Gravestones
(Click on the word grave at the end of soldier's information to get a photograph of his gravestone)
Ball, Levi A., enl 8/18/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. D, 4th VVI, d/dis1/4/63, born: 11/24/1835, unknown; died: Fredericksburg, VA, 1/4/1863; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA (cenotaph Village, Sutton, VT); (grave)
Barnard, Silas, substitute - enl 8/31/63, m/i 8/31/63, PVT, Co. E, 4th VVI, mwia, Wilderness, 5/5/64, d/wds 5/24/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/24/1864; buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Batchelder, Martin A., enl 12/10/63, m/i 12/10/63, Pvt, Co. G, 4th VVI, d/dis 3/26/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 3/26/1864; buried: Culpeper National Cemetery, VA (cenotaph Stannard, VT); (grave)
Briggs, Edwin, enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/30/62, Pvt, Co. A, 4th VVI, d/dis 1/3/63, born: about 1842, unknown; died: 1/3/1863; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Brown, Addison Jr., comn CPT, Co. F, 4th VVI, 9/7/61 (9/7/61)
pr LTC, 5th VVI, 9/18/64, (9/28/64), dis/dsb 12/9/64 (more), born: 6/6/1838, unknown; died: 3/3/1865; buried: Prospect Hill cemetery, Brattleboro, VT; (grave)Bullock, David M., enl 12/13/61, m/i 12/31/61, PVT, Co. H, 2nd USSS, reen 12/21/63, tr to 4th VVI, Co. H, 2/25/65, m/o 7/13/65 (more) (occupation: farmer, 5' 7 3/4", light complexion, black eyes, dark hair), born: 8/19/1843, Readsboro, VT; died: 3/23/1923; buried: Village cemetery, Readsboro, VT; (grave)
Carey, Luther, enl 9/2/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. A, 4th VVI, d/dis 2/8/63, born: unknown, unknown; died: 2/8/1863; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Carpenter, Luther, drafted - enl 7/17/63, m/i 7/17/63, PVT, Co. C, 4th VVI, mwia, Wilderness, 5/5/64, d/wds 5/29/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/29/1864; buried: unknown; (grave)
Coffey, Robert John, enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. F, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 9/5/61, m/i 9/21/61, SGT, Co. K, 4th VVI, wdd, 10/18/63, m/o 9/30/64 (Medal of Honor!), born: 12/15/1842, St. Johns, NB, Canada; died: 7/9/1901; buried: Green Mount cemetery, Montpelier, VT; (grave)Dibble, David J., enl 8/19/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, kia, Lee's Mill, 4/16/62, born: unknown, unknown; died: 4/16/1862; buried: Yorktown National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Dow, Augustus, enl 9/6/61, m/i 9/21/61, Musician Co. K, 4th VVI, pr Prin. Musician 3/1/62, dis/dsb 10/15/62, born: unknown, unknown; died: unknown; buried: Mountain View cemetery, Oakland, CA; (grave)
Drury, James John, enl 8/26/61, m/i9/21/61, PVT, Co. C, 4th VVI, pr CPL 10/27/63, reen 12/15/63, pr SGT 6/18/64, comn 2LT, 6/4/65 (6/17/65), m/o 7/26/65 as SGT (Medal of Honor!), born: 1835, unknown; died: 1919; buried: Saint Peter cemetery, Lovilia, IA; (grave)
Felch, Marshall P., enl 8/29/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. H, 4th VVI, reen 2/15/64, pr HSPTL STWD, 1/14/64, m/o 7/13/65, born: about 1834, Lowell, MA; died: 1902; buried: Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery, Canon City, CO; (grave)
Fifield, Jonathan, enl 8/14/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. C, 4th VVI, d/dis 2/7/63, Falmouth, born: 1843, unknown; died: 2/7/1863; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA (cenotaph Center, Corinth, VT); (grave)
Fillebrown, Henry G., enl 8/23/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. C, 4th VVI, reen 12/15/63, pr CPL 12/18/62, red 6/29/63, pr CPL 6/18/64, kia, Petersburg, 4/2/65; originally buried Flower's farm, born: unknown, unknown; died: 4/2/1865; buried: Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA; (grave)
Foster, George Perkins, comn CPT, Co. G, 4th VVI, pr Maj, 7/18/62 (8/16/62), pr LTC 11/5/62 (11/5/62), pr COL 2/3/64 (3/22/64), brevet BGEN 8/1/64 for gallant and meritorious service before Richmond and in the Shenandoah Valley, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64; m/o 7/13/65 (more), born: 10/3/1835, Walden, VT; died: 3/19/1879; buried: Lakeview cemetery, Burlington, VT; (grave)
