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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Rutland and mustered in for three months May 9, 1861. | The 1st Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Rutland and mustered in for three months May 9, 1861. The regiment 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 11 January 2011).</ref>. <br> | ||
For more information on the history of the 1st Vermont Infantry, see the following: | For more information on the history of the 1st Vermont Infantry, see the following: | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 886 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0001RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 886 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0001RI 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.<br> | 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> | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861-1865. A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters.'' By Ripley, William Young Warren, . Rutland: Tuttle & co., printers, 1883. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/vermontriflemeni00ripl/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === |