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“Ours was a desperate position to hold:” The First Rhode Island Cavalry at Middleburg
On the night of June 17, 1863, a small group of men galloped for their lives out of Middleburg, Virginia. Tired, out of ammunition, and surrounded deep behind enemy lines, …
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2 years ago
The Gaspee Affair: A Rhode Island Perspective on Its 250th Anniversary
This article is being published on the 250th anniversary of the seizure of the Gaspee.
“In a certain sense, the War for Independence began at sea when patriots clashed with …
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2 years ago
A Prison Ship in Providence Harbor and Enemy Prisoners of War in Rhode Island During the Revolutionary War
In researching my last book entitled Citizen Soldiers, I came upon many references and stories of those American prisoners who suffered terribly in the makeshift jails of urban confinement or …
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