United States Regiments & Batteries > Vermont


The 14th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 26 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 43 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

It is honored by a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield.

1862

October 21 Organized at Brattleboro for nine months under the command of Colonel William T. Nicholls
October 22-25 Moved to Washington, D.C.; Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Military District of Washington
October 25-28 At Camp Chase, Arlington, Va.
October 29 At East Capital Hill
October 30 March to Munson’s Hill
November 5 To Hunting Creek, at Camp Vermont
November 26-
December 5
Picket duty near Occoquan Creek
December 12 Duty near Fairfax Court House
December 29 Defence of Fairfax Court House from attack by Stuart’s Cavalry

1863

January 20 At Fairfax Station
February Attached to 2nd Brigade, Casey’s Division, 22nd Army Corps
April Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Army Corps
March 24 At Wolf Run Shoals, Union Mills and on the Occoquan
June 25-July 1 March to Gettysburg
July Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
July 1-3 Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment brought 647 men to the field, losing 19 killed and 76 wounded.
July 4-18 Pursuit of Lee
July 18-21 Moved to Brattleboro, Vt.
July 30 Mustered out