Gilbert, Charles P., enl 8/28/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. H, 4th VVI, d/dis 12/20/62, born: unknown, unknown; died: 12/20/1862; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Gould, Dwight C., enl 9/2/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. C, 4th VVI, d/svc 12/28/62, born: unknown, unknown; died: 12/28/1862; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Hooker, George White, enl 9/6/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. F, 4th VVI, pr SGT-MAJ, 12/18/61, comn 2LT, Co. E, 4/21/62 (4/21/62), pr 1LT Co. E, 8/1/62 (9/29/62), pr CPT and AAG, USV, 7/31/64, brevet MAJ and LTC, USV, 11/4/65, for gallant and meritorious service, m/o 1/4/66 (Medal of Honor!), born: 2/6/1838, Salem, NY; died: 8/6/1902; buried: Prospect Hill cemetery, Brattleboro, VT; (grave)
Johnson, William, enl 9/13/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. B, 4th VVI, d/dis 12/30/62, born: unknown, unknown; died: 12/30/1862; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Marshall, John L., enl 9/3/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. K, 4th VVI, d/dis 8/8/63, born: unknown, unknown; died: 8/8/1863; buried: Gettysburg National Cemetery, PA; (grave)
McGettrick, Felix W., enl 1/1/64, m/i 1/5/64, PVT, Co. E, 2nd USSS, tr to Co. G, 4th VVI, 2/25/65, m/o 6/24/65 (more), born: 1847, unknown; died: 1919; buried: Holy Cross cemetery, Saint Albans, VT; (grave)
Niles, Stephen B., enl 8/27/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, kia, Lee's Mill, 4/16/62, memorial/tombstone at Halifax, VT, born: 11/7/1835, Halifax, VT; died: 4/16/1862; buried: Yorktown National Cemetery, VA (cenotaph Niles, Halifax, VT); (grave)
Osgood, Asahel, enl 8/15/62, m/i 9/30/62, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, d/dis 4/6/63, born: unknown, unknown; died: 4/6/1863; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Perry, Adolphus B. Jr., enl 9/11/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co.H, 4th VVI, reen 12/15/63, pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, Andersonville, d/prison 3/3/65 (diarrhea c.), born: 1842, unknown; died: 3/3/1865; buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, GA (cenotaph West Hill, Cabot, VT); (grave)
Perry, Willard J., enl 8/18/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. D, 4th VVI, d/dis 11/17/61, Camp Griffin, VA, born: 1839, unknown; died: Camp Griffin, VA, 11/17/1861; buried: Village cemetery, Coventry, VT; (grave)
Pingree, Stephen Morse, comn 1LT, Co. E, 4th VVI, 9/6/61 (9/6/61), pr CPT, Co. K, 4/21/62 (4/21/62), pr MAJ, 11/5/62 (1/24/63), pr LTC, 4/30/64 (5/9/64), m/o 9/30/64, born: 3/21/1835, Salisbury, NH; died: 4/19/1892; buried: Hartford Point Cemetery, Hartford, VT; (grave)
Rich, Carlos H., enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, PVT, Co. F, 1st VVI, m/o 8/15/61;
enl again 9/7/61, cred Berlin, m/i 9/21/61, CPL, Co. K, 4th VVI, reen 12/15/63, pr SGT 9/21/64, tr to Co. E 2/25/65, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, m/o 7/13/65 (Medal of Honor!), born: 2/11/1841, Canada; died: 5/29/1918; buried: Roxbury cemetery, Roxbury, VT; (grave)Sanborn, Henry M., drafted - enl 8/4/63, m/i 8/4/63, PVT, Co.G, 4th VVI, pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, d/prison 10/11/64, Andersonville (diarrhea c.), born: unknown, unknown; died: 10/11/1864; buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, GA (cenotaph, Button Cemetery, South Tunbridge, VT); (grave)
Sanders, Cyrus M., substitute - enl 8/24/63, m/i 8/24/63, PVT, Co. I, 4th VVI, kia, Wilderness, 5/10/64, born: unknown, unknown; died: 5/10/1864; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA; (grave)
Sanford, James M., enl 8/22/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. D, 12th VVI, m/o 7/14/63;
enl 8/30/64 cred. Topsham, m/i 9/10/64, PVT, Co. F, 1st USSS, tr to 2nd USSS, Co. E, 12/23/64, tr to 4th VVI, Co. G, 2/25/65, m/o 6/19/65 (tombstone), born: 7/29/1829, NY; died: 2/1/1909; buried: Highland cemetery, Chelsea, VT; (grave)Shanley, John, drafted - enl 7/17/63, m/i 7/17/63, PVT, Co. H, 4th VVI, pr CPL 12/28/64, tr to Co. E, 2/15/65, wdd, Petersburg, 4/2/65, m/o 5/22/65, born: 1844, unknown; died: 3/12/1892; buried: Pleasant Valley cemetery, Underhill, VT; (grave)
Stone, George E., enl 9/3/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. G, 4th VVI, mwia, 5/10/64, d/wds 5/11/64, born: 4/11/1840, unknown; died: 5/12/1864; buried: Cabot cemetery, Cabot, VT; (grave)
