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  • Rhode Island’s Civil War Dead
    Robert Grandchamp
     Rhode Island sent 23,236 men to fight in the Civil War. They served in eight infantry regiments, three heavy artillery regiments, three regiments and one battalion of cavalry, a company of hospital guards and 10 batteries of light artillery. Hundreds more served in the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Rhode Islanders participated in nearly every major battle of the war, fi...
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    57,41 €

  • Now Show Them What Rhode Island Can Do! An Annotated Bibliography of Rhode Island Civil War Sources
    Robert Grandchamp
    Rhode Islanders served in nearly every major battle of the war, firing the first infantry shots at Bull Run, and some of the last by the cavalry at Appomattox. Over 23,000 Rhode Islanders enlisted in the Civil War; over 2,000 gave the ultimate sacrifice.From 1862 until the second decade of the twentieth century, the soldiers and sailors of Rhode Island also left an indelible ma...
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    25,79 €

  • 'We Lost Many Brave Men' A Statistical History of the Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers
    Robert Grandchamp
    On May 22, 1862, Governor William Sprague issued general orders for the raising of the Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers. Camp Bliss was erected in Southern Providence as the destination for these recruits and many men came to Camp Bliss in the summer of 1862. A few had seen service in the United States Army and other volunteer regiments, and some were politicians and gentlemen f...
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    26,38 €

  • 'Like Sheep at the Slaughter'
    Robert Grandchamp
    Known as the “Fighting Fourth,” the Fourth Rhode Island Volunteers was the last infantry unit raised in Rhode Island in 1861. After Union setbacks in the West, and after the humiliating defeat at Bull Run, the regiment had no trouble recruiting ten companies from throughout the state in August and September 1861. The men of the Fourth were true volunteers who enlisted before la...
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    31,37 €

  • 'In Te Domine Speramus'
    Robert Grandchamp
    This book offers a compilation of essays regarding the military history of Rhode Island. Although small in size, Rhode Island history is big in significance. Since the American Revolution, and especially in the Civil War, Rhode Islanders have long contributed to the nation’s defense. These essays, each different in its scope, provide an overview into the Rhode Island military e...
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    32,40 €

  • Colonel Edward E. Cross, New Hampshire Fighting Fifth
    Robert Grandchamp
    Edward Ephraim Cross (1832-1863) accomplished more in his short lifetime years than most men who live to be 100. By the eve of the Civil War, he had traveled from Cincinnati to Arizona working as a political reporter, travel writer, editor, trail hand, silver mine supervisor, and Indian fighter. In the summer of 1861, he became colonel of the Fighting Fifth New Hampshire Vol...
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    57,45 €

  • 'Rhody Redlegs'
    Cynthia Ferguson / Jane Lancaster / Robert Grandchamp
    Formed in 1801 to protect sea captains against attack from the British navy and Barbary Pirates, the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery remains one of the most famed regiments in the U.S. Army. It distinguished itself during the War of 1812, the Dorr Rebellion, and in nearly every major engagement of the Civil War. After assuming the identity of the 103d Field Artillery Re...
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    58,70 €

  • The Boys of Adams’ Battery G
    Robert Grandchamp
    Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battle...
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    58,85 €

  • With Their Usual Ardor, Scituate, Rhode Island and the American Revolution
    Robert Grandchamp
    This detailed history is a tribute to the citizens of Scituate, Rhode Island, and their contributions to the American Revolution. The entire town contributed to the war effort through service and sacrifice. The Scituate Militia served with distinction and ...
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    20,22 €

  • From Providence to Fort Hell
    Robert Grandchamp
    On September 6, 1862 the Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers was mustered into the service of the United States for three years. The Seventh was incorporated into the Army of the Potomac and joined the First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps. They would f ...
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    21,48 €