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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 17th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was&nbsp;organized and mustered in: Companies "A" January 5, 1864; "B," "C" and "D" March, 1864; "E," "F" and "G" April 12, 1864. The regiment&nbsp;mustered out July 14, 1865<ref>National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 14 January 2011).</ref>.  
The 17th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized and mustered in: Companies "A" January 5, 1864; "B," "C" and "D" March, 1864; "E," "F" and "G" April 12, 1864. The regiment mustered out July 14, 1865<ref>National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 14 January 2011).</ref>.
 
For more information on the history of the 17th Vermont Infantry, see the following:
 
*The Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Vermont_Infantry 17th Vermont Infantry], accessed 25 November 2011.<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unvttr2.htm#17thinf 17th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012)<br>
 
=== 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 1,666 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0017RI Roster].  


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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.<br>


=== Companies in&nbsp;this Regiment with the Counties of Origin ===
=== Regimental History and Roster ===
*History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A, by George Wise, Publisher Baltimore, Kelly, Piet & company, 1870, '''''Online at:'''''[https://archive.org/details/historyofsevente00wise/page/n13/mode/2up Internet Archive]


Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
=== Other Sources  ===


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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Vermont in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>


<br>
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>


=== Other&nbsp;Sources  ===
*[[Vermont in the Civil War|Vermont in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Vermont, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


=== References  ===
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


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*Civil War in the East, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/VT/VT17.php 17th Vermont Infantry Regiment], (accessed 4 April 2013).


=== References  ===


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Latest revision as of 10:12, 14 June 2023


Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 17th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized and mustered in: Companies "A" January 5, 1864; "B," "C" and "D" March, 1864; "E," "F" and "G" April 12, 1864. The regiment mustered out July 14, 1865[1].

For more information on the history of the 17th Vermont Infantry, see the following:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,666 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.

Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]

  • History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A, by George Wise, Publisher Baltimore, Kelly, Piet & company, 1870, Online at:Internet Archive

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Vermont in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  • National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  • Vermont in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Vermont, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  • United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 14 January 2011).
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