Rice enlisted on February 9, 1864, near Glasgow, Missouri,Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States Colored Troops: 66th-82nd USCT Infantry, 1864-1866. "The Words, Actions and Life of Spottswood Rice - Freedom Fighter (Part 1)", The USCT Chronicle, March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2016. joining as a private in Company A of the 67th United States Colored Infantry Regiment.
