3rd Vermont Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at St. Johnsbury and mustered in July 16, 1861. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 24-26. Attached to W. F. Smith's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Brook's Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Georgetown Heights and at Camp Griffin, defences of Washington, until March 10, 1862. Skirmish at Lewinsville September 11, 1861. Reconnoissance to Lewinsville September 25. 
* Moved to Alexandria March 10, 1862, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 23-24. 
* March 24-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign 
** Action at Young's Mill April 4. 
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
*** April 16, 1862 - Engagement at Lee's Mill, Virginia
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27-June 28, 1862 - Engagement at Garnett's and Golding's Farms, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
* At Harrison's Landing until August 16. 
* Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland (Crampton's Gap)
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
* At Hagerstown, Md., September 26 to October 29. 
* Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. 
* Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. 
* Burnside's Second Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. 
** Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
** Salem Heights May 3-4. 
** Banks' Ford May 4. 
** Franklin's Crossing June 5-13. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** July 10-13, 1863 - Skirmishes near Funkstown, Maryland 
* Ordered to New York City August 14, and duty there until September 13. 
* Moved to Alexandria, thence to Fairfax Court House September 13-17, and to Culpeper Court House September 22. 
* Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. 
* Advance to the Rappahannock November 7-8. 
* Rappahannock Station November 7. 
* Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
* Before Petersburg June 18-19. 
* Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. 
* Siege of Petersburg until July 9. 
* Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11. 
* July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
* Nonveterans mustered out July 27, 1864. 
* Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. 
* Near Charlestown August 21-22. 
* Opequan Creek September 1. 
* Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. 
* September 13, 1864 - Skirmish at Sugarloaf Mountain, MarylandNot originally referenced on unit homepage
Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. At Strasburg to November 9 and at Kernstown until December 9. Moved to Petersburg, Va., December 9-12. 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 fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Farmville and Burkesville Junction until April 23. March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there until May 18. Moved to Manchester May 18, thence marched to Washington, D.C., May 24-June 2. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out July 11, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 5 Officers and 201 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 1 Officer and 164 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 371	None
Fox 	
* 5 Officers and 201 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 206 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as 36th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Infantry units with over 200 casualties)
** 119th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (5th of the Vermont troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 762, 828, 897, 898, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 990, 1650)
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