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Battles, Skirmishes and Encounters

Battles
Salem Heights
(Banks' Ford)
May 3-4, 1863

Vermont units present/engaged:

1st Vermont Brigade

2nd Infantry
3rd Infantry
4th Infantry
5th Infantry
6th Infantry

Casualties
Medal of Honor
Readings
Links
Bibliography

 Casualties

Ainsworth, Luther, 31, Waitsfield, VT; comn 2LT, Co. H, 6th VVI, 10/4/61 (10/15/61), pr 1LT 2/18/62 (2/18/62), pr CPT 9/20/62 (11/7/62), kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63 (gsw in abdomen)

Balch, Edward E., 17, Ludlow, VT; enl 5/7/61, m/i 6/20/61, CPL, Co. I, 2nd VVI, red 12/1/61, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/14/63, m/o 6/29/64

Bolles, Lyman H., 24, Woodford, VT; enl 8/25/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. A, 4th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/15/63, pow, Wilderness, 5/5/64, Andersonville, d/prison 10/5/64 (scorbutus)

Burgin, Patrick, 30, Montpelier, VT; enl 7/30/63, m/i 9/30/61, Pvt, Co. D, 2nd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Bush, Henry J., 30, Brookline, VT; enl 8/24/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. F, 4th VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Button, William H., 19, Sheldon, VT; enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. C, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 9/5/61, m/i 9/16/61, SGT, Co. A, 5th VVI, dsrtd 10/36/62, rtnd 3/20/63, red, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Church, Chauncey Langdon, 21, Jericho, VT; enl 8/20/62, m/i 9/15/62, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Cook, Madison, 18, Brattleboro, VT; enl 5/1/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. C, 2nd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Covey, Suel/Silas P., 44, Townshend, VT; enl 8/18/62, m/i 9/30/62, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 3/29/64, m/o 7/14/65

Crossan, John C., 19, Saint Johnsbury, VT; enl 3/10/62, Pvt, Co. C, 3rd VVI, pr CPL, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Danforth, Alonzo W., 19, Bristol, VT; enl 9/30/61, m/i 10/15/61, PVT, Co. A, 6th VVI, pr CPL 11/1/62, reen 12/15/63, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, tr to VRC (171 Co. 2nd Btln) 10/11/64, m/o 7/17/65

Dike, Hiram F., 18, Waitsfield, VT; enl 8/14/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. H, 6th VVI, pr CPL 3/17/62, mwia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63, d/wds 5/4/63

Dow, Charles W., 21, Ludlow, VT; enl 8/16/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. C, 4th VVI, pow 5/4/63; prld 8/29/63, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 6/15/64; m/o 10/5/64

Downer, David E., 26, Shaftsbury, VT; enl 8/14/61, m/i 9/21/61, CPL, Co. A, 4th VVI, red, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 4/10/64, m/o 9/20/64

Doyle, Frederick, 18, Williamstown, VT; enl 10/3/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. B, 6th VVI, kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63

Fisher, Gilbert, 24, West Fairlee, VT; enl 8/21/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. B, 6th VVI, kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63

Fuller, Nelson, 28, Salem, VT; enl 4/22/61, m/i 7/16/61, Pvt, Co. D, 3rd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 9/1/63, m/o 7/15/64

Garrow, Oliver, 22, Burlington, VT; enl 5/7/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/16/63, m/o 6/29/64

Gleason, Francis A., 27, Brattleboro, VT; enl 5/1/61, m/i 6/20/61, SGT, Co. C, 2nd VVI, pr 1SGT, 1/23/62, comn 2LT, 10/20/62 (11/5/62), pr 1LT, 3/1/63 (3/17/63), mwia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, d/wds 5/30/63

Goodall, Richard P., 22, Holland, VT; enl 4/22/61, m/i 7/16/61, CPL, Co. D, 3rd VVI, pr SGT, comn 2LT, Co. G, 1/15/63 (2/2/63), wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, m/o 7/27/64 (more)

Goodrich, Leonard H., 28, Norwich, VT; enl 8/14/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. B, 6th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, prld 5/16/63, dis/wds, 3/17/64

Grace, James, 18, Middlebury, VT; enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. I, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 8/19/61, m/i 9/16/61, 2SGT, Co. B, 5th VVI, pr 1SGT 2/1/65, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld, 5/15/63, reen 2/20/64, comn 1LT, Co. H, 5/10/65 (5/31/65), m/o 6/19/65

Haselton, David, 18, Westford, VT; enl 5/7/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Hastings, Frank, 19, Burlington, VT; (real name William A. Cameron);
enl again 2/20/62, m/i 4/12/62, PVT, Co. C, 4th VVI, pr SGT-MAJ 7/17/62, comn 2LT, Co. B, 4/1/63 (9/7/63), pow, 7/24/63, prld 12/28/63, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 9/21/64

