Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page of 7 Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored) 853-93 Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections Cunningham Square Providence, RI 0298-000 Tel: 40-865-2377 Fax: 40-865-578 Special and Archival Collections http://www.providence.edu/library/spcol Published in 976 Providence College http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 2 of 7 Collection overview Title: Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored) Date range: 853-93 Creator: Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Collection number: Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored), 863-865 3 box(es) The collection consists of official records of the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored) and the the personal correspondence of Lt. Allen F. Cameron, who was one of the regiment's officers. The regimental records consist of materials such as regimental reports, orders, rosters, and courts-martial records detailing activities of the regiment, life in the Union Army and treatment of black troops by white officers. English Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections rppc_usregiment Scope & content The records of the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored) document the regiment's activites that Lt. Allen F. Cameron was personally involved in and consists of his personal correspondence and official materials of the regiment such as reports, orders, rosters, and court martial records. Arrangement The collection is arranged in eight series. Circulars http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 3 of 7 Correspondence Equipage General Courts-Martial General Orders Soldiers Special Orders Subject files Historical note The Rhode Island th United States Colored Heavy Artillery had originally been raised and organized as the Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. On 28 August 863 the first company was mustered into Federal Service. As customary for all black units raised during the Civil War, the officers of this regiment were white, all of whom had seen previous service. They were commissioned by the President of the United States, after having passed a rigid examination before a military board convened at Washington of which Major General Silas Casey of the U.S.Army, presided over. On 9 December 863 the first battalion left Providence and sailed from Newport for New Orleans, Louisiana, to join General Banks, commanding the Department of the Gulf. On 8 January 864 the second battalion left Providence to join the first battalion in New Orleans. In March 864, while units of the 4th Rhode Island United States Colored Heavy Artillery were stationed at Fort Esperanza, Matagorda Island Texas, Companies A, C, and D were placed under arrest for refusing to accept their pay, which was 3 dollars a month less than what regular white troops were receiving. The ringleaders of the protest were tried by general court-martial, and sent to Fort Jefferson, Florida. On 5 April the third battalion joined the Regiment at New Orleans. The whole Regiment was subsequently transferred to the Department of the Gulf, and its designation was changed by general order, first on 4 April to the 8th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored), and then in May, to the Eleventh United States Heavy Artillery (Colored). On 5 July Colonel Jacob Hale Sypher of the United States Army was appointed by the President to command the Regiment. The bulk of the service of this Regiment consisted of garrison and picket duty in several posts in the Department of the Gulf. http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 4 of 7 At the close of the War, a reduction of the military force of the Union was taking place almost daily and with the further services of the Regiment being unnecessary, it was mustered out at Camp Parapet, Louisiana, 2 October 865. The Regiment returned to Rhode Island and on 2 October attended a ceremony and parade in Providence where the people of Rhode Island paid tribute to the members of this command. On landing, a salute was fired by the Marine Artillery and the column was formed on South Main Street where they marched to City Hall. There under the direction of Acting Adjutant-General Crandall, L. H. Humphreys prepared and offered to the returning troops a generous collation. As the men filed into City Hall and took their stand at the tables, the band of Morris Brothers, Pell & Trowbridge's minstrels played "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp", which added to the excitiment of the day. After the meal, the column was reformed and marched to Exchange Place, where a dress parade took place in the presence of Governor Smith, his staff, and an large number of spectators. Afterwards, the Regiment broke into column of companies, and marched up Westminster Street in review before embarking for their encampment at Portsmouth Grove. A few days later, the Regiment was disbanded and the men finally returned to their homes after serving the Union cause for over two years. Access & use Access to the collection: Use of materials: There are no restrictions on access, however, certain collections may have donor restrictions and may not be available, nor may archival or manuscript materials be removed from the Reading Room area or borrowed from the collections. Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Phillips Memorial Library. Although Providence College has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 5 of 7 Preferred citation: Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored), rppc_usregiment, Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections Contact information: Administrative information About the collection Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections Cunningham Square Providence, RI 0298-000 Tel: 40-865-2377 Fax: 40-865-578 Special and Archival Collections http://www.providence.edu/library/spcol Aquisition: In July of 973 Bernard Geary of Scituate, Rhode Island, donated the papers of his grandfather, Allen F. Cameron, to the Providence College Archives. About the finding aid Author: Finding aid prepared by Providence College Archives Staff. Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Russell M. Franks 2008 November 2 Descriptive rules: Additional information Related material: Separated material: Bibliography: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) There are no known related materials. No materials have been removed from this collection. Sources: Barker, Harold R. History of the Rhode Island Combat Units in the Civil War (86-865). (n.p., c964) http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 6 of 7 Chenery, William H. The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored,) in the war to preserve the union, 86-865. (Providence: Snow & Farnham, 898.) Search terms Subjects: Types of materials: Cameron, Allen F., b. 836 -- Collections United States. -- Army -- Officers United States. -- Army -- Military life United States. -- Army. -- Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment (Colored), 4th (863-864) United States. -- Army. -- Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, th (864-865) United States -- History -- Civil War, 86-865 -- African Americans United States -- History -- Civil War, 86-865 -- Regimental histories Rhode Island -- History -- Civil War, 86-865 Cameron, Allen F., b. 836 military records orders (military records) envelopes letters (correspondence) registers (lists) orders (military records) catalogs clippings deeds receipts http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 7 of 7 Inventory Series I, Circulars, 865 Generally produced by the Adjutant General's Office, circulars were used to distribute official correspondence (except combat orders) relating to personnel and other administrative matters. The series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date Headquarters, Carrollton District 865 Jan 2 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of 865 May-865 June 3 4 5 Headquarters, Louisiana, Department of Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of 865 Aug-865 Sep 865 May 865 Aug 6 Headquarters, U. S. Colored Troops 864 Sep-865 Jan 7 Headquarters, U. S. Forces 864 Mar-865 Aug 8 Headquarters, West Mississippi, Military Division of 864 Oct-865 Feb http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 8 of 7 9 War Department, Ordnance Office 863 Nov-865 Mar Series II, Correspondence, 853-90 Allen F. Cameron, born in 836, in Quebec, Canada, was one of four brothers who served in the Union Army. He enrolled as a sergeant in the Rhode Island Colored Artillery (Heavy) Fifth Regiment in October of 86. Among the campaigns he participated in was the Burnside Expedition. By the time of his mustering out in October, 865, Cameron had attained the rank of first lieutenant of the Rhode Island United States Colored Artillery (Heavy) Eleventh Regiment (originally, the Fourteenth Regiment). Other duties Cameron performed as a Lieutentant included serving on a general court-martial and acting as aidede-camp at post headquarters. Upon retiring from the army, Lt. Cameron returned to his previous employment as a weave room overseer in Rockland (Scituate), Rhode Island for approximately one year. He then went to work in the United States Armory at Springfield, Mass. At the time Henry- Martini rifles were being manufactured by the Providence Tool Company and Cameron was appointed a sub-united States inspector assisted to the inspection of seven hundred thousand rifles. He then went to Springfield, Mass., and took in five thousand navy revolvers for the Turkish government. He later was employed by the Winchester Revolver Arms Company of New Haven, Conn. Source Chenery, William H. The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored,) in the war to preserve the union, 86-865. Providence: Snow & Farnham, 898. The series is comprised mostly of Cameron family correspondence. It is of particular historical value for the War period from the "off-the-record," human interest viewpoint. This series is arranged chronologically. Creator: Cameron, Allen F., 836- Container Description Date 0 Family correspondence undated http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 9 of 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 2 22 23 Gould, Mary E. Congdon, John Webster, Parker V. Clarke, Harrison Sherman, Alfred, John Cameron, Walter Chapman, Elizabeth Hamlin, C. R. Clarke, Harrison Alban, S. H. & A. F. Wyatt