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Allen, Charles Linnaeus, Surgeon, USV, '62, Medical Purveyor, Department of the South, '64, resigned 8/5/64; College: Castleton 46f

Allen, Lucius Hamilton, Although listed in UVM GenCat as Civil War veteran, following seems to contraindicate: Allen, Lucius Hamilton (born) N Y. (appointed from) NY. Cadet Military Academy 7/1/35, 2LT, 2nd U.S. ARTY 7/1/39, resigned 3/26/46 (Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903.); listed as merchant, Ward 9, San Francisco, age 39, in 1866.; College: UVM 37

Allen, Samuel J., comn Surgeon, 4th VVI, 8/15/61 (8/15/61), Bgd Surgeon, 1862, wdd, Opequan Creek, 9/13/64, m/o 9/30/64, Surgeon, USV, 1864, Surgeon, II Division, VI A.C., 1864, Medical Inspector VI A.C., 1864-65 (more; even more); College: Castleton 42

Alvord, Benjamin, USMA 33; 1LT, 4th U.S. INF 36; served in the Seminole and Mexican wars; CPT 46; MAJ USA 52; honorary A.M., UVM, 54; BGEN USV 4/15/62; resigned from USV 8/8/65; COL and ADC 7/66; BGEN USV 3/65; five brevets for gallant and meritorious service at Yorktown, Knoxville, Wilderness and in the field during the war; College: USMA 33, UVM 54

Arms, Austin Davis, Civilian Quartermaster under Perley Pitkin. (more offsite); College: Norwich 37

Babbitt, Elbridge Harris, 17th U.S. INF, wdd, Gettysburg, 7/2/63, in hospital, Philadelphia; com 1LT, 1st NC NF (Union), served w/brother (Surgeon) Robert A. Babbit, (more); College: Norwich 64

Babcock, Orville Elias, USMA 61; 1LT ENGRS, 11/61, CPT ENGRS, 62, AIG, 6th A.C., 63, LTC and ADC on Staff of LTGen U.S. Grant 64 to 66; COL and Aide-de-Camp 7/66; BGEN USV 3/65; five times breveted for gallant and meritorious service at Yorktown, Knoxville, Wilderness, and in the field during the war; College: USMA 61

Barber, Merritt L., comn 1LT, Co. B, 10th VVI, 8/7/62 (8/30/62), comn CPT, 6/17/64 (7/11/64), apptd CPT and AAG USV 12/31/64, brevet MAJ 10/19/64 for gallantry in every action since 5/5/64, and particularly at Cedar Creek, m/o 9/19/65. (more); College: Williams (Mass) 57

Barrett, Curtis S., CPT and Quartermaster, USV, 12/5/63, Vermont drillmaster, m/o 10/66; College: Norwich 63

Baxter, Jedediah Hyde, 12th MA INF, Surgeon, Brigade SurgeonUSV, Asst Medical Purveyor, Chief Medical Purveyor, and Surgeon-General (more); College: Norwich 56, UVM 59, UVM 60 (Med)

Baxter, Myron Leslie, Surgeon during War; Medical Statistician of PM-Gen office at Washington DC, 1873-83; College: UVM 61

Beckwith, Amos Smith, USMA 50; brevet 2LT 1st U.S. ARTY, 1850, 2LT 1851, 1LT 1854, CPT & CS, 1861, MAJ, 1861, LTC ACG, 1874, COL and ACG, 1888, brevet BGEN and brevet MGEN, USV, 1865, retired 10/4/89; College: USMA 50

Bicknell, Dennis H., enl 5/7/61, m/i 6/20/61, Pvt, Co. D, 2nd VVI, pr CPL, tr to Co. C, 17th US INF, tr to Co. C, 13th VRC, 7/6/63, later in 6th Ind. Co. VRC, m/o 6/8/63; College: UVM 59

Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh, Regular army; 1st VT BGD Commander; son of Vermonter.; College: USMA 41

