6th Vermont Infantry Regiment facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 6th Vermont Infantry Regiment
Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923
Active	October 15, 1861 to October 16, 1864
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch	United States Army Union Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Warwick Creek Battle of Lee's Mill Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm Battle of Savage's Station Battle of White Oak Swamp Battle of Crampton's Gap Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Fort Stevens Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg
Disbanded	July 26, 1865
Commanders
Colonel	Asa P. Blunt
Insignia
2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade), 2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army), Army of the Potomac/Army of the Shenandoah (Union)

Colonel Nathan Lord, Jr.

Asa P. Blunt commanded in 1861

The 6th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from October 1861 to June 1865. It was a part of the Vermont Brigade.

Service

The regiment was mustered into Federal service on October 15, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont under Colonel Nathan Lord, Jr., the son of the Dartmouth College president Nathan Lord. It was engaged in, or present at, Warwick Creek, Lee's Mill, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage's Station and White Oak Swamp during the Peninsula Campaign; Crampton's Gap and Antietam during the 1862 Maryland Campaign; Battle of Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights, Salem Church, and Banks' Ford; Gettysburg and Funkstown during the Gettysburg Campaign; Gainesville and Rappahannock Station; the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, and Reams' Station during the Overland Campaign; Fort Stevens; Charlestown, Third Battle of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek during the Shenandoah Valley campaign; the Siege of Petersburg, and Sayler's Creek.

Throughout the 6th Vermont's service, 189 men were killed and mortally wounded in combat, 2 died from non-combat related accidents, 20 died in Confederate prisons (including seven who perished at the infamous Andersonville POW camp), and 189 died from disease for a total loss of 400 men.

When the original three-year enlistees mustered out 16 October 1864, the regiment was left with 320 men on its muster who had either reenlisted or joined as recruits after initial muster into federal service. The regiment mustered out of service on July 8, 1865 in Burlington.

Companies

Company D

Company "D" of the 6th Vermont at drill, 1861.

Company I

Company "I" of the 6th Vermont at drill, 1861.

Engagements

Final Statement