During 1914 persistent rumors of a possible mobilization of troops for service in Mexico resulted in great activity in the National Guard throughout the state and all organizations were recruited to the legal limit.
The cavalry squadron, in consequence of the government's refusal to recognize a squadron of less than four troops, was abolished and the cavalry became officially Troops A, B, and C, Rhode Island Cavalry.
The necessity for regular mounted drill resulted in the formation of the Cavalry Club by the officers of the three troops and the purchase by that organization of twenty four mid-west- ern horses. These horses through an arrangement with the Adjutant General were hired by the state for drill purposes and upon the completion of the riding rink and stables of the Arm- ory of Mounted Commands in the late Summer of 1914 they
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afforded the cavalry troops, for the first time in their history, opportunity for weekly mounted drill.
The Government issued to the Naval Battalion this year United States Magazine rifles, recalling the Krags with which the battalion had been armed for several years and the National Guard was supplied with new tentage and dress coats.
The Cavalry made a road march to Hampton, Conn., camping at Hopkins Mills enroute. Joint maneuvres were held with the cavalry of Massachusetts and Connecticut and the 2nd Squadron, 2nd U. S. Cavalry.
Battery A again went to Tobyhanna for its summer tour of duty, the Naval Battalion made a cruise on the U. S. S. Rhode Island and the chartered commands for the first time went into camp at Quonset Point.
The Signal Corps was changed into Coast Artillery, being designated the 17th Company. The two district formation of the Coast Artillery was discontinued, all of the companies be- ing organized as one corps, with Col. Tillinghast in Command.
In February 1915 the riding rink and stables of the armory of mounted commands were formally opened although the en- tire building was not completed until October 1925.
During the summer of 1915, the Cavalry of Connecticut and Massachusetts, together with the Rhode Island troops en- camped at Quonset Point. The 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry, made a road march from Ft. Ethan Allen, Vermont, to take part in this encampment.
This year (1915) interest in aviation began to be aroused in the State's military establishment and a substantial sum of money was raised for the development of aeronautics in the Rhode Island National Guard. Miss L. B. Nickerson of Prov- idence contributed $7500 which, together with funds raised by. the Providence Journal, was placed on deposit for this purpose.
The rumors of the Mexican mobilization persisted. The Hospital corps was reorganized as the Ambulance Company under Capt. Herbert H. Armington. The Naval Battalion made its cruise on the U. S. S. Kentucky. The chartered Com-
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mands were inspected and a rifle team was sent to Wakefield.
The Mexican situation became acute early in 1916 and the National Guard was being prepared for the expected mob- ilization.
From the First Division of the Naval Reserve Battalion, an aeronautic Section of twenty-three enlisted men under En- sign Thomas J. H. Pierce was detailed. Two aeroplanes were purchased, one a Sturtevant hydroaeroplane being assigned to the Naval Battalion and the other, a Curtis machine, was turned over to the National Guard.
In June, Lieut. Richard E. Byrd, Jr. was detailed by the Navy Department as Inspector-Instructor of the Naval Militia and the battalion made its annual cruise on the U. S. S. Vir- ginia.
The Aeronauticsection went into camp at Quonset Point where instruction and practice in flying were held.
A monster preparedness demonstration with parades and mass meetings occurred in which 54,000 men and women of the state took part.
A fourth troop of Cavalry, D, was organized, details from the three existing troops forming the nucleus of the new troop. Lieut. S. A. Hall of Troop B was assigned to command the new troop.
On June 18 at 9 A. M. orders were received directing Troops A, B, and C together with Battery A and the Ambu- lance Company to report at Quonset Point preparatory to en- training for El Paso, Texas. At 7:30 P. M. the three troops and the Ambulance Company were in camp. Battery A being on a road march reported on the following day.
The War Department has reported that but one other state exceeded the record of Rhode Island in complying with the mobilization call.
It has been said that no other state had its troops in the mobilization camp in so short a time after the receipt of the order and few if any reported so fully recruited and equipped.
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Later on Troop D was included in the mobilization order. Some delay resulted in equipping four troops from the material provided for three but in due time extra equipment was received and the four troops were mustered into Federal Service as a Squadron, Capt. J. J. Richards being commissioned as Major Commanding.
By this time Troop D unofficially adopted the letter "M" as its designation, upon the assumption that if the cavalry troops of New England were united as a regiment it would be the twelfth troop in the organization.
