The Civil War in the East

12th Vermont Infantry Regiment

 

The 12th Vermont Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 65 enlisted men to disease in the Civil War.

 

1862

October 4

Organized at Brattleboro for nine months

October 7-10

Moved to Washington, D.C.; Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Military District of Washington; Camp on East Capital Hill, Washington

October 30

Moved to Munson's Hill

October 31

To Hunting Creek, at Camp Vermont

December 12

Picket duty near Fairfax Court House

1863

January 20

Defence of Fairfax Court House from attack by Stuart's Cavalry

January 20

Duty at Wolf Run Shoals; Guard railroad at Warrenton Junction

February

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps

April

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Corps

May 7

At Rappahannock Station

May 18

At Bristoe and Catlett's

June 1

At Union Mills

June 25-July 1

March to Gettysburg; Detached at Westminster as train guard

July

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

July 4-6

Guard prisoners to Baltimore

July 6-9

Moved to Brattleboro

July 14

Mustered out