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The Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations (also known as the Chartered Commands of the Rhode Island Militia) are a group of independently operated chartered militias in the state of Rhode Island, most of whose histories date back to the state's colonial and revolutionary history. [1] Under Rhode Island law, they are considered part of ...
The greatest turning point in the history of the Rhode Island National Militia, and all other state militias, was the passage of the Militia Act of 1903. This act, also known as the Dick Act, was passed with the support of Secretary of War Elihu Root , who sought to reform the United States Army.
Major General Ambrose Burnside of 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress Company D at Camp Sprague, Washington, 1861 Pvt. Wheaton Theodore King, aged 19, before the First Bull Run, where he was wounded, taken to Richmond, then released to Philadelphia, where he died on January 28 ...
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment (also known as Varnum's Regiment, the 9th Continental Regiment, the Black Regiment, the Rhode Island Regiment, and Olney's Battalion) was a regiment in the Continental Army raised in Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–83). It was one of the few units in the Continental Army to serve through ...
They served as Company H, 10th Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry from May 26, 1862 until September 2, 1862 their service was in the defense of Washington DC during that time frame. After September 2, 1862, they continued as a militia unit and served as color guard to the state throughout the remainder of the war. [citation needed]
The history Infantry group participated in most American wars and armed conflicts including the War of 1812, The Dorr Rebellion of 1842, American Civil War (as Company 1, 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers), Spanish American War (1898), and World War I. In 1923 The Gloucester Light Infantry was reorganized as Battery F, 243rd Artillery.
The Varnum Continentals operate the Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House. The Varnum Continentals are an active independent military organization of the Rhode Island militia that was founded in 1903 and currently serve primarily as a ceremonial honor guard and as historic educational organization in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. [1]
The Kent County Brigade was formed as part of the Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolutionary War. [citation needed] The Brigade was composed of 3 Regiments of 19 Companies from the towns of Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, and Coventry. The Regiments were commanded by: [1] 1st Kent County Regiment (Warwick) under Col. John ...