10th Vermont Infantry Regiment

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The 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 140 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 203 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
September 1 The 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment was organized at Brattleboro and mustered into three years Federal service under the command of Colonel Albert B. Jewett, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Edson, and Major William H. Henry and Adjutant Wyllys Lyman.

Organization of the Regiment
  • Company A – Captain Edwin B. Frost
  • Company B – Captain Edward Dillingham
  • Company C – Captain John A. Sheldon
  • Company D – Captain Giles F. Appleton
  • Company E – Captain Madison E. Winslow
  • Company F – Captain Hiram Platt
  • Company G – Captain George B. Damon
  • Company H – Captain Lucius T. Hunt
  • Company I – Captain Charles G. Chandler
  • Company K – Captain Hiram R. Steele
September 6-8 Moved to Washington, D.C. and Attached to Grover’s Brigade, Military District of Washington
September 9-14 Camp at Arlington Heights
September 14-17 March to Seneca Locks, Md.
September 18 Guard duty along the Potomac from Edward’s Ferry to Muddy Branch
October 11 At Seneca Creek
October 16-17 Lieutenant Colonel John H. Edson resigned and Major William W. Henry was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
November 8 First Lieutenant John A. Salisbury of Company C was promoted to Captain of Company I.
November 13 At Offutt’s Cross Roads
December 21 Moved to Poolesville
December 22 Duty at White’s Ford (Companies C, E, H and I); at mouth of the Monocacy (Companies A, F and D); at Conrad’s Ferry (Companies B, G and K)
December 25 Captain Madison E. Winslow of Company E resigned.
1863
Januiary 2 First Lieutenant Pearl D. Blodgett of Company G was promoted to Captain of Company E.
Januiary 26 Captain Giles F. Appleton of Company D Resigned.
February Attached to Jewett’s Brigade, Provisional Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington
February 4 First Lieutenant Samuel Darrah was promoted to Captain of Company D.
April 19 At Poolesville, Md.
June 24-26 Moved to Harper’s Ferry and attached to French’s Command, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department.
June 30 To Frederick, Md.
July 2 To Monocacy
July 6-23 Pursuit of Lee, attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
July 23

Wapping Heights
August 1-
September 15		 At Routt’s Hill
October 8 At Culpeper
October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign
October 14

Auburn and Bristoe
November 7-8 Advance to the Rappahannock
November 7

Kelly’s Ford
November 8 Brandy Station
November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign
November 27

Payne’s Farm
1864
February 6-7 Demonstration on the Rapidan
March Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac
March Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 1 Captain Hiram Platt of Company F resigned.
May-June

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James
May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21

Spottsylvania Court House
May 18 Captain Hiram R. Steele of Company K was promoted to Captain and C.S., U.S. Volunteers.
May 12

Assault on the Salient

Captain Hiram R. Steele of Company K was wounded.
May 23-26

North Anna River
May 26-28 Pamunkey River
May 28-31

Totopotomoy
June 1-12

Cold Harbor

Captain Edwin B. Frost of Company A, Captain Samual Darrah of Company D, and Lieutenant Ezra Stetson of Company B were killed. Colonel William W. Henry, Captain Lucius Hunt of Company H, and Caaptain Pearl D. Blodgett of Company E were wounded.
June 15-18

Grant’s First Assault on Petersburg

First Lieutenant Lucian D. Thompson was promoted to Captain of Company D.
June 18

Siege of Petersburg
June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

First Lieutenant Henry H. Dewey was promoted to Captain of Company A, and First Lieutenant Chester F. Nye was promoted to Captain of Company F.
July 6-8 Moved to Baltimore, Md.
July 9

Battle of Monocacy

Medal of Honor from the Civil War eraCaptain Lieutenant George Evans Davis of Company D was awarded the Medal of Honor, “While in command of a small force, held the approaches to the two bridges against repeated assaults of superior numbers, thereby materially delaying Early’s advance on Washington.”

Corporal Alexander Scott of Company D was awarded the Medal of Honor for “Under a very heavy fire from the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture.”
July 11 First Lieutenant Merritt Barber was promoted to Captain of Company B.
July 14-24 Expedition to Snicker’s Gap
August 6-November 28

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 23 First Lieutenant Alexander Chilton was promoted to Captain of Company K.
September 13 Gilbert’s Ford, Opequan
September 19

Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan)

Major Edward Dillingham was killed. Captain First Lieutenant Daniel Foster of Company B and First Lieutenants George E. Davis of Company D and Lwere wounded.
September 22

Fisher’s Hill
October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

Captain Lucian D. Thompson of Company D was killed. Adjutant Wyllys Lyman was seriously wounded, and Captain Chester F. Nye of Company F and First Lieutenants George E. Davis of Company D and Lemuel A. Abbott of Company G were wounded.

Captain George B. Damon of Company G was brevetted Major for gallantry at Opequon and Cedar Creek and Captain John A. Salisbury of Company I was brevveted Major for gallantry.
November 10 Camp Russell
November Duty at Kernstown
November 21 First Lieutenant George E. Davis was promoted to Captain of Company D and First Lieutenant Salmon E. Perham was promoted to Captain of Company H.
December 3-6 Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Petersburg, Va.
December 13

Returened to Siege of Petersburg
December 17 Colonel William W. Henry resigned.
December 19 Captain George B. Damon of Company G was promoted to Major.
December 27 Captain Chester F. Nye of Company F was discharged due to his wound from Cedr Creek.
1865
January 2 Major George B. Damon was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and Adjutant Wyllys Lyman was promoted to Major.
January 30 First Lieutenant John A. Hicks of Company B was promoted to Captain of Company E and First Lieutenant Lemuel A. Abbott was promoted to Captain of Company F.
February 20 First Lieutenant Henry W. Kingsley was promoted to Captain of Company F.
March 25

Fort Fisher, before Petersburg
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign
April 2

Fall of Petersburg

First Lieutenant James Read of Company E was mortally wounded and was brevetted Captain for gallantry. Lieutenant Colonel George B. Damon was brevveted Colonel for gallantry.
April 6

Sailor’s Creek

First Lieutenant Rufus K. Tabor of Company A was promoted to Captain of Company C.
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.
April 23-27 March to Danville
May 2 Captain John A. Hicks of Company E was discharged for disability.
May 11 First Lieutenant Henry Stiles was promoted to Captain of Company E.
May 16 Moved to Richmond
May 24-June 3 March to Washington
June 8 Corps Review
June 17 Lieutenant Colonel George B. Damon was promoted to Colonel, but was mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel..
June 22 The 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Damon and Major Wyllys Lyman. Recruits were transferred to the 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment.