11th Vermont Infantry Regiment

The 11th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three-years infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.^[1] It served in eastern theater, from September 1862 to August 1865. It served in the XXII Corps in the defenses of Washington D.C., and with the Vermont Brigade in VI Corps. The regiment was mustered into United States service on September 1, 1862, at Brattleboro, Vermont. On December 10, 1862, its designation changed to the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery.^[2]

11th Vermont Infantry Regiment
Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923
Active	September 1, 1862 to December 10 (changed to 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery)
Allegiance
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel James M. Warner

History

The unit was engaged in, or present at:^[3]

• Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and the first Battle of Weldon Railroad, now known as the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, in the Overland campaign. In the latter 267 men from the 11th and 140 from the 4th Vermont were captured by a superior force.^[4] The captives were all sent to Andersonville prison where 232 of them died.^[5]
• Fort Stevens, Charlestown, Gilbert's Ford, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley campaign
• In the Siege of Petersburg.

Losses in the war

The regiment lost during service:^[6]

• 152 men killed and mortally wounded
• 2 died from accidents
• 175 died in Confederate prisons
• 210 died from disease

Total loss: 539

The regiment mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.

• 
  Lt. Col. George Ephraim Chamberlin of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery Regiment
• 
  Memorial to the Vermonters who Perished at Andersonville

References

Citations

1. Dyer (1908), p. 1653; Federal Publishing Company (1908), p. 116.
2. VCW, 11th Vermont (2004).
3. NPS 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery.
4. Taylor (2010), pp. 16–20.
5. weldonrailroad.com, A Melancholy Affair... (2007).
6. Civil War in the East, 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery.

Sources

• Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. pp. 34, 233, 310, 328. 406, 1653. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. Retrieved August 8, 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Federal Publishing Company (1908). Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, And Delaware (PDF). The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Vol. I. Madison, WI: Federal Publishing Company. pp. 116–117. OCLC 694018100. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Taylor, Dan (2010). "Barton Believables:Ellery Webster, Union POW - Part One". Vermont's Northland Journal. 9 (3): 16–20.
• "1st Vermont Heavy Artillery Regiment". The Civil War in the East. 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
• "Battle Unit Details, 1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery". nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. January 19, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
• Vermont in the Civil War (2004). "11th Vermont Infantry (aka First Heavy Artillery, Vermont Volunteers". vermontcivilwar.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
• "A Melancholy Affair at the Weldon Railroad". www.weldonrailroad.com. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Further reading

• Grant, Frank C., and Kenneth E. Manies. Civil War Journal of Cpl. Frank C. Grant, 1st Vt. Heavy Artillery/11th Vt. Inf. Regiment, Company A. Yuba City, Calif.: K.E. Manies, 2005.

External links

• Vermont National Guard Library and Museum
• 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery National Colors, Digital Vermont
• NPS historian Jimmy Blankenship describes the futile charge of the First Maine Heavy Artillery at Petersburg on June 18, 1864