Burton, Henry Stanton, Appointed from Vermont; USMA 39, LTC, 1st NY VOLS, Mexican War, CPT 3rd U.S. ARTY, 47, MAJ, 5th U.S. ARTY, 61, COL, 61, brevet BGEN, USA, 65, for gallant and meritorious service during the war; College: Norwich 37, USMA 39

Carpenter, George Nathaniel, enl 2/1/62, m/i 2/18/62, SGT-MAJ, 8th VVI, pr 1LT, Co. C, 6/1/62, disch 7/2/64 to accept pr as CPT & CS, USV, 5/18/64, m/o 6/21/65; College: UVM 61

Carpenter, William Thomas, Agent U.S. Sanitary Commission on the field 62-63; Assistant Surgeon, USA, 64-65; College: UVM 61

Churchill, Sylvester, USMA 41; 1LT, 3rd U.S. ARTY, 42, brevet BGen, 47, IG, USA, 61, retired 9/25/61; College: USMA 41

Claflin, Ira Wallace, USMA 57; 1LT, 6th U.S. CAV, 61, CPT, 62, brevet MAJ, 7/63, for gallant and meritorious services in the field, d/svc 11/18/67; College: USMA 57

Closson, Henry Whitney, USMA 54; 2LT, 1st U.S. ARTY, 54, 1LT 1st U.S. ARTY, 56, CPT, 61, brevet MAJ 7/8/63, and brevet LTC 8/23/64, for gallantry at Port Hudson, Miss., and in the capture of Fort Morgan, Ala., MAJ, 5th U.S. ARTY, 76, LTC, 83, COL 4th U.S. ARTY, 88; pr BGEN, retired n.d. ; College: USMA 54

Conline, John, enl 5/2/61, age 15, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. E, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 3/1/62, m/i 4/12/62, PVT, Co. E, 4th VVI, m/o 9/5/63, disch to accept appt as Cadet at USMA West Point (more); College: USMA 70

Day, Hannibal, 2nd U.S. INF: 2LT, 23, LTC, 2nd 2nd U.S. INF, 61, COL 6th U.S. INF, 62, retired 8/1/63 after forty years service, brevet BGen 3/65, for long and faithful service, d/svc 3/26/81; College: USMA 23

Drew, Frederick Perkins, Surgeon, USA, d/svc 3/20/64, Fort Riley, KS; College: UVM 53

Herrick, William Slade, Teamster, QM Department, Army of the Ohio (Buell); Acting Assistant Surgeon, USN (more); College: UVM 60

Hitchcock, Ethan Allan, USMA 17; military commandant at West Point, 29-33, served in Florida war, LTC and AIG on staff of General Scott in the war with Mexico, brevet COL and brevet BGEN USA, 47, resigned, 55, MGEN, USV, 2/10/62, m/o 10/1/67 (grandson of Gen Ethan Allen); College: USMA 17

Hodges, Henry Clay, USMA 51; Adjutant, 4th U.S. INF, 55, CPT and Assistant Quartermaster, 5/17/61, LTC and Assistant Quartermaster, USV, 1/63, MAJ and QM, USA, 3/66, brevet LTC for faithful and meritorious service during the war, LTC and Deputy QM-Gen 76, COL and Assistant Quartermaster-Gen, 88; College: USMA 51

Holliday, Jonas P., comn COL, 1st VVC, 2/14/62 (2/14/62), (prewar CPT, 2nd U.S. CAV), d/suicide 4/5/62; College: USMA 50

Hunting, George Field, 2LT, 3rd U.S. ARTY, 2/19/62, 1LT, 2/8/64, resigned 9/21/68; College: UVM 60

Knox, James Monroe, Surgeon, USA; College: UVM 49, Castleton 51s

Lincoln, Sumner H., enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. B, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 9/17/61, m/i 10/15/61, CPL, Co. B, 6th VVI, comn Adjutant 2/3/63 (2/13/63), wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, wdd, Winchester, 9/19/64, pr MAJ, 10/21/64 (10/26/64), pr LTC, 1/7/65 (1/30/65), pr COL, 6/4/65 (6/17/65), m/o 6/26/65 as LTC; 2LT 17th U.S. INF, 2/23/66, 1LT 2/23/66, tr to 26th U.S. INF, 9/21/66, tr to 10th U.S. INF, 5/19/69, CPT 3/28/78 (more offsite); College: Norwich 62

Loomis, Gustavus A., USMA 11; veteran of War of 1812, Mexican War, Black Hawk War, Seminole Wars in Florida; COL, 5th U.S. INF, 1851; in 62, being then 72 years old, cmdd recruits on Governor's Island; retired 6/63, brevet BGEN USA 3/13/65, for long and meritorious services; College: USMA 11

Lund, William Brown, enl 8/23/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. C, 12th VVI, m/o 7/14/63; additional service as Acting Assistant Surgeon, USA; College: UVM 61

Lyman, Wyllys, comn ADJ 10th VVI, 8/2/62 (8/2/62), wdd, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, pr MAJ 1/2/65 (2/20/65), pr LTC 6/15/65 (6/26/65), m/o 6/28/65 as MAJ; apptd CPT, 40th U.S. INF, 7/28/66, tr to 25th U.S. INF, 4/20/69, tr to 5th U.S. INF, 12/15/70, brevet MAJ, 3/2/67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of the Opequan VA, In the field with the Army of the Potomac during the war of the Rebellion, from 62, to 65; engaged in Indian campaigns and battles under Gen Miles, in Texas and Montana, 74 and 76; Deputy Governor, Soldiers' Home, DC, 64 and 85; on duty in War Department (war records) to 92, Present in action at Kelley's Ford, Brandy Station and Locust Grove, 63; battles of the wilderness, Spotsylvania, totopotomoy, cold Harbor and Petersburg, June and July 64; battles of the Monocacy, Winchester, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek (severely wdd) Sailor's Creek, 64; engagements with Indians under General Miles, 74 and 76 (more offsite); College: UVM 50, Harvard 54

Lynde, Isaac, 7th U.S. INF, 1LT 1836, CPT, 1839, 1855 to 1861, commanded Fort Fillmore, 1861; surrendered it to the Confederates without a fight; MAJ, 18th U.S. INF, 7/66. Retired 11/27/66, to date from 7/28/66.; College: USMA 27

Miller, Crosby Park, enl 9/4/62, m/i 10/23/62, CPL, Co. G, 16th VVI, disch 3/12/63, apptd. Cadet USMA, 7/1/63 (more); College: USMA 67

Mower, Joseph Anthony, 2LT 1st U.S. INF 55, 1LT, 3/13/57, CPT, 9/9/61; COL 11th MO Vols 5/3/62, BGEN, USV, 11/29/62, MGEN, USV, 8/12/64; brevet MGEN USA 3/13/65, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; COL 39th U.S. INF 7/28/66; College: Norwich 46

Phelps, Edward Elisha, Surgeon. Member, State Board of Medical Examiners, then 1st Vermont Brigade Surgeon USV, later in charge of Brattleboro hospital. (more ); College: Norwich 23

Phelps, Egbert, 19th U.S. INF: 1LT 5/14/61, CPT, 3/16/64, resigned 3/18/65; College: Norwich, 56, Union, 58?

Phelps, Erastus Hibbard, Paymaster's Clerk, 64-67; College: Middlebury 61

Phelps, John Wolcott, USMA 36;
comn COL, 1st VVI, 4/26/61 (4/26/61), pr BGen, USV, 5/17/61, resigned 8/21/62 (more); College: USMA 36

Platt, Edward R., USMA 49; CPT, 2nd U.S. ARTY, 61, mentioned for gallantry at First Bull Run; LTC and AAG, 62 and 63; chief of Arty for 1st Div, 6th AC, staff of Gen Slocum, 62; AIG, 6th AC, and Left Grand Div, AoP, staff of General Franklin, 62; JAG, AoP, on staff of Generals Hooker and Meade, 63-65; College: USMA 49

Post, Henry Gaylord, enl 7/16/62, m/i 9/1/62, 1SGT, Co. C, 10th VVI, tr to USA, 2/12/63, nfi (more offsite); College: Norwich 64

Ransom, Dunbar Richard, 2LT, 55; 2LT, 3rd U.S. INF, 41; 1LT (Ringold's Btry), 56; CPT, 61, brevet COL, USA, 8/25/64, for gallant and meritorious service.; College: USMA 51

Richardson, Israel Bush, USMA 36, 2LT, 3rd U.S. INF 41, brevet CPT and MAJ for gallant conduct in battles of the war with Mexico, CPT, 3rd U.S. INF 51, resigned 55, COL 2nd MI INF, 4/61, BGEN USV, 5/17/61, commanded bgd at the first Bull Run, MGEN USV, 7/4/62, commanded 1st Div, 2nd AC, 62, mwia, Antietam, 9/17/62, d/wds 11/3/62 (more); College: USMA 36

Roberts, Benjamin Stone, USMA 35; 1LT Mounted Rifles, USA, 1846, brevet LTC 1847, for gallantry in the Mexican war. MAJ 3rd U.S. CAV, 5/3/61. In command of Fort Stanton, new Mexico, 7/61. BGEN USV, 6/16/62. brevet BGEN USA and MGEN USV 3/65, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; College: USMA 35

Selden, Henry R., Apptd Cadet, USMA, 7/1/39, 2LT, 5th U.S. INF, 3/25/46, 1LT, 9/8/47, CPT, 10/18/55, MAJ 13th U.S. INF, 7/1/63, COL 1st NM Vols 4/25/64, d/svc 2/2/65 ; College: USMA

Seymour, Truman, USMA 46; (more); College: USMA 46

Simmons, Seneca Galusha, USMA 34, Mexican War veteran, CPT 7th U.S. INF, 47, MAJ, 9/9/61, COL 5th PA Reserves (34th PA Vols.) 61, mwia, Charles City Cross Roads, Va, 6/30/62, d/wds 7/1/62; College: Norwich 29, USMA 34

Smalley, Henry Adams, 1LT, 2nd U.S. ARTY, comn COL, 5th VVI, 7/30/61 (9/16/61), leave of absence from USA revoked 9/10/62; pr CPT 2nd U.S. ARTY 8/1/63, resigned 3/8/65 (more offsite); College: Norwich 51, UVM 53, USMA 54

Smith, Edward Worthington, 15th U.S. INF: 1LT 5/61, ADC to Gen. Hunter, 8/61. AAG 1st Div, Army of the Missouri, 1861, AAG Dept of Kansas, and Dept of the South to 11/62. MAJ USV, 1862. AAG and Mustering Officer, Dept of the South 11/62 to 7/63; LTC and AAG, Department of the South; AAG, 10th A.C. 7/63; AAG, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, and Army of the James 64 to 3/65; AAG, Department of Virginia, to 7/66; brevet COL and BGEN USV for distinguished services during the war; CPT 15th U.S. INF, 2/63; tr to 24th U.S. INF, 9/21/66; AAG, Department of Dakota, 9/66; brevet MAJ, USA, for gallant and meritorious services at the assault on Fort Wagner, SC; brevet LTC USA, for gallant and meritorious services during the siege of Petersburg, d/svc 5/21/82; College: UVM 52

Smith, George Wilkins, comn 10/13/62, 17th US INF, 1LT, 12/11/62; RQM, 6/15/64, CPT, 10/19/65, brevet CPT 7/2/63, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Gettysburg, brevet MAJ, 5/10/64, for gallant and meritorious service at the battle of Spotsylvania; tr to 35th US INF, duty in Texas, resigned, 12/31/69.; College: Norwich 1865

Smith, Rodney, From date of graduation from UVM in 54, until late in the fall of 61, was a resident of Kentucky, joined the Home Guards of that State as a PVT on their first organizing, several months before the outbreak of the war; was present with his company in the campaign of South-eastern Kentucky, which ended in the battle of Mill Springs; early in 62 was clerk in the Pay Department, being employed with Paymaster's paying troops in the Armies of the Potomac, Cumberland and Ohio until 2/23/64, when he was Apptd Paymaster, USA, with rank of MAJ, with headquarters at Hilton Head and Charleston, SC, in the Department of the South; Apptd LTC and Deputy Paymaster-Genl, 1/24/81, and COL and Assistant Paymaster-Gen, 12/8/86; 1892, Chief Paymaster, Division of the Atlantic, with headquarters at New York City.; College: UVM 54

Smith, William, comn Assistant Paymaster, USA, 8/29/61; brevet LTC, 3/13/56; honorably m/o 7/26/66; MAJ, Paymaster, USA, 1/17/67; LTC, Deputy Paymaster-Gen, 9/6/88; Brig. and Paymaster-Gen, 3/10/90; brevet LTC, USV, 3/13/65, for faithful and meritorious services during the war; on duty in Washington, DC, 9/61 to 2/62, when he was ordered to Louisville, Ky., where he remained two years and a half, paying troops in Kentucky and Tennessee; in the fall of 64 was ordered to St. Paul, and was on duty there until m/o 7/29/66; since his re-appointment he served two years in Louisville, one year in San Antonio, two years in New Orleans, one year in Sioux City, seven years in St. Paul, two years in Washington, four years in St. Paul, two years in Chicago, one and a half years in St. Paul, and at Washington, DC, since 3/26/90; College: UVM 54

Stevens, Hiram, comn Adjutant, 1st VVI, 4/26/61 (4/26/61), m/o 8/15/61;
comn CPT and AAG, USV, 8/3/61, d/svc 6/9/63; College: UVM 46

Stone, Lyman H., comn Assistant Surgeon, USA, 47; Surgeon, USA, 5/21/61; dismissed 9/16/62; College: UVM 45

Stoughton, Edwin Henry, USMA 59; brevet 2LT, 4th U.S. INF, 7/1/59; 2LT, 6th U.S. INF, 9/5/59, resigned 3/4/61; COL, 4th VVI, 81/61 (8/1/61), apptd. BGen, USV, 11/5/62, assigned to command 2nd Vt. Bgd (2nd Bgd, Casey's Div, 22nd A.C.; pow, Fairfax Court House, 3/9/63; apptmnt expired 3/4/63. Present in action at Lee's Mills, Williamsburgh, Golding's Farm, Savage's Station, and White Oak Swamp, Va., Crampton Gap, and Antietam, Md. (more); College: USMA 59

Strong, George Crockett, USMA 57; 1LT Ordnance Department, USA, 1/25/61; CPT, 63, MAJ and Assistant Adjutant General, USV, 61; BGEN USV, 11/62; MGEN USV, 7/63; served on the staff of Generals McDowell, McClellan and Butler; mwia, Fort Wagner, where he commanded the assaulting column; College: USMA 57

Thomas, Horace Holmes, 1LT and AAG, 3rd DIV, II AC; College: Middlebury, 57

Townshend, Morris Miller, Assistant Surgeon, U.S. General Hospital, 1862-1865; College: UVM 43

Trueworthy, Edwin W., 2LT, Co. H, 22nd ME INF, 9/62-9/62; Medical Cadet, U.S. Army, 6/64-6/65; comn Assistant Surgeon, 7th VVI, 6/17/65 (6/17/65), pr Surgeon, 10/1/65 (10/13/65), m/o 3/14/66; College: UVM 65 (Med)

