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The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an
infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
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in the
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during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
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Service

The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was organized at
Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
, in August 1861. The regiment left Rhode Island for
Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which is ...
, New York Harbor, September 7, 1861, then moved to
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, September 14–16, returning to Fort Hamilton September 22. Moved to
Fort Monroe Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virgi ...
, Virginia, October 12–14. It was attached to Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. Participated in the expedition to
Port Royal, South Carolina Port Royal is a List of cities and towns in South Carolina, town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,220 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hilton Head Is ...
, October 28-November 7. Capture of Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. The 3rd Rhode Island Infantry ceased to exist on December 19, 1861, when it was changed to 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery.


See also

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List of Rhode Island Civil War units List of military units raised by the state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War. Artillery units Cavalry Infantry Miscellaneous * Independent Company Hospital GuardsThis unit was organized at Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island on Dec ...
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Rhode Island in the American Civil War The state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War remained loyal to the Union, as did the other states of New England. Rhode Island furnished 25,236 fighting men to the Union Army, of which 1,685 died. The state used its industrial capacity ...
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Battery A, 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment was a heavy artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. History The 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment was initially organized in Providence, Rhode Island as t ...


References

* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. ;Attribution * {{CWR Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1861 3rd Rhode Island Infantry 1861 establishments in Rhode Island