Henry, Warren M., 27, Rockingham, VT; enl 8/25/62, m/i 9/30/62, Pvt, Co. E, 6th VVI, kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63

Hicks, R. Goodsill, 24, Sheldon, VT; enl 9/23/61, m/i 10/15/61, CPL, Co. I, 6th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, prld 5/16/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, m/o 10/31/64

Higgins, William, 22, Shoreham, VT; enl 5/17/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. K, 2nd VVI, pow 7/2/62, prld 8/5/62, pr CPL 12/31/62, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Houghton, Warren V., 21, Putney, VT; enl 5/1/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. C, 2nd VVI, pr CPL, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Kennedy, Ronald A., 24, Concord, VT; enl 6/1/61, m/i 7/16/61, SGT, Co. I, pr 1SGT, comn 2LT, Co. D, 9/22/62 (10/23/62), pr 1LT, Co. I, 10/13/62 (10/24/62), wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pr CPT, Co. K, 1/8/64 (2/1/64), pr LTC, 5th VVI, 2/20/65, pr COL 6/9/65 (6/28/65), m/o 6/29/65 as LTC

Kerigan, Michael, 29, Burlington, VT; enl 10/27/62, m/i 10/27/62, Pvt, Co. I, 5th VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Lane, Michael, 21, Mount Holly, VT; enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. G, 4th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, tr to VRC 12/4/64, m/o 7/18/65

Lanphere, John M., 18, Brattleboro, VT; enl 5/1/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. C, 2nd VVI, pow, Savage's Station, 6/29/62, prld 9/13/62, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Meader, Charles C. 2d, 15, Newbury, VT; enl 6/1/61, m/i 7/16/61, Pvt, Co. C, 3rd VVI, wdd, Lewinsville, 9/11/61, wdd, Marye's Heights, 5/3/63, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 7/27/64

Messier, Moses, 43, Hartford, VT; enl 11/20/61, m/i 11/20/61, Pvt, Co. F, 3rd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/15/63, dis/dsb 3/24/64

Montgomery, Caleb, 29, Starksboro, VT; enl 8/28/61, m/i 9/16/61, Pvt, Co. B, 5th VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Morgan, Henry, 20, Bennington, VT; enl 3/12/62, m/i 4/12/62, Pvt, Co. G, 4th VVI, tr to Co. F, 2/25/65, wdd, Winchester, 9/19/64, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 4/12/65

Morton, Willis W., 20, Randolph, VT; enl 9/7/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. K, 4th VVI, pr CPL 12/1/61, pr SGT 12/10/62, pr 1SGT, 12/13/63, comn 2LT, Co. h, 10/20/63, pr 1LT, 8/9/64 (9/29/64), wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, m/o 9/30/64

Moulton, Eliphalet P., 43, Bloomfield, VT; enl 1/2/62, m/i 1/10/62, Pvt, Co. I, 3rd VVI, dsrtd 7/28/64, rtnd 9/16/64, disch/dishonorable, 1/14/65, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/15/63

Patch, Abial H., 26, Roxbury, VT; enl 4/4/62, m/i 4/12/62, Pvt, Co. H, 6th VVI, wdd, Savage's Station, 6/29/62, wdd, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63, dis/wds 12/28/63

Paul, William, 29, Bennington, VT; enl 8/10/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. A, 4th VVI, reen 12/15/63, pr CPL 10/5/62, pr SGT 5/23/65, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 7/13/65, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/13/63

Perry, John P., 44, Panton, VT; enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/15/62, Pvt, Co. K, 2nd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Porter, Warren C., 37, Fayston, VT; enl 10/15/61, m/i 10/31/61, Pvt, Co. G, 6th VVI, pow, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, prld 5/15/63, m/o 10/28/64

Prouty, Henry Harrison, 19, Brattleboro, VT; enl 5/1/61, m/i 6/20/61, SGT, Co. C, 2nd VVI, pr SGT-MAJ, 4/14/63, comn 2LT, Co. H, 11/2/63 (11/11/63), pr 1LT, Co. H, 4/24/64 (5/5/64), pr CPT, Co. B, 12/24/64 (1/31/65), wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 7/15/65

Raycroft, William, 26, Williamstown, VT; enl 9/29/61, m/i 10/15/61, PVT, Co. B, 6th VVI, reen 12/15/63, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, wdd, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, pr SGT, comn 2LT, Co. K, 11/12/64 (12/15/64), pr 1LT, 4/22/65 (5/3/65), m/o 6/26/65

Reynolds, Edwin L., 23, Cambridge, VT; enl 10/15/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. I, 6th VVI, kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63

Roach, Edward O., 19, Burlington, VT; enl 9/24/61, m/i 10/15/61, PVT, Co. F, 6th VVI, wdd, Savage's Station, 6/29/62, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/3/63 prld 5/16/63, pr CPL, tr to VRC 3/8/64, m/o 10/15/64

Saint George, Alexander, 28, Milton, VT; enl 10/2/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. I, 6th VVI, kia, Banks' Ford, 5/4/63

Shonnio, Arnold B., 26, Duxbury, VT; enl 9/9/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. G, 6th VVI, pow, Salem Heights, 5/3/63, prld 5/16/63, wdd, 5/3/63, dis/wds, 10/17/63

Sullivan, John Timothy, 18, Middlebury, VT; enl 3/1/62, m/i 4/12/62, Pvt, Co. B, 5th VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 8/1/63, m/o 11/14/65

Veo, Joseph, 21, Roxbury, VT; enl 10/7/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. G, 6th VVI, wdd, Fredericksburg, 12/13/62, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, m/o 10/28/64

Whitman, Seth, 21, Morristown, VT; enl 8/14/62, Pvt, Co. E, 3rd VVI, kia, Salem Heights, 5/4/63

Wilkins, George F., 21, Ferrisburgh, VT; enl 9/12/61, m/i 10/18/61, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 9/1/63, m/o 10/17/64 (more)

Wilson, Lewis M., 33, Bakersfield, VT; enl 5/13/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. G, 2nd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, pow, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, prld 5/16/63, m/o 6/29/64

Woods, Oliver H., 23, Barnet, VT; enl 8/16/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. K, 3rd VVI, wdd, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, tr to VRC 8/1/63, m/o 6/28/65

 Medal of Honor

Butterfield, Franklin G., biography (MOH)

Coffey, Robert J., biography (MOH)

Grant, Lewis A., biography (MOH)

Wheeler, Daniel D., biography (MOH)

 Readings

Benedict, Chapter 14 (1st Brigade, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Salem Heights)

Benedict, Chapter 6 (2nd Infantry ,Part 2)

Benedict, Chapter 7 (3rd Infantry)

Benedict, Chapter 8 (4th Infantry)

Benedict, Chapter 9 (5th Infantry)

Coffey, Robert John; biography

 Links

2nd Fredericksburg & Salem Church: A Driving Tour

Brooks, William T. H.; Battle at Salem Church, May 3, 1863

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

Old Salem Church

 Bibliography

Pending.



Legend: A.C. - Army Corps; AG - Adjutant General; AAG - Assistant Adjutant General; AAAG - Acting Assistant Adjutant General; AACS - Acting Assistant Commissary of Subsistence; AAQM - Acting Assistant Quartermaster; ACT - Acting; ADC - Aide-de-Camp; AIG - Assistant Inspector General; A&IG - Adjutant & Inspector General; AoP - Army of the Potomac; A.P.M. - Additional Paymaster; AQM - Assistant Quartermaster; Artfcr - Artificer; BGLR - Bugler; Bndmstr - Bandmaster; BGen - Brigadier General; Blksmth - Blacksmith; Bvt - brevet; enl - enlisted; CS - Commissary of Subsistence; com - commissioned; cred. - credited to; CS - Commissary of Subsistence; CSA - Confederate States Army; d/dis - died of disease; d/prison - died in prison*; d/svc - died in service (cause unknown); d/wds - died of wounds; dis/dsb - discharged for disability; dis/dischon - dishonorable discharge; DRMR - Drummer; dsrtd - deserted; ENG - Engineer (rank); ENGNRS - Engineers (unit); FFR - Fifer; GCM - general court martial; gsw - gunshot wound; Hosp. - Hospital; IG - Inspector General, kia - killed in action; MGen - Major General; m/i - mustered in; m/o - mustered out; Muscn - Musician; mwia - mortally wounded in action; n.d. - no date; nfr - no further record; P.M. - Paymaster; pow - taken prisoner; pr - promoted; prld - paroled; Rcrt - Recruit; red - reduced (demoted); resgd - resigned; RQM - Regimental Quartermaster; SOWD - Special Order, War Department; Stew. - Steward; tr to/from - transferred to/from; USA - US Army; USCA - US Colored Artillery; USCI - US Colored Infantry; USSS - US Sharpshooters; USV - US Volunteers; VVLB - Vermont Volunteer Light Battery; VHAC - Vermont Heavy Artillery Company; VRC - Veterans Reserve Corps; VVC - Vermont Volunteer Cavalry; VVI - Vermont Volunteer Infantry; Wgnr - Wagoner; wdd - wounded
* NOTE: d/prison includes those who died on parole as a result of imprisonment

Source of roster information: basic information on enlistments, promotions, casualties, etc. comes from the 1892 "Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers," and additional information from a variety of sources, including cemetery, pension, census and other records as well as published biographies of individuals.