Van Vliet, Stewart Leonard, USMA 40; (more) ; College: USMA 40

Warner, James Meech, USMA 60, comn COL, 11th VVI, 8/15/62 (8/27/62), wdd, Spotsylvania Court House, 5/18/64, brevet BG 8/1/64 for gallantry at Spotsylvania C.H. Winchester, Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek, pr BGEN USV 5/8/65, m/o USV, 1/15/66; resigned, USA, 2/13/66 (more); College: USMA 60

Webb, Charles Augustus, comn 1LT, Co. F, 1st VVI, 4/30/61 (4/30/61), comn CPT, U.S. Army, 8/5/61; brevet MAJ 7/4/63, for gallant and meritorious service in the siege of Vicksburg; tr to 22nd U.S. INF, 7/66; d/svr 1/31/82. (more offsite); College: Norwich 61

Williston, Edward Bancroft, comn 2LT, 2nd U.S. ARTY, 8/5/61, pr 1LT, 9/27/61, brevet CPT, 5/3/63, for gallant and meritorious services in action at Salem Heights, Virginia; brevet MAJ, July 3, 1863 for the same at the Battle of Gettysburg, brevet LTC, 9/19/64, for the same in the Battle of Winchester, Virginia; brevet COL, 3/13/65, for the same during the war, pr CPT, 3/8/65, pr MAJ, 3rd U.S. ARTY, 3/22/85, pr LTC, 2/12/95, pr COL, 6th U.S. ARTY, 3/8/98, pr BGen, USV 3/4/98, disch 6/12/99, ret 7/15/1900, pr BGen 4/23/1904 (Medal of Honor!); College: Norwich 56

Woodruff, Charles Albert, enl 6/5/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. A, 10th VVI, pr CPL 3/19/64, wdd, Cold Harbor, 6/3/64, dis/disb 8/18/65;
2LT, 7th U.S. INF, 6/12/71, 1LT, 8/9/77, CPT & CS, 3/28/78; served in the field in the War of the Rebellion from 6/62 to 8/65, comn LT at expiration of service, but not mustered on account of wds. Recovered from wds and surrendered pension, 9/66. Served in MT to 10/30/77. On reconnoissance through northern Idaho, eastern Washington and Western Montana, on Yellowstone campaign, 76. In Nez Perces campiagn, 77; on duty in the office of COM-Gen to 8/78; on duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Santa Fe, N.M., Vancouver Barracks and San Francisco CA; present picketing of the Potomac, evacuation of Maryland Heights, Gettysburg Campaign, retreat to Union Mills and advance to Brandy Station, Mine Run campaign, including action of Locust Grove, Grant's overland campaign, including the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor; wdd, Cold Harbor, three times; captured and escaped; (more); College: USMA 71

Woodward, Solomon Erskine, comn 2LT, Co. B, 1st VVI, 6/19/61 (6/19/61), pr 1LT, 4/27/61 (4/27/61), mustered out 8/15/61;
later Assistant Quartermaster on staff of Gen. Rosecrans, 61; LT, 15th U.S. INF, 8/61; CPT, 3/65; brevet CPT and MAJ for meritorious service at Murfreesboro, Atlanta, respectively; resigned, 9/30/66 (more offsite); College: Norwich 52

Wright, George, USMA 22; 2LT, 3rd 3rd U.S. INF, 22; served in Florida and Mexican wars, three times brevetted for gallant and meritorious conduct in battle; MAJ and brevet COL, 9th U.S. INF, 1847; COL, 9th INF, 3/3/55; in command of Northern Department of the Pacific, 1856-60; BGEN USV, 9/28/61; in command of Department of the Pacific, with headquarters at San Francisco, 61-65; d/svc 7/30/65 (drowned in the wreck of the steamer "Brother Jonathan, " on the coast of Oregon, while on his way to take command of the Department of Columbia; Brevet BGen, USA, 12/19/64, for long, faithful and meritorious services. ; College: USMA 22

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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.