1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B

1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B was part of the 2nd Corps Artillery Brigade. It was also known as Hazard’s Battery. It was recruited in Providence County in the summer of 1861. On July 1, it was assigned to the 2nd Corps from the Artillery Reserve.

The commander was Lt. Thomas F. Brown (1842-1928), a diminutive (he stood only five foot) student from Brown University. When Brown was wounded on July 2, Lt. William S. Perrin took command. Perrin (1839-1876) survived Gettysburg only to lose his right leg during the Petersburg Campaign. He died in 1876 of an overdose of morphine related to this wounding.

The battery consisted of 6 Napoleons and 103 men. It suffered 28 casualties at Gettysburg. The simple monument to Battery B is located near the Angle along Hancock Avenue.

1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B

2d Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 103 men; 7 killed, 19 wounded, 2 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

2nd Rhode Island Infantry

This was the only regiment from Rhode Island to be present at Gettysburg. The 2nd Infantry was recruited from every county in the state in June 1861.

It’s commander at Gettysburg was Col. Horatio Rogers, Jr. (1836-1904), a lawyer from Providence.

The 2nd Rhode Island monument is located near Sedgwick’s equestrian staute on Sedgwick Avenue.

The main feature is a bronze sculpture of a soldier’s drum and wreath that sit on top of the monument. The state seal is also featured prominently.

2nd Rhode Island Infantry

6th Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade

Col. Horatio Rogers, Jr. (1836-1904)

Engaged: 409; 1 killed, 5 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Sedgwick Avenue

1st Rhode Island, Battery E (Randolph’s)

One of the many artillery units posted at the Peach Orchard salient, 1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery E was part of the Third Corps Artillery Brigade. Raised from Providence County, the battery was commanded at Gettysburg by Lt. John K. Bucklyn (1834-1906), a school teacher who won the medal of honor at Chancellorsville. When Bucklyn was wounded at Gettysburg, 2d Lieutenant Benjamin Freeborn took command of the battery (1835-1874). The unit had 116 men and six 12lb Napolean cannons.

The monument sits near the Peach Orchard on the Emmitsburg Road line. It is a simple stone structure that features a carving of crossed cannon swabs around the Rhode Island state seal and anchor.

1st Rhode Island Battery E

Third Corps Artillery Brigade

Commanded by: Lt. John K. Bucklyn (1834-1906)

Engaged: 116 with six 12 lb Napoleans; 3 killed, 26 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Emmitsburg Road near the Peach Orchard