Organization of the Regiment

• Company A – “Bennington Union Guards” – Bennington – Captain James H. Walbridge
• Company B – Rutland County – Captain James Hope
• Company C – Windham County – Captain Edward A. Todd
• Company D – Washington County – Captain Charles Dillingham
• Company E – “Turnbridge Light Infantry” – Orange County – Captain Richard Smith
• Company F – “Capital Guards” – Washington County – Captain Francis V. Randall
• Company G – “Vermont Guards” – Chittenden County – Captain John T. Drew
• Company H – “Green Mountain Rifles” – Franklin County – Captain William T. Burnham
• Company I – Windsor County – Captain Volney S. Fullam
• Company K – Chittenden County – Captain Solon Eaton
• Bennington Town Band – Band Leader Franklin M. Crossett

• Rutland & Burlington Railroad to Boston
• the Troy & Boston Railroad to New York
• the Hudson River Railroad to New York City, crossing by ferry to New Jersey
• New Jersey Railroad to Philadelphia
• the Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, crossing by steamer to Harve de Grace
• the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Baltimore
• and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington D.C.

Battle of Bull Run

The 2nd Vermont crossed Bull Run at Sudley Ford and marched to Chinn Ridge, where they engaged the Confederates. After the collapse of the Union army the regiment withdrew to Centreville.

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed, Captain Edward A. Todd of Company C and 34 enlisted men wounded, and Captain J.T. Drew of Company G and 30 enlisted men captured. Second Lieutenant A.H. Weed took command of Company C.

In the afternoon the 2nd Vermont was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, and then to Alexandria.

Peninsula Campaign

Moved by ship to the Virginia Peninsula, landing near Fort Monroe and moving to Newport News.

Siege of Yorktown

Battle of Williamsburg

Seven days before Richmond

Savage Station

White Oak Swamp Bridge

Malvern Hill

Maryland Campaign

Crampton’s Gap, South Mountain

The regiment successfully assaulted the heights to the left of the road over the pass.

Battle of Antietam

The 2nd Vermont Infantry was commanded by Major James H. Walbridge. The regiment was not heavily engaged at Antietam and suffered only light losses.

From the War Department marker for Brooks’ brigade at Antietam:

Brooks’ Brigade left its camp in Pleasant Valley at 6 A.M. of the 17th, crossed the Antietam at Pry’s Ford and reached the field about noon. It was ordered to the support of Sedgwick’s Division, Second Corps, on the Union right but, before getting into position, was ordered to the support of French’s Division and formed in Mumma’s Cornfield, on ground vacated by the 14th Connecticut, its left connecting with French, its right resting on Mumma’s Lane, facing south parallel to and about 170 yards from the Bloody Lane.

It was subjected to a galling fire of both Artillery and Sharpshooters, causing some loss.

It remained in this position until the morning of the 19th.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Burnside’s Second Campaign, “Mud March”

Chancellorsville Campaign

Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg

Captains Amasa S. Tracey of Company H and Horace F. Cross man of Company F were wounded.

Salem Heights

Banks’ Ford

First Lieutenant Francis A. Gleason of Company C was mortally wounded.

Franklin’s Crossing

Battle of Gettysburg

The 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment was commanded by Colonel James H. Walbridge. It brought 528 men to the field and had no casualties.

From the Vermont Brigade monument at Gettysburg:

Reaching this field by a forced march of thirty two miles in the evening of July 2, the brigade took position on the left Union flank near this point in anticipation of an attack by the enemy and held the same July 3d and 4th.

Funkstown, Md.

First Lieutenant Eben N. Drury of Company K was wounded.

Bristoe Campaign

Rappahannock Station

Mine Run Campaign

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

Battle of the Wilderness

From the Vermont Brigade monument on the Wilderness battlefield:

In these woods, during the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5 and 6, 1864, Vermont’s “Old Brigade” suffered 1,234 casualties while defending the Brock Road and Orange Plank Road intersection.

The 2nd Vermont Infantry lost the heaviest casualties of any regiment in the very bloody two day battle: 348 out of 700 men.

• Colonel Newton Stone was shot in the head and killed.
• Lieutenant Colonel Tyler was promoted to Colonel but was mortally wounded in the thigh.
• Captain Orville Bixby of Company E was killed.
• Captains William H. Cady of Company A, Elijah Wales of Company C, Phillips E. Chase of Company G and Daniel S. White of Company I, and First Lieutenants Joshua P. Sawyer of Company C, James Allen of Company E, George W. Flagg of Company F, John J. Bain of Company G, and Eben N. Drury of Company K were wounded.

Spotsylvania Court House

Assault on the Salient (Spotsylvania)

Captain Rollin C. Ward of Company B and First Lieutenants Almond Worcester of Company F and Ethan A. Priest of Company I were wounded.

North Anna River

Totopotomoy

Cold Harbor

First Lieutenant Hiram Bailey of Company B was wounded.

Grant’s First Assault on Petersburg

Siege of Petersburg

Jerusalem Plank Road

Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Charlestown

First Lieutenants William H. Bond of Company A and Charles C. Morey of Company E were wounded.

Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan)

Fisher’s Hill

Battle of Cedar Creek

Lieutenant Colonel Tracy was wounded in the hip by a shell. First Lieutenant Amasa W. Ferry of Company F was wounded.

Siege of Petersburg

The 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment returned to the Petersburg front and went into winter quarters near Squirrel Level Road.

• First Lieutenant Henry H. Prouty of Company H was promoted to Captain of Company B
• First Lieutenant Charles C. Morey was promoted to Captain of Company E.
• First Lieutenant Pratt Stone was promoted to Captain of Company F.
• First Lieutenant Ephraim Harrison was promoted to Captain of Company G.
• First Lieutenant Horation F. Taylor was promoted to Captain of Company I.

Fort Fisher (Petersburg)

Appomattox Campaign

Fall of Petersburg

Captain Charles C. Morey of Company E was killed. Lieutenant Colonel Tracy was breveted Colonel and Captain Ephraim W. Harrington was brevveted Major for gallant and meritorious service in the assault.

Sailor’s Creek

While skirmishing with the Confederate reat guard at the end of the battle the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment fired the last shots of the Sixth Corps in the Civil War.

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.