Formed in 1801 to protect sea captains against attack from the British navy and Barbary Pirates, the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery remains one of the most famed regiments in the U.S. Army. It distinguished itself during the War of 1812, the Dorr Rebellion, and in nearly every major engagement of the Civil War. After assuming the identity of the 103d Field Artillery Regiment of the Rhode Island National Guard, the unit battled amid the carnage of the Western Front in World War I, fought the enemy in the mosquito- infested South Pacific islands during World War II, and weathered the…mehr
Formed in 1801 to protect sea captains against attack from the British navy and Barbary Pirates, the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery remains one of the most famed regiments in the U.S. Army. It distinguished itself during the War of 1812, the Dorr Rebellion, and in nearly every major engagement of the Civil War. After assuming the identity of the 103d Field Artillery Regiment of the Rhode Island National Guard, the unit battled amid the carnage of the Western Front in World War I, fought the enemy in the mosquito- infested South Pacific islands during World War II, and weathered the scorching deserts of Iraq in the twenty-first century. Based on extensive primary research and interviews with veterans of the corps, this narrative offers an insider's look at the illustrious regiment in its first full history.
The author of 15 books on American military history, Robert Grandchamp lives in Jericho, Vermont, where he works as an analyst with the government.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Col. Howard F. Brown Preface Introduction: Citizen-Soldiers In Memoriam: Major General Harold Newton Read 1. Early Beginnings, 1801-1829 2. The PMCA and the Napoleonic Era 3. The Dorr Rebellion 4. The Golden Age of the PMCA 5. Colonel William Sprague and the PMCA 6. Artillery Primer 7. The Civil War 8. A Push for Professionalism 9. Restoring the Legacy 10. The Mexican Border 11. World War I 12. Between the Wars 13. World War II 14. Korea and the Cold War Era, 1946-1989 15. The War on Terror Appendices I: Commanders of the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery II: The Original Members of the PMCA III: The Bicentennial of 2001 IV: Rhode Island Batteries in the Civil War V: The Forlorn Hope VI: Memorial Roster of the First Rhode Island Light Artillery VII: 24 July 1943 General Barker Letter Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Col. Howard F. Brown Preface Introduction: Citizen-Soldiers In Memoriam: Major General Harold Newton Read 1. Early Beginnings, 1801-1829 2. The PMCA and the Napoleonic Era 3. The Dorr Rebellion 4. The Golden Age of the PMCA 5. Colonel William Sprague and the PMCA 6. Artillery Primer 7. The Civil War 8. A Push for Professionalism 9. Restoring the Legacy 10. The Mexican Border 11. World War I 12. Between the Wars 13. World War II 14. Korea and the Cold War Era, 1946-1989 15. The War on Terror Appendices I: Commanders of the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery II: The Original Members of the PMCA III: The Bicentennial of 2001 IV: Rhode Island Batteries in the Civil War V: The Forlorn Hope VI: Memorial Roster of the First Rhode Island Light Artillery VII: 24 July 1943 General Barker Letter Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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