![[FEATURED EXHIBIT] Daguerreotype of Private Cyrus H. Brackett, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry](http://varnumcontinentals.org/new_site45/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Private-Cyrus-H.-Brackett-1st-Rhode-Island-Cavalry-01-1024x576.jpg)
This photograph at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum shows Private Cyrus H. Brackett. Born in Acton, Maine, 20-year-old Cyrus Brackett enlisted in the First New England Cavalry as a resident of Dover, NH on October 12th 1861. He was mustered into Co. K on October 24th. Comprised of one battalion of New Hampshire men and […]
[FEATURED EXHIBIT] 1st Rhode Island Cavalry Artifacts & Guidon Flag
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In direct relation to our 1st Rhode Island Cavalry Company L guidon flag, the Varnum Memorial Armory also has on exhibit the uniform belonging to North Kingstown’s Lyman Aylesworth, one the few cavalrymen to escape the Battle of Middleburg on June 18, 1863. Click here to book a tour!
[FEATURED EXHIBIT] Company L Guidon Flag from the First Rhode Island Cavalry in the US Civil War
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June 18, 2016 was the 153rd anniversary of the First Rhode Island Cavalry‘s demise at the Battle of Middleburg during the U.S. Civil War. Nearly surrounded by overwhelming numbers from Jeb Stuart‘s Confederate cavalry, Col. Duffie ordered every man to try to get away. Out of roughly 280 soldiers, only 27 made it out. In […]