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By William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2017
War Memorial Dedication Date
1 Vermont, Addison County, Addison — War MemorialVictory • Peace
(front) Addison Remembers Her Heroes 1771 - Revolutionary War - 1778 [Honor Roll of Veterans] 1812 - War With England - 1814 [Honor Roll of Veterans] 1861 - Civil War - 1865 [Died in Service] Joseph Arno • Joseph . . . Map (db m109277) WM
2 Vermont, Addison County, Cornwall, Bread Loaf — Cornwall Remembers1861-1865
South Side inscription: Died in Hospital: Sergt. Romeo R. Peck Nelson Baxter Loyal Darling Adams H. Potter Emerson Mayo Ja's E. Fenton Hung by Guerillas Alva K. Barlow North and West side inscriptions . . . Map (db m136370) WM
3 Vermont, Addison County, Middlebury, Bread Loaf — Middlebury Civil War Memorial
To her SoldiersMap (db m136390) WM
4 Vermont, Addison County, Middlebury, Bread Loaf — Middlebury War Memorial
(side 1) Middlebury In The 1861—Civil War—1865 Joseph Alexander • Henry W. Bennett • Merrill Bentley Bertrand W. Billings • John Brunelle • Michael Burke John Caffrey • Roderick A. Champlin • . . . Map (db m136571) WM
5 Vermont, Bennington County, Bennington — Vermont Veterans' Home
(side 1) In 1884, the State General Assembly authorized an initial $10,000 appropriation to establish a soldiers’ home to care for disabled veterans of the Civil War. The former country estate of Seth B. Hunt, erected in 1860, was . . . Map (db m108851) HM
6 Vermont, Bennington County, Bennington, Old Bennington — Bennington Civil War Monument
To the memory of the men from Bennington whose patriotism helped to maintain and perpetuate the Union 1861 – 1865 A tribute by Bennington Post no. 13, American Legion Dedicated at the Department Convention of the Legion, the first held in . . . Map (db m105774) WM
7 Vermont, Bennington County, Manchester, Manchester Center — The Soldiers' Monument
In memory of the men of Manchester who served in the Revolutionary War War of 1812 Mexican War Civil WarMap (db m132717) WM
8 Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Danville Civil War Memorial
In honor of the brave men of Danville who victoriously defended the Union during the War of the Rebellion 1861 - 1865 Commissioned Officers Colonel Addison W. Preston • Captain James M. Ayer • Captain Charles D. Brainerd • . . . Map (db m140332) WM
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9 Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville — Thaddeus Stevens
Born crippled and poor in Danville in 1792, Stevens was schooled by his mother, Sally Morrill Stevens, and at nearby Caledonia County Grammar School, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1814. He became a brilliant lawyer, committed to racial . . . Map (db m20664) HM
10 Vermont, Caledonia County, Groton — Town of Groton Civil War Memorial
In Memory Of The Brave Soldiers Of The Town Of Groton Who Served During The Civil War 1861 – 1865 Left Face: Groton's Roll Of Honor In The Civil War Vermont Infantry Co. Regt. Sergeant . . . Map (db m157719) WM
11 Vermont, Caledonia County, Groton — William ScottThe Sleeping Sentinel
In memory of William Scott the sleeping sentinel pardoned by Abraham Lincoln Sept. 9th, 1861. Born on this farm Apr. 9th, 1839. Enl. in Co. K, 3rd Vt. Vol. July 10th, 1861. Died of wounds at Lees Mills Apr. 16th, 1862.Map (db m155867) HM WM
12 Vermont, Caledonia County, St Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — Parrot Gun No. 107
Parrot Gun No. 126 Presented To Chamberlin Post No. 1 G.A.R. August 1899 By Sec. of Navy on request of Hon. W.W. Grout. This gun was in service during Civil War on U.S.S. KanawhaMap (db m180787) WM
13 Vermont, Caledonia County, St Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — Parrot Gun No. 126
Parrot Gun No. 126 Presented To Chamberlin Post No. 1 G.A.R. August 1899 By Sec. of Navy on request of Hon. W.W. Grout. This gun was in service during Civil War on U.S.S. MagnoliaMap (db m180785) WM
14 Vermont, Caledonia County, St Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — St Johnsbury Civil War Memorial
