1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment

1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment flag.jpg November 19, 1861 to August 9, 1865 August 9, 1865 USA 1864 United StatesUnion United States ArmyUnion Army Cavalry Battle of Winchester Battle of Gettysburg Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Cedar Creek The 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment was a three years' cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater from November 1861 to August 1865, in the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac.Benedict 1886 533–695 History thumb|Addison W. Preston of the 1st Vermont Cavalry thumb|Monument to the 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Regiment at Gettysburg The regiment was mustered into Federal service on November 19, 1861, at Burlington, Vermont. Its first commander was Colonel Lemuel B. Platt,Collea 2010 3 and the first lieutenant colonel was George Bradley Kellogg.Hayes 1907 691 Platt's appointment was an honor sometimes afforded to an individual who aided in raising and equipping a regiment; subsequent commanders included Jonas P. Holliday, Charles Henry Tompkins, Edward B. Sawyer, Addison W. Preston, William Wells, and Josiah Hall.Dyer 1908 1647-1648 Federal Publishing Company 1908 128-129 It was engaged in, or present at 76 engagements during the course of the war, from Mount Jackson on April 16, 1862, to Appomattox Court House, on April 9, 1865, including the 1862 and 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaigns, the Gettysburg campaign, the Overland Campaign and the Siege of Petersburg,Dyer 1908 1647-1648 Federal Publishing Company 1908 128-129 plus many skirmishes not connected to a particular campaign, such as the Skirmish at Miskel Farm. The regiment most notably participated in BG Elon Farnsworth's unsuccessful attack on the Confederate right flank on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The 1st Vermont Cavalry's Maj William Wells led a battalion in that attack, with Farnsworth by his side. Lieut: Col Addison W. Preston commanded the regiment. The regiment's monument stands on the Slyder Field, near the site where BG Evander Law's brigade repelled the Union attack.Stone Sentinels, 1st Vermont Cavalry 2020 According to Albert Drury of the 1st Vermont, "In the afternoon of the same day July 3d we charge upon the Enemy a secnd time, which proves to be a rather foolish move. We charge upoon a Brigage of Infantry fortified by stone walls on all sides. Genl Farnsworth is Killed...."Davis 2017 51-52 The regiment lost during service: 112 killed and mortally wounded, 159 died in Confederate prisons, 7 died from accidents and 114 died by disease; total loss 392.Dyer 1908 1647-1648 Federal Publishing Company 1908 128-129> The regiment mustered out of service on August 9, 1865.Dyer 1908 1647-1648 Federal Publishing Company 1908 128-129 The regiment's heritage continues to be celebrated to this day with a state legislative decree naming the Corps of Cadets at Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont, as members of the regiment. Members of the NUCC wear the crossed sabers on all of their uniforms and their insignia. See also List of Vermont Civil War units References Citations Sources 50em Benedict George Grenville George Grenville Benedict Vermont in the Civil War: A History of the Part Taken by the Vermont Soldiers and Sailors in the War for the Union, 1861-5 The First Cavalry Regiment Free Press Association Burlington, VT II 1886 533–695 en https://archive.org/details/vermontincivilwa02bene/page/533/mode/1up September 25, 2015 02015600 301252961 pdf Collea Joseph D. 2010 The First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=2DGfOpjIvIoC McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC 3 978-0-7864-5719-9 607553814 2009043824 1st en May 13, 2024 subscription Davis Cameron 2017 The Better Part of Valor: Albert Drury & His 1st Vermont Cavalry at Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley, and Beyond https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Better_Part_of_Valor.html?id=w5ULtAEACAAJ 9781530283880 1st en November 24, 2025 subscription Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 B01BUFJ76Q https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OBkNAQAAMAAJ/page/1647/mode/1up?view=theater PDF August 8, 2015 4, 45, 233, 274, 301, 309, 326, 351, 378, 409, 1647–1648 Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, And Delaware Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. I 1908 Madison, WI https://archive.org/details/unionarmyhistory01madi/page/128/mode/1up 694018100 PDF 128–129 Hayes Lyman Simpson 1907 History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ULmlDG8KLjYC/page/691/mode/2up The Town of Rockingham Bellows Falls, VT 691 2812034 en pdf May 13, 2024 Monument to the 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Regiment at Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg January 20, 2020 https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/vermont/1st-vermont-cavalry/ Stone Sentinels, 1st Vermont Cavalry 2020 May 13, 2024 External links Vermont National Guard Library and Museum Battle Unit Details - National Park Service Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Vermont Category:1861 establishments in Vermont