American Civil War Regiments (Union): Vermont - St. Louis County Library On 3 March 1863, Congress passed an Act for enrolling and calling out the National Forces. Some of these rifles weighed up to 30 pounds (14kg) because they contained the first breed of telescope sights. This page has been viewed 1,589 times (0 via redirect). Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=8th_Regiment,_Vermont_Infantry&oldid=5039420, Vermont - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865. Foster and Lieut. The Vermont Brigade in the Seven Days : the battles and their personal aftermath. It was a member of the 2nd Vermont Brigade. Veazeyserved as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Trustee of Norwich University and also Dartmouth College, and national Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The Governor immediately issued an order for raising the Tenth and Eleventh Regiments. The 8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro and mustered in February 18, 1862. The 1st United States Sharpshooters were an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget The 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was at the same time declared by the Secretary of War, that if any State, before 15 August, should not furnish its quota of the call of July 1st, the deficiency would be made up by draft. The shots were to be accurate enough so that the average distance of them all would be 5 inches (127 mm) or less from the center of the target. Virginia in the Civil War 74th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate) Contents 1 Brief History 2 Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin 3 Other Sources 4 References Brief History "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. Its losses were 102 killed or mortally wounded; 214 who died of disease, 7 by accident and 22 as prisoners - total, 345. September 1. On 1 July 1862, the President of the United States issued a call for 300,000 volunteers to serve for three years. The war had become a stern reality, and the ardor and promptness which had manifested itself in filling previous calls, had somewhat abated; but not the patriotism and determination of the people to sustain the Government, and prosecute the war, until a final and complete victory of the Union Army was achieved, and an honorable peace obtained. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. (Lane, 23) The 15th Regiment was one of the five Vermont regiments enlisted under the President's call of Aug. 4, 1862, for nine months' service. The men of the Sharpshooters regiment were armed with various types of rifles, including the Sharps rifle, the Whitworth rifle, sporting arms, and various other custom-made privately owned target weapons. A man eligible to be a Sharpshooter had to possess a keen eye, steady hands and a great deal of training and skill with a rifle. The second class was composed of married men between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. [2], Lieutenant Colonel William Y. W. Ripley was wounded and later received the Medal of Honor for his heroism as second in command of the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters at the Battle of Malvern Hill. LtCol Grout was a rising young lawyer of the Orleans county bar, and Maj. Spaulding was a business man of St. Johnsbury, though neither was experienced in military affairs. Except in the feeble existence of four skeleton regiments, her militia was unorganized, the men subject to military service not being even enrolled. At Emmettsburg on the 30th, the 15th and 12th regiments were detailed to guard the corps train, which they escorted to within about 2 miles of the battle-field on July 1. On Oct. 10 it encamped north of Cedar Creek, where it remained until the battle on the 19th. It lost 11 officers and 202 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 124 enlisted men to disease. 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia This was the last call made, and closes the record of enlistments. Sharpshooters used more guerrilla warfare battle tactics than the rest of the Union infantry. Vermont furnished over 32,669 soldiers to the Union during the war, organized into 18 regiments of infantry, 1 regiment of cavalry, 1 regiment and 1 company of heavy artillery, 3 batteries of light artillery, and three companies of sharpshooters. When Lee effected his escape into Virginia the regiment was ordered home, arriving in New York City during the draft riots. On 23 May 1864, a circular was issued by the Adj. 1st Vermont Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment United States Regiments & Batteries * Vermont The 1st Vermont Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 10 officers and 154 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 410 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment - Wikiwand 1st United States Sharpshooters - Wikipedia 3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry FamilySearch (Lane, 13-14) Unexpectedly, the rebels changed direction and exposed their flank to the Vermonters. But the ranks of the Regiments in the field were becoming rapidly decimated by the casualties incident to the service, and must be filled up. It remained in camp at Brattleboro until March 4, when it left for New York, there to embark for Ship Island, Miss. The 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three-years infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It then moved with the army in pursuit of the enemy as far as Berryville, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley, but immediately countermarched to the vicinity of Washington, whence they were ordered back into Maryland during the flurry caused by McCausland's raid into that state. Union Regiments - Vermont - Civil War Archive 1412 S. Spoede Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Vermont: A Study of Independence. Hall was mortally wounded, and among the wounded were Capts. On 21 May the Governor was directed to raise one Regiment of Inf., to be ready in thirty days. Saturday 1-4 p.m. If we know it, it will show up in the query response. For the first time, under this call, each town was credited with the number of men actually drafted from it. Berdan's interest in rifles and shooting led him to the idea of creating a regiment full of men who all had notable shooting skills: the Sharpshooters. After the surrender of Port Hudson it was ordered to Donaldsonville, thence to Thibodeaux, where it encamped until Sep. 1, when it moved to Algiers and took part in the fruitless Sabine Pass expedition, returning on Sep. 11. