Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Vermont 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment - Rigdon, John C.
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The 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery organized at Brattleboro and mustered in as the 11th Vermont Infantry on September 1, 1862. Most of the men were from Windham County. On December 10, 1862, its designation changed to the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. The most significant engagement for the Vermont 1st Artillery was at Weldon Railroad on June 23, 1864. The loss was 9 killed, 31 wounded, and 261 captured. Among the prisoners were 1 field and 17 line officers. The captured men were sent to Andersonville, where several died. Records show about 20 were transferred to Millen, GA, then to…mehr

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The 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery organized at Brattleboro and mustered in as the 11th Vermont Infantry on September 1, 1862. Most of the men were from Windham County. On December 10, 1862, its designation changed to the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. The most significant engagement for the Vermont 1st Artillery was at Weldon Railroad on June 23, 1864. The loss was 9 killed, 31 wounded, and 261 captured. Among the prisoners were 1 field and 17 line officers. The captured men were sent to Andersonville, where several died. Records show about 20 were transferred to Millen, GA, then to Florence, SC before being released. The regiment mustered out August 25, 1865.
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John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (1100 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the website, www.wordsrus.info. John resides in the foothills of the Appalachians outside Cartersville, GA. where he enjoys gardening and aquaponics. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.