. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . armed, and the rebel cavalry soonlearning of these facts became very bold, knowingthat under the existing conditions they were morethan a match for the Rhode Island batterymen. Buta surprise was in store for them. Early in May, 1862,the Third New York (Van Alen) Cavalry arrived atNew Berne, and, on the 17th of May, after nearlytwo months service, the artillerymen were relievedfrom further cavalry duty by that regiment. From April 14th to May iSth, 1S62, Lieut. ThomasSimpson, one sergeant and thirteen private
. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . armed, and the rebel cavalry soonlearning of these facts became very bold, knowingthat under the existing conditions they were morethan a match for the Rhode Island batterymen. Buta surprise was in store for them. Early in May, 1862,the Third New York (Van Alen) Cavalry arrived atNew Berne, and, on the 17th of May, after nearlytwo months service, the artillerymen were relievedfrom further cavalry duty by that regiment. From April 14th to May iSth, 1S62, Lieut. ThomasSimpson, one sergeant and thirteen privates of thebattery were on detached service at Newport Bar-racks, near Beaufort, N. C.,also performing duty ascavalry in connection with the reduction of FortMacon. Under date of May 20, 1862, General Burn-side directed Captain Belger to have inscribed on theguidon Fort Macon, April 26, 1S62. From thistkne until July 25, 1862, the battery remained in FIRST R. T. LIGHT ARTILLERY. 45 New Berne, performing the usual routine duties ofcamp, with occasional incidents varying the Capt. E. L. Corthell, Battery D. (Sergt. in Battery F until October, iSb2.) One of the incidents occurred Saturday, June 14th,when two guidons, one for parade and one for drill,were presented- to the battery by friends of CaptainBelger. A full account of the presentaton was pub-lished in the New Berne Progress. John McConkey, 46 BATTERY F, Esq., made the presentation speech, to which CaptainBelger appropriately responded. The battery paradedin full regulation uniform, and gave a street drill onthe occasion. Volunteer batteries were not, as arule, supplied with the regulation dress uniform, but,presumably, owing to the probability of a quitelengthy stay in New Berne, together with the sur-rounding conditions of society and population, it wasdeemed desirable that the handsome and showy uni-form be secured, and undoubtedly the appearance ofthe battery in the streets of New Berne, wearingthis uniform, ad
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