On Saturday, July 8th, 1916 the Squadron under Major Richards entrained at Davisville and arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas on July 14th where Battery A, Capt. E. S. Chaffee and the Ambulance Company, Capt. Herbert H. Armington had al- ready established camp on the Mesa at the foot of the Franklin range of mountains. Here on a desert of sand, cactus and sage brush, a program of the most intensive training was taken up. It is safe to say that no troops were ever called upon to perform more arduous work.
The troop commanders were Capt. Herbert A. Dean, Troop A; Capt. Charles H. Richards, Troop B; Capt. Charles Spratt, Troop C; and Capt. S. A. Hall, Troop M. Lieut. Davis G. Arnold was Squadron Adjutant and Lieut. Bertram H. Bax- ton, Medical Officer.
The Coast Artillery was sent to the bay forts for its an- nual tour of duty during the last two weeks in July and the Newport Artillery, recently equipped with U. S. Magazine rifles and furnished with new service uniforms, went into camp at Quonset Point for a week in October.
The chartered commands were inspected and showed a marked improvement over previous years.
Late in October the Cavalry, Battery A and the Ambu- lance Company returned to Quonset Point where they were mustered out of the Service. A civic and military "Welcome Home" parade was held in Providence to celebrate the return of the troops.
As a result of Federal Legislation passed in 1916 the Gov-
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ernment furnished each of the mounted organizations thirty- two horses for military use. Pending the construction of ad- ditional stables at the Armory of Mounted Commands the hors- es of Troops A and M were kept in a stable on Dodge Street while those of Troop C were quartered in a stable on James Street in Providence.
The Federal Pay Bill became law during the summer and under it the officers and men received pay for attendance at drill.
In December Lieut. Byrd received a Commission as Com- mander in the Rhode Island Naval Militia and was placed in charge of the battalion.
In 1917 rumors of war aroused great interest in the mil- itia of the State. Recruiting offices were opened on Weybosset Street and in the Central Fire Station. An additional Naval Division was formed in Providence and the AeronauticsSection was increased to a Division.
A Marine Company was formed and attached to the Naval Battalion. It was composed of members of the First Light In- fantry and a detachment of men from Scituate and vicinity. John H. Sadler was commissioned Captain of the Company. Battery A was expanded to a battalion of three batteries under the command of Major R. S. Hamilton. Additional companies of Coast Artillery were formed in Providence, Warren, and Bristol and a Dental Corps was made part of the National Guard.
The Chartered Commands were recruited to their full strength, the First Light Infantry having enrolled 500 officers and men under Col. William F. Flanagan.
In February the War Department requested that all im- portant bridges be guarded on main railroad lines and details from the Coast Artillery Companies were at once ordered out on that duty. They were later relieved by the cavalry troops.
On April 2nd a provisional battalion of Coast Artillery consisting of the 2nd, 5th, 12th and 15th Companies com- manded by Major Alexander Johnson was mustered into Fed-
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eral Service for bridge guard duty. This battalion continued on this work until July 3rd.
On April 6th war was declared and on the same day the Naval Battalion was ordered into Federal service. A crew of five officers and thirty four men was detailed to the "Aileen" under Lieut. Commander E. P. Gladding and the remainder of the battalion was sent to Boston where it was assigned to var- ious ships. The hydroaeroplane, together with its tender, was taken to Boston by the Aeronauticovision of the Battalion.
On April 8th the Newport Artillery took over the guard- ing of the railroad bridge at Tiverton, being relieved on June 28th.
On July 25th the mobilization order was received and the entire National Guard numbering about 3900 officers and men paraded in Providence. The mounted commands were sent at once to Quonset Point and the Coast Artillery was assembled at the various armories. In a short time that splendid corps, without doubt the largest and best organized and equipped body of troops ever created in the State was torn apart, scattered throughout New England and its identity as a Rhode Island or- ganization lost.
The headquarters with the 1st Band and Companies 3rd, 7th, 11th, 16th and 18th were sent to Ft. Wetherall; the 1st Company to Ft. Adams; the 6th, 14th and 15th to the Spring- field Arsenal; the 2nd Band and the 17th Company to Ft. Greble; the 4th and 5th Companies to Ft. Getty; the 19th to Ft. Rodman; the 8th and 12th Companies to Ft. Kearney; the 13th to Ft. Warren and the 2nd, 9th, 10th and 20th Compan- ies to Ft. Standish. The Cavalry remained a few weeks at Quon- set and then proceeded to Massachusetts. At Camp Bartlett, Westfield, Troops A and C became Machine Gun troops and Troop B was converted into the 101st Supply Train.
