Finely hand-tinted full plate tintype of five Rhode Island militiamen, ca late-1850s. Housed in a 16 x 18 in. frame. The tinting is so fine that the viewer can clearly discern UTA 1775 in gold tint on the belt buckles of the two men at right, which corresponds to the Rhode Island United Train of Artillery. Two volunteer companies -- the Train of Artillery and the Providence Fusiliers -- were chartered by the Rhode Island General Assembly in December 1774 in order to strengthen the state militia in the event of war. Following the events of April 1775 in Boston, the two companies merged to form the United Train of Artillery and presented themselves to the American forces in Boston fro service. In addition to the Siege of Boston, the Train fought in the Battle of Long Island, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Rhode Island. The UTA remained in existence following the American Revolution, and provided artillery defense of Providence during the War of 1812. The Train immediately volunteered following Lincoln's first call for service in April 1861 and served three-and-a-half months as Company B in the 1st Rhode Island Infantry (First Regiment Rhode Island Detached Militia), under Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, with their most notable action coming at First Bull Run. The company continued to serve in a less official capacity, though it provided well-equipped volunteers for federal service during the Spanish American War and World War I, and in fact still exists today as a ceremonial unit dedicated to historical preservation and education.
Finely hand-tinted full plate tintype of five Rhode Island militiamen, ca late-1850s. Housed in a 16 x 18 in. frame. The tinting is so fine that the viewer can clearly discern UTA 1775 in gold tint on the belt buckles of the two men at right, which corresponds to the Rhode Island United Train of Artillery. Two volunteer companies -- the Train of Artillery and the Providence Fusiliers -- were chartered by the Rhode Island General Assembly in December 1774 in order to strengthen the state militia in the event of war. Following the events of April 1775 in Boston, the two companies merged to form the United Train of Artillery and presented themselves to the American forces in Boston fro service. In addition to the Siege of Boston, the Train fought in the Battle of Long Island, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Rhode Island. The UTA remained in existence following the American Revolution, and provided artillery defense of Providence during the War of 1812. The Train immediately volunteered following Lincoln's first call for service in April 1861 and served three-and-a-half months as Company B in the 1st Rhode Island Infantry (First Regiment Rhode Island Detached Militia), under Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, with their most notable action coming at First Bull Run. The company continued to serve in a less official capacity, though it provided well-equipped volunteers for federal service during the Spanish American War and World War I, and in fact still exists today as a ceremonial unit dedicated to historical preservation and education.
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