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


The12th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro October 4, 1862.&nbsp; The regiment mustered out July 14, 1863<ref>National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 17 January 2011).</ref>.<br>
The12th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro October 4, 1862. The regiment mustered out July 14, 1863<ref>National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 17 January 2011).</ref>.<br>  
 
For more information on the history of the 12th Vermont Infantry, see the following:
 
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Vermont_Infantry 12th Vermont Infantry], accessed 21 November 2011.<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unvttr2.htm#12thinf 12th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012).
 
=== 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 1,188 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0012RI 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  ===
 
*''Army life in Virginia : letters from the Twelfth Vermont Regiment and personal experiences of volunteer service in the war for the Union, 1862-63.'' By George Grenville Benedict. Burlington : Free Press Association, 1895. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/00518034.3146.emory.edu/page/n15/mode/2up Internet Archive]
 
=== National Archives Catalog ===
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/599693 Regimental and Company Books of the 12th Vermont Infantry Regiment. NAID 599693]
 
=== Other Sources  ===


=== Companies in&nbsp;this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
*[[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>


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.  
*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>


*[[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>


*[[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>


=== Other Sources&nbsp;  ===
*Civil War in the East, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/VT/VT12.php 12th Vermont Infantry], accessed 3 April 2013).


*Internet Archive Search, [http://archive.org/search.php?query=%28collection%3Aamericana%20AND%20format%3Apdf%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%29%20AND%20-mediatype%3Acollection%20AND%20firstCreator%3AB%20AND%20subject%3A%22United%20States.%20Army.%20Vermont%20Infantry%20Regiment%2C%2012th%20%281862-1863%29%22 12 Regiment, Vermont Infantry], Books on-line (accessed 3 April 2013).


*Benedict, G. G. (George Grenville). ''Army life in Virginia, 1862-1863 : letters from The Twelfth Vermont Regiment and personal experiences of volunteer service in the war for the Union, 1862-63.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|788806|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083402}}


=== Referemces&nbsp; ===
=== References  ===


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[[Category:Vermont_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Vermont_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Latest revision as of 09:40, 17 February 2024


Brief History[edit | edit source]

The12th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro October 4, 1862. The regiment mustered out July 14, 1863[1].

For more information on the history of the 12th 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 1,188 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]

  • Army life in Virginia : letters from the Twelfth Vermont Regiment and personal experiences of volunteer service in the war for the Union, 1862-63. By George Grenville Benedict. Burlington : Free Press Association, 1895. Online at: Internet Archive

National Archives Catalog[edit | edit source]

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.
  • Benedict, G. G. (George Grenville). Army life in Virginia, 1862-1863 : letters from The Twelfth Vermont Regiment and personal experiences of volunteer service in the war for the Union, 1862-63. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), FS Library Fiche 6083402

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 17 January 2011).
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