This book provides a firsthand account of the Civil War campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment in 1861. The author, a Union soldier, details the experiences and challenges faced by the regiment as they battled Confederate forces in Virginia. This book offers a unique perspective on one of the most defining moments in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from A Narrative of the Campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment When the first of April, 1861, dawned upon the people of the United States, it found them in a, feverish and excited condition. Seven States had already declared themselves in dependent of the Government of the Union, and had combined to form a, provisional gov ernment. It was very well understood, that four more were only waiting for a pretext to engage in the same revolutionary ao tion. The property of the Government in localities favorable to the insurgents, had been seized and appropriated to the use of the rebellious States. A president of the United States had been inaugurated amid circumstances of extraordinary peril and it was matter of doubt in the minds of many. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This book offers a compilation of essays regarding the military history of Rhode Island. These essays, each different in its scope, provide an overview into the Rhode Island military experience and a better understanding of the rich military heritage of the smallest state.