Saturday, December 13, 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg was the greatest epoch in Rhode Island Military History.
Saturday, December 13, 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg was the greatest epoch in Rhode Island Military History. It was a day that saw unbelievable heroism and a day that brought terrible sadness to the smallest state. More Rhode Islanders fought at Fredericksburg than at any other battle in our nation's history. Engaged that day were: Second Rhode Island Volunteers Fourth Rhode Island Volunteers Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers First Rhode Island Cavalry Battery A, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery B, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery C, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery D, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery E, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery From these units eighty men were killed and over 300 were wounded in the bloodiest day in Rhode Island history. In solemn commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, I will be posting, over the next...