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Military unit
The
9th Vermont Infantry Regiment
was a three years'
infantry
regiment
in the
Union Army
during the
American Civil War
. It served in the
Eastern Theater
, from July 1862 to December 1865. It served in the
VII
,
XVII
and
XXIV Corps
.
History
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The 9th Vermont Infantry was captured at the
Battle of Harpers Ferry
during the 1862
Maryland Campaign
, but later fought well with the
VII
,
XVIII
and
XXIV Corps
in eastern
Virginia
and
North Carolina
, and was one of the first units to enter
Richmond, Virginia
, in April 1865.
The regiment was mustered into Federal service on July 9, 1862, at
Brattleboro, Vermont
.
It was engaged in, or present at,
Harper's Ferry
,
Newport Barracks
,
Chaffin's Farm
,
Fair Oaks
and the
Fall of Richmond
.
The regiment lost during its term of service: 23 men killed and mortally wounded, 5 died from accident, 2 committed suicide, 36 died in Confederate prisons and 232 died from disease; for a total loss of 298 men.
The regiment mustered out of service on December 1, 1865.
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Citations
Sources
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(1889).
History of the Grand Army of the Republic
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LCCN
70031310
.
OCLC
259975265
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2023
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Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; How American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor
(pdf)
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OCLC
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(1908).
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
(PDF)
.
Des Moines, IA
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ASIN
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. Retrieved
August 8,
2015
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
- Federal Publishing Company (1908).
Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, And Delaware
(PDF)
. The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861?65 ? Records of the Regiments in the Union army ? Cyclopedia of battles ? Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Vol. I.
Madison, WI
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OCLC
694018100
.
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public domain
.
- Hinckley, Erik S.; Ledoux, Tom (2010).
They Went to War: A Biographical Register of the Green Mountain State in the Civil War
. Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing. pp. 12?13.
ISBN
978-1-4269-3436-0
.
OCLC
647671227
. Retrieved
April 2,
2024
.
- Hutchins, Edward R., ed. (1912).
The War of the Sixties
(pdf)
(1st ed.). New York, NY: The Neale Publishing Company. pp. 460?461.
LCCN
12007036
.
OCLC
2537735
. Retrieved
March 25,
2023
.
- Reunion Society of Vermont Officers (1885).
Proceedings of the Reunion Society of Vermont Officers ... with addresses delivered at its meeting
(pdf)
. Annual Meerting Proceedings. Burlington, VT: Free Press Association. pp. 19, 27, 68?70.
OCLC
7921877
. Retrieved
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2023
.
- Ullery, Jacob G.; Proctor, Redfield; Davenport, Charles H.; Huse, Hiram Augustus; Fuller, Levi Knight (1894).
Men of Vermont Illustrated
(pdf)
(1st ed.). Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 213?214, 243?244.
LCCN
04002423
.
OCLC
728957364
. Retrieved
March 25,
2023
.
- U.S. War Department
(1894).
Operations in Northern and Southeastern Virginia, North Carolina (January 1?31), West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. January 1 ? June 30, 1865. Section 1 ? Union and Confederate Correspondence
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hdl
:
2027/coo.31924079618785
.
OCLC
857196196
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
- Wallace, Lewis
;
Howard, Oliver Otis
; Webb, Alexander;
Hampton, Wade
;
Lee, Fitzhugh
&
Mosby, John S.
(1896).
The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men
(pdf)
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OCLC
1085307831
. Retrieved
April 2,
2024
.
- Wickman, Donald H. (2005).
We Are Coming Father Abra'am: History of the 9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry
(pdf)
. Lynchburg, VA: Schroeder Publications. p. 451.
ISBN
978-1-889246-23-9
.
OCLC
61156352
. Retrieved
March 25,
2023
.
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Williamstown, Vermont, in the Civil War
(pdf)
(2011 (e-book) ed.). Charleston, SC: History Press. pp. 35, 82, 110.
ISBN
978-1-61423-102-8
.
OCLC
945745892
. Retrieved
March 25,
2023
.
- "9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry"
.
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. 2016
. Retrieved
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2020
.
- "Battle Unit Details, 9th Regiment, Vermont Infantry"
.
nps.gov
.
U.S. National Park Service
. January 19, 2007
. Retrieved
December 4,
2023
.
- Vermont in the Civil War (2004).
"10th Vermont Infantry"
.
vermontcivilwar.org
. Archived from
the original
on October 1, 2022
. Retrieved
April 26,
2020
.
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