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© 2004, Brian Edgerton
Used with permission
In Grateful Memory
The following soldiers died today, May 9th, during, or soon after the war:
Ayer, Frederick, 2nd IA CAV, enl 8/1/61 as CPL, pr 3SGT 10/1/61, pr 2SGT 12/1/61, kia, Farmington, Ms. 5/9/62
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1862 Barrett, Charles, enl 8/8/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. K, 12th VVI, pr CPL, d/dis 5/9/63 (typhoid)
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1863 Doty, Quincy, enl 12/2/61, m/i 12/16/61, CPL, 2nd VVLAB, d/dis 5/9/63
born: 1836, died: 5/9/1863 Enright, Thomas, enl 9/1/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. E, 12th VVI, d/dis 5/9/63
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1863 Johnson, Chester J., enl 8/22/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. D, 12th VVI, m/o 7/14/63;
enl again 7/5/64, m/i 7/6/64, Pvt, Co. I, 17th VVI, mwia, Petersburg, 4/2/65, d/wds 5/9/65
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1865 King, William H., enl 12/31/63, m/i 1/5/64, Pvt, Co. A, 17th VVI, pr CPL 4/30/64, d/dis 5/9/64
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1864 Libby, Lotan, enl 8/21/62, m/i 10/4/62, Musician, Co. F, 12th VVI, dis/dsb 3/30/63
born: 1817, died: 5/9/1863 Newcomb, Ireneaus P., enl 8/14/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. H, 6th VVI, d/dis 5/9/62 (typhoid pneumonia)
born: 1844, died: 5/9/1862 Pearsons, Hiram E., enl 9/15/62, m/i 10/22/62, Pvt, Co. D, 15th VVI, d/dis 5/9/63
born: 1845, died: 5/9/1863 Sherman, Carlos C., enl 2/23/64, m/i 3/4/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, mwia, Wilderness, 5/6/64, d/wds 5/9/64
born: unknown, died: 5/9/1864 Smith, Jones M., enl 6/1/61, m/i 7/16/61, Pvt, Co. F, 3rd VVI, mwia, Lee's Mill, 4/16/62, d/wds, New York City hospital, 5/9/62
born: 5/11/1840, died: 5/9/1862 Turner, Henry S., enl 6/10/62, m/i 7/9/62, Pvt, Co. E, 9th VVI, pr CPL, m/o 1/8/64
born: 1844, died: 5/9/1864 Ward, Samuel, enl 2/23/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. G, 17th VVI, d/dis 5/9/64
born: 1845, died: 5/9/1864 Warner, Joseph W., enl 9/11/62, m/i10/10/62, Pvt, Co. G, 13th VVI, dsrtd 1/24/63, rtnd 3/29/63, m/o 7/21/63;
enl again 10/3/64, m/i 3/2/64, Pvt, Co. C, 17th VVI, mwia, Wilderness, 5/5/64, d/wds 5/9/64 (more)
born: 5/18/1835, died: 5/9/1864 Williams, Elijah J., enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. D, 6th VVI, pr CPL 2/2/64, mwia, Wilderness, 5/5/64, d/wds 5/9/64
born: 1822, died: 5/9/1864
Today's random tidbit:
Friendly Fire: During the battle for Baton Rouge - "Major Holbrook, [Seventh Vermont Infantry], hearing the firing [of the pickets], hurried to the spot and rode through and beyond his own picket line without knowing it till he was halted and fired on by the enemy. Turning back he was fired on again by the Union pickets; but the darkness prevented any accurate aim and he received no injury." (Benedict, Vermont in the Civil War, ii:25)
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Sadly we gazed upon the flag torn from our brothers hands
And shed a tear for those once loved now joined to traitors hands.
They've put our flag beneath their feet they've trailed it in the dust.
And to the breeze their flag unfurled and placed in it their trust.
Mark what a trecherous day it was from the good old flag to turn,
whith us they dwelt beneath it's folds but now it's stars they spurn.
They've left the flag of Washington, the flag our fathers gave,
a richer boon was never given a prouder flag to wave,
but when the traitors raised their flag and marshalled for the fight,
six hundred thousand freemen rose to battle for the right.
Then to our God the prayer went up-protect our noble band.
God bless our cause, our Flag now waves within the traitors hand.
Then down with the Rebel Flag tread them beneath your feet,
and gaily to the breeze unfurl the flag we love to greet.
Wave on ye glorious Stars and Stripes & still our song shall be,
Long live long live our good old flag three cheers three cheers for thee.
-- Ira B. Austin, Co. C, 9th Vermont Infantry, undated.
(Courtesy of Charles A. Norman)
"Until this rebellion shall be put down, I have no friends to reward and no enemies to punish, and I trust that the whole strength and power of Vermont, both of men and money, will be put into the field to sustain the government." - Stephen Thomas, Representative, West Fairlee, April 1861.
They had prepared, and fought, and made a significant impact on the war... This is the story of Hiram R. Edgerton, Co. G, 4th Vermont Infantry (pictured left), and thousands like him.
VermontCivilWar.org is a grassroots effort attempting to document the story of Vermonters who served in the War of Rebellion, not only with official rosters and published books, but also previously unpublished diaries, letters, and journals. We won't get it all online, but hopefully, if it exists, we can tell you where you can get it. Our goal is to have the project completed by the 150th Anniversary of the start of the conflict, in April 2011 so we can provide a free copy to every library and school in Vermont. Won't you join us? Contribute to the Descendants and Cemetery Database Projects!
Tom Ledoux, Green Mountain Boy, Webmaster
What Happened Today, May 9th, in the Civil War?
1861: 1st Regiment mustered in and departs for Fortress Monroe, Va. (Dyer) 1861: William H. Flint, 1st Infantry: Broke camp - went aboard cars for New York disembarked both at Granville and at Troy, N.Y. Boys welcome to everything in city. It seemed to me that this had been one of the greatest days in my life, not having ever been away from Vermont before. (more) 1862: William H. Flint, 2nd Battery, wrote in his diary (more) 1863: J. C. Williams, 14th Regiment, wrote in his journal (more) 1863: Edwin F. Palmer, 13th Regiment, wrote about 'camp life as he saw it' (more) 1863: Thomas Seaver submitted a report on the battle near Banks' Ford, on May 4th (more) 1863: Oliver A. Browne, 15th Infantry, wrote in his diary (more) 1864: Lieutenant-Colonel John Coughlin, 10th NH INF, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more) 1865: William H. Flint, 2nd Battery: Sent money to several persons to-day. (more) 1865: Eugene W. Rolfe, 3rd Battery: I did not sleep any on account of my tooth last night. (more) 1865: 7th Regiment returned to Mobile, AL (Dyer)
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Recently Registered Descendants!
Shedrick, James, enl 5/20/61, m/i 6/20/61, CPL, Co.K, 2nd VVI, dis/dsb 10/4/61;
2nd great-grandfather of Patricia Muller, Watertown, NY Maranville, Lewis S., enl 8/4/62, m/i 9/1/62, PVT, Co. C, 10th VVI, tr to VRC 7/1/63 (G.O.221), m/o 11/13/65;
great-granduncle of Catherine La Plante Johnstone-Brown, Greenville, SC. Stoughton, Augustus Ceasar, enl 1/4/64, m/i 1/4/64, Pvt, Co. L, 1st VVC, pr CPL 7/1/65, tr to Co. D, 6/21/65, m/o 8/9/65;
great-grandfather of Thomas Foley, Collierville, IN Stoughton, Alansing Guy, enl 1/4/64, m/i 1/4/64, Pvt, Co. L, 1st VVC, wdd 6/22/64, wdd 6/22/64, tr to VRC 1/30/65; m/o 7/28/65;
2nd great-grandfather of Thomas Foley, Collierville, IN
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"The Road To Gettysburg," a full-length film on the 2nd Brigade, is now available!
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