Company G of the 5th Regiment, Rhode Island Artillery, served in the Union Army during the United States Civil War (1861-65), during which time its members were stationed for some time near New Berne, North Carolina. The records in this collection provide names of those serving in the Company, various types of equipment and clothing issued, and methods used for provisioning of supplies and tracking of expenditures.
From the guide to the Rhode Island Artillery, 5th Regiment, Company G. Records MS 253., 1861-1880, (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX)