Image: Pvt. Samuel Wight, Co. I, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry

Samuel Wight, Co. I, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. (Courtesy of Rob Grandchamp)

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Image: Capt. Isaac Peace Rodman, Co. E, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry

Capt. Isaac Peace Rodman, Co. E, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry (Courtesy Paul Loane)

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Image: Pvt. Alexander Lyle, Co. G, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry

Alexander Lyle, Co. G, 2nd N. H. Infantry (Courtesy of Spared and Shared/David Marin Collection)

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Image: Pvt. Hugh Francis O’Lone, Co. D, 69th New York State Militia

Hugh Francis O’Lone, Co. D, 69th NYSM (Courtesy of Joseph Maghe)

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Image: Pvt. Samuel W. Hood, Co. C, 5th Alabama Infantry

Pvt. Samuel W. Hood, left, Company C (later H), 5th Alabama Infantry. (Courtesy of Alabama Confederate Images)

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There are three Hoods showing in the 5th Alabama Roster, all in Co. H. They are S. W Hood, G. W. Hood, Jr., and E. M. Hood. Co. C later became Co. H, sometimes referred to as New Co. H. It is possible the soldier on the right in the photo above is one of these Hoods. See all Fold3 records for Hoods in the 5th Alabama here.

Image: “Major,” Mascot, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry

“Major,” with two members of 29th Maine Infantry, Dec. 1863 (Courtesy of Nicholas Picerno Collection)

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Image: Lt. William A. Throop, Co. A, 1st Michigan Infantry

William A. Throop (Courtesy of Charles T. Joyce Collection)

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Image: Pvt. William J. Rackliff, Co. F, 3rd Maine Infantry

William J. Rackliff, Co. F, 3rd Maine Infantry (Courtesy Charles T. Joyce Collection)

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Image: Lt. Col. Joseph Story Pitman, First Rhode Island Infantry

Carte de visite by Mathew B. Brady of Washington, D.C. Joseph Story Pitman, an 1839 Brown University graduate and lawyer, had raised a company of volunteers during the Mexican War, concluding his service in 1848 as major of the 14th U.S. Infantry. He became the lieutenant colonel of the Rhode Islanders in 1861, and led one group of 500 men to Washington (Burnside led the rest). Sent home on detached duty in June 1861, he missed Bull Run. He died in 1883 as a brigadier general in the state’s militia. (Courtesy of Military Images Magazine/Rick Carlile Collection)

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Image: Capt. Peter Simpson, Jr., Co. K, 1st Rhode Island Infantry

Carte de visite by Mathew B. Brady of Washington, D.C. Col. Peter Simpson, Jr., of the Woonsocket Guards. Born in Canada, Simpson had moved to Woonsocket as a teenager and found work in the local mills. He later joined the Guards, and rose through the ranks to serve as its colonel. When the war began, the Guards were activated for duty in the 1st as Company K, with Simpson as captain. He commanded the company at Bull Run and garnered praise for his bravery. He mustered out with the rest of the regiment at the end of its 90 days service. He became a successful cotton mill owner, and died in 1889. His wife and two children survived him. (Courtesy of Military Images Magazine/Rick Carlile Collection)

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