ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE OF BATTERY F, FIRST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY TO JANUARY 1ST, 1863.

Chase, Philip Stephen

Published by The N. Bangs Williams Co., Providence, 1880, 1880

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 48 pgs, Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society, Series 2, #3. Original printed wrappers with yapped edges. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor edge wear, yapped edges with minor tears and wear. Interior is clean and tight. Overall near fine. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Battery F, First Rhode Island Light Artillery, known at the time as the Seventh Rhode Island Battery, and better known in the field as " Belger's Battery," was recruited mainly during the month of October, 1861. Captain Belger was an old soldier, having served ten years in the United States Army in the First Artillery, eight years of which time he was sergeant and first sergeant of Magruder's Battery, and seven years of the service was in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, against Indians. The regiment was made part of the Burnside Expedition in January 1862, and fought in that series of amphibious engagements fought along the North Carolina Coast between February and June 1862. REFERENCES: DORN RI 40. Seller Inventory # 0624048

Bibliographic Details

Title: ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE OF BATTERY F, FIRST...

Publisher: The N. Bangs Williams Co., Providence, 1880

Publication Date: 1880

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition