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Line 63: ===American Civil War=== With the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861, Rhode Island Militia units formed the ten line companies of the [[1st Rhode Island Infantry\|1st Rhode Island Detached Militia]] Regiment under the command of Colonel [[Ambrose Burnside]]. Additionally, the [[Providence Marine Corps of Artillery]] was mobilized as the 1st Rhode Island Battery. ~~The~~Both ~~1st~~of ~~Rhode~~these ~~Island~~units fought at the [[First ~~Battle of Bull Run\|~~Battle of Bull Run]], under the command of Major [[Joseph Pope Balch]], who succeeded to command after Burnside was promoted to brigadier general. The 1st Rhode Island was discharged, along with the 1st Battery, when its 90-day Federal service ~~enlistment~~obligation expired on August 2, 1861. ===Post-Civil War===

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