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892. After many battles, ;companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. "At the outbreak of the Rebellion, no Northern State was less prepared for war than Vermont. Colonel: Redfield Proctor 11th Vermont Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East From that date until the following spring it was stationed one mile south of Fairfax Court House, occupied in drill and fatigue duty on rifle-pits. During battle, the mission of the sharpshooter was to kill enemy targets of importance (i.e., officers, NCOs, and artillery crews) from long range. 16th Vermont Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East The total enrolment of the 15th was 942, of whom 78 died by disease, 1 committed suicide, 1 deserted, 69 were honorably discharged, 1 was transferred to veteran reserve corps and 5 were captured. (Lane, 10) 11th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry FamilySearch It was decided, that the several towns in the State, should be allowed to raise the necessary number of men in their own way. In October, as a part of Gen. Weitzel's brigade, the 8th began the work of opening the Opelousas rail-road to Brashear City, which was completed on Dec. 8. [1] Franklin, W. H. Smith, Ford and Howard and Maj. Mead. On April 15 the regiment was part of the cordon of infantry about the city of Washington to prevent the escape of the assassin Booth. (Lane, 5) This battle ended the hard fighting of the regiment, though on Nov. 12 it was engaged at Newtown without loss. Find A Soldier Examples: Smith Smith, W Smith, William Smith, William F Don't use Jr., Sr., III, etc. St. Albans, Vermont, is the site of the northernmost land action in the Civil War, the St. Albans Raid. On 2 August 1863, the Governor directed the raising of the Seventeenth Regiment of Inf., and the Third Battery of Light Artillery. Vermont Regiments and Batteries - The Civil War in the East After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. The work of raising troops, authorized by Act of Congress in July, still went on. It did gallant service at the battle of the Opequan, Sep. 19, executing a splendid bayonet charge. List of Vermont Civil War units - Wikipedia He was a fine type of the civilian soldier and was one of the best colonels in the service. After Lincoln watched Berdan perform a demonstration of the Sharps rifle's extreme speed and accuracy he was so impressed that he ordered them to be immediately issued to both Sharpshooter regiments. (Lane, 12) The 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment was a three years' cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is honored on the Old Vermont Brigade monument at Antietam, the 1st Vermont Brigade monument at Gettysburg, and the Vermont Brigade monument at The Wilderness. The battle was over. History Colonel Breed Noyes Hyde of the 3rd Vermont Infantry Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin, Last edited on 12 February 2018, at 19:08, 11th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry, Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=11th_Regiment,_Vermont_Volunteer_Infantry&oldid=3126241. This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 21:01. The regiment mustered out non-veterans October 14, 1864. Enough recruits were received during January and February to bring the total enrolment to 781, with 662 for duty. Under this call, two companies, the First and Second, were raised in this State for the First Regiment of Frontier Cavalry. Vermonters in the Civil War Collection Overview Vermont soldiers in the Civil War wrote an enormous quantity of letters and diaries, of which many thousands have survived in libraries, historical societies, and in private hands. The regiment mustered out July 11, 1865[1]. From April 5 until early in May it encamped at Ship island and was then ordered to New Orleans, where it was quartered in the Mechanics' Institute building until the end of the month, when it crossed to Algiers and Col. Thomas was placed in command of the district of La Fourche. The first United States Sharpshooter regiment consisted of the following commanding officers (listed by company): Hiram C. Berdan of New York state created the Sharpshooters. It now shared in the siege operations and on June 14, led the assaulting column in the second attack on the Confederate works. Berdan was born in the town of Phelps, New York, on September 6, 1824. Colonel Veazey opened a law practice in Rutland after the Civil War. Its loss on this occasion was 21 killed, and 75 wounded. On December 10, 1862, its designation changed to the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. Slave Compensation Claims in Compiled Military Service Records of U.S. (Lane, 6) Under this law, a draft was made in July 1863, to fill [the] quota of a call of the President just made for 300,000 men. Wheelock Veazey Residence - Rutland Historical Society But this proved to be only a temporary lull in the storm of war, which was soon to break forth with redoubled energy and fierceness, and the cessation in the work of raising men, was of brief duration. It was encamped at Brashear City until Jan. 8, 1863, when it moved to Camp Stevens at Thibodeaux, but returned after two days, and shared in the expedition against the gunboat "John L. Cotton," located in the Bayou Teche, during which it performed excellent service, but suffered no loss. On Jan. 5, 1864, 321 men reenlisted for another three years' term and received the usual veteran furlough. He recruited men from New York City and Albany and from the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan and Wisconsin. Berdan began recruiting men for the first Sharpshooter regiment in 1861. The 17th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Volunteers, and mustered into the service of the United States May 2d, 1861. An order was immediately issued to raise the Ninth Regiment, and notwithstanding the entire machinery of recruiting had been laid aside, within forty days from the time the first man enlisted, the Regiment was in Camp at Brattleboro. No particular number of men had been assigned to, or required of each town, as their proportion of the troops to be raised. Majors: Charles D. Dillingham, Luman M. Grout, Henry F. Dutton, John Lester Barstow, John B. Mead, Alvin B. Franklin, Henry Moses Pollard It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863. This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. But as no new call for men had yet been made, the raising of these organizations progressed very slowly.
