2nd Rhode Island Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
* Organized at Providence June, 1861
* Left State for Washington, D.C., June 19
* Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 2nd Division (Hunter) / 2nd Brigade (Burnside), Brigaded with:
** 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
** 1st Rhode Island Infantry
** 71st New York Infantry
** 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery
* Couch's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861
* Couch's Brigade, Buell's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862
* 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862
* 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1862
* 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, to March, 1864
* 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, to July, 1864
* 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac and Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864
* 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--
* At Camp Sprague, Washington, D. C., till July 16, 1861. 
* July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
** July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
At Camp Sprague and Brightwood, Defences of Washington, till March, 1862. March to Prospect Hill, Va., March 11-15. 
* Embarked at Alexandria, Va., for the Peninsula March 26. 
* March 26-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** Slatersville, New Kent C. H., May 9. 
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 25, 1862 - Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Skirmish at Willis Church, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing till August 15. Reconnoissance to Turkey Island August 5-6, and to Haxall's Landing August 8-11. Movement to Alexandria August 15-September 1, thence march into Maryland September 3-18. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, MarylandNot originally referenced on unit homepage
At Downsville September 23-October 20. Movement to Stafford C. H., Va., October 20-November 18, and to Belle Plains December 5. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. 
** Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
** Salem Heights May 3-4. 
** Banks' Ford May 4. 
** Deep Run Ravine or Franklin's Crossing June 5-13. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** July 10-13, 1863 - Skirmishes near Funkstown, Maryland 
* At Warrenton, Va., till September.
* 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 till 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 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at 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
* June 11, 1864 - Old members left front for muster out 
** June 17, 1864 - Old members mustered out of federal service 
* Before Petersburg June 17-18. 
* Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. 
* Siege of Petersburg till July 9. 
* Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11.
* July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Garrison duty at Winchester September 22-December 1. Moved to Petersburg, Va., December 2-6. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Expedition to Danville April 23-27. Moved to Washington via Richmond May 20-June 7. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out July 13, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 111 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 74 Enlisted men by disease. Total 196.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 271, 761, 762, 828, 895, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 990, 1634)
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