970:
26:
395:
452:, Company K, had disobeyed orders and left the regiment to get water for his men. He was placed in arrest and had his sword and sidearm taken from him. When the regiment arrived on the battlefield at Gettysburg, he was released from arrest, but his weapons were back in the regiment's supply train. Taking a camp hatchet, he went into battle, captured a rebel officer and relieved him of his sword and sidearm. Lieutenant Brown, who subsequently served in the
58:
410:'s brigade. The battery was saved and moved back to the rear. The 13th moved forward to Emmittsburg road and captured two rebel guns. Receiving fire from Rodgers' house, Captain John Lonergan, Company A, surrounded the building and took 81 prisoners from an Alabama regiment, returning to the main lines on
482:, on July 8, when it was ordered home. The regiment marched to Monocacy Junction, where it took a train to Baltimore. Departing Baltimore on July 11, the regiment was met by the 12th Vermont Infantry in Brattleboro on July 13. After a few days furlough, the regiment was mustered out on July 21.
347:
on
October 30, and Hunting Creek on November 5, where it stayed until November 26, in 'Camp Vermont'. It was engaged in picket duty near Fairfax Courthouse from December 12 to January 20, 1863. It participated in a repulse of
296:. Clark resigned in March 1863 because of impaired health, and was replaced by Captain Joseph J. Boynton, of Company C. Brown resigned in May 1863, and was succeeded by Captain William D. Munson, of Company D.
320:
The regiment suffered its first two casualties within two weeks of arriving in
Washington: Isaac N. Brooks, 16, of Company E, died on October 26; and Lieutenant Nathaniel Jones Jr., of Company B, died of
989:
509:, Captain, Company A, for gallantry in the recapture of four guns and the capture of two additional guns from the enemy; also the capture of a number of prisoners" at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
831:
189:
The 13th
Vermont Infantry was raised as a result of President Lincoln's call on August 4, 1862, for additional troops due to the disastrous results of the
668:
Revised Roster of
Vermont Volunteers and lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion, 1861-66
406:
to assist
Lieutenant Gulian V. Weir, Battery C, 5th U.S. Artillery, whose battery was in danger of being captured by a regiment of Brigadier General
999:
386:, arriving on the battlefield at Gettysburg after dark on the first day of the battle. It camped in a wheat field to the left of Cemetery Hill.
429:'s brigade as it approached the copse of trees on Cemetery Ridge, then the 16th wheeled about, and joined by the 14th, stopped the advance of
748:
460:
177:. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863. It was a member of the
379:
on June 25, crossed the
Potomac River on June 27 at Edward's Ferry, and moved north through Frederick City and Creagerstown, Maryland.
949:
824:
969:
292:. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew C. Brown had no previous military experience. Major Lawrence D. Clark had served as captain of Co. A,
786:
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Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Vermont," Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1891, pp. 705-9
153:
148:
766:
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Vermont Soldiers And Sailors in the War For The Union, 1861-5.
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Vermont Soldiers And Sailors in the War For The Union, 1861-5.
994:
817:
720:
309:
on
September 29, 1862, and was mustered into United States service on October 3 with 953 officers and men. It left
198:
194:
66:
489:, dozens of newly discharged members from the 13th Regiment enlisted again, predominantly in the regiments of the
475:
434:
372:
641:
228:
206:
202:
445:'s reaction, saying he "waved his hat and shouted: 'Glory to God, glory to God! See the Vermonters go it!'"
112:
954:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
494:
453:
383:
329:
25:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
479:
464:
306:
293:
289:
256:
100:
356:
from January 20 to April 2, then performed railroad guard duty at Warrenton Junction until June 25.
944:
854:
849:
486:
422:
403:
394:
364:
337:
333:
270:
242:
235:
221:
214:
178:
745:
438:
299:
285:
190:
174:
117:
76:
302:, originally a second lieutenant in Company I, was subsequently appointed regimental adjutant.
797:
407:
277:
249:
725:
959:
449:
430:
344:
314:
752:
490:
442:
426:
376:
353:
263:
421:
The 13th, 14th and 16th Vermont Regiments played a pivotal role in the Union repulse of
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411:
983:
670:. Montpelier, VT.: Press of the Watchman Publishing Co., 1892, pp. 478-481, 501.
506:
471:
368:
360:
349:
322:
62:
57:
456:, kept the sword and eventually donated it to the Vermont Historical Society.
336:, on October 25. They returned to East Capitol Hill three days later when the
170:
80:
809:
90:
802:. Vol. 18. New York, NY: James T. White & Company. p. 327.
402:
On the afternoon of July 2, the 13th responded to a request by General
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On June 25, the brigade was assigned as the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division,
328:
The regiment set up camp on East Capitol Hill, a half-mile west of the
310:
689:
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Burlington, VT.: The Free Press Association, 1888, ii:405-408, 416ff.
