Rhode Island Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

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Rhode Island Resource Page for WikiTree:

US Civil War: War Between the States Project

• US Civil War: War Between the States Project Page
• Project Resource Page

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Free Sites 1.1.1 Union 1.1.2 Confederate 1.2 Paid Sites 1.3 Categories Existing on WikiTree 1.3.1 Rhode Island POW Camps 1.3.2 Cemeteries 1.3.3 Rhode Island Units UNION 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Conflicts in Rhode Island 1.6 Flags 1.7 Maps 1.8 Medals 1.9 Museums 1.10 Timeline of Events in Rhode Island 1.11 County Resources 1.11.1 Bristol 1.11.2 Kent 1.11.3 Newport 1.11.4 Providence 1.11.5 Washington 2 Sources 2.1 Footnotes

Introduction

The state of Rhode Island during the American Civil War, as with all of New England, remained loyal to the Union. Rhode Island furnished 25,236 fighting men to the Union Army, of which 1,685 died. On the home front, Rhode Island, along with the other northern states, used its industrial capacity to supply the Union Army with the materials it needed to win the war.^[1]

Free Sites

• Rhode Island. Civil War Trust Photo. Galleries
• Rhode Island Military Records
• Rhode Island Historical Society
• Family Search Rhode Island in the Civil War
• Rhode Island Histories Accessible Archives
• Find A Grave Rhode Island War Vets
• Rhode Island Civil War Round Table

Union

• Daughters of Union Veterans of the. Civil War
• Rhode Island Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
• Rhode Island State Militia Records
• Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records

Confederate

• United Daughters of the Confederacy
• Sons of Confederate Veterans

Paid Sites

American Civil War Database Annual Membership $25, visitor pass $10. I haven't used this site, so cannot review.

Fold3 Annual Membership, $79.95. Coupons and discounts are available online for certain groups, including veterans. An Ancestry site. Has many military record images (not all), census records. Navagation/searches can be difficult. Record images are very good. 7 Day Free Trial could be used if you amass a number of searches and complete them at one time. NOTE: Check the project page for members who are willing to do a look up based upon their membership.

Categories Existing on WikiTree

Rhode Island POW Camps

Cemeteries

• Rhode Island, Cemeteries

Rhode Island Units UNION

• Union Units Rhode Island

Cemeteries

• National Parks Service records search for national cemeteries.
• VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Conflicts in Rhode Island

There were no Civil War Battles in Rhode Island.

Flags

Animated flags available at: AB Flags NOTE: Disclaimer is required when used. This can be placed under comments on the photo page.

• The Flags of Middleburg

Maps

State maps available at: Digital Topo Maps. NOTE: A disclaimer is required when used. This can be placed under the comments on the photo page.

Medals

• Rhode Island Medal of. Honor Recipients

Museums

• Rhode Island Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Civil War Museum

Timeline of Events in Rhode Island

(1861 - 1865) 25,236 Rhode Islanders fought in Civil War; 1,685 died^[2]

County Resources

Bristol

• Explore Bristol RI
• Family Search, Bristol County

Kent

• Full Text of History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island
• Family Search Kent County

Newport

• Fort Adams
• Family Search, Newport

Providence

• Rhode Island in the Civil War: City of Providence
• Rhode Island Civil War Ephemera
• Family Search Providence County

Washington

• Full Text of History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island
• Family Search, Washington County

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Wikipedia:Rhode Island in the Civil War.
2. ↑ World Atlas.