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Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery (rppc_us11regiment)

Providence College

Archives and Special Collections
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 02918
Tel: 401-865-2578
Fax: 401-865-1578
Email: pcarchives@providence.edu
Website: https://pml.providence.edu/

Inventory

Series I. Circulars
Generally produced by the Adjutant General's Office, circulars were used to distribute official correspondence (except combat orders) relating to personnel and other administrative matters.

Arrangement: The series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Headquarters, Carrollton District
1865 Jan
Box 1, Folder 2 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of
1865 May-1865 June
Box 1, Folder 3 Headquarters, Louisiana, Department of
1865 Aug-1865 Sep
Box 1, Folder 4 Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of
1865 May
Box 1, Folder 5 Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of
1865 Aug
Box 1, Folder 6 Headquarters, U. S. Troops
1864 Sep-1865 Jan
Box 1, Folder 7 Headquarters, U. S. Forces
1864 Mar-1865 Aug
Box 1, Folder 8 Headquarters, West Mississippi, Military Division of
1864 Oct-1865 Feb
Box 1, Folder 9 War Department, Ordnance Office
1863 Nov-1865 Mar

Series II. Correspondence
The series is comprised mostly of Cameron family correspondence. It is of particular historical value for the War period from the "off-the-record," human interest viewpoint.
Allen F. Cameron, born in 1836, in Quebec, Canada, was one of four brothers who served in the Union Army. He enrolled as a sergeant in the Rhode Island Artillery (Heavy) Fifth Regiment in October of 1861. Among the campaigns he participated in was the Burnside Expedition. By the time of his mustering out in October, 1865, Cameron had attained the rank of first lieutenant of the Rhode Island United States Artillery (Heavy) Eleventh Regiment (originally, the Fourteenth Regiment). Other duties Cameron performed as a Lieutentant included serving on a general court-martial and acting as aide-de-camp at post headquarters.

Upon retiring from the army, Lt. Cameron returned to his previous employment as a weave room overseer in Rockland (Scituate), Rhode Island for approximately one year. He then went to work in the United States Armory at Springfield, Mass. At the time Henry-Martini rifles were being manufactured by the Providence Tool Company and Cameron was appointed a sub-United States inspector assisted to the inspection of seven hundred thousand rifles. He then went to Springfield, Mass., and took in five thousand navy revolvers for the Turkish government. He later was employed by the Winchester Revolver Arms Company of New Haven, Conn.

Source

Chenery, William H. The Fourteenth Regiment Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (colored) in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865. Providence: Snow & Farnham, 1898.


Arrangement: This series is arranged chronologically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 10 Family correspondence
1

undated
Box 1, Folder 11 Gould, Mary E.
1

1853 Nov 10
Box 1, Folder 12 Congdon, John
1

1854 Mar 11
Box 1, Folder 13 Webster, Parker V.
1

1857 Mar 3
Box 1, Folder 14 Clarke, Harrison
1

1857 Jul 16
Box 1, Folder 15 Sherman, Alfred
1

1859 Apr 20
Box 1, Folder 16 ____, John
1

1859 Sep7
Box 1, Folder 17 Cameron, Walter
1

1859 Nov 6
Box 1, Folder 18 Chapman, Elizabeth
1

1860 Sept 23
Box 1, Folder 19 Hamlin, C. R.
1

1861 Jul 29
Box 1, Folder 20 Clarke, Harrison
1

1863 Mar 6
Box 1, Folder 21 Alban, S. H. & A. F. Wyatt
1

1863 May 14
Box 1, Folder 22 Chapman, Archibald
1

1863 Nov 30
Box 1, Folder 23 Porter, Kate
1

1864 Jun 12
Box 1, Folder 24 Sypher, J. H. (Jacob Hale)
1

1865 Apr 29
Box 1, Folder 25 Allister, A. M.
1

1865 Sep 23
Box 1, Folder 26 Guiness, R. W.
1

1865 Oct 11
Box 1, Folder 27 Stafford, Chas. L.
1

1865 Nov 30
Box 1, Folder 28 Envelope
1

1865 Dec 4
Box 1, Folder 29 Porter, Alexander
1

1866 Feb 6
Box 1, Folder 30 Park, E.
2

1866 Apr 14
Box 1, Folder 31 Aigan, John
2

1866 May 15
Box 1, Folder 32 Porter, Kate
3

1866 Aug 26
Box 1, Folder 33 Porter, Kate
4

1866 Sep 9
Box 1, Folder 34 Porter, Kate
1

1866 Oct 7
Box 1, Folder 35 Cameron, Walter
1

1866 Dec 9
Box 1, Folder 36 Aigan, John
6

1866 Jul
Box 1, Folder 37 Cameron, Walter
2

1868 Mar 26
Box 1, Folder 38 Barker, John A.
1

1868 Jun 14

Series III. Equipage
This series contains a broad grouping of equipment lists, muster and descriptive rolls, invoices, and other documents relating to rations, ordnance returns and miscellaneous supplies.

Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 39 Blank forms
undated
Box 1, Folder 40 Company receipt for equipment received
1865
Box 1, Folder 41 Correspondence and memos
1865
Box 1, Folder 42 Invoice of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage
1865
Box 1, Folder 43 Invoice of Stores
1865
Box 1, Folder 44 Material, Ordnance, and Supply lists
1865
Box 1, Folder 45 Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp, and Garrison Equipage
1865
Box 1, Folder 46 Statement of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores
1865

Series IV. General Courts - Martial
The series consists of the charges, specifications and verdicts of several trials of military personnel.

Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 47 Adams, Charles
1865
Box 1, Folder 48 Fields, John A.
1865
Box 1, Folder 49 Folley, ____
1865
Box 1, Folder 50 Henderson, George
1865
Box 1, Folder 51 Horan, Timothy
1865
Box 1, Folder 52 Lee, Jerome
1865
Box 1, Folder 53 Loup, Constant
1865
Box 1, Folder 54 Maher, Patrick
1865
Box 1, Folder 55 McDonald, William H.
1865
Box 1, Folder 56 Peters, William
1865
Box 1, Folder 57 Rine, William B.
1865
Box 1, Folder 58 Rottaken, H. H.
1864
Box 1, Folder 59 Smith, Jacob
1865
Box 1, Folder 60 Sprauer, Heromnus
1865
Box 1, Folder 61 Van Dusen, Orias
1865
Box 1, Folder 62 Webster, George H.
1865

Series V. General Orders
"General Orders" were permanent directives issued by General Headquarters to all members of a command, concerning policy as well as administrative matters.

Arrangement: The series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 63 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of
1

1865 May-1865 Jul
Box 2, Folder 64 Headquarters, Louisiana, Department of
1

1865 Aug-1865 Sep
Box 2, Folder 65 Headquarters, Louisiana, Eastern District of
1

1865 Jul-1865 Sep
Box 2, Folder 66 Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of
1

1865 Feb-1865 Jul
Box 2, Folder 67 Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of
1

1865 Jul-1865 Aug
Box 2, Folder 68 Headquarters, New Orleans, Defenses of
1

1864 Jul-1865 Feb
Box 2, Folder 69 Headquarters, U.S. Artillery (Heavy) 11th Regiment
1

1865 Sep
Box 2, Folder 70 Headquarters, U.S. Artillery (Heavy) 11th Regiment 3rd Battalion
1

1864 Nov-1865 Aug
Box 2, Folder 71 Headquarters, U.S. Troops
1

1864 Oct-1865 Jan
Box 2, Folder 72 Headquarters, U.S. Troops, 3rd Division
1

1864 Nov
Box 2, Folder 73 Headquarters, U. S. Forces
1

1864 Mar
Box 2, Folder 74 Headquarters, West Mississippi, Military Division of
1

1864 Sep-1865 Jun
Box 2, Folder 75 War Department
1

1864 Nov-1864 Dec

Series VI. Soldiers
This series is comprised of lists and forms regarding deceased, deserted, discharged and volunteer soldiers. Included in this series are files relating to individual soldiers' target practice scores.

Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 76 Farnum, Captain
undated
Box 2, Folder 77 Deceased
1

1864
Box 2, Folder 78 Descriptive Lists of Deserters
1

1864-1865
Box 2, Folder 79 Discharged
1

1864-1865
Box 2, Folder 80 Target Practice Lists
1

1865
Box 2, Folder 81 Volunteer Decriptive Lists
1864

Series VII. Special Orders
Special Orders, as compared to "General Orders," primarily affected individual soldiers or smaller units within the regiment.

Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 82 Headquarters, Carrollton District
1865 Jan-1865 Mar
Box 2, Folder 83 Headquarters, Gulf, Department of
1865 Jan-1865 Mar
Box 2, Folder 84 Headquarters, Louisiana, Southern Division of
1865 May-1865 Jun
Box 2, Folder 85 Headquarters, Louisiana and Texas, Department of
1865 Jul
Box 2, Folder 86 Headquarters, New Orleans, Defenses of
1865 Feb
Box 2, Folder 87 Headquarters, U.S. Artillery (Heavy) 8th Regiment
1864 Aug
Box 2, Folder 88 Headquarters, U.S. Artillery (Heavy) 11th Regiment
1865 May-1865 Oct
Box 2, Folder 89 Headquarters, U.S. Artillery (Heavy) 11th Regiment 3rd Battalion
1865 Jan-1865 Sep
Box 2, Folder 90 Headquarters, U. S. Forces
1

1865 Jun-1865 Jul

Series VIII. Subject Files
This small series contains miscellaneous items related to Allen F. Cameron, but unrelated to the Eleventh United States Heavy Artillery.

Arrangement: This series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folder 91 Business receipts
4

1868-1910
Box 2, Folder 92 Descriptive Catalog
1868 Oct 16
Box 2, Folder 93 Notes, Flyers, and Calling Cards
undated
Box 2, Folder 94 Providence Sunday Journal
1913 Oct 12
Box 2, Folder 95 Warranty Deed
1

1875 Apr 9