This period of peace lasted thirteen years -- years of great improvements in the condition of Chittenden County, a counterpart of the prosperity enjoyed by the whole State. Indeed, the war with Mexico had scarcely disturbed the even tenor of her way, as so few of her sons were engaged in the strife, and the active scenes of which were so far removed. Except for display at celebrations, or as curiosities, the old sword and musket were unseen. The "Green Mountain Boys" had passed away to join the spirits of their brave commanders, while their names were perpetuated alike in annals of history and romance. Their children and grandchildren were enjoying the bounties of the verdant fields they had struggled so hard to win; but amid all the enervations of peace and plenty, the spirit and blood of such men as Allen, Baker, Stark, and Warner, yet coursed in their veins, ready to reveal its latent power, like the trained battle-horse, at the first clash of arms.

The morning of April 12th, 1861, dawned bright and fair, yet dense with the weight of woe that overspread the land. The fatal shot upon Sumpter had been fired, and for the first time in its young life, since first unfurled to the breeze o'er the decks of the "Ranger, " proudly bearing its "emblem of perpetuity, " -- the wreath of thirteen stars, -- the flag of the Union had been desecrated.

The causes leading to this terrible civil war we need not repeat; the results are patent to every household in this broad land. To some, however, the word "results" has a peculiar meaning. It recalls to the memory of the wife, the husband's face so kind and true; to the son and daughter, the loved lineaments of their sire; and to the parent, the noble form of their bright and promising son, all of whom now are resting in the quiet church-yard, or, mayhap, whose bones are bleaching in the sand that drained their blood at the fearful carnage of Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, or other fields where perished so many of our noble dead. But, ye wives, parents, brothers and sisters, the nation's honored dead o'er whose graves you weep, have left you a valuable legacy, a bequest in which none but you can share -- the glory that surrounds their names!

Vermont's sons proved to be "lineal descent from warlike men, " and "The Green Mountain Boys" became again an honored title of the present, adding luster to the fame which already clustered about it. Of this band, 34,238 were sent to fight the battles of their country, and $9,087,352.40 of Vermont's treasure were expended in the cause. But her greatest treasure was the 5,128 noble souls she sacrificed upon the altar of freedom, while 5,022 loyal ones were returned to their homes with shattered constitutions, or maimed in body. Surely, a bountiful contribution towards the preservation of our "Grand Republic."

Chittenden County furnished its full quota of both men and means. The first call was for one company, which in ten days' time was furnished and on its way, with others, towards the scene of strife. The streets of Burlington again "echoed the treat of armed men, " and the monument marking the last resting place of Ethan Allen looked down upon the soldier's tent and marshaled host. During the war, the old fair ground, between North Avenue, north Bend, East Pitkin and North streets, now the property of Mr. Lemuel S. Drew, was used as a camp-ground, called Camp Fairbanks, and the following regiments and companies were quartered here at different times: 2d Vermont Infantry, Colonel Henry Whiting; 1st Vermont Cavalry, Colonel L. B. Platt; 17th Vermont Infantry, Colonel F. V. Randall; 3d Vermont Light Battery, CPT Romeo H. Start, and two companies of Frontier Cavalry.

The following complete roster of men who went from Chittenden County commissioned officers, and of those, who, enlisting in the ranks were subsequently promoted to a commission, is complied from the Adjutant and Inspector-General's report of 1866, and from other sources.

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Roster of Field, Staff, and Company Officers.

Allen, Heman F., Burlington
Allen, John H., Hinesburgh
Appleton, Giles F., Burlington
Austin, Adoniram N., Colchester
Bain, John J., Burlington
Ballou, Newton H., Burlington
Barber, Brownson M., Richmond
Barstow, John L., Shelburne
Bascom, George, Milton
Beach, Edgar A., Essex
Beebe, George A., Burlington
Belden, Henry D., Burlington
Benedict, George G., Burlington
Bigelow, George H., Burlington
Bixby, James A., Jericho
Blake, William L., Milton
Bostwick, Lucius H., Jericho
Bowker, William H., Colchester
Brownell, Elias L., Essex
Brownell, Horace W., Williston
Brownson, Leonard J., Richmond
Burdick, Arthur F., Underhill
Cargill, John D., Richmond
Carpenter, Chester W., Hinesburgh
Carpenter, Walter B., Burlington
Chapin, Cornelius A., Williston
Chesmore, Alwyn Y., Huntington
Colburn, Dan L. C., Burlington
Conn, Granville P., Richmond
Cronan, William, Burlington
Curtis, Edwin M., Burlington
Danforth, Alonzo H., Charlotte
Darrah, Samuel, Burlington
Davis, George E., Burlington
Derby, Buel J., Huntington
Dewey, Archibald S., Burlington
Drew, John T., Burlington
Erhardt, Joel B., Burlington
Edwards, Ellis B., Colchester
Fay, Arnold C., Richmond
Fasett, Nelson, Jericho
Fish, Hiram B., Jericho
Fonda, Abner S., Charlotte
French, Aaron F., Colchester
Greenleaf, Edward E., Colchester
Greenleaf, William L., Colchester
Goodrich, John E., Burlington
Hagar, George I., Burlington
Hall, Hiram H., Williston
Hanley, Thomas, Richmond
Harris, William L., Burlington
Hastings, Frank, Burlington
Hatch, George J., Bolton
Hazelton, Wesley, Essex
Herrick, Edgar E., Milton
Hibbard, Edward L., Charlotte
Hight, Bradbury W., Burlington
Holton, Edward A., Williston
Humphrey, William H., Underhill
Irish, Henry C., Burlington
Kavany, Thomas, Burlington
Keith, Frank, Burlington
Kinney, Edwin R., Burlington
Knox, Edward M., Hinesburgh
Langdon, Henry H., Burlington
Lewis, George C., Underhill
Lewis, John R., Burlington
Lonergan, John, Burlington
Loomis, William, Burlington
Lyman, Wyllys, Burlington
Miller, George, Williston
Morse, Cornelius W., Burlington
Moore, Alanson K., Shelburne
Mower, Oscar G., Burlington
Munson, William D., Colchester
Naramore, Justin, Underhill
Newton, William H., Burlington
Nichols, Alfred K., Burlington
Nims, Edward B., Burlington
Norton, Seymour F., Burlington
O'Donahoe, Florance, Burlington
Owen, Myron, Essex
Page, Lemuel W., Burlington
Peck, David B., Burlington
Peck, Theodore S., Burlington
Peck, William H. H., Burlington
Pitkin, Edgar, Burlington
Plant, Azro M., Burlington
Platt, Frank A., Colchester
Platt, Lemuel B., Colchester
Ray, Orman P., Essex
Raxford, Denison, Burlington
Read, James M., Burlington
Reynolds, William B., Milton
Rolfe, John M., Colchester
Sargent, Joseph, Williston
Sawyer, Francis O
Seaton, Charles W., Charlotte
Seligson, Herman, Burlington
Sharpley, David L.
Shedd, George P., Richmond
Shattuck, Hiram, Huntington
Sibley, Ebenezer K., Westford
Smith, John, Bolton
Stearns, Riley B., Burlington
Sweet, Orvis H., Burlington
Thomas, John W., Burlington
Townshend, Joseph W., Charlotte
Trick, Edwin H., Burlington
Trueworthy, Edwin W., Burlington
Vancor, James Henry, Jericho
Viele, Eugene, Hinesburgh
Ward, Byron C., Underhill
Ward, Edwin R., Underhill
Warner, Edward C., Milton
Watson, Alexander G., Burlington
Weed, Anson H., Hinesburgh
Welch, George P., Williston
Williams, Lyman S., Essex
Williams, Milo A., Charlotte
Wing, Heman R., Burlington
Woodward, John H., Westford
Woodward, John W., Burlington
Yale, John L., Williston

Of the 5,022 men discharged, 317 commissioned officers resigned, sixty-one commissioned officers and 3,865 enlisted men were discharged for disabilities, forth-four commissioned officers and 596 enlisted men, for wounds received in action. Eleven enlisted men were paroled prisoners. Twenty-eight commissioned officers and one hundred enlisted men were dishonorably discharged.

Among the whole number of troops it is to be expected that some were not true, and the records show that 2, 219 men (mostly, if not all of whom were substitutes, ) deserted.

The Number of Engagements in which the several Regiments, Batteries and detached troops, (officered in part by Chittenden county men,) bore honorable part during the war, are as follows:--

First Regiment, Infantry Second Regiment, Infantry Fourth Regiment, Infantry Fifth Regiment, Infantry Sixth Regiment, Infantry Seventh Regiment, Infantry Eighth Regiment, Infantry Ninth Regiment, Infantry Tenth Regiment, Infantry Thirteenth Regiment, Infantry Fourteenth Regiment, Infantry Seventeenth Regiment, Infantry First Regiment, U. S. Sharpshooters Second Regiment, U. S. Sharpshooters Third Battery, Light Artillery First Regiment, Cavalry

1 28 28 26 25 25 5 7 4 13 1 1 13 37 24 4 73

IN CONCLUSION.

It may be well to state that the War Department accredited to this State 5, 242 men; being one thousand and four more than are shown by the State records, and give the State credit over the aggregate quota under all calls, of fifteen hundred and thirteen men. "This discrepancy may be and probably is to be accounted for, " says Adjutant General P. T. Washburn, "by enlistments in organizations of other States, to the credit of this State, which appear upon muster rolls of those organizations and were not reported to the State."

Source: Hamilton Child's Business Gazetteer, 1880s

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Towns in Chittenden County which had men credited to them during the Civil War:
Bolton	Burlington	Charlotte	Colchester	Essex
Hinesburg	Huntington	Jericho	Milton	Richmond
Shelburne	St. George	Underhill	Westford	Williston