1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery C

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Providence and mustered in August 25, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 31. Attached to Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May. 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864, and Army Shenandoah to November, 1864. Camp Barry, 22nd Corps, Dept. Washington, to December, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Camp Sprague, Defenses of Washington, until October, 1861, and at Hall's and Munson's Hills until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-16. 
* Moved to Alexandria, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 16-23. 
* March 23-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** April 4, 1862 - Skirmish at Howard's Mill, Virginia 
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** May 27-29, 1862 - Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia 
*** May 27, 1862 - Engagement at Hanover Court House, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 26, 1862 - Engagement at Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Turkey Bridge, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
** September 19, 1862 - Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth, Va., until April 27.
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* Operations at Franklin's Crossing June 5-13. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
At Warrenton, Va., until September 15. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Brandy Station until May, 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign 
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16-July 9. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D.C., June 9-11. Repulse of Early's attack on Washington July 11-12. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Winchester and Kernstown until November, and at Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, until December. Consolidated with Battery "G," 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, December 23, 1864.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 19 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 8 enlisted men by disease
* Total 27	None
Fox 	
* 19 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 19 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as 4th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Volunteer Light Artillery Companies)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 758, 761, 828, 897, 899, 900, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 938, 940, 941, 1631-1632)
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