Tag Archives: Buckley’s Rhode Island Battery

Reprise: Buckley’s Rhode Island Battery

Captain William W. Buckley commanded Battery D, of the First Rhode Island Light Artillery—three brass Napoleon 12-pounders—in the northwest bastion of Fort Sanders. He described their work during the battle in his after-action report in the Official Records: “The bastion … Continue reading

Posted in "Knoxville 1863", First Rhode Island Light Artillery | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Buckley’s Rhode Island battery

Captain William W. Buckley commanded Battery D, of the First Rhode Island Light Artillery—three brass Napoleon 12-pounders—in the northwest bastion of Fort Sanders. He described their work during the battle in his after-action report in the Official Records: “The bastion … Continue reading

Posted in "Knoxville 1863", First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Fort Sanders | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment