Tompkins' Battery, Rhode Island Light Artillery (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
The Tompkins' Battery, Rhode Island Light Artillery was organized at Providence for three months' service April, 1861. It was mustered out August 2, 1861. For more information see, "www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unriarty.htm".

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Other Sources
Capt. John Tompkins' Official Report - Captain First Rhode Island Light Artillary, Company A

Charles H. Tompkinsbiography in, Memoirs of Rhode Island Officers who were engaged in the service of their country during the Great Rebellion of the South, by John Russell Bartlett. page 373