1861 |
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Organized at St. Johnsbury |
July 16 |
Mustered in under Colonel Smith and Lt. Colonel Breed N. Hyde |
July 24-26 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. Duty at Georgetown Heights and at Camp Griffin, defences of Washington attached to W. F. Smith's Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
August |
Colonel Smith promoted to brigadier general, Lt Colonel Hyde promoted to colonel, and Captain Wheelock Veazey promoted to lieutenant colonel |
September 11 |
Skirmish at Lewinsville |
September 25 |
Reconnoissance to Lewinsville |
October |
Attached to Brook's Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862 |
March 10 |
Moved to Alexandria, attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 23-24 |
To Fortress Monroe, Va. |
April 4 |
Action at Young's Mill |
April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown; attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 16 |
Lee's Mills |
May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
June 27 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 29 |
Garnett's Farm, Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp Bridge |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July-August |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-24 |
Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria |
September-October |
Maryland Campaign |
September |
Lieutenant Colonel Veazey returned to Vermont to raise and become colonel of the 16th Vermont |
September 14 |
Crampton's Pass |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Major Thomas O. Seaver. The regiment was not heavily engaged at Antietam and suffered only light losses. |
September 26 -
October 29 |
At Hagerstown, Md. |
October 29-
November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 15 |
Colonel Hyde resigns, having been ordered before a court martial on charges of cowardice. Lt. Colonel Seaver was promoted to colonel. |
January 20-24 |
Burnside's Second Campaign, "Mud March" |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Franklin's Crossing |
May 3 |
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks' Ford |
June 5-13 |
Franklin's Crossing |
July 2-4 |
Battle of Gettysburg
Commanded by Colonel Thomas O. Seaver. It brought 428 men to the field and had no casualties. |
July 10-13 |
Funkstown, Md. |
August 14 |
Ordered to New York City |
September 13-17 |
Moved to Alexandria, thence to Fairfax Court House |
September 22 |
To Culpeper Court House |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
May-June |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
Line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 18-19 |
Before Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
June 24 - July 9 |
Siege of Petersburg |
July 9-11 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early's attack on Fort Stevens |
July 27 |
Nonveterans mustered out |
August 7-
November 28 |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
August 21-22 |
Near Charlestown |
September 1 |
Opequan Creek |
September 13 |
Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October |
At Strasburg |
November 9 |
At Kernstown |
December 9-12 |
Moved to Petersburg, Va. |
December 13 |
Siege of Petersburg |
1865 |
March 25 |
Fort Fisher, before Petersburg |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April 10 - 23 |
At Farmville and Burkesville Junction |
April 23-27 |
March to Danville |
May 18 |
Moved to Manchester |
May 24-June 2 |
Marched to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 |
Corps Review |
July 11 |
Mustered out |
