Gravestones
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Atherton, David B., 65th NY INF, enl 8/1/61, m/i 8/1/61, PVT, Co. B, reen 12/26/63, pow, Wilderness, 5/6/64, prld 3/4/65, m/o 6/17/65 (more), born: 11/8/1838, unknown; died: 4/14/1906; buried: Village cemetery, Readsboro, VT
Baker, Allen , 1st NY Engineers, Co. I enl 11/26/61, m/i 12/2/61, Pvt, 1st NY Engineers, Co. I, dis/disab 5/7/62, Hilton Head, SC, born: unknown, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Hartwellville Cemetery, Readsboro, VT
Bates, Norman Francis, 4th IA CAV, Co. E (Medal of Honor!), born: 11/6/1839, Derry, VT; died: 10/16/1915; buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA
Baxter, Jedediah Hyde, 12th MA INF, Surgeon, Brigade SurgeonUSV, Asst Medical Purveyor, Chief Medical Purveyor, and Surgeon-General (more), born: 3/11/1837, Strafford, VT; died: 12/4/1890; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Bliss, Abel C., 52nd MA INF, born: 10/3/1841, unknown; died: 9/6/1894; buried: Houghton cemetery, Stamford, VT
Brace, Peter, enl 12/15/63, m/i 1/22/64, PVT, Co. E, 54th MA INF, wdd, Honey Hill, 11/30/64, m/o 8/20/65 (AACWM, E-153), born: about 1848, unknown; died: 10/13/1913; buried: Old Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Brigham, Charles O., 1st CT ARTY, born: 1838, unknown; died: 6/27/1890; buried: Derby Line Cemetery, Derby, VT
Brown, Henry T., enl 11/6/61, m/i 11/20/61, PVT, Co. C, 31st MA INF, reen 2/15/64, m/o 9/9/65, Mobile, Ala., born: 2/4/1829, unknown; died: 9/11/1900; buried: Houghton cemetery, Stamford, VT
Brush, Henry P., Co. H, 30th WI INF, 7/21/62-11/21/65, born: unknown, unknown; died: after 8/25/1890; buried: Underhill Flats Cemetery, Underhill, VT
Buck, George Washington, enl 1/23/64, m/i 1/23/64, PVT, Co. A, 28th MA INF, wdd, Hatcher's Run, 3/25/65, m/o 6/30/65, Washington DC, born: 1845, unknown; died: 9/26/1923; buried: Village Cemetery, Coventry, VT
Burford, James A., 9th IL CAV, born: 1840, unknown; died: 10/31/1897; buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Bush, Aaron V., 1st MA CAV, Co. F, wds, born: 1831, unknown; died: 11/21/1863; buried: Lee Cemetery, Lincoln, VT
Bush, George, enl 9/3/62, m/i 10/22/62, Pvt, Co. I, 15th VVI, pr CPL 1/1/63, m/o 8/5/63, additional service in 1st ME HARTY, born: 1838, unknown; died: 3/16/1919; buried: Brownington Center Cemetery, Brownington, VT
Caldwell, John Curtis, 11th ME INF, COL, 1861, wdd, Fredericksburg 12/13/62, BGEN USV 4/62, brevet MGEN 3/65, for gallant and meritorious service during the war, born: 4/17/1833, Lowell, VT; died: 8/31/1912; buried: Rural Cemetery, Saint Stephen, NB, Canada
Cameron, Henry G., enl Co. I, 13th NH INF 9/62, dis/dsb 1/63, Falmouth VA, born: 8/5/1834, Wells River, VT; died: 9/27/1915; buried: East Cemetery, Hollis, NH
Carr, Martin V. B., 104th NY INF, enl 2/7/62, m/i 2/13/62, CPL, Co. K, pr SGT 4/15/63, wdd, Gettysburg, 7/1/63, dis/dsb 7/5/64, York, PA, born: 1839, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Millard cemetery, Stamford, VT
Chase, Henry D., 19th ME INF, born: unknown, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Underhill Flats Cemetery, Underhill, VT
Chevall, Alfred, 29th MA INF, born: 1831, unknown; died: 10/7/1898; buried: Village Cemetery, Coventry, VT
Churchill, Samuel Joseph, 2nd IL ARTY, Co. G. (Medal of Honor!), born: 11/1/1842, Rutland, VT; died: 6/3/1932; buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS
Coughlin, John, 10th NH INF (Medal of Honor!), born: 1837, Williamstown, VT; died: 5/20/1912; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Coutware, Charles, enl 1/11/65, m/i 2/11/65, Pvt, Co. G, 26th NY CAV, m/o 7/6/65, Plattsburg, NY, born: 1845, unknown; died: 1932; buried: Grand Isle Cemetery, Grand Isle, VT
