October 15, 1861

6th Regiment mustered into U. S. service. (Dyer)

March 4, 1862

Casper H. Dean, 6th Regiment, wrote to his father about money issues (Correspondence)

April 16, 1862

First Sergeant Edward A. Holton, Co. I, 6th VVI, , was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more)

April 18, 1862

Casper H. Dean, 6th Regiment, wrote to his father about the battle of Lee's Mill, two days prior. (Correspondence)

July 5, 1862

Casper H. Dean, 6th Regiment, wrote to his brother from camp near the James River (Correspondence)

July 18, 1862

Casper H. Dean, 6th Regiment, wrote to his father from camp near Harrison's Landing, VA about sickness at home and in the camp (Correspondence)

September 14, 1862

First Lieutenant George W. Hooker, Co. E, 6th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more)

December 18, 1862

Colonel Lord, Sixth Vermont, resigned on account of ill health and Lieutenant Colonel Tuttle was promoted to the command of the regiment. Major Barney succeeded him as Lieutenant Colonel, and Capt. Oscar A. Hale was appointed Major. (Crockett)

May 4, 1863

First Lieutenant Frank G. Butterfield, Co. A, 6th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more)

June 6, 1863

On the skirmish line on the south side of the Rappahannock River, Privates John Hines, Albert Jefts, Co. E, David Jesmer, Co. I, and Nahum Potter, Co. K, were killed in action (Benedict)

July 10, 1863

The battle of Funkstown. 6th Infantry: Killed in action: Corporal Moses Abbott, Private George M. Patridge, Co. D; Private William P. Craig, Co. G; and Private Nathan Hannon, Co. F. Privates Francis Gabaree, William A. Green and Marmin H. Lackey, Co. K, died of their wounds. (Benedict)

July 28, 1863

1st Lieutenant and Regimental Q.M. John W. Clark, 6th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more)

September 14, 1863

Assistant Surgeon Cornelius A. Chapin, died in New York of typhoid fever. (Benedict)

October 15, 1863

Lieutenant Henry Jones, Company C, captured by guerrillas. (Benedict)

September 15, 1864

Private Warren D. Mather, Co. I, Sixth Vermont, describes the incident at Gilbert's Ford two days previous, in a letter to his wife. (Italo)

September 19, 1864

6th Regiment was engaged or present at Winchester, Va. (see battles)

September 22, 1864

6th Regiment was engaged or present at Fisher's Hill, Va. (see battles)

November 25, 1864

George W. Mather, Fair Haven, writing to his daughter-in-law Nellie Mather, regarding to condition of her wounded husband, Warren D. Mather, a patient at Jarvis U. S. General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, said Warren was "doing the best of any leg that has been taken off in this hospital." (Italo)

December 15, 1864

Private Warren D. Mather died at Jarvis U. S. General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, as the result of a gunshot wound received at the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th. His father, George W. Mather, who had been attending him, took the body back to Vermont for burial. (Italo)

April 2, 1865

Major William J. Sperry, 6th VVI, was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on this date. (more)

June 26, 1865

6th Regiment mustered out, having lost 12 Officers and 191 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 212 Enlisted men by disease. Total 418. (see battles)