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Rhode Island 1st Light Artillery, Battery B (Union)

Soldiers
  • Number Of Soldiers:506
  • Most Common Residence:
    • Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island1861(94 servicepersons)
    • Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island1862(18 servicepersons)
    • Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island1864(16 servicepersons)
    • Providence County, Rhode Island1890(38 servicepersons)
Casualties
  • Died In Unit:25(5%)
  • Died In War:33(7%)
  • Wounded:34(7%)
Enlistment
  • First Enlistment Date:1861(1 serviceperson)
  • Most Common Enlistment Date:13 Aug 1861(173 servicepersons)
  • Most Common Enlistment Place:Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island(136 servicepersons)
Muster
  • Muster In Date:13 Aug 1861
  • Muster Out Date:12 June 1865
  • Most Common Muster Out Date:12 June 1865(126 servicepersons)
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Ball's Bluff21 Oct 186121 Oct 1861< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia

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