Battery D First Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War

The narrative traces the formation, training, and wartime service of a volunteer light artillery battery, following its organization, equipment, drills, and movements through multiple campaigns and engagements. It recounts marches, sieges, major battles, tactical actions, losses, prisoners and the capture of unit records, and includes personal recollections and diary-derived anecdotes from members. Appendices provide rosters, lists of officers and enlisted men, and service notes. The manuscript was left partially unfinished by its original compiler and is presented with supplemental editorial completion to preserve unit memory and factual records.