In Honor of The St. Johnsbury Volunteers Who Sacrificed Their Lives In Defence of The Union. Fredricksburgh. · Gettysburg. · Winchester. · Spotsylvania. · Wilderness. · Port Hudson. · Williamsburg. · Cold Harbor. · Petersburg. · Lees Mills. . . . Map (db m180784) WM
15 Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury — Site of Camp Baxter
Site of Camp Baxter Third Vermont Regiment 1861 Erected by Citizens of St. Johnsbury July 16, 1911Map (db m156536) HM
16 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington — 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment
On June 24, 1861, the first Vermont soldiers who enlisted for service in the Civil War for three years left Burlington for Washington by rail. Four days earlier, the 866 officers and men from across the state had been mustered into the Union Army . . . Map (db m75584) HM
17 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington — Burlington Civil War Memorial1907
Erected by Stannard Womans Relief Corps in Memory of Our Soldiers and Sailor Dead 1861-1865 In honor of the brave men who victoriously defended the union on land and sea during the war of the great rebellion.Map (db m89144) WM
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18 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington — Captain John Lonergan1837 - 1902 — Hero of Gettysburg —
In this park on July 22, 1863, Vermont's only ethnic Civil War unit was welcomed home from the battle of Gettysburg. Lonergan commanded Co. A, 13th VT Regiment - the Irish Company - and he received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the battle. . . . Map (db m88639) HM
19 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington — William Wells
Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. 1837-1892 First Lieut. Co. C 1st Vermont Cavalry Oct. 14 1861 Captain Co. C Nov. 18 1861 Major Dec. 30 1862 Colonel July 2 1864 Brevet Brigadier General U.S. Vols. Feb. 22 1865 Brevet Major General U.S. . . . Map (db m75579) HM WM
20 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington, Old North End — In Memory of John Lonergan
In memory of John Lonergan a native of Ireland, who having made the United States his adopted country, defended it in the Civil War, and at the Battle of Gettysburg with distinction as Capt. Co. A, 13th VT Reg't., and was . . . Map (db m143257) HM WM
21 Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington, South End — General William Wells / Dr. H. Nelson Jackson(1837-1892) / (1872-1955)
General William Wells (1837-1892) In 1861 William Wells joined the First Vermont Cavalry as a Private and rose to the rank of Brevet Major-General. Promoted more times than any other Vermonter during the American Civil War, he participated in . . . Map (db m75549) HM
22 Vermont, Chittenden County, Hinesburg — Early Black Settlers
(side 1) On this hill from 1795 to 1865 thrived an African American farming community. The first settlers at the bottom of this road in 1798, from MA, were Samuel Peters, Hannah Lensemen & husband Prince Peters. Prince served in Captain . . . Map (db m86659) HM
23 Vermont, Chittenden County, Milton — George Jerrison Stannard / Deming-Stannard Farm
George Jerrison Stannard On July 3, 1863, Brigadier General George Stannard ordered 900 men of his Second Vermont Brigade to attack the right flank of the final Confederate assault at the Battle of Gettysburg. That decisive blow to Pickett's . . . Map (db m201070) HM
24 Vermont, Essex County, Canaan — Canaan Civil War Memorial
1861 Civil War 1865 Canaan, Vermont 3rd Vermont Volunteers Francis Baker, Chauncey Barnett, Hiram Bowen, Samuel Cable, Thomas Colby, Charles M Elliott, Thomas Farrow, George Gamsby, James Gamsby, William H. Gault, David . . . Map (db m140268) WM
25 Vermont, Essex County, Lunenburgh, East Concord — Lunenburgh Civil War Memorial
In memory of our comrades in the Rebellion 1861 to 1865 Captains John S. Clark Elben J. Hartshorn Lieuts. Geo. P. French Nathan C. Cheney George W. Hill Sergeants Marshall W. Wright Solo L. Simonds Levi H. . . . Map (db m140149) WM
26 Vermont, Franklin County, Sheldon — Sheldon, VermontSite of Civil War Action — October 19, 1864 —
