10th Vermont Infantry - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 10th Vermont Infantry (or 10th VVI) was an infantry

Infantry

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regiment

Regiment

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in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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Service

The 10th Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...

and mustered in for three years service on September 1, 1862 under the command of Colonel

Colonel (United States)

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Albert Burton Jewett.

The regiment was attached to Grover's Brigade, Military District of Washington, to February 1863. Jewett's Brigade, Provisional Division, XXII Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June 1863. French's Command, VIII Corps, Middle Department, to July 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...

, to March 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah

Army of the Shenandoah (Union)

The Army of the Shenandoah was a Union army during the American Civil War. First organized in 1861 and then disbanded, it is best known for its recreation in 1864 under Philip Sheridan...

, Middle Military Division, to June 1865.

The 10th Vermont Infantry mustered out of service at Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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on June 22, 1865. Recruits were transferred to the 5th Vermont Infantry

5th Vermont Infantry

The 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from September 1861 to June 1865. It was a member of the Vermont Brigade.The...

Detailed service

Moved to Washington, D.C., September 6–8. Camp at Arlington Heights until September 14, 1862. March to Seneca Locks, Md., September 14–17, and guard duty along the Potomac from Edward's Ferry to Muddy Branch until October 11 and at Seneca Creek until November 13. At Offutt's Cross Roads until December 21. Moved to Poolesville December 21, and duty at White's Ford (Companies C, E, H, and I); at mouth of the Monocacy (Companies A, F, and D); at Conrad's Ferry (Companies B, G, and K) until April 19, 1863. At Poolesville, Md., to June 24. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., June 24–26, thence to Frederick, Md., June 30, and to Monocacy July 2. Pursuit of Lee July 6–23. Wapping Heights July 23. At Routt's Hill August 1-September 15. At Culpeper until October 8. Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to the Rappahannock November 7–8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6–7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5–7; Spottsylvania May 8–12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12–21. Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House, May 12. North Anna River May 23–26. Pamunkey River May 26–28. Totopotomoy May 28–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 18–19. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22–23. Siege of Petersburg until July 6. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6–8. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Expedition to Snicker's Gap July 14–24. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 6-November 28. Gilbert's Ford, Opequan, September 13. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Camp Russell November 10. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3–6. Siege of Petersburg December 13, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, before Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and capture of Petersburg April 2. Sayler's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23–27 and duty there until May 16. Moved to Richmond, thence march to Washington May 24-June 3. Corps Review June 8.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 352 men during service; 9 officers and 140 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 203 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Colonel Albert Burton Jewett - resigned April 25, 1864
Colonel William Wirt Henry
William W. Henry
William Wirt Henry was a manufacturer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action.-Early life:...

Notable members

Lieutenant George Evans Davis
George E. Davis (Medal of Honor recipient)
George Evans Davis was a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War.-Early life:Davis was born in Dunstable, Massachusetts, and worked as a clerk in a local store.-Civil War:...

, Company D - Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...

recipient for action at the battle of Monocacy
Colonel William Wirt Henry - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the battle of Cedar Creek
Corporal Alexander Scott
Alexander Scott (Medal of Honor recipient)
Alexander Scott was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland.-Biography:...

, Company D - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the battle of Monocacy

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