1861 |
August |
Organized at Providence as 3rd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment |
September 7 |
Left State for Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor |
September 14-16 |
Moved to Washington, D.C., |
September 22 |
To Fort Hamilton |
October 12-14 |
Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va. and attached to Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. Expedition to Port Royal, S.C. |
November 7 |
Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor |
December 19 |
Reorganized at Hilton Head, S.C., as 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery |
December 29 |
Action at Port Royal Ferry, S.C. |
1862 |
February 15 |
Venus Point |
April 5 |
Moved to Edisto Island, S.C. and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South |
June 1-28 |
Operations on James Island, S.C. |
June 10 |
Action James Island |
June 16 |
Battle of Secessionville |
June 28-July 1 |
Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. and attached to U.S. Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. South |
September |
Attached to U.S. Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. South |
October 21-23 |
Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C. |
October 22 |
Action at Caston and Frampton's Plantation, near Pocotaligo; Coosawhatchie |
November |
At Hilton Head, S.C. |
1863 |
January |
At Beaufort, S.C. attached to District of Beaufort, S. C, 10th Corps |
April 8 |
Broad River |
April 9 |
Port Royal Ferry |
June 1 |
Combahee River |
June 2 |
Combahee Ferry |
June 5 |
Expedition to Darien |
June 24 |
Moved to St. Helena Island, S.C., attached to St. Helena Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
July 4-5 |
To Folly Island, S.C. |
July 10 |
Attack on Morris Island, S.C. |
July |
Operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, S. C. attached to U.S. Forces, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
September 7 |
Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg |
September |
Moved to Hilton Head, S. C. |
October |
Attached to Artillery, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
December |
Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps |
1864 |
February 5-7 |
Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla. Attached to Artillery, District of Florida, Dept. South |
February 7-22 |
To Lake City |
February 20 |
Battle of Olustee |
March 10 |
Occupation of Palatka |
March |
Duty at Jacksonville |
April |
Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
April 30 |
Moved to Yorktown, Va. |
May 5-June 15 |
Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond. Attached to 10th Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
May 12-16 |
Operations against Fort Darling |
May 14-16 |
Battle of Drewry's Bluff |
May 17-June 15 |
On Bermuda Hundred front |
May 28-31 |
Appomattox River |
June |
Attached to Artillery 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
June 5 |
Appomattox River |
June 15-19 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration on north side of the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 10th Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
August 17 |
Laurel Hill |
September 28-30 |
Chaffin's Farm |
October 7 |
Darbytown and New Market Roads |
December 10 |
Fort Burnham. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
1865 |
April 2-3 |
Fall of Petersburg and Richmond |
April |
Duty in the Dept. of Virginia |
June 9 |
Mustered out
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