The Invalid Corps, which was the forerunner of the Veteran Reserve Corps, was organized under authority of General Order No. 105, War Department, dated 28 Apr 1863. The title Veteran Reserve Corps was substituted for that of Invalid Corps by General Order No. 111, dated 18 Mar 1864. It was abolished in 1866.

To date, we have not acquired a history of Vermonters' participation in the Veteran Reserve Corps, except for a few biographical sketches of officers who served in the VRC, a list of 86 men who directly enlisted into the VRC, and a list from Dyer's Compendium identifying some of the units. In addition to these, 908 men, who had enlisted in the regular volunteer regiments and batteries that Vermont provided, were transferred to the V.R.C., each of which is available on the menu to your left.