Gravestones
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Alden, Harry H., enl 2/29/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. H, 17th VVI, kia, in trenches near Petersburg, 6/29/64; originally buried at Taylor's Farm, born: unknown, unknown; died: 6/29/1864; buried: Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA
Benson, Nelson E., enl 8/14/61, m/i 10/15/61, Pvt, Co. H, 6th VVI, m/o 12/24/62
enl again, cred. Wheelock, 8/18/64, m/i 8/18/64, Pvt, Co. E, 17th VVI, enl one yr., wdd, 9/30/64, Poplar Spring Church, m/o 6/2/65, born: about 1843, unknown; died: 11/24/1919; buried: G.A.R. Cemetery, Seattle, WABrainerd, Charles D., enl 9/8/62, m/i 10/22/62, 1SGT, Co. B, 15th VVI, comn 2LT, Co. G, 4/1/63 (4/23/63), m/o 8/5/63;
comn 2LT, Co. G, 17th VVI, 4/12/64 (4/17/64), pr 1LT, Co. F, 11/1/64 (11/19/64), brevet CPT 4/2/65 for gallantry at Petersburg, pr CPT, 4/18/65 (4/26/65), m/o 7/14/65, born: 9/11/1842, unknown; died: 3/27/1935; buried: Danville Green Cemetery, Danville, VTBray, Henry Michael, enl 3/31/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. G, 17th VVI, pow 7/30/64, prld 9/24/64, m/o 5/12/65 (more), born: 1/10/1843, Granby, PQ, Canada; died: 7/7/1926; buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA
Bray, Thomas Edward, enl 3/31/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. G, 17th VVI, wdd, 6/3/64, Bethesda Church, pr CPL 7/1/65, m/o 7/14/65 (more), born: 3/5/1844, Granby, PQ, Canada; died: 12/30/1908; buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, IA
Brown, Stephen Flavius, comn 1LT, Co. K, 13th VVI, 9/11/62 (10/4/62), m/o 7/21/63; com, CPT, Co. A, 17th VVI, 11/11/63 (4/17/64), wdd, Wilderness, 5/6/64, dis/wds 8/22/64 (more), born: 4/4/1841, Swanton, VT; died: 9/8/1903; buried: Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, VT
Buskey, Franklin, enl 1/26/64, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, tr to Co.D, 3/8/64, kia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64; originally bired on battlefield; reinterred, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/12/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Carley, Henry M., enl 11/17/63, m/i 1/5/64, Pvt, Co. A, 17th VVI, mwia, Wilderness, 5/6/64, d/wds 6/16/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 6/16/1864; buried: Loudon Park National Cemetery, MD
Chaplin, Joseph Morris, enl 9/8/62, m/i 10/10/62, CPL, Co. E, 13th VVI, wdd, Gettysburg, 7/3/63, m/o 7/21/63;
enl again 10/8/63, m/i 3/2/64, CPL, Co. C, 17th VVI, red 3/64, wdd, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, pow, Petersburg Mine, 7/30/64, prld 2/22/65, tr to V.R.C 4/13/65, m/o 7/26/65 (more), born: 6/2/1836, Morristown, VT; died: 11/5/1918; buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Morristown, VTCota, Henry, enl 9/18/63, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. F, 17th VVI, kia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/12/1964; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Doane, Henry M., enl 11/5/61, m/i 11/19/61, Pvt, Co. B, 1st VVC, m/o 10/25/62;
enl again 10/14/63, m/i 1/5/64, Wgnr., Co. A 17th VVI, m/o 7/14/65 , born: 12/28/1839, unknown; died: 2/1/1913; buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Bakersfield, VTEdwards, Benjamin, enl 2/26/64, m/i 3/4/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, mwia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, d/wds 6/13/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 6/13/1864; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Frazier, Leo, enl 10/14/63, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, tr to Co. A, 3/8/64, m/o 7/14/65, born: about 1845, unknown; died: 4/18/1913; buried: North Burial Ground, Providence, RI
Giddings, Benjamin Franklin, enl 10/26/61, m/i 12/31/61, PVT, Co. H, 2nd USSS, dis/dsb 6/25/62;
enl again 3/7/64, m/i 4/12/64, 1SGT, Co. G, 17th VVI, comn 1LT, Co. B, 8/24/64 (9/27/64), pr CPT, 11/1/64 (11/19/64), wdd, Bethesda Church, 6/3/64, m/o 7/14/65 (occupation: student, 5' 9", light complexion, grey eyes, dark hair) (more), born: 7/5/1843, Cavendish, VT; died: 9/28/1926; buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, CAGlines, James, enl 12/31/63, m/i 3/2/64, Pvt, Co. C, 17th VVI, wdd, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, pr CPL 5/28/64, mwia, 6/18/64, Petersburg VA, d/wds 7/30/64, born: 10/6/1827, unknown; died: 7/30/1864; buried: Mountain Road Cemetery, Elmore, VT
Hartwell, Charles W., enl 1/28/62, m/i 2/18/62, Pvt, Co. K, 8th VVI, dsrtd 7/5/62; enl 6/8/64, m/i 7/6/64, Pvt, Co. I, 17th VVI, d/dis 11/23/64; originally buried Peebles farm, born: unknown, unknown; died: 11/23/1864; buried: Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA
