General Williams’s Brigade, driving the rebel sharpshooters from the woods on James Island, by a bayonet charge, June 16. Drawn from a sketch by an officer.
Illustration from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly
The Third Rhode Island was attached to Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps. They participated in an expedition to Port Royal, S.C., from October 28-November 7, 1861, the capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, and saw action at Port Royal Harbor on November 7. 1861. Batteries B, C, E, F, H, and K saw action during the Battle of Secessionville on James Island, June 16, 1862.