DEPARTMENT of RHODE ISLAND
SONS of UNION VETERANS of the CIVIL WAR

Commodore Joel Abbot, Camp No. 21


Links-Courtesy of Battery F, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery

SUVCW LINKS

National Organization of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Preserving the Memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and our Ancestors who Fought to Preserve the Union.

Sons of Veterans Reserve

Department of Rhode Island, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Elisha Dyer, Camp No. 7, Department of Rhode Island, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Colonel Zenas R. Bliss, Camp No. 12, Department of Rhode Island, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Sons of Union Veterans Badges

Graves of Medal of Honor Recipients in Rhode Island


Patriotic Organizations

Sons of the American Revolution


Veterans Organizations

Veterans of Foreign Wars

American Legion

Disabled American Veterans


Other Links of Interest

RI Civil War Roundtable

Battery F, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery F, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery is the Civil War reenactment unit of the Newport Artillery Company, America's oldest military unit operating under its original charter (granted in 1741).

The Artillery Company of Newport is the oldest continously chartered militia unit in the United States, was founded in 1741. It was activated in the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War and the First World War. Members of the company have served in every American war from the Revolution through Desert Storm.

Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Another Proud Rhode Island Artillery Unit.

Colonel Henry T. Sisson Excellent site dedicated to Colonel Sisson by his great great grandson Neil Wesley Madden.

Rhode Island Unit Histories Provides brief histories of the Rhode Island Infantry units which served in the Civil War.

Rhode Island History of the Civil War

Civil War Artillery Page Features a wealth of infomation on the subject of both the seasoned enthusiast and the casually curious.

National Register of Surviving Civil War Artillery Detailed listing of many Civil War artillery pieces on public display.

Civil War Artillery Projectiles Civil War Artillery Projectiles

Civil War Events Lists over 200 Civil War events scheduled for 2000.

Fort Sill Home of the United States Army Field Artillery.

Order of Saint Barbara Honors the patron saint of artillerymen.

Chicago Public Library has a number of Civil War Artillery Artifacts in its collection. Of particular interest are the images of reproductions of Civil War ammunition.

Take the Artillery Quiz! Test your knowledge of Civil War field artillery tools and drill.

Library of Congress Civil War Photographs Over 1,100 Civil War Photographs on line. Many subjects covered.

National Archives Photographs of the Civil War A few more great photos of the conflict.

C & D Jarnagin Company If you need authentic Civil War uniforms and equipment C & D Jarnagin Company will happily supply all your needs.

Digital History Offers detailed maps of Civil War battlefields.

Steen Cannons Manufacturers of authentic reproductions of Civil War era artillery pieces.

Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc. WAR seeks to restore and utilize the historic armory of Westerly, Rhode Island.

Fort Adams is the second largest masonry fortification in the United States and is located in Battery F's hometown of Newport, Rhode Island.

Center for Fort Preservation and Tourism Contains links to the websites of many historic fortifications.


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