Button of the Consolidated Rhode Island Regiment of 1781

Rhode Island Infantry Regiments

Index

1775
1st RI Regt. 2d RI Regt. 3d RI Regt.

1776
9th Continental Regt. 11th Continental Regt.

1777
1st RI Regt. 2d RI Regt.

1781
The RI Regt.

1783
The RI Bn.

Other
RI State Regts. Militia w/ Continental Army Militia on Home Defense


Index to Microfilmed Rhode Island Unit Records

Unit

Begin Date

End Date

Location

Source/Options

RI-01

1st (Varnum's) Rhode Island Regiment [1775]	- [A]
9th (Varnum's) Continental Regiment [1776]	- [B]
1st (Varnum's/Greene's) Rhode Island Regiment [1777-1780]	- [C]
The (Greene's/Olney's) Rhode Island Regiment [1781-1782]	- [D]
The (Olney's) Rhode Island Battalion [1783]	- [E]
Furloughed June 1783; Disbanded Dec. 1783

RI-01B-01.
9th Continental
[Greene's Bde.]

22 Apr 1776

8 Jul 1776

New York

‡Original: American Antiquarian Soc, #8.

RI-01C-01.
1st RI
[Nixon's Bde.]

5 Oct 1776

28 Nov 1776

Mile Square,
Phillips Manor

‡Original: RIHS Mss 455, v1, pt 1., also microfilm.

RI-01C-02.
1st RI
[Nixon's Bde.]

7 Jun 1777

11 Jun 1777

Morristown

‡Original: RIHS Mss 455, v1, pt. 2, also microfilm.

RI-01C-03.
1st RI
[Varnum's Bde.]

12 Jul 1777

26 Dec 1777

Peekskill, Continental Village, Fort Clinton, Red Bank, Whitemarsh, Gulph, Valley Forge

‡Original: RIHS Mss 455, v2, pt. 1, also microfilm.

RI-01C-04.
1st RI
[Varnum's Bde.]

11 Oct 1777

20 Nov 1777

Red Bank

†Original: ?, also published ⁴¹.

RI-01C-05.
1st RI
[Stark's Bde.]

29 May 1779

22 Jul 1779

East Greenwich

‡Original: RIHS Mss 455, v2, pt. 2, also microfilm.

RI-02

2d (Hitchcock's) Rhode Island Regiment [1775]	- [A]
11th (Hitchcock's) Continental Regiment [1776]	- [B]
2d (Angell's) Rhode Island Regiment [1777-1780]	- [C]
Merged with the 1st Rhode Island Regiment Jan. 1781

RI-02A-01.
2d RI
[Greene's Bde.]

31 May 1775

28 Sept 1775

Cambridge

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 9001-H.

RI-02A-02.
2d RI
[Greene's Bde.]

5 Jun 1775

18 Nov 1775

Cambridge

‡Original: Mass HS - 1, also microfilm: reel 4, No 7.

RI-02A-03.
2d RI / 11th Continental
[Greene's Bde.]

6 Jun 1775

31 Mar 1776

Cambridge

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 9001-H.

RI-02C-01.
2d RI
[? Bde.]

25 Apr 1777

2 Aug 1777

Morristown, Peekskill

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 622.

RI-02C-02.
2d RI
[Varnum's Bde.]

25 Apr 1777

25 Sept 1777

Morristown, Peekskill,
Camp No. 2

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 9001-A.

RI-02C-03.
2d RI
[Stark's Bde.]

7 Jul 1779

10 Feb 1780

Providence, Danbury

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 673-2.

RI-02C-04.
2d RI
[Stark's Bde.]

6 Sept 1779

19 Nov 1779

Barber's Height, Newport, Hartford, Danbury, West Point

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 673-2.

RI-02C-05.
2d RI
[Stark's Bde.]

2 May 1780

6 Jun 1780

Morristown

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 673-2.

RI-03
3d (Church's) Rhode Island Regiment [1775]
Disbanded Dec. 1775

RI-04
Rhode Island State Regiments

RI-04-01.
2d RI State⁴ (Lippitt)
[Nixon's Bde.]

13 Mar 1776

2 Nov 1776

Rhode Island, Newport,
Harlem Heights,
Mile Square,
North Castle

‡Original: RIHS, Mss 583.

RI-04-02.
2d RI State⁴ (Lippitt)
[Nixon's Bde.]

14 Sept 1776

31 Oct 1776

Newport, Harlem,
Mile Square,
White Plains

‡Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #39; reel 3.

RI-04-03.
1st RI State (Topham)
[? Bde.]

17 Mar 1779

1 Mar 1780

Providence, Tiverton, Newport

†Original: LOC #899. Online Catalog under: James Miller. Call Number: MMC.

RI-04-04.
1st RI State (Topham)
[? Bde.]

10 May 1779

26 Nov 1779

Newport, Providence, Tiverton

†Original: LOC #862. Online Catalog under: Nicholas Alger. Call Number: MMC-1217.

RI-05
Rhode Island Militia Serving with the Continental Army [1775-1783]

RI-05-01.
BG West's Battalion
[? Bde.]

25 Dec 1776

8 Aug 1778

Rhode Island

†Original: Boston PL , Am.79.

RI-06
Rhode Island Militia Serving on Home Defense [1775-1783]