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    The state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War remained loyal to the Union, as did the other states of New England. Rhode Island furnished 25...
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    by the state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War. Independent Company Hospital Guards American Civil War portal Rhode Island portal Rhode Island...
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    during the American Civil War while he was a sitting Governor. Sprague was born in the Gov. William Sprague Mansion in Cranston, Rhode Island, the youngest...
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    Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida...
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    on 29 July 1861, Commander Stephen D. Trenchard in command. During the American Civil War, Rhode Island was employed as a supply ship, visiting various...
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    Sullivan Ballou (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for...
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  • The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil Warcivil war in the United States of...
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  • At the time of the American Civil War (1861–1865), Canada did not yet exist as a federated nation. Instead, British North America consisted of the Province...
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    George S. Greene (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    January 28, 1899) was a civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He was part of the Greene family of Rhode Island, which had a record...
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    Nelson W. Aldrich (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    in the first decade of the 20th century. Born at Burgess Farm in Foster, Rhode Island, Aldrich served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
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    WORR-ik) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, and is the third largest city in the state with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 census. Warwick...
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    is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New...
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    Henry Young (major) (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    A resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island when the American Civil War started in April 1861, Young was eager to serve in the Union Army. With his sister...
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  • This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and...
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    The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox...
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    Elisha Hunt Rhodes (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    in the Bahamas. Rhodes served with the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry throughout its service during the American Civil War. Rhodes enlisted in the...
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    During the American Civil War, the United States was referred to as simply the Union, also known colloquially as the North, after eleven Southern slave...
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  • Born in about 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island, Edwards was still living in that city when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a captain...
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    Ambrose Burnside (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as...
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    Zenas Bliss (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    chronicled life on the Texas frontier. He was the father of Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Zenas Work Bliss. Bliss was a native of Rhode Island and graduated...
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    Silas Casey (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    who rose to the rank of major general during the American Civil War. Casey was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He graduated from the United States...
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    The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the...
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    during the American Civil War. He was the Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861 when the Confederates...
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    Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast...
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    Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2020 census. Warren was the site of the Pokanoket Indian...
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  • society. The Mayor of Los Angeles speaks only in Spanish, Rhode Island is populated mostly by Chinese Americans, and Alabama has a Sikh congressman. Politics...
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    a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state....
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    The 9th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War; raised in Rhode Island and seeing service between May...
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    Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd-/ ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts...
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    Joseph Pope Balch (category People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War)
    1872) was an American businessman from Rhode Island who served as an officer in the Union Army during the early months of the American Civil War. Balch was...
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