Troop M was sent to Camp Curtis Guild, Boxford, Mas- sachusetts, and became Headquarters Battery of the 103rd Field Artillery to which our Batteries A, B and C had been assigned. The Ambulance Company was sent to Niantic where it was redesignated as the 104th Ambulance Company.
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All of our mobile companies, reinforced by details from our Coast Artillery Companies, became part of the 26th Divis- ion and sailed for France during October. The Naval Battalion, with the exception of a crew on the "Aileen", was sent to Bos- ton where it was taken over by the Navy Department.
Upon the muster of the National Guard into the Federal service the Chartered Commands became the nucleus of a splendid State Guard regiment which performed militia service throughout the entire war and during the reorganization of the National Guard upon its return from Federal service.
This regiment was well organized and drilled, supplied with competent and experienced officers, and composed of 18 companies divided into five battalions. It was commanded by Col. Herbert Bliss.
The above history of Rhode Island's militia from its in- ception in 1638 to the time of its departure from the state for service during the World War is necessarily sketchy and abrid- ged but it endeavors to record every organization that served the colony or state and also every event of importance that tended to improve or make more efficient our military arm.
Mention may be made of the several veteran military or- ganizations that came into existence after the Civil War and took an active interest in the military and civic affairs of the State. Composed as they were of patriotic and prominent cit- izens these organizations were a great influence for good in their respective communities. Of these organizations The First Light Infantry Veteran Association, The United Train of Ar- tillery Veteran Association, The Bristol Artillery Veterans and the Slocum Light Guard Veteran Association are still active.
No attempt has been made to enumerate the many church and temperance cadet companies or drill organizations that sprang into existence at different periods, flourished for a while and disappeared. Among these however, we may recall as be- ing most prominent in their field The St. Michael's Cadets, later acquiring fame as the South Providence Cadets; The Olneyville Cadets; The Central Falls Cadets; The Emmet Cadets; Turo Guards; Grattan Cadets; Garde Richlieu and Garde Jacques Cartier.
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APPENDIX A.
ADJUTANTS GENERAL, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Archibald Crary 1779-1787
William Barton 1788-
George Waterman 1789-1790
Simeon Martin 1791-1792
Robert Rogers 1794-1797
Daniel Sheldon 1797-1799
Ebenezer Burrill 1799-1802
Samuel W. Brigham
1803-1810
Nathaniel Searle, Jr.
1810-1816
Louis Rousmaniere 1816-1819
Bernon Helme 1819-1821
Bennett H. Wheeler 1821-1822
Josiah Whitaker
1822-1823
Thomas F. Carpenter 1823-1826
Levi Haile 1826-1831
George S. Rathbone 1831-1834
Elisha R. Potter 1834-1837
Jesse S. Tourtellot
1837-1838
Nathan F. Dixon
1838-1839
Edward H. Hazard
1839-1840
Elisha Dyer, Jr.
1840-1845
Thomas A. Jenckes
1845-1856
Edward C. Mauran
1856-1875
Heber Le Fevre 1875-1878
C. Henry Barney 1878-1881
William W. Douglas
1882-
Elisha Dyer, Jr.
1882-1895
Hunter C. White 1895-
Frederic M. Sackett 1895-1911
Charles W. Abbott, Jr. 1911-1923
Henry De Witt Hamilton 1923-1924
John J. Richards 1924-1926
Arthur C. Cole 1926-
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INDEX
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Abolition of Brigade
86
Adjutants General of State
.97
Aeronautics in National Guard
.90
Alarm Companies
22
Armory of Mounted Commands
88
Army of Observation
21
Artillery Company of Town of Providence
.17
Barrington Volunteers
.53
Barton's Special Corps
27
Battalion of Light Artillery
66
Battery B, Field Artillery
.87
Bristol Colored Infantry
.62
Bristol Grenadiers
32
Bristol Light Dragoons
.33
Bristol Light Infantry
64
Bristol Neck Infantry
.53
Bristol Train of Artillery
30
Burnside National Guards
64
Burnside Zouaves
61
Burnside Zouaves
65
Burrillville and Glocester Cavalry
.36
Burrillville and Glocester Horse Company
49
Cadet Companies
95
Cadet Company of Providence
14
Captain General's Cavaliers
28
Cavalry Battalion
66
Charlestown Independents
29
City Guards of Providence
39
City Guards of Providence
50
Civil Guards
34
Col. Andrews' Regiment
16
Col. Harris' Regiment
15
Col. Harris' Regiment of 1759
17
Col. Hopkins' Regiment
16
Col. Irish's Regiment
23
Col. Malbone's Regiment 16
23
Col. Rose's Regiment
16
Col. Sayles' Regiment
24
Cotton Centenary 72
17
Coventry Rangers
29
Cranston Blues
29
Cranston Street Armory
86
Cumberland and Smithfield Dragoons
33
Cumberland Artillery
36
Cumberland Independent Rifles
34
Cumberland Light · Infantry
31
Detail of Officers to Texas and Kansas
87
Diamond Hillers (Dorr)
.49
Dorr's Invincibles (Dorr)
49
Ellsworth Phalanx 61
Emmett Guards 63
.37
Federal Blues
31
Field Days at Rifle Range
83
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64
Aquidneck Rifles
.
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Cumberland Volunteers
37
Fayette Rifle Corps
Col. Richmond's Regiment
County Regiment
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Fifth Battalion
66
First and Second Newport Troops
16
First and Second Separate Companies
72
First and Second Regiments
72
First Battalion of Light Artillery 65
36
First Company Against the French 15
First Light Infantry, 2nd Regiment .36
First Light Infantry, 4th Regiment . 37
.39
First Militia Camp
.70
First Naval Reserve Company
72
First Naval Reserve Cruise
. 78
First Regiment of Militia
13
First Rifle Range
.71
First Rifle Team
69
First Woonsocket Artillery (Dorr)
45
Foster Artillery
38
Foster Safe Guards
.32
Glocester and Burrillville Safe Guards
38
Glocester Grenadiers
.30
Glocester Light Infantry
19
Glocester Volunteers (Dorr)
.49
Governor's Independent Company of Infantry
.31
Governor's Light Infantry
.30
Greene Artillery Company
.36
Greene Rifle Guards
37
Guards of Liberty
.60
Harmonious Reptiles (Dorr)
49
Hazard's Artillery
34
Hopkinton Rangers
32
Hospital Corps
74
Independent Cadets
31
Independent Company of Newport
16
Infantry Changed to Coast Artillery
86
Island and Mainland Troops
12
Island Troop of Horse
11
Jamestown Volunteers
.54
Johnston Guards, 14th Regiment
.43
Johnston Rangers
.30
Johnston Riflemen
.33
Johnston Savages (Dorr)
49
Kearney Cadets
65
Kearney Light Infantry
63
Kentish Artillery
31
Kentish Guards
19
Kentish Light Infantry
31
Kentish Troop of Horse
.30
King's County Troop of Horse
.14
Kingstown Rangers
29
Kingstown Reds .22
Light Horsemen, The
.54
Light Infantry Company of Providence
.18
Light Infantry Company of 1st Regiment .31
Lincoln Union Guards .65
32
Lonsdale Light Infantry
65
Little Compton Artillery
Machine Gun Battery 72
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First Cadet Company of 6th Regiment
First Light Infantry, 15th Regiment
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Machine Gun Platoon
.71
Manville Light Infantry
. 43
Marine Corps of Artillery
32
Meagher Guards
63
Mechanics Rifles
.59
Mexican Border Mobilization
91
Middletown Volunteers
54
Militia of 1775
22
Militia of 1842
.42
Militia of 1843
.59
Militia of 1863
.62
Militia of 1866
.64
Mitchell Guards
63
Mobilization Order
94
Morgan Riflemen
.34
Narrangansett Guards
.43
Narragansett Guards
61
National Cadets
43
National Guard
61
Naval Reserve Battalion
76
New Federal Militia Law
82
Newport Artillery Company
14
Newport City Guards
64
Newport County Troop of Horse
15
Newport Guards
.30
Newport Independent Volunteers
.33
Newport Infantry
62
Newport Light Infantry
19
Newport Light Infantry 63
Newport Light Infantry (chartered)
64
Newport Traine Band
12
Newport Volunteers
14
Newport Watch Company
22
New Shoreham Heavy Artillery
62
North Kingstown Guards
.34
North Kingstown Rangers
29
North Kingstown Volunteers
.36
North Providence and Pawtucket Cavalry
64
North Providence Rangers
19
One Brigade
70
Pascoag Ripguts (Dorr)
49
Pawtucket and Central Falls Volunteers
55
Pawtucket Cavalry
62
Pawtucket Home Guard
61
Pawtucket Horse Guards
64
Pawtucket Light Battery
62
Pawtucket Light Guard
60
Pawtuxet Artillery Company
34
Pawtuxet Rangers
19
Pawtucket Street Car Strike
79
Perry Celebration
89
Pettiquamscutt's Infantry
61
Portsmouth Infantry
.33
Portsmouth Light Infantry
32
Portsmouth Traine Band
9
Preparations for War
93
President Roosevelt's Visit
82
President Taft's Visit
88
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INDEX
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Providence Brass Band
.45
Providence City Guards
60
Providence County Artillery
14
Providence Dragoons
30
Providence Fuseteers
19
Providence Grenadier Company