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During the forced march from Virginia to Gettysburg, 1st Lieutenant
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Pictorial History: Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865.
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After the battle, the 13th Regiment participated in the pursuit of
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Vermont Military Records Project, Vermont Public Records Division
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Burlington, VT.: The Free Press Association, 1888, ii:456-457.
715:
398:
Memorial to the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg
433:'s brigade, capturing hundreds of Virginians. Lieutenant
352:'s cavalry on December 29. The regiment was stationed at
284:
The regiment's commander, Colonel Francis V. Randall of
425:
on the afternoon of July 3. The 13th and 16th flanked
990:
Units and formations of the Union Army from Vermont
131:
Vermont U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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106:
96:
86:
72:
51:
43:
35:
18:
696:The Second Brigade: or, Camp Life, By a Volunteer,
799:The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
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8:
701:Sturtevant, Ralph Orson and Carmi L. Marsh.
478:across the Catoctin mountains on July 7, to
463:, was in charge of a field hospital for the
363:, and ordered to form the rear guard of the
169:was a nine months' infantry regiment in the
705:Privately published by the regiment, c1910.
832:
818:
810:
127:
24:
721:Vermont National Guard Library and Museum
661:A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion.
375:. The 13th marched with the brigade from
517:
737:
691:Woodstock, VT.: Countryman Press, 1997.
684:Woodstock, VT.: Countryman Press, 1995.
682:Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War.
459:During the battle, the 13th's surgeon,
15:
245:, Company, Captain Joseph J. Boynton.
238:, Company, Captain William D. Munson.
193:. It was composed of volunteers from
7:
305:The 13th Regiment went into camp at
231:, Company, Captain Lewis L. Coburn.
663:New York: T. Yoseloff, 1908. 3 vol.
280:, Company, Captain George S. Blake.
273:, Company, Captain John M. Thacher.
224:, Company, Captain Orcas C. Wilder.
382:On the morning of July 1, it left
262:Company H, Lafayette Artillery of
14:
968:
485:Like the other regiments in the
259:, Company, Captain Marvin White.
252:, Company, Captain John L. Yale.
56:
39:October 3, 1862 to July 21, 1863
698:Montpelier: E. P. Walton, 1864.
437:, an aide to Brigadier General
414:. He subsequently received the
1000:1862 establishments in Vermont
611:Mustered out at various times
534:Gain (recruits and transfers)
313:on October 11, and arrived in
167:13th Vermont Infantry Regiment
154:14th Vermont Infantry Regiment
149:12th Vermont Infantry Regiment
19:13th Vermont Infantry Regiment
1:
666:Peck, Theodore S., compiler,
332:, then moved to Camp Chase,
213:Company A, Emmett Guards of
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744:Vermont in the Civil War,
367:as it marched north after
266:, Captain William V. Peck.
30:Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923
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476:Army of Northern Virginia
435:George Grenville Benedict
373:Army of Northern Virginia
142:
139:
23:
796:White, James T. (1922).
716:Vermont in the Civil War
642:Vermont in the Civil War
343:The regiment marched to
217:, Captain John Lonergan.
840:Vermont Civil War Units
659:Dyer, Frederick Henry,
501:Medal of Honor citation
399:
288:, had served with the
209:counties, as follows:
627:Total taken prisoner
587:Honorably discharged
495:17th Vermont Infantry
454:17th Vermont Infantry
397:
384:Westminster, Maryland
330:12th Vermont Infantry
480:Middletown, Maryland
294:1st Vermont Infantry
290:2nd Vermont Infantry
101:Battle of Gettysburg
995:2nd Vermont Brigade
746:Peck, James Stevens
491:1st Vermont Brigade
487:2nd Vermont Brigade
404:Winfield S. Hancock
365:Army of the Potomac
338:2nd Vermont Brigade
334:Arlington, Virginia
179:2nd Vermont Brigade
751:2016-03-04 at the
694:Palmer, Edwin F.,
441:, related General
439:George J. Stannard
400:
300:James Stevens Peck
191:Peninsula Campaign
175:American Civil War
118:Francis V. Randall
77:United States Army
977:
976:
764:Benedict, G. G.,
652:Benedict, G. G.,
634:
633:
603:--- Total losses
555:Killed in action
526:Original members
418:for his actions.
408:Ambrose R. Wright
317:, on October 13.
163:
162:
159:
158:
123:
122:
1007:
972:
960:Frontier Cavalry
834:
827:
820:
811:
804:
803:
793:
787:
784:
778:
777:Benedict, ii:478
775:
769:
762:
756:
742:
680:Coffin, Howard,
579:Total of deaths
571:Died of disease
521:FINAL STATEMENT
518:
450:Stephen F. Brown
431:Cadmus M. Wilcox
423:Pickett's Charge
315:Washington, D.C.
137:
136:
128:
61:
60:
28:
16:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1004:
980:
979:
978:
973:
964:
841:
838:
808:
807:
795:
794:
790:
785:
781:
776:
772:
763:
759:
753:Wayback Machine
743:
739:
734:
712:
677:
675:Further reading
649:
639:
563:Died of wounds
550:--- Losses ---
516:
514:Final statement
503:
443:Abner Doubleday
427:James L. Kemper
392:
377:Wolf Run Shoals
354:Wolf Run Shoals
325:on October 29.
229:East Montpelier
187:
126:
79:
65:
55:
31:
12:
11:
5:
1013:
1011:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
982:
981:
975:
974:
967:
965:
963:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
846:
843:
842:
839:
837:
836:
829:
822:
814:
806:
805:
788:
779:
770:
757:
736:
735:
733:
730:
729:
728:
723:
718:
711:
710:External links
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672:
671:
664:
657:
648:
645:
638:
635:
632:
631:
628:
624:
623:
620:
619:Total wounded
616:
615:
612:
608:
607:
604:
600:
599:
596:
592:
591:
588:
584:
583:
580:
576:
575:
572:
568:
567:
564:
560:
559:
556:
552:
551:
547:
546:
543:
542:--- Aggregate
539:
538:
535:
531:
530:
527:
523:
522:
515:
512:
511:
510:
502:
499:
461:George Nichols
416:Medal of Honor
412:Cemetery Ridge
391:
388:
282:
281:
274:
267:
260:
253:
246:
239:
232:
225:
218:
186:
183:
161:
160:
157:
156:
151:
145:
144:
141:
133:
132:
124:
121:
120:
115:
109:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
74:
70:
69:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1012:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
985:
971:
961:
958:
956:
955:Sharpshooters
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
940:17th Infantry
938:
936:
935:16th Infantry
933:
931:
930:15th Infantry
928:
926:
925:14th Infantry
923:
921:
920:13th Infantry
918:
916:
915:12th Infantry
913:
911:
910:11th Infantry
908:
906:
905:10th Infantry
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
847:
844:
835:
830:
828:
823:
821:
816:
815:
812:
801:
800:
792:
789:
783:
780:
774:
771:
767:
761:
758:
754:
750:
747:
741:
738:
731:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
709:
704:
700:
697:
693:
690:
686:
683:
679:
678:
674:
669:
665:
662:
658:
655:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
636:
629:
626:
625:
621:
618:
617:
613:
610:
609:
605:
602:
601:
597:
594:
593:
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
569:
565:
562:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
548:
544:
541:
540:
536:
533:
532:
528:
525:
524:
519:
513:
508:
507:John Lonergan
505:
504:
500:
498:
496:
492:
488:
483:
481:
477:
473:
468:
466:
462:
457:
455:
451:
446:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
419:
417:
413:
409:
405:
396:
389:
387:
385:
380:
378:
374:
370:
369:Robert E. Lee
366:
362:
357:
355:
351:
350:J.E.B. Stuart
346:
345:Munson's Hill
341:
339:
335:
331:
326:
324:
323:typhoid fever
318:
316:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
295:
291:
287:
279:
275:
272:
268:
265:
261:
258:
254:
251:
247:
244:
240:
237:
233:
230:
226:
223:
219:
216:
212:
211:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
184:
182:
180:
176:
172:
168:
155:
152:
150:
147:
146:
138:
135:
134:
130:
129:
125:Military unit
119:
116:
114:
110:
105:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68:
64:
63:United States
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54:
50:
47:July 21, 1863
46:
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
900:9th Infantry
895:8th Infantry
890:7th Infantry
885:6th Infantry
880:5th Infantry
875:4th Infantry
870:3rd Infantry
865:2nd Infantry
860:1st Infantry
798:
791:
782:
773:
765:
760:
740:
702:
695:
688:
681:
667:
660:
653:
640:
484:
469:
458:
447:
420:
401:
381:
358:
342:
340:was formed.
327:
319:
304:
298:
283:
188:
166:
164:
945:1st Cavalry
855:2nd Brigade
850:1st Brigade
307:Brattleboro
276:Company K,
269:Company I,
257:Bakersfield
255:Company G,
248:Company F,
241:Company E,
234:Company D,
227:Company C,
220:Company B,
173:during the
97:Engagements
984:Categories
647:References
493:, and the
390:Gettysburg
271:Montpelier
243:Morristown
236:Colchester
222:Waitsfield
215:Burlington
199:Chittenden
195:Washington
171:Union Army
107:Commanders
81:Union Army
52:Allegiance
950:Artillery
595:Deserted
286:Braintree
44:Disbanded
749:Archived
637:See also
278:Highgate
250:Richmond
207:Franklin
203:Lamoille
140:Previous
91:Infantry
687:-----.
465:I Corps
361:I Corps
311:Vermont
185:History
113:Colonel
264:Calais
73:Branch
36:Active
732:Notes
67:Union
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606:162
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529:957
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