1RH-08 - 1st Regiment Rhode Island Detached Militia (2pcs) D-Day Most of the artillery companies

Most of the artillery companies raised during the war wore blue faced with scarlet

The realistic pose effectively conveys the weight and effort involved in transporting valuable supplies

Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in the United States

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1RH-08 - 1st Regiment Rhode Island Detached Militia (2pcs) D-Day Most of the artillery companiesIn the days following the outbreak of war, Northern states scrambled to assemble small militia groups into regiment size units, recruit additional volunteers and uniform them all in a cohesive manner. Rhode Island was no exception with the added problem of having no official state uniform for its troops. Ambrose Everett Burnside, former major general in the states militia, returned from his job as a N. Y. City banker and stepped up to the task of