.18
Providence Horse Guards
.50
Providence Train of Artillery
19
Providence Traine Band
10
Providence Troop of Cavalry
86
Providence Troop of Horse
13
Providence Volunteers
14
Quonset Point Camp Ground
73
Ready Volunteers
31
Red Bank Infantry
61
Regimental Bands
73
Rhode Island Carbineers
.54
Rhode Island Guards
.59
Rhode Island Guards Battalion
. 64
Rhode Island Guards Regiment
.63
Rhode Island Horse Guards
.59
Rhode Island National Guard, The
85
Rumford Rifle Range
. 74
Sarsfield Guards
62
Sassafras Point Rifle Range
73
Scituate and Foster Riflemen
35
Scituate Guards
36
Scituate Hunters
19
Scituate Infantry
19
Scituate Rifles
61
Sea Fencibles
.34
Sea Fencibles of 1842
43
Second Company Against the French
.15
Second Light Infantry of Providence
.65
Second Light Infantry, 2nd Regiment
.37
Second Naval Reserve Company
.73
Second Regiment of Militia
.13
Seminary Guards
.63
Sheridan Guards
.63
Signal Corps
71
Slater Drill Corps
61
Slaterville Rifles
64
Slocum Light Guard
65
Smithfield and Cumberland Rangers
23
Smithfield Federal Protectors
30
Smithfield Grenadiers
29
Smithfield Grenadiers
.33
Smithfield Light Infantry
.34
Smithfield Rifle Club
.63
Smithfield Rifles
.34
Smithfield Union Guards
. 64
Sons of Liberty
.35
South Kingstown Artillery .25
Sprague Zouaves 61
Spragueville Light Infantry 63
Sullivan's Life Guards
26
Third Company Against the French
15
Third Light Infantry 37
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Third Naval Reserve Company
74
Third Regiment of Militia
14
Tiverton and Little Compton Dragoons
31
Tiverton Volunteers
.55
Tower Light Artillery
63
Tower Light Battery
65
Tower Light Infantry
.70
Traine Band of James Town
12
Traine Band of the Island
10
Traine Band of Kingstown
12
Traine Band of New Shoreham
13
Traine Band of Providence
11
Troop C
87
Two Additional Providence Regiments
18
Union Guards .
63
Union Guards of Providence
34
United Artillery of Kent
31
United Artillery of Warwick
31
United Company of Train of Artillery
65
Union Guards of Central Falls
. 64
United Independent Volunteers
31
U. S. S. Kanawha
.77
United Train of Artillery
.20
United Volunteers, 2nd Regiment
37
Updike's Newtown Rangers
23
Varnum's Brigade
24
Varnum Continentals
85
Varnum's Negro Regiment
26
Veteran Organizations
95
Volunteer and Provisional Military Companies
76
Volunteer Troop of Horse (Dorr)
45
Wakefield Cadets
43
War with Spain
.75
Ward Companies
61
Warren Artillery
43
Warren Infantry 62
.33
Warwick and Coventry Guards
33
Washington Artillery of 3rd Brigade
36
Washington Cadets
43
Washington Cavalry
30
Washington Continentals
61
Washington Grenadiers
37
Washington Guards 34
36
Washington Independent Company
29
Washington Light Infantry
30
Washington Light Infantry
.36
Washington Rifle Rangers
59
Washington Rifle Rangers
.37
Washington Rifle Corps, 2nd Regiment
38
West Conang Guards
61
West Greenwich and Coventry Infantry
31
West Greenwich Cadets
63
West Greenwich Patriots
.37
Westerly and Charlestown Artillery
15
Westerly Brass Band 66
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Warren Light Infantry
Washington Guards of 8th Regiment
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Westerly Rifles
.59
Wickford Pioneers
.43
Wolf Tone Guards
.72
Wood's Special Corps
65
Woonsocket Artillery
.62
Woonsocket Cavalry
Woonsocket Guards, 6th Regiment
43
Woonsocket Light Artillery
63
Woonsocket Rifles
.63
Woonsocket Volunteers
56
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WILLIAM EASTON LOUTTIT
PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
1940 RHODE ISLAND'S EARLY
DEFENDERS AND THEIR
SUCCESSORS
BY BRIG. GEN. J. J.
RICHARDS
CHAPIN - TYSON
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