Chapman, Archibald Porter, Kate 853 Nov 0 854 Mar 857 Mar 3 857 Jul 6 859 Apr 20 859 Sep7 859 Nov 6 860 Sept 23 86 Jul 29 863 Mar 6 863 May 4 863 Nov 30 864 Jun 2 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 0 of 7 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 32 33 34 35 36 Sypher, J. H. (Jacob Hale) Allister, A. M. Guiness, R. W. Stafford, Chas. L. Envelope Porter, Alexander Park, E. 2 Aigan, John 2 Porter, Kate 3 Porter, Kate 4 Porter, Kate Cameron, Walter Aigan, John 6 865 Apr 29 865 Sep 23 865 Oct 865 Nov 30 865 Dec 4 866 Feb 6 866 Apr 4 866 May 5 866 Aug 26 866 Sep 9 866 Oct 7 866 Dec 9 866 Jul http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page of 7 37 38 Cameron, Walter 2 Barker, John A. 868 Mar 26 868 Jun 4 Series III, Equipage, 865 This series contains a broad grouping of equipment lists, muster and descriptive rolls, invoices, and other documents relating to rations, ordnance returns and miscellaneous supplies. This series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 39 40 Blank forms Company receipt for equipment received undated 865 4 Correspondence and memos 865 42 Invoice of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage 865 43 Invoice of Stores 865 44 45 46 Material, Ordnance, and Supply lists Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp, and Garrison Equipage Statement of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores 865 865 865 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 2 of 7 Series IV, General Courts - Martial, 864-865 The series consists of the charges, specifications and verdicts of several trials of military personnel. This series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 47 48 49 50 5 52 53 54 55 56 Adams, Charles 865 Fields, John A. 865 Folley, 865 Henderson, George 865 Horan, Timothy 865 Lee, Jerome 865 Loup, Constant 865 Maher, Patrick 865 McDonald, William H. 865 Peters, William 865 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 3 of 7 57 58 59 60 6 62 Rine, William B. 865 Rottaken, H. H. 864 Smith, Jacob 865 Sprauer, Heromnus 865 Van Dusen, Orias 865 Webster, George H. 865 Series V, General Orders, 864-865 "General Orders" were permanent directives issued by General Headquarters to all members of a command, concerning policy as well as administrative matters. The series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 63 64 65 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of Headquarters, Louisiana, Department of Headquarters, Louisiana, Eastern District of 865 May-865 Jul 865 Aug-865 Sep 865 Jul-865 Sep http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 4 of 7 66 67 68 69 70 7 72 73 74 75 Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of Headquarters, New Orleans, Defenses of Headquarters, U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) th Regiment Headquarters, U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) th Regiment 3rd Battalion Headquarters, U. S. Colored Troops Headquarters, U. S. Colored Troops, 3rd Division Headquarters, U. S. Forces Headquarters, West Mississippi, Military Division of War Department 865 Feb-865 Jul 865 Jul-865 Aug 864 Jul-865 Feb 865 Sep 864 Nov-865 Aug 864 Oct-865 Jan 864 Nov 864 Mar 864 Sep-865 Jun 864 Nov-864 Dec http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 5 of 7 Series VI, Soldiers, 864-865 This series is comprised of lists and forms regarding deceased, deserted, discharged and volunteer soldiers. Included in this series are files relating to individual soldiers' target practice scores. This series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 76 77 78 79 80 8 Farnum, Captain Deceased Descriptive Lists of Deserters Discharged Target Practice Lists Volunteer Decriptive Lists undated 864 864-865 864-865 865 864 Series VII, Special Orders, 864-865 Special Orders, as compared to "General Orders," primarily affected individual soldiers or smaller units within the regiment. This series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 82 Headquarters, Carrollton District 865 Jan-865 Mar http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 6 of 7 83 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of 865 Jan-865 Mar 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of Headquarters, New Orleans, Defenses of Headquarters, U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) 8th Regiment Headquarters, U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) th Regiment Headquarters, U. S. Colored Artillery (Heavy) th Regiment 3rd Battalion Headquarters, U. S. Forces 865 May-865 Jun 865 Jul 865 Feb 864 Aug 865 May-865 Oct 865 Jan-865 Sep 865 Jun-865 Jul Series VIII, Subject Files, 868-93 This small series contains miscellaneous items related to Allen F. Cameron, but unrelated to the Eleventh United States Heavy Artillery (Colored). This series is arranged alphabetically. Container Description Date 9 Business receipts 4 868-90 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title
Guide to the Rhode Island th United States Heavy Artillery (Colored)853-93, rppc_usregiment Page 7 of 7 92 93 94 95 Descriptive Catalog Notes, Flyers, and Calling Cards Providence Sunday Journal Warranty Deed 868 Oct 6 undated 93 Oct 2 875 Apr 9 http://www.riamco.org/render.php?eadid=us-rppcusregiment&view=title