. The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island light artillery, in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865 . on to be forgotten ; the men of Battery B desir-ous of manifesting their esteem and regard for their late first lieuten-ant, now their captain T. Fred. Brown, presented him with amagnificent and costly sabre and belt. About three oclock p. men assembled in line in front of the officers quarters, while atthe right of line was the regimental band of the Fourth New YorkHeavy Artillery playing an overture worthy of its reputation. Byrequest Captain Brown stepped in front of
. The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island light artillery, in the war to preserve the union, 1861-1865 . on to be forgotten ; the men of Battery B desir-ous of manifesting their esteem and regard for their late first lieuten-ant, now their captain T. Fred. Brown, presented him with amagnificent and costly sabre and belt. About three oclock p. men assembled in line in front of the officers quarters, while atthe right of line was the regimental band of the Fourth New YorkHeavy Artillery playing an overture worthy of its reputation. Byrequest Captain Brown stepped in front of his command, while gath-ered at his rear were a large number of officers from headquarters,among whom were Col. C. H. Tompkins and J. AlbertMonroe ; officers of batteries A and B were also present. Capt. H. B. Goddard, of Col. J. C. Tidballs staff, made the pre-sentation with the following speech : Captain Brown: A pleasing task falls to my lot to-day, sir, in at-tempting to express, in behalf of the non-commissioned officers and menof Battery B, some indication of their feelings towards yourself; al-. Capt. T. Fred. Brown. 1864.] FIRST RHODE ISLAND LIGHT ARTILLERY. 269 though I have not the honor of being a member of the famous FirstRhode Island Light Artillery, yet I have had the pleasure of knowingyou, and knowing this and other batteries of your regiment. Accord-ingly, I deem it a high honor to be allowed to express the feelings of themen of one of the most famous batteries that Little Rhody ever gaveto her country, towards as brave an officer and true a gentleman as everdrew a sabre in the great cause of the Union. Your history, sir, isknown to all of us. We know how the Little Corporal of June, 1861,has worked his way up, winning his sergeants stripes, after the FirstBull Run, by attention to his duties all through the long tedious winterof 1861 and 62, when we were just beginning to discover that a soldierslife was not altogether a holiday affair. We know how
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