Hurlburt, Homer H., enl 9/12/64, m/i 9/15/64, Pvt, Co. K, 17th VVI, enl one yr., m/o 6/2/65, born: 1844, unknown; died: 11/7/1908; buried: Grand Isle cemetery, Grand Isle, VT
Keeler, David C., enl 9/19/63, m/i 3/2/64, Pvt, Co. C, 17th VVI, pr CPL 11/10/64, m/o 7/14/65, born: unknown, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Plains Cemetery, Hyde Park, VT
Kenfield, Frank, comn 2LT, Co. E, 13th VVI, 9/8/62 (10/4/62), pr 1LT, 6/4/63 (6/12/63), wdd, Gettysburg, 7/3/63, m/o 7/21/63;
comn CPT, Co. C, 17th VVI, 2/22/64 (4/17/64), wdd, Wilderness, 5/6/64, pow, Petersburg Mine, 7/30/64, Columbia SC, prld 3/1/65, m/o 5/15/65 (more), born: 3/13/1838, Sterling (Morristown), VT; died: 6/11/1914; buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VTLeonard, Edric D., enl 2/23/64, m/i 3/4/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, mwia, Petersburg, 7/30/64, d/wds 8/23/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 8/23/1864; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Manley, Edward S., enl 8/27/62, m/i 10/21/62, Pvt, Co. A, 14th VVI, m/o 7/30/63;
enl again 11/11/63, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. F, 17th VVI, m/o 7/14/65, born: 1841, unknown; died: CA, 11/5/1875; buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CAMarvin, Andrew J., enl 3/1/64, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, mwia, 6/10/64, d/wds 6/10/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 6/10/1864; buried: Yorktown National Cemetery, VA
McClintock, William G., enl 1/1/64, m/i 3/2/64, CPL, Co. C, 17th VVI, pow, Petersburg Mine, 7/30/64, prld 10/17/64, m/o 5/23/65 (more), born: 1/27/1838, unknown; died: 6/18/1924; buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT
Mercy, William, enl 9/12/64, m/i 9/15/64, Pvt, Co. K, 17th VVI, enl one yr., m/o 6/2/65, born: 2/28/1828, unknown; died: 2/26/1918; buried: South Hero Cemetery, South Hero, VT
Newton, James H., enl 10/15/63, m/i 4/12/64, 1SGT, Co. F, 17th VVI, kia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, born: 1844, unknown; died: 5/12/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Noyes, Charles G., enl 3/30/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. E, 17th VVI, wdd, Wilderness, 5/6/64, dis/dsb 8/11/65, d/dis 10/23/65 (consumption), born: 2/16/1834, Wolcott, VT; died: 10/23/1865; buried: Taylor Cemetery, Wolcott, VT
Peck, James Stevens, comn 2LT, Co. I, 13th VVI, 9/23/62 (10/4/62), pr Adjutant 1/22/63 (2/2/63), m/o 7/21/63;
enl again 12/23/63, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt Co. C, 17th VVI, comn Adjutant 4/12/64 (7/14/64), comn MAJ 7/10/65 (7/20/65), m/o 7/14/65 as Adjutant, born: 12/6/1838, Montpelier, VT; died: 5/28/1884; buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VTRandall, Francis Voltaire, comn CPT, Co. F, 2nd VVI, 5/20/61 (5/20/61), resigned 9/9/62 to accept pr as COL, 13th VVI, 9/24/62 (10/4/62), m/o 7/21/63;
comn COL, 17th VVI, 2/10/64 (2/13/64), m/o 7/14/65 (more), born: 2/13/1824, unknown; died: 3/1/1885; buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Northfield, VTStearns, Franklin, enl 12/30/63, m/i 3/2/64, Pvt, Co. C, 17th VVI, mwia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, d/wds 6/6/64, born: 1843, unknown; died: 6/6/1864; buried: Waterbur Center Cemetery, Waterbury, VT
Thompson, Frank C., enl 4/19/64, m/i 5/10/64, Pvt, Co. H, 17th VVI, kia, Petersburg, 4/2/65; originally buried Gregory's farm, born: unknown, unknown; died: 4/2/1865; buried: Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA
Wells, Seymour F., enl 12/29/63, m/i 3/1/64, Pvt, Co. B, 17th VVI, mwia, Cold Harbor, 6/8/64, d/wds 6/16/64, born: abt 1842, unknown; died: 6/16/1864; buried: Yorktown National Cemetery, VA
Whitcomb, Albert, enl 2/16/64, m/i 3/1/64, Pvt, Co. B, 17th VVI, mwia, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, d/wds 5/15/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/15/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Whitfield, George E., enl 2/26/64, m/i 3/2/64, Pvt, Co. C, 17th VVI, kia, Wilderness, 5/6/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/6/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA
Young, Benjamin, enl 3/15/64, m/i 4/12/64, Pvt, Co. E, 17th VVI, wdd, 6/3/64, Bethesda Church, m/o 7/17/65, born: 8/13/1831, unknown; died: 10/10/1895; buried: Bush cemetery, Alburg, VT
Young, Lewis Jr., enl 11/21/63, m/i 3/3/64, Pvt, Co. D, 17th VVI, m/o 7/14/65, born: 1842, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Saint Albans, 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; 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.