Cowdin, Robert, 1st MA INF, born: 9/18/1805, Jamaica, VT; died: 7/9/1874; buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
Davidson, Andrew, Assistant Surgeon 47th OH INF, Staff (Medal of Honor!), born: 1819, Middlebury, VT; died: 6/30/1901; buried: Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, OH
Derby, Horace Rice, enl 12/9/61, cred. Sacramento, CA, m/i, SGT, Co. E 5th CA INF, tr to Co. F 1st CA INF, 11/30/64, m/o 12/24/64, Las Cruses, NM , born: 1837, Poultney, VT; died: 1920; buried: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Doolittle, Charles Camp, comn 1LT, Co. E, 4th MI INF, 6/20/61, pr CPT, Co. H, 8/20/61, wdd, Gaines's Mill, 6/28/62, comn COL, 18th MI INF, 8/13/62, pr BGEN 5/11/65, brevet MGEN 6/13/65, m/o 11/30/65, born: 3/16/1832, Burlington, VT; died: 2/20/1903; buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, OH
Dwinell, Melvin, 8th GA INF more, born: 7/9/1825, East Calais, VT; died: 12/28/1887; buried: Fairview Cemetery, East Calais, VT
Eddy, Samuel E., 37th MA INF, PVT, Co. D (Medal of Honor!), born: 6/2/1822, Whitingham, VT; died: 3/7/1909; buried: Mount Cemetery, West Chesterfield MA
Ferris, Eugene W., 30th MA INF, 1LT and ADJ (Medal of Honor!), born: 11/18/1841, Springfield, VT; died: 2/26/1907; buried: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville IN
Fuller, Otis H., enl 8/31/64, cred. Adams, MA, m/i, Pvt, Co. D, 61st MA INF, 9/14/64, m/o 6/4/65 (more), born: about 1818, unknown; died: 7/20/1890; buried: Houghton cemetery, Stamford, VT
Gage, William H., enl 9/5/61, cred. Chaumont, NY, m/i, Pvt, Co. A, 35th NY INF, 5/9/61, pr SGTMAJ 11/2/62, m/o 5/6/63, Elmira, NY
comn 1LT, Co. H, 18th NY CAV, 6/25/64, pr CPT, Co. C, 12/21/64, m/o 6/12/65 , born: 1841, unknown; died: 6/19/1903; buried: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VTGarrison, Alexander, enl 4/4/1863, cred. New York City, farmer, m/i 4/23/63, Pvt, Co. F, 54th MA INF, m/o 8/20/65, Mt. Pleasant, SC (AACWM-E154), born: about 1838, unknown; died: before 2/8/1881; buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Glover, Lewis, 29th ME INF, born: unknown, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Derby, VT
Hawkins, Rush Christopher, enlisted 5/3/61, com Colonel, 9th NY INF 5/3/61, m/o 5/20/63, NYC; pr Bvt BGEN 3/13/65 (more ), born: 9/14/1831, Pomfret, VT; died: 10/25/1920; buried: Annmary Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI
Hayward, Wesley F., 57th MA INF, Co. K, born: 1845, unknown; died: 1914; buried: Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, VT
Hazen, William Babcock, USMA 55, 1LT 8th U.S. INF, 4/1/61, CPT, 5/14/61, COL 41st OH INF, 10/29/61, BGen USV, 11/29/62, MGEN USV, 12/13/64, COL 38th U.S. INF, 7/28/66, BGEN and Chief Signal Officer, USA, 12/15/80, Brevetted five times for gallant and meritorious service during the war, (including brevet MGEN, USV 3/13/65 for gallantry in the capture of Fort McAllister, GA), born: 9/27/1830, West Hartford, VT; died: Washington, DC, 1/16/1887; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Hitchcock, William W., 37th MA INF, d/svc Saint Louis, MO hsptl, born: 10/10/1842, unknown; died: 11/19/1862; buried: Underhill Flats Cemetery, Underhill, VT
Hopson, Edward C., enl 8/4/62, cr. Watertown, CT, m/i, Pvt, Co. D, 2nd CT HVYARTY, kia, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 10/19/1864; buried: Saint John' s Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Horton, Myron Joseph, Co. E, 51st MA INF, 6th Unattached Co. MA, 1LT, Co. A, 1st MA CAV (Photo), born: 8/3/1841, Mt. Holly, VT; died: 1/7/1904; buried: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Hosley, Fred P., 3rd MA CAV, born: 1/13/1845, unknown; died: 3/21/1885; buried: Heartwellville cemetery, Readsboro, VT
Hovey, Charles Edward, 33rd IL INF, born: 4/26/2027, Thetford, VT; died: Washington, DC, 11/17/1897; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Howard, Oliver Otis, ME INF, (Medal of Honor!), born: 11/8/1830, Leeds, ME; died: 10/26/1909; buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
Humphrey, George S., 9th NH INF, dis/dsb, born: 8/13/1827, Waterbury, VT; died: 11/5/1891; buried: Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, MA
Humphrey, George S. A., 9th NH INF, born: 1826, Waterbury, VT; died: 4/16/1864; buried: Woodmont Cemetery, Burke, VT
Humphrey, Horace W., 26th MA INF, enl 9/23/61, m/i 10/18/61, PVT, Co. H, reen 2/29/64, m/o 8/26/65, born: 2/8/1824, Waterbury, VT; died: 1/23/1889; buried: Maple Street Cemetery, Waterbury, VT
Humphrey, Mason W., 5th NH INF, enl 9/12/61, m/i 10/23/61, SGT, Co. B, wdd, Fredericksburg, 12/13/62, pr SGT-MAJ 3/1/63, comn 2LT 10/2/63, pr 1LT 2/1/64, kia, Cold Harbor, 6/3/64, born: 6/27/1841, Waterbury, VT; died: 6/3/1864; buried: Cold Harbor National Cemetery, VA
Johndro, Franklin, 118th NY INF, (Medal of Honor!), born: 1835, Highgate Falls, VT; died: 4/5/1901; buried: Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, NY
Kellogg, William Pitt, 7th IL CAV, COL, (more), born: 12/8/1830, Orwell, VT; died: 8/10/1918; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Labell, Lewis, Corp., Co. D, 2nd N.H. INF, born: unknown, unknown; died: 3/19/1909; buried: Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT
Ladue, Edmund K., Assistant Surgeon, 145th NY INF, 63-64, cred. to Albany, NY
Assistant Surgeon, 107th NY INF, 64-65, born: Abt 1838, unknown; died: 3/23/1867; buried: Bush Cemetery, Alburg, VTLocke, Bertram G., 11th NH INF, born: 4/11/1844, Waterbury, VT; died: 12/25/1929; buried: East Cemetery, Hollis, NH
Marsha, David, enl 1/23/64, cred. Essex, NY, m/i, Pvt, Co. E, 58th MA INF, 1/23/64, m/o 7/14/65, Washington, DC , born: 1840, unknown; died: 7/11/1933; buried: Saint John' s Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Mattocks, Charles Porter, 17th ME INF, MAJ (Medal of Honor!), born: 10/11/1840, Danville, VT; died: 5/16/1910; buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland ME
Morehouse, Warren E., 46th IL INF, born: 1831, unknown; died: 11/2/1893; buried: Underhill Flats Cemetery, Underhill, VT
Morgan, Edwin L., CPL, 12th NY CAV, pow, Plymouth, NC, 4/20/64, d/dis (typhoid fever), 9/17/64, Andersonville, born: 2/26/1834, unknown; died: 9/17/1864; buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, GA (cenotaph: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Underhill, VT)
Mott, Judd M., 16th MI INF, enl 9/30/61, comn CPT, Co. I, 3/20/62 (3/20/62), mwia, Middleburg, 6/20/63, d/wds, Washington, D.C., 6/28/63, born: unknown, Alburg, VT; died: 6/28/1863; buried: Bush cemetery, Alburg, VT
Orr, Moses Edgar, enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. E, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61
enl 11/27/61, cred. Gransille, NY, m/i SGT, Co. K, 9th NY INF, 11/28/61, pr 1SGT 2/28/62, comn. 2LT, 4/8/62, pr 1LT, Co. A, 10/10/62, pr CPT, Co. A, 4/24/63, tr. to Co. K, m/o 2/6/66, City Point, VA , born: 1841, NY; died: 1906; buried: First Dutch Reformed Churchyard, Hackensack, NJPerry, Crosby A., cred. Leominster, MA, enl 7/15/64, m/i, Pvt, Co. E, 5th MA INF, 7/22/64, m/o 11/16/64, also served in Hospital Corps more), born: 3/1/1838, Concord, VT; died: 1/19/1926; buried: Sherman Cemetery, Whitingham, VT
Phelps, Charles Edward, 7th MD INF; LTC, wdd; disch/wds 1864 (Medal of Honor!), born: 5/1/1833, Guilford, VT; died: 12/27/1908; buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
