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Prisons/Prisoners

Prisoners of War

The final statements of the artillery, cavalry, infantry and sharpshooter units in the 1892 Revised Roster indicate that 2,214 Vermont soldiers were taken prisoner during the course of the war, and 615 of them died in prison. I have identified 2187 of them so far; I will add names as I find them, and, as always, welcome additions, deletions or corrections.

Enter the name of a battle to find those taken prisoner:

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Enter the name of a soldier (Smith, John) to find out if he was taken prisoner:

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Enter the name of a unit (e.g. "2nd VVI") to find those taken prisoner: