Lest We Forget! Commemorating Vermont's participation in the War of Rebellion.
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4th Vermont Band (Gibson)2 / 6
"A Crucial Delay," at Burnside's Bridge (James Hope, 2nd VT)3 / 6
6th Vermont Staff, 10/61 (Italo)4 / 6
Rutland G.A.R. Post Members (GAR)5 / 6
8 Swinyer Brothers Served (People)❮ ❯6 / 6
1st Cavalry Monument, Gettysburg (Monuments)
Vermont in the Civil War
We are a grassroots project documenting the story of the State's contributions to the war, and what happened to the participants during and after the war. For the purposes of this project, anyone who was born or died in Vermont, regardless of where they served, and anyone who served in a Vermont unit, regardless of where they were born, we consider a Vermonter. To that end, to date we have documented more than 38,900 of Vermont's men and women who participated, on both sides of the war. (more)
What Happened Today, 2 April
04.2.1862 2nd Regiment 'moved with the army up the peninsula, taking part in the fights at Young's Mills, Lee's Mills and Williamsburg, beside some skirmishing with the enemy.' (Peck) 04.2.1863 Acting Masters Mate Abram H. Hicks, USS Lockwood, was placed in charge of two boats loaded with ammunition to supply troops at Washington, N.C. 'The ammunition was safely delivered, and the boats returned 4 o'clock the next morning, having been fired upon with artillery and small arms from both sides of the river without effect. In performing this dangerous and arduous service, Acting Masters Mate Hicks had added to his already acquired reputation as a cool, trustworthy, and brave officer, and I recommend him to your favorable notice for promotion.' (ORN) 04.2.1864 7th Regiment at Nix's Clearing, Fla. (Dyer) 04.2.1865 Charles Edward Phelps, 7th Maryland Inf., was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 Sergeant Lester Gould Hack, 5th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 Charles Gilbert Gould, 5th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 The 3rd Battery fired the signal shot at 4 a.m. that initiated the final assault on Petersburg which was led by the 1st Vt. Brigade.. (Battles) 04.2.1865 Captain Ira H. Evans, 116th U.S. Colored Troops, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 Corporal Charles W. Dolloff, Co. K, 11th Inf., was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 Major William J. Sperry, 6th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more) 04.2.1865 Sergeant Jackson Sargent, Co. D, 5th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) 04.2.1865 Eugene W. Rolfe, 3rd Battery, wrote in his diary (more) 04.2.1865 1st Lieutenant Gardner C. Hawkins, 3rd VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (MOH Page) Check out these sites for articles about "Vermont in the Civil War"
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