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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Battery, Vermont Light Artillery was organized at Burlington, on November 19, 1861 | The 1st Battery, Vermont Light Artillery was organized at Burlington, on November 19, 1861 <br>The battery mustered out August 9, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>. | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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*The Wikipedia Article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Light_Artillery_Batteries Vermont Light Artillery Batteries], (accessed 23 November 2012).<br> | *The Wikipedia Article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Light_Artillery_Batteries Vermont Light Artillery Batteries], (accessed 23 November 2012).<br> | ||
=== Companies in | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 305 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0001YAL Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 305 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0001YAL Roster]. | ||
Men often enlisted in | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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