1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery A

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Providence and mustered in June 6, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 19. Attached to Burnside's Brigade, Hunter's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Dept. of the Shenandoah to October, 1861. Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1864.
SERVICE.--
* Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until July 16, 1861. 
* July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
** July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
* Moved to Sandy Hook, Md., July 28. 
* Duty there and at Berlin and Darnestown until September. 
* Moved to Harper's Ferry September 16. 
* October 16, 1861 - Skirmish at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia
* At Muddy Branch and Poolesville, Md., until March, 1862. 
* Moved to Washington, thence to Hampton, Va., March 22-April 1. 
* April ?-August ?, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia 
* At Harrison's Landing until August 16. 
* Movement to Alexandria August 16-28. 
* March to Fairfax C. H. August 28-31. 
* Cover retreat of Pope's Army from Bull Run to Washington August 31-September 1. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Moved to Harper's Ferry September 22, and duty there until October 30. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Action at Charlestown October 16. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg December 11-15. Duty at Falmouth until April, 1863. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
* Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
* Salem Heights May 3-4. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Bristoe Station October 14. Auburn Heights October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Stevensburg, Va., until May, 1864.
* Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
* Morton's Ford February 6-7. 
* 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 10, 1864 - Combat at Po River, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, VirginiaListed on unit homepage but not referenced on Dyer summary
** 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
*** Shallow Creek May 31.
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Non-Veterans mustered out June 18, 1864. Siege of Petersburg June 16-September 30. Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-23. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. 
* September 30, 1864 - Transferred to 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery / Battery B
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 12 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Enlisted men by disease. Total 18.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 761, 828, 895, 897, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 935, 940, 941, 971, 1630-1631)
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