his family after trials of war but who also found life in the Army very agreeable to him. His writings were made famous by their incorporation into filmmaker Ken Burns' PBS-TV documentary series The Civil War. His large collection of personal relics and mementos is now owned by the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence. Notes/references Bibliography External links GAR veterans bio of Rhodes 1842 births 1917 deaths American diarists People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War Union Army generals Burials at Swan Point Cemetery Grand Army of the Republic officials