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1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery D

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Capt. J. Albert Monroe

 

Arms:
  6   Napoleon

 

This Battery's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - First Army Corps
  Division - 1st Division, 1st Corps
  Brigade - 1st Division, 1st Corps Artillery


On the Antietam Campaign

See a detailed description of the Battery's actions in Maryland from Capt Monroe in a paper he delivered in 1886.

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Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #1: First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #13: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #25: Doubleday's Division Artillery - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 AM
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #2: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #3: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM

We have 5 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--PvtBennett, William R.WIA   09/17
--PvtBurt, Everett B.WIA   09/17
--PvtCarroll, Edward MWIA   09/17
--PvtCeasar, Royal W.WIA   09/17
--PvtFrench, Joseph S.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person

 

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