10th Rhode Island Battery
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10th Rhode Island Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The battery was organized in Providence, Rhode Island in May 1862 and mustered in for three months' service. It was commanded by Captain Edwin C. Gallup. The battery was formed from volunteers from the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery.
The battery moved to Washington, D.C., May 27–29, 1862 and was attached to Whipple's Command, Military District of Washington. Served duty at Camp Frieze, Tennallytown, until June 23. At Cloud's Mills until June 30, and near Fort Pennsylvania until August.
The 10th Rhode Island Battery mustered out of service August 30, 1862.
See also
{{portal|American Civil War|Rhode Island}}
References
- {{Cite book|author=Dyer, Frederick H.|author-link=Frederick H. Dyer|year=1959|title=A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion|location= New York and London|publisher=Thomas Yoseloff|lccn=59012963}}
- {{Cite book|author=Spicer, William Arnold|title=History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862|url=https://archive.org/details/historyninthand00spigoog|location=Providence, RI|publisher= Snow & Farnham|year= 1892}}
Category:Military units and formations established in 1862
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1862
Category:1862 establishments in Rhode Island
Category:Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War