Stoughton, Charles Bradley, comn ADJT, 4th VVI, 8/1/61 (8/1/61), pr MAJ 2/25/62 (2/25/62), pr LTC, 7/17/62 (8/16/62), pr COL, 11/5/62 (11/5/62), wdd, Funkstown, 7/10/63, resigned, 2/2/64; brevet BGEN to date from 3/13/65, for gallant and meritorious service during the war. Present in action at Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage's Station, White Oak Swamp, Va., Crampton's Gap and antietam, Md. Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights, Salem Heights and Fredericksburg, Va., Gettysburg [Penn.] and Funkstown, Md. Severely wdd, (loss of right eye) at last named engagement. (more offsite), born: 10/31/1841, Chester, VT; died: 1/17/1898; buried: Immanuel cemetery, Bellows Falls, VT; (grave)
Stoughton, Edwin Henry, USMA 59; brevet 2LT, 4th U.S. INF, 7/1/59; 2LT, 6th U.S. INF, 9/5/59, resigned 3/4/61; COL, 4th VVI, 81/61 (8/1/61), apptd. BGen, USV, 11/5/62, assigned to command 2nd Vt. Bgd (2nd Bgd, Casey's Div, 22nd A.C.; pow, Fairfax Court House, 3/9/63; apptmnt expired 3/4/63. Present in action at Lee's Mills, Williamsburgh, Golding's Farm, Savage's Station, and White Oak Swamp, Va., Crampton Gap, and Antietam, Md. (more), born: 6/23/1838, Chester, VT; died: 12/25/1868; buried: Immanuel cemetery, Bellows Falls, VT; (grave)
Taylor, Hiram, enl 8/16/62, m/i 9/22/62, Pvt, Co. K, 4th VVI, d/dis 12/25/62, born: about 1817, unknown; died: 12/26/1862; buried: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, VA (cenotaph Lyndon Center, VT); (grave)
Wheeler, Daniel David, comn 2LT, Co. C, 4th VVI, 9/3/61 (9/3/61), pr 1LT, Co. D, 4/21/62 (4/21/62), tr to Co. G, 1/18/63, brevet CPT and ADC on staff of Gen. W. T. H. Brooks, commanding 1st Division, 18th A.C., and later cmndng 10th A.C.; wdd, Cold Harbor, 6/3/64; CPT (or MAJ?) and AAG, USV, 12/27/64, on staff of Gen. Ord, commanding 18th A.C.; LTC and AAG, 25th A.C., 5/26/65; brevet COL, 3/65 for gallant and meritorious service during the war; m/o 10/19/66; 1LT, 67; CPT and Asst. Quartermaster, U.S. Army, 7/2/79; Served in Peninsula, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness and Richmond campaigns (Medal of Honor!), born: 7/12/1841, unknown; died: 7/27/1916; buried: Fredericksburg cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA; (grave)
Whitney, John D., enl 9/2/61, m/i 9/21/61, Pvt, Co. I, 4th VVI, wdd, Fredericksburg, 12/13/62, dis/wds, 3/27/63, born: about 1843, unknown; died: after 1900; buried: Oak Hill cemetery, San Jose, CA; (grave)
Legend: A.C. - Army Corps; AG - Adjutant General; AAG - Assistant Adjutant General; AAAG - Acting Assistant Adjutant General; AACS - Acting Assistant Commissary of Subsistence; AAQM - Acting Assistant Quartermaster; ACT - Acting; ADC - Aide-de-Camp; AIG - Assistant Inspector General; A&IG - Adjutant & Inspector General; AoP - Army of the Potomac; A.P.M. - Additional Paymaster; AQM - Assistant Quartermaster; Artfcr - Artificer; BGLR - Bugler; Bndmstr - Bandmaster; BGen - Brigadier General; Blksmth - Blacksmith; Bvt - brevet; enl - enlisted; CS - Commissary of Subsistence; com - commissioned; cred. - credited to; CS - Commissary of Subsistence; CSA - Confederate States Army; d/dis - died of disease; d/prison - died in prison*; d/svc - died in service (cause unknown); d/wds - died of wounds; dis/dsb - discharged for disability; dis/dischon - dishonorable discharge; DRMR - Drummer; dsrtd - deserted; ENG - Engineer (rank); ENGNRS - Engineers (unit); FFR - Fifer; GCM - general court martial; gsw - gunshot wound; Hosp. - Hospital; IG - Inspector General, kia - killed in action; MGen - Major General; m/i - mustered in; m/o - mustered out; Muscn - Musician; mwia - mortally wounded in action; n.d. - no date; nfr - no further record; P.M. - Paymaster; pow - taken prisoner; pr - promoted; prld - paroled; Rcrt - Recruit; red - reduced (demoted); resgd - resigned; RQM - Regimental Quartermaster; SOWD - Special Order, War Department; Stew. - Steward; tr to/from - transferred to/from; USA - US Army; USCA - US Colored Artillery; USCI - US Colored Infantry; USSS - US Sharpshooters; USV - US Volunteers; VVLB - Vermont Volunteer Light Battery; VHAC - Vermont Heavy Artillery Company; VRC - Veterans Reserve Corps; VVC - Vermont Volunteer Cavalry; VVI - Vermont Volunteer Infantry; Wgnr - Wagoner; wdd - wounded
* NOTE: d/prison includes those who died on parole as a result of imprisonment
Source of roster information: basic information on enlistments, promotions, casualties, etc. comes from the 1892 "Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers," and additional information from a variety of sources, including cemetery, pension, census and other records as well as published biographies of individuals.