The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05
TUE VERMONT RECORD
IN IN, ynr for the Union She Fires the
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The First Life Her Regiments """
Hricadcs RANK NJ the Front

Inion army among tut NV -, ,nEr
regiments, each OF which Iost 'N'r Nv
men Killed or died Of wounds "rrr .h'
Second. Third Fourth, rum oiN'h'
Tenth, Eleventh, Seventeenth re@lniehlS
of infantry and First regiment Oh cav
airy. Among the famous DIVISIONS anu
hricacles of the army, the Oio vermont
brigade comes fist suffering the grra'
est loss of life, having killed or "'co OF
wounds during the war !, ~.
Its hardest fight was the wilderness e
MAY 9TH and 9th, 1864 where II lost lo'
killed, 1917 wounded and .. missing,
total 1863. Within week II los' ~
the Wilderness and SpottsylVania Zoo
killed, 1899 wounded and 50 missing
total of lG41 out of $500 effective men,
with which it crossed the Rapidan' IA
loss Of So per cent.
The Fifth Vermont lost the Most
men by far at the battle OF Savage
Station-the men stepped over reg
iment that had lain down upon the
Ground and refused to advance further
they pepetrated the cnemy's lines ana
encountered a severe fire OF canister
nm the rank. etc 1t retired rev
hours later. with the brigade; It to'k
into the fight AIS officers and men :
rausalties, killed As, Wounded li3'
Company f losing Al out OF % men 10
line. % of whom were killed IN TINS
comnany were five brothers and one
cousin by the name OF Cummings anu
a brother.in- law from Manchester. W.
all we're killed but one and he was Sc
yereIy wounded. The Second regiment EN-
lost at the Wilderness 40 killed 20
wounded and II missing, total 3io out
Of about 700 engaged, Col. Stone WAS
killed and Col Tyler mortally wound
ed The next week at Spottsy wanna ~
/ lost 27 killed, so wounded ard 10 miss
! ing. total 1913. The Second regiment
| fired the last shot of the sixth arm!
corps at Sailors Creek, in the last cam
i nainn of the Army OF the Potomac.
The Third regiment April IT, looZ,
occurred the remarkable action al
Lce,s Mills where the gallant Pingree
! took four companies [ ID, +, and IA
over the Warwick river, making. "a re
roonoissancc in force through misman
,onment they were not supported, ami
we're driven back with severe loss, 81
l,;,led and wounded. out of 1872 officers
ord mon that crossed. The regiment
crossed the Rapidan May ith, 1864, with
about 600 men: it lost IN thew iiuerness
/ ~ killed. 1857 wounded and hive mss
! ing, total 2ll At Spottsylvania " Ios'
/ u killed and 50 wounded Coiu mar
Dor. Col. Seaver, who c,mmanoeu
the regiment so CALAMITY at Marye
/ Heights, and in most OF its pdtt'Is'
again led them in bloody assault,
having less than 800 men IN line Wlth
II killed, - wounded ana i've missing
Fourth regiment: Al tredericks
burg, December 18th, 1862, II fought ID
the skirmish line, having II killed. 40
wounded and two missing Tour neo 10
| COMPANY b were killed and il wound
! ed by a single discharge 81 canister.
Al the Wilderness, Col. Foster TOOK
into action less than 600 muskets ana
lost IL killed, 223 wounded and four
missing. total 26S, being severei!
wounded himself: also seven oihcers
we're killed and 10 wounded.
The Sixth regiment: First lighting
was at Lee's Mills in April, 1861 hve
comnapies wading in the Warwick nv
er waist deep under sharp lire win
loss of Il killed and 81 wounded. ~
the Wilderness the regiment lost ~
killed. lJ1 wounded and seven missing
total 1877. That noble soldier Col
Barney while commanding his reg
iment was killed: at the battle OF the
lonenuon the Sixth lost five killed ana
AZ wounded, and at Cedar Creek fve
killed. 30 wounded and IL missing;
The Tenth regiment under command
of Col. Jewett was engaged Tor the
first time at Locust Grove Mine Kun
losing II killed. IS wounded and TWO
missing. Al Cold Harbor under com
mand OF General Henry, it lost y
killed. 1871 wounded and three missing.
81 the battle of the Opequon, II lost
- killed and - wounded Mai. Edwin
Dillingham; being among the Killed
II took Il officers ard 260 men INTO ac
tion al Cedar Creek and lost Ii killed,
g. wounded aud four missing. April
3nd. 1865 the Tenth lost at the final as
SAINT and capture Of rebel works at
Petersburg "A killed and wounded and
was the first regiment of the third ni
vision Sixth army corps, 10 piaht us
colors inside of the enemy's works
The Seventeenth regiment. the baby
of all the Vermont regiments, aud
which has been said to have uled' al
most before il was born, was indeed
baptIzed in blood. 1t left the stale ilrst
as a battalion April, 1861, ana men pl
companies and squads untl Ocloper
1864 1t was all in the field. Its see
Eond, battalion drill, was on the nattle
field. Ii was in the Wilderness two
weeks after it left Vermont; 1t took
3l3 muskets into battle losing elght
men killed. G3 wounded, 81 missing.
The next week at SEottsylvanla IL
lost 10 killed and 60 wounded, at the
Mine eight killed, - wounded ana :"
missing. Major Reynolds and I'VE me
officers losing their lives April "a
1860 the Seventeenth took part IN
storming the works at Petrrsburg' US
last battle, aud lost eight killed. y"
wounded and two missing,
The First Vermont caealry that reg
iment of bold and fearless riders VINO
fought in over ~ battles, eight sklrm-
ishes and captured many battle lags'
cannon and prson.rs1 made It's hrst
fight Nav 18th. 1862, in Banks retreat.
Shenandoah valley, where II acted as
rear guard and los; l0I men. chntuEcu
and missing in addition to Their killed
and wounded: at Gettysburg II was IN
Farnsworth ~ brigade kllpa,rick l'l
division cavalry corps. Army ot roo
mae. and three battaiions OF the reg
iment under the gallant Wells charged
on Round TOP. leaping stone walls ana
bitches and,rushing pell neil into the
rebel infantry Regiments: losing Is
killed, - wounded and p missing Inc
fact that the movement was made win
vigor and flash is the only reason FOR so
fen casualties. In all the leading bat
ties the cavalry corps of the Army OF
the Potomac this regiment could be
found. At Cold iIarbor Col Preston
| urns Filled and Go moral Custer WHO