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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 6: the Colored troops — history of their organization — their losses in battle and by disease. (search)
o the world the lettered stone shall tell Where Caldwell, Attucks, Gray, and Maverick fell. who led the mob in its attack on the British troops at the Boston Massacre. At Bunker Hill, the free negroes fought intermingled with the whites; and, when Major Pitcairn was killed, it was by a bullet from a negro's rifle. At the battle of Rhode Island, Colonel Greene's black regiment repulsed three successive charges, during which they handled a Hessian regiment severely. Arnold's History of Rhode Island. In the war of 1812, General Jackson issued a proclamation authorizing the formation of black regiments, and, subsequently, in an address to the colored troops thus enlisted, acknowledged their services in unstinted praise. But, at the time of the Civil War the negro was closely associated in the public mind with the political causes of the strife. The prejudice and opposition against the use of colored troops was so strong that the war was half finished before they were organized to
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 7: muster-out-rolls — Anthropological statistics. (search)
metimes more, were made, ole of which was forwarded to the capital of the state to which the regiment belonged, where it was filed il the office of the state adjutant-general. These regimental rolls and records may be found carefully preserved among the archives of each state. and it is evident that such of them as were properly made will show clearly and accurately the mortuary losses of the regiments to which they pertain. The states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas have printed and published the muster-out-rolls of the regiments which they respectively furnished to the Union Armies. The name of each and every man who served in these regiments is preserved in print; the record of his patriotism is transmitted, and in time becomes the proudest heir-loom of his family. Some of these publications are, necessarily,
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
battles. K. & M. W. battles. K. & M. W. First Bull Run, Va. 24 Wilderness, Va. 23 Yorktown, Va. 1 Spotsylvania, Va. 19 Oak Grove, Va. 8 Cold Harbor, Va. 4 Malvern Hill, Va. 1 Opequon, Va. 2 Salem Heights, Va. 20 Petersburg, Va. 2 Gettysburg, Pa. 1 Sailor's Creek, Va. 14 Williamsport, Md. 1     Present, also, at Williamsburg; Seven Days; Antietam; Fredericksburg (1862); Marye's Heights; Rappahannock Station; Fort Stevens; Appomattox. notes.--The Second was Rhode Island's fighting regiment. It fired the opening volley at First Bull Run, and was in line at the final scenes of Appomattox. It arrived at Washington, June 22, 1861, and after a few weeks encampment there, marched to the field of First Bull Run. It was then in Burnside's Brigade, of Hunter's Division. Burnside opened that fight with the First Rhode Island deployed as skirmishers, and the Second advancing in line of battle. Its casualties in that engagement aggregated 98 in killed, wounded
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 11: list of battles, with the regiments sustaining the greatest losses in each. (search)
32 Arnold's A, Appears twice in this list. 1st Rhode Island Gettysburg 3 28 1 32 Wood's A, 1st Illinois Shiloh -- 14th Ohio Shiloh 4 26 -- 30 Randolph's E, 1st Rhode Island Gettysburg 3 26 1 30 Bigelow's -- 9th Massachusett- 28 Adams's G, Appears twice in this list. 1st Rhode Island Cedar Creek 4 23 -- 27 Brown's B, 1st Rhode IslandRhode Island Gettysburg 7 19 2 28 Dillon's -- 6th Wisconsin Corinth 5 21 -- 26 Kern's G, Appears twice in this list. 1st Pe, 1st Ohio Stone's River 3 20 25 48 Adams's G, 1st Rhode Island Fredericksburg 5 18 -- 23 Cooper's B, Appears thusetts Sabine X Roads 1 18 1 20 Tompkins's A, 1st Rhode Island Antietam 4 15 -- 19 Kern's G, 1st Pennsylvania Gai -- -- Missouri Shiloh 3 14 -- 17 Belger's F, 1st Rhode Island Drewry's Bluff 3 14 4 21 Rogers's -- 19th New York -- 5th Maine Gettysburg 3 13 7 23 Monroe's D, 1st Rhode Island Manassas 6 12 1 19 De Hart's C, 5th United States
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, List of regiments in the Union Armies, with total number of deaths in each. (search)
of deaths from disease; but they were two-years regiments, or carried a less number of names on their rolls. The extraordinary exemption from disease in the 13th Infantry would indicate that the regiment was composed of superior material. Rhode Island.--The Rhode Island troops became prominent by reason of the fine regiment of light artillery furnished by that State. The light batteries of this command were remarkable for their efficiency, and the conspicuous part assigned them in all the Rhode Island troops became prominent by reason of the fine regiment of light artillery furnished by that State. The light batteries of this command were remarkable for their efficiency, and the conspicuous part assigned them in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac. As a whole they were unsurpassed, and they made a record which reflected credit on their State. A comparison of their losses in action with those of other batteries tells plainly the story of the dangers which they braved. The 1st Infantry was a three-months regiment which was actively engaged at First Bull Run. The 6th and 8th Infantry failed to complete their organizations. The 1st Cavalry contained a battalion of four companies from New Hampshire, whic
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 13: aggregate of deaths in the Union Armies by States--total enlistment by States--percentages of military population furnished, and percentages of loss — strength of the Army at various dates casualties in the Navy. (search)
Massachusetts 6,115 7,827 13,942 98,803 6.2 7.9 14.1 Rhode Island 460 861 1,321 13,688 3.3 6.3 9.6 Connecticut 1,947 3 Massachusetts 5,530 1,483 257 557 5.6 1.4 0.3 0.6 Rhode Island 648 84 69 60 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 Connecticut 2,542 526 1 4 8 12 23 202 Massachusetts 8   9 13   18 95 414 Rhode Island 1   1 2   3 8 45 Connecticut 3   12 24   9 35 155 Pennsylvania 315,017 14,307 8,612   337,936 33,183 Rhode Island 19,521 1,878 1,837   23,236 1,321 Tennessee 31,092  ates. Some of the States, notably Connecticut, Kansas, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Illinois, furnished more men Massachusetts 139,095 146,730 5,318 152,048 124,104 Rhode Island 18,898 23,236 463 23,699 17,866 Connecticut 44,797 5864 24.2 Pennsylvania 228,734 41.2 Maine 54,665 44.7 Rhode Island 15,566 43.8 Maryland 28,879 28.1 Vermont 26,974 44.5 Pennsylvania 337,936 28,171 366,107 555,172 65.9 Rhode Island 23,236 463 23,699 35,502 66.7 Vermont 33,288 1,974