6th Vermont Infantry Regiment
| 6th Vermont Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923 | |
| Active | October 15, 1861 to October 16, 1864 |
| Disbanded | July 26, 1865 |
| Allegiance |  United StatesUnion |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Warwick Creek Battle of Lee's Mill Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm Battle of Savage's Station Battle of White Oak Swamp Battle of Crampton's Gap Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Fort Stevens Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | Asa P. Blunt |
| Insignia | |
| 2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade), 2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army), Army of the Potomac/Army of the Shenandoah (Union) |  |
The 6th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from October 1861 to June 1865. It was a part of the Vermont Brigade.
Service
The regiment was mustered into Federal service on October 15, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont under Colonel Nathan Lord, Jr., the son of the Dartmouth College president Nathan Lord.[1] It was engaged in, or present at, Warwick Creek, Lee's Mill, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage's Station and White Oak Swamp during the Peninsula Campaign; Crampton's Gap and Antietam during the 1862 Maryland Campaign; Battle of Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights, Salem Church, and Banks' Ford; Gettysburg and Funkstown during the Gettysburg Campaign; Gainesville and Rappahannock Station; the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, and Reams' Station during the Overland Campaign; Fort Stevens; Charlestown, Third Battle of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek during the Shenandoah Valley campaign; the Siege of Petersburg, and Sayler's Creek.
Throughout the 6th Vermont's service, 189 men were killed and mortally wounded in combat, 2 died from non-combat related accidents, 20 died in Confederate prisons (including seven who perished at the infamous Andersonville POW camp),[2] and 189 died from disease for a total loss of 400 men.
When the original three-year enlistees mustered out 16 October 1864, the regiment was left with 320 men on its muster who had either reenlisted or joined as recruits after initial muster into federal service.[3] The regiment mustered out of service on July 8, 1865 in Burlington.[2]
Companies
Company D
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Company I
Engagements
| ENGAGEMENTS[4] | |
|---|---|
| Battle at Lee's Mills | April 16, 1862 |
| Battle of Williamsburg | May 5, 1862 |
| Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm | June 26, 1862 |
| Battle of Savage's Station | June 29, 1862 |
| Battle of White Oak Swamp | June 30, 1862 |
| Battle of Crampton's Gap | September 14, 1862 |
| Battle of Antietam[5] | September 17, 1862 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg | December 13, 1862 |
| Battle of Marye's Heights[5] | May 3, 1863 |
| Battle of Salem Church | May 4, 1863 |
| Second Battle of Fredericksburg[6] | June 5, 1863 |
| Battle of Gettysburg[7] | July 3, 1863 |
| Battle of Funkstown[7] | July 10, 1863 |
| Battle of Rappahannock Station | November 7, 1863 |
| Battle of the Wilderness[8] | May 5–10, 1864 |
| Battle of Spotsylvania | May 10-18, 1864 |
| Battle of Cold Harbor | June 1-12, 1864 |
| Battle of Petersburg | June 18, 1864 |
| Battle of Reams' Station | June 29, 1864 |
| Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) | July 11, 1864 |
| Battle of Charlestown | August 21, 1864 |
| Battle of Opequon (Gilbert's Ford) | September 13, 1864 |
| Battle of Winchester (Opequon) | September 19, 1864 |
| Battle of Fisher's Hill | September 21-22, 1864 |
| Battle of Cedar Creek | October 19, 1864 |
| Battle of Petersburg | March 25, 1865 |
| Battle of Petersburg | April 2, 1865 |
Final Statement
| FINAL STATEMENT[9] | |
|---|---|
| Original members | 966 |
| Gain (recruits and transfers) | 715 |
| --- Aggregate | 1681 |
| --- Losses --- | |
| Killed in action | 129 |
| Died of wounds | 60 |
| Died of disease | 189 |
| Died in Confederate prisons | 20 |
| Died from accident | 2 |
| Total of Deaths | 400 |
| Promoted to other regiments | 19 |
| Honorably discharged | 440 |
| Dishonorably discharged | 8 |
| Deserted | 66 |
| Finally unaccounted for | 6 |
| Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps and other organizations | 126 |
| Losses other than by death | 665 |
| --- Total Losses | 1065 |
| Mustered out at various times | 616 |
| Total wounded | 449 |
| Total taken prisoner | 132 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment, United States Regiments & Batteries: Vermont
- ^ a b Benedict (1886), p. 232, Vol. I.
- ^ Fox (1889), p. 151.
- ^ Fox 1889, p. 151. Benedict 1886, p. 233, Vol. I. War Department 1884a, p. 157, Vol. XI-XXIII-I
- ^ a b Crockett (1921), pp. 510–12, Vol. III.
- ^ Benedict (1886), pp. 142–43, Vol. I.
- ^ a b Benedict (1886), p. 144, Vol. I.
- ^ Coffin (2002), p. 104.
- ^ Fox 1889, p. 151. Adjutant General 1892, p. 213, Vol. VI. Benedict 1886, p. 234, Vol. I
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