23
Regiments raised
43,569
Men in the records
23
Union
6
Pinned to a town
Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Vermont, 6 of the 23 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Vermont was the 1 Vermont Cavalry, with 4,079 men in the records.
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Union regiments raised in Vermont
23 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.
- 1 Vermont Cavalry · Raised at Burlington · 4,079 men
- 1 Vermont H. Art'y. · Raised in Vermont · 3,726 men
- 4 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 3,339 men
- 3 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 3,159 men
- 2 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 2,978 menFought at: First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg
- 9 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 2,967 men
- 5 Vermont Infantry · Raised at Burlington · 2,838 men
- 8 Vermont Infantry · Raised at Brattleboro · 2,746 men
- 6 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 2,616 men
- 7 Vermont Infantry · Raised at Burlington · 2,483 men
- 10 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 2,093 men
- 17 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 1,666 men
- 13 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 1,370 men
- 15 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 1,251 men
- 14 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 1,201 men
- 12 Vermont Infantry · Raised at Brattleboro · 1,188 men
- 16 Vermont Infantry · Raised in Vermont · 1,169 men
- 1 Vermont Infantry · Raised at Rutland · 886 men
- 2 Batt'y. Vermont Light Artillery · Raised in Vermont · 805 men
- 3 Batt'y. Vermont Light Artillery · Raised in Vermont · 375 men
- 1 Batt'y. Vermont Light Artillery · Raised in Vermont · 305 men
- Vermont Drafted Men · Raised in Vermont · 216 men
- 1 Co. Vermont Heavy Artillery · Raised in Vermont · 113 men
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