n B. Landers.
Overton G. Langley.
Charles E. Lawton.
George P. Lawton.
Thomas H. Lawton.
David Little.
Charles L. Littlefield.
John B. Mason.
James Markham.
Daniel A. McCann.
William M. Minkler.
Walden H. Mason.
Michael A. Nolan.
George H. Palmer.
Frederic J. Peabody.
Edwin H. Peabody.
John P. Peckham.
Peyton H. Randolph.
John Rogers.
Benjamin H. Rogers.
John H. Robinson.
John F. Scott.
Thomas Scott.
Thomas Sharpe.
Bartlett L. Simmons.
John B. F. Smith.
George B. Smith.
Charles Southwick.
John Stark.
George W. Taber.
Edward Terrell.
William H. Thayer.
William Towle.
Arthur R. Tuell.
James P. Vose.
William H. Waldron.
George S. Ward.
Charles S. Weaver.
George R. White.
Edward Wilson.
William H. Young.

To be added to this roll, should be the names of James H. Taylor,
John S. Engs, and James W. Lyon, members of the regimental
non-commissioned staff, who were members of the company from Newport,
but their names do not appear on the muster-out roll of the company.

On arriving at Providence, the company marched to Railroad Hall, on
Exchange Place, where they were to be quartered until such time as
the regiment could be uniformed and equipped. The organization of the
regiment commenced at once. Ambrose E. Burnside was appointed
colonel; Joseph S. Pitman, lieutenant colonel; John S. Slocum, 1st
major; Joseph P. Balch, 2d major; Charles H. Merriman, adjutant; Rev.
Augustus Woodbury, chaplain. All company officers were elected by the
company, approved and commissioned by the Governor. The position in
line of the companies and the letter by which they were to be known,
was drawn by lot by the captains. The Newport company was designated
by the letter F, and drew third position in line, which constituted
them the color company of the regiment. In the making up of the
non-commissioned staff, there were appointed James H. Taylor as
hospital steward, James W. Lyon as ordnance sergeant, and John S.
Engs as sergeant major; Edward S. Hammond was appointed as left
general guide of the regiment.

As fast as the uniforms could be made, they were issued to the
companies. These consisted of a light blue blouse, of the Garibaldi
pattern, dark grey pants, and Kossuth hat, with the brim turned up on
the right side, and fastened to the crown with a brass plate, eagle
shaped. Instead of overcoats, we were provided with red woollen
blan