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    OFF TO WAR

    Nov 17, 2020 1 minute
    –Ron Field

    , and Rhode Island was eager to do its part to defend Washington, D.C. In April 1861, the 1st Rhode at Fox Point. After being wheeled into platoons, the Rhode Islanders remained in position for a few minutes while this daguerreotype was taken from the roof of the Gorham Silver Manufacturing building on Canal Street, probably by William W. Coleman, who was employed as a photographer by the firm. After being wished “God’s speed” by the Rev. Dr. Francis Wayland, the troops marched off to war. When the 1st Rhode Island returned on July 28 at the end of three-month’s service, it left 12 killed plus 28 captured on the Bull Run battlefield, and brought home 33 men wounded. Men from this regiment went on to serve as officers in every Rhode Island unit throughout the remainder of the war.

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