On the Eve of First Blood: Rhode Islanders Before First Bull Run
By John Banks Just days before the first major battle of the Civil War, at least 54 soldiers in Company F of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry posed outdoors for
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The Regiment That Saved the Capital
By Michael J. McAfee Nicknamed the “Silk Stocking Regiment” for the socially elite New Yorkers in its ranks, the 7th New York State Militia was nevertheless a well-equipped, drilled and