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the 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Burlington and mustered in June 20, 1861. Non-veterans in the regiment mustered out June 29, 1864. The rest of the regiment mustered out July 15, 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 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Burlington and mustered in June 20, 1861. Non-veterans in the regiment mustered out June 29, 1864. The rest of the regiment mustered out July 15, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011).</ref>.<br> | ||
For more history of this regiment, see [http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/index.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Introduction] and [http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/history.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Regimental History]. <br><br><br> | For more history of this regiment, see [http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/index.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Introduction] and [http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/history.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Regimental History]. <br> | ||
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* The Wikipedia article, 2nd Vermont Infantry, accessed 21 November 2011.<br><br><br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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"The ten companies...were recruited in the towns of Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Castleton, Fletcher, Ludlow, Montpelier, Tunbridge, Vergennes, and Waterbury, in the nine counties of Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor, thus representing the State at large as fully as any regiment recruited during the war."<ref name="Benedict">Benedict, George Grenville. [http://vermontcivilwar.org/bene/05.pdf Vermont in the Civil War]. (Burlington VT: Free Press Association, 1888), p. 63.</ref> | "The ten companies...were recruited in the towns of Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Castleton, Fletcher, Ludlow, Montpelier, Tunbridge, Vergennes, and Waterbury, in the nine counties of Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor, thus representing the State at large as fully as any regiment recruited during the war."<ref name="Benedict">Benedict, George Grenville. [http://vermontcivilwar.org/bene/05.pdf Vermont in the Civil War]. (Burlington VT: Free Press Association, 1888), p. 63.</ref> | ||
"A company of Irish Americans, recruited in Burlington and Colchester, was among those originally accepted; but ... was disbanded ... and the Vergennes company took its place."<ref name="Benedict" /> | "A company of Irish Americans, recruited in Burlington and Colchester, was among those originally accepted; but ... was disbanded ... and the Vergennes company took its place."<ref name="Benedict" /> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[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> | *[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*[http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/bibl.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Bibliography] lists many sources about the 2nd Vermont Infantry.<br> | *[http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/units/2/bibl.php 2nd Vermont Infantry, Bibliography] lists many sources about the 2nd Vermont Infantry.<br> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Vermont_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Vermont_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||