Fifth Vermont Officers
Bixby, James A., credited to Jericho, VT, enlisted 9/9/61, mustered in 9/16/61, Private, Co. I, 5th VVI, promoted CPL, promoted SGT, comn 2nd Lieutenant 3/25/63 (4/23/63), wounded, Cold Harbor, 6/4/64, mustered out 9/15/64
Bronson, Leonard J., credited to Richmond, VT, enlisted 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Private, Co. I, 1st VVI, mustered out 8/15/61
enl 8/23/61, m/i 9/16/61, Sergeant, Co. K, 5th VVI, promoted 1st Sergeant, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 3/1/63 (3/17/63), promoted 1st Lieutenant 3/21/63 ( 4/23/63), wounded, Wilderness, 5/5/64, dismissed the service, 9/29/64; born: 8/31/1842, unknown; died 12/22/1917; buried: Hinesburg cemetery, Hinesburg, VT
Chesmore, Alwyn Harding, credited to Huntington, VT, commissioned Assistant Surgeon, 5th VVI, 9/25/62 (9/25/62), promoted Surgeon, 3/1/63 (3/17/63), mustered out 9/15/64 (more offsite)
Dudley, Charles P., age 24, credited to to Manchester, VT, enlisted 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Private, Co. K, 1st VVI, mustered out 8/15/61; commissioned Captain, Co. E, 5th VVI, 8/30/61 (8/30/61), promoted Major, 10/6/62 (10/15/62), promoted Lieutenant colonel, 5/6/64 (5/30/64), mwia, 5/10/64, d/wds 5/21/64, Fredericksburg; born: 5/24/1835, Manchester, VT; died 5/21/1864; buried: Evergreen cemetery, Rutland, VT
Fish, Miner E., age 22, credited to to Sheldon, VT, enlisted 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Private, Co. C, 1st VVI, mustered out 8/15/61; enlisted again 9/9/61, m/i 9/16/61, Sergeant, Co. C, 5th VVI, promoted Commissary Sergeant, 12/2/62, wounded, Savage's Station, 6/29/62, wounded, Cold Harbor, 6/9/64, promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K 3/28/63 (4/23/63), tr to Co. D, 11/23/63, wounded, Wilderness, 5/5/64, promoted Captain, 6/9/64 (7/11/64), dis/wds 8/22/64
Hale, Charles S., commissioned Chaplain, 5th VVI, 5/24/62 (5/24/62), resigned 5/25/63, reappointed 8/8/63, mustered out 9/15/64, Episcopalian; rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Arlington, Vt., 1865-1868.
Kavaney, Thomas, credited to Burlington, VT, (real name Isaac Moss) enlisted 10/27/62, m/i 10/27/62, Private, Co. I 5th VVI, promoted Corporal, promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, 5/1/63, commissioned Captain, Co. A, 8/5/64 (9/27/64), wounded, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, promoted Major, 6/9/65 (6/28/65), mustered out as Captain, Co. A, 6/29/65
Kennedy, Ronald A., credited to Concord, VT, enlisted 6/1/61, mustered in 7/16/61, SGT, Co. I, promoted 1st Sergeant, comn 2nd Lieutenant, Co. D, 9/22/62 (10/23/62), promoted 1st Lieutenant, Co. I, 10/13/62 (10/24/62), wounded, Salem Heights, 5/4/63, promoted Captain, Co. K, 1/8/64 (2/1/64), promoted Lieutenant Colonel, 5th VVI, 2/20/65, promoted Colonel 6/9/65 (6/28/65), mustered out 6/29/65 as LTC
Lewis, John Randolph, credited to Burlington, VT, enlisted 5/2/61, mi/ 5/9/61, 2Sergeant Co. H, 1st VVI, mustered out 815/61;
commissioned Captain, Co. I, 5th VVI, 9/12/61 (9/12/61), promoted Major, 7/15/61, promoted LTC, 10/6/62, wounded, Wilderness, 5/5/64, tr to Veteran Reserve Corps as Colonel, 9/4/64, brevet Brigadier General 3/13/65 for gallant service in battle of Wilderness, disch 6/12/67 (more)
Loomis, Lyman F., age 24, credited to Canton, NY; enlisted 8/22/61, m/i 9/16/61, Private, Co. G, 5th VVI, promoted CPL, promoted SGT, commissioned 2LT, 3/1/63 (3/17/63), wounded and taken prisoner, Marye's Heights, 5/3/63, paroled 5/16/63, mustered out 9/15/64; born: abt 1837
Ormsbee, Charles James, credited to Brandon, VT, enlisted 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Corporal, Co. G, 1st VVI, mustered out 8/15/61;
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Co. H, 5th VVI, 9/6/61 (9/6/61), promoted CPT, Co. D, 9/7/62 (9/16/62), killed in action, Wilderness, 5/5/64
Russell, Edward P., age 21, credited to to Middlebury, VT; enlisted 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Private, Co. I, 1st VVI, mustered out 8/15/61; enlisted again 9/9/61, m/i 10/31/61, Private, Co. E, 5th VVI, promoted Corporal, promoted Sergeant, promoted 1st Sergeant, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 3/21/63 (4/23/63), promoted 1st Lieutenant, 11/1/63 (11/7/63), mustered out 9/15/64; born: 7/27/1840, unknown; died 4/29/1908; buried: West cemetery, Middlebury, VT
Spencer, Orrin L., age 25, credited to to Salisbury, VT; Service: enlisted 8/20/61, m/i 9/16/61, Sergeant, Co. F, 5th VVI, promoted Sergeant Major 7/10/62, commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Co. G, 11/1/63 (11/7/63), mustered out 9/15/64; born: abt 1836, unknown; died after 1890; buried: (resided Williamson, TX)
Sweet, Orvis H., age 21, credited to Burlington, VT; enlisted 3/28/62, m/i 4/12/62, Private, Co. A, 5th VVI, promoted Corporal, promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, 9/1/62, comn 2nd Lieutenant, Co. A, 12/23/62 (1/1/63), promoted 1st Lieutenant, 11/1/63 (11/7/63), mortally wounded in action at the Wilderness, 5/5/64, died of wounds 5/17/64; born: abt 1842, Vermont; died 5/17/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Tice, Leonard D., credited to Hyde Park, VT, enlisted 8/12/61, m/i 9/16/61, 1st Sergeant, Co. D, 5th VVI, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Co. E, 10/6/63 (10/15/63), promoted 1st Lieutenant, Co. E, 3/21/63 (4/23/63), promoted Captain, 11/1/63 (11/7/63), wounded, Wilderness, 5/5/64, mustered out 9/15/64
Williamson, Charles H., age 18, credited to Middlebury, VT; enlisted 8/20/61, mustered in 9/16/61, PVT, Co. B, 5th VVI, promoted Sergeant, promoted 1st Sergeant, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K, 3/21/63 (4/23/63), tr to Co. B, 3/25/63, promoted 1st Lieutenant, 11/1/63 (11/7/63), m/o 9/15/64; born: 8/16/1842, unknown; died 3/25/1922; buried: West cemetery, Middlebury, VT
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; BGen - Brigadier General; 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/dishon - dishonorable discharge; dsrtd - deserted; ENG - Engineer (rank); 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; 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.
