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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.&nbsp; The regiment mustered out August 9, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011).</ref>.<br>
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:
 
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Vermont_Infantry 1st Vermont Infantry], accessed 21 November 2011.<br>  


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*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unvttr2.htm#1stinf 1st Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012).<br>
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin ===


=== Companies in&nbsp;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 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&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.  
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>


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=== Regimental History and Roster  ===


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*''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  ===


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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>
 
*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.
 
=== Internet ===
 
*Vermont Civil War, [http://vermontcivilwar.org/units/1/ 1st Vermont Infantry], (accessed 1 April 2013).


=== References ===
=== References ===


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Latest revision as of 21:13, 18 August 2023


Brief History

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[1].

For more information on the history of the 1st Vermont Infantry, see the following:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 886 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

  • 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: Internet Archive

Other Sources

  • 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.

Internet

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 11 January 2011).
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