United States Regiments & Batteries > Vermont > 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment
The 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment rostered 38 officers and 904 enlisted men during the American Civil War. It suffered no battle deaths or woundings but lost 5 men were captured. The 15th Vermont also lost 1 officer and 77 enlisted men to disease and one man to suicide.
| 1862 | |
| September 26 | The regiment was organized at Brattleboro, Vermont.
Organization of the regiment
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| October 22 | The 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment organized at Brattleboro and mustered in for nine months United States service under the command of Colonel Redfield Proctor, who had been Major in the 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel William W. Grout, and Major Charles F. Spaulding. |
| October 23-26 | Moved to Washington, D.C.; Attached to 2nd Brigade, Casey’s Division, Military District of Washington. The brigade consisted of the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th Vermont Regiments. |
| October 26-28 | At Camp Chase, Arlington, Va. |
| October 29 | Moved to East Capital Hill |
| March 30 | Marched down Pennsylvania Avenue and across the Long Brodge to Munson’s Hill in Virginia. |
| November 5 | To Hunting Creek, at Camp Vermont. The camp was in a low, malarial location, resulting in a number of deaths. |
| November 8 | Captain Warren Noyes of Company D resigned. First Lieutenant John H. Oakes of Company H was promoted to Captain of Company D. |
| November 26 | Picket duty at Occoquan Creek |
| December 4 | Returned to Camp Vermont in a 30 mile night march. |
| December 12 | Picket duty near Fairfax Court House. |
| 1863 | |
| January 3 | Captain Stephen R. McGaffey of Company G resigned. |
| January 9 | First Lieutenant George H. Blake was promoted to Captain of Company G. |
| January 12 | Captain William H. Johnston of Company I resigned.First Lieutenant Robert P, Noyes of Company D was promoted to Captain of Company I. |
| January 15 | Captain Cornelius Carpenter of Company C resigned. First Lieutenant Marshall A. Carpenter was promoted to Captain of Company C. |
| January 20 | At Fairfax Station |
| February | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Casey’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
| April | Transferred to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Corps 4/17 |
| March 24 | Moved to Union Mills |
| May 7 | At Bealeton |
| May 18 | Returned to Union Mills |
| May 30 |
Catlett’s StationMosby’s guerillas attacked a supply train guarded by 25 men from the 15th Vermont under the command of Lieutenant Hartshorn. The Confederates greatly outnumbered Hartshorn’s men, and the train was burned and several men captured. |
| June 15 | Six companies under Colonel Proctor were stationed at Bristoe Station, with four companies under Lieutenant Colonel Grout at Catlett’s Station |
| June 16 | Captain Riley E. Wright of Company H resigned. |
| June 19 | First Lieutenant William A. Chapman of Company K was promoted to Captain of Company H. |
| June 25-July 1 | Forced march to Gettysburg. Just before reaching Gettysburg the regiment was detached at Westminster to guard supply wagons near Rock Creek Chuch and was not engaged in the battle. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac. |
| July 1 |
Gettysburg – Day 1General Sickles ordered the 15th to leave the trains and join the rest of the Vermont Brigade near Cemetery Hill. |
| July 2 |
Gettysburg – Days 2 & 3In the morning the regiment was posted to Cemetery Hill to support the artillery batteries there. At Noon General Doubleday sent the regiment back to join the 12th Vermont in guarding the trains, which it was believed were threatened by Stuart’s cavalry. Two companies of the 15th Vermont were detached to guard the First Corps ammunition train two miles south of Gettysburg on Taneytown Road. The regiment was not engaged and suffered no casualties in the battle. |
| July 4-11 | Pursuit of Lee. Accompanied the supply train through Frederick City and over South Mountain. |
| July 12 | Joined the army in line of battle at Hagerstown, forming on the right flank of the First Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Grout commanded 200 men sent ahead as skirmishers. |
| July 18-21 | Moved by train to Brattleboro, Vt., with a pause in New York City where General Canby requested they help with the draft riots. |
| August 5 | The 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment mustered out at Brattleboro under the command of Colonel Redfield Proctor, Lieutenant Colonel William W. Grout, and Major Charles F. Spaulding.Colonel Proctor would go on to become a Vermont Congressman, The Secretary of War in President Benjamin Harrison’s administration, and a United States Senator from Vermont. Two of his children and one of his grandchildren would become Governors of Vermont.
Lieutenant Colonel Grout would also be elected to Congress. |