Phelps, William J., 54th MA INF, enl 3/25/1863, m/i 3/30/1863, PVT, Co. C, m/o 8/20/65, Mount Pleasant, SC (AACWM, E-154), born: 1845, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Old Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Prince, Abel, drafted - enl 7/20/63, m/i 7/20/63, PVT, Co. K, 54th MA INF, m/o 8/20/65 (AACWM, E-155), born: 1828, Saint Albans, VT; died: 12/4/1890; buried: Old Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Prince, Daniel, enl 12/14/63, m/i 1/22/64, PVT, Co. C, 54th MA INF, m/o 8/20/65 (AACWM, E-155), born: 10/9/1843, Saint Albans, VT; died: 12/16/1913; buried: Old Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
Ransom, Thomas Edward Greenfield, 11th IL INF, MAJ, COL, wdd, Charleston, MO, 8/61, BGEN, USV, 11/29/62 (4/15/63), brevet MGEN, USV, for gallant and meritorious services, 63 (more), born: 11/29/1834, Norwich, VT; died: 10/29/1864; buried: Rosehill National Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Reed, Albert O., enl 9/20/61, cred. Adams, MA, m/i, Pvt, Co. H, 27th MA INF, 9/20/61, m/o 6/26/65, New Berne, NC, born: about 1839, unknown; died: 5/3/1923; buried: Houghton Cemetery, Stamford, VT
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), born: 12/16/1815, Fairfax, VT; died: Sharpsburg, MD, 11/3/1862; buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI
Rogers, Silas, enl 8/30/64, Pvt, Co. D, 145th NY INF, m/o 6/30/65, born: 1844, unknown; died: 1911; buried: Village Cemetery, Coventry, VT
Savage, Francis, 1st WI CAV, born: 1839, unknown; died: 1907; buried: South Hero Cemetery, South Hero, VT
Savage, Peter, 77th NY INF, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/21/1876; buried: Grand Isle cemetery, Grand Isle, VT
Sherman, Marshal, 1st MN INF; (Medal of Honor!), born: 1823, Burlington, VT; died: 4/19/1896; buried: Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, MN
Sibley, Philo, cred. Hopkinton, MA, occ. farmer, enl 12/15/63, Pvt, Co. G, 34th MA INF, tr 6/16/65 to Co. G, 24th MA INF, m/o 1/20/66, Richmond, VA, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/8/1918; buried: Sherman Cemetery, Whitingham, VT
Sumner, Hoyt, enl 9/11/62, cred. Dummerston, occ. farmer, m/i Pvt, Co. B, 52nd MA INF, 10/11/62, m/o, 8/14/63, Camp Miller, Greenfield, MA
enl 12/13/63, m/i 1/2/64, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, tr to Co. F, 2/25/65, dis/dsb 5/13/65 (more), born: 12/10/1844, Halifax, VT; died: 2/15/1920; buried: Houghton cemetery, Stamford, VTThompson, Charles Augustus, 17th MI INF (Medal of Honor!), born: 2/16/1843, Perrysburg, OH; died: 8/24/1900; buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
Tilton, William, 7th NH INF, (Medal of Honor!), born: 10/27/1834, Saint Albans, VT; died: 3/8/1910; buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Enfield, NH
Van Guilder, Burnam E., enl 2/15/64, m/i, PVT, Co. E, 123rd NY INF, 2/16/64,, born: 1848, unknown; died: 1922; buried: East Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Webb, Charles W., 25th NY CAV, Co. B, born: 12/12/1842, unknown; died: 5/11/1914; buried: Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, VT
Wilsey, William, 23rd PA INF, Co. B, born: 2/22/1823, unknown; died: 4/2/1907; buried: Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, VT
Wilson, Thomas, enl, CPL, Co. H, 96th NY INF, 10/21/61, m/o 11/18/64 , born: 1843, unknown; died: 4/27/1897; buried: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT
Wing, Reuben B., enl 4/19/61, cred. Nashua, NH, m/i 5/2/61, PVT, Co. E, 1st NH INF, m/o 8/9/61;
enl 6/23/62, m/i 7/9/62, Musician, Co. E, 9th VVI, dis/dsb 4/29/63, born: 1833, unknown; died: 10/3/1897; buried: North Troy Cemetery, North Troy, VTWoffenden, Richard F., 27th MA INF, enl 9/24/61, m/i 9/24/61, PVT, Co. C, m/o 9/27/64, born: 1832, unknown; died: 1/25/1915; buried: Village cemetery, Readsboro, 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.