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]
         
         
         

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