On their retreat to Canada after an attack on St. Albans, a 22-man Confederate detachment rode into Sheldon near dark. Crossing a covered bridge which stood on the site, they set it on fire, but alert village citizens saved the bridge. In great . . . Map (db m76883) HM
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27 Vermont, Franklin County, Sheldon Junction — Fenian RaidsAttempted Canadian Invasion North of Here — 1866 and 1870 —
After Civil War, two attempts of Irish patriots to invade Canada and set up a free Irish republic were repulsed between Franklin and Cook's Corners. Fenians gathered in St. Albans, marched via Sheldon to the border but were stopped by Canadian arms . . . Map (db m74434) HM
28 Vermont, Franklin County, St. Albans — Camp Holbrook
This site, the former Henry Seymour farm, became a Civil War camp named in honor of Vermont’s second Civil War Governor, Frederick Holbrook. Over 1000 men of the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment camped on this land and were mustered in to . . . Map (db m86591) HM
29 Vermont, Franklin County, St. Albans — St. Albans Raid
The Civil War entered Vermont, October 19, 1864, when 22 Confederates spread terror from the north, robbed three banks and shot up the town. Stealing horses, they fled back into Canada. There, after trial, they were freed and the banks partially . . . Map (db m61958) HM
30 Vermont, Franklin County, St. Albans, Taylor Park — St. Albans Civil War Memorial
To Those Brave Men of St. Albans who Fought in the Civil War Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we . . . Map (db m140579) WM
31 Vermont, Lamoille County, Belvidere Center — George Washington HendersonFirst African-American Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Minister, Educator, Champion of His Race
Born in Virginia in 1850, Henderson was employed as a servant by Henry Carpenter, adjutant in the Eighth Vermont Regiment in the Civil War. In 1865 he accompanied Carpenter to his home in Belvidere and began "to learn his letters." After study with . . . Map (db m74259) HM
32 Vermont, Lamoille County, Johnson — Julian Scott1846-1901
Julian Scott, Vermont’s most renowned Civil War artist, was born in this Johnson house in 1846. At the start of the Civil War, when only 15, he enlisted as a fifer in the Third Vermont Regiment. Scott was awarded a Medal of Honor -- for rescuing . . . Map (db m77551) HM
33 Vermont, Lamoille County, Johnson — Town of Johnson Civil War Honor Roll
Honor Roll Erected by the Town of Johnson In Grateful Remembrance of Her Citizens Who Protected Their Country's Flag During the Civil War. 1861 — 1865 James H. Adams • Levi B. Adams • Sumner A . Andrews • Frank B. Atwell • Marshall . . . Map (db m140633) WM
34 Vermont, Orange County, Bradford — Bradford Civil War Memorial
BRADFORD CITIZENS With the "Boys In Blue" During The Civil War 1861 - 1865 Abbot, Albert C. · Abbott, Ephraim C. · Andros, Charles W. · Andross, Dudley K. · Andross, Leonard A. · Andross, Noble C. · Argy, William · Argy, . . . Map (db m158919) WM
35 Vermont, Orange County, Bradford — Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark U.S.N.
Born Bradford, Vermont August 10, 1843 Died Long Beach California Oct. 1. 1922 Entered Annapolis Naval Academy Sept. 29, 1860 With Farragut Battle Mobile Bay Aug 5, 1864 Race of U.S.S. Oregon from California to Florida Mar. 16-May 26, 1898 . . . Map (db m65831) HM WM
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36 Vermont, Orange County, Tunbridge — Tunbridge Civil War Memorial
In memory of our soldiers and sailors 1861-1865 Names were not transcribedMap (db m155814) WM
37 Vermont, Orange County, Washington — Washington Civil War Memorial
( north face ) S. C. Smith Post No. 57 G.A.R. Julius Lazelle · J. A. Dickey · C. O. Slack · F. V. Jefferds · L. D. Parkhurst · E. W. Whitcomb · A. R. Nelson · C. S. George · A. F. Bohonon · D. P. Smith · C. H. Smith · T. F. S. Thurber · . . . Map (db m157923) WM
38 Vermont, Orleans County, Coventry — Coventry Civil War Monument
North Face Names of the soldiers from the Town of Coventry, Vermont who served in the Civil War of 1861-1865. Co. A 2d VT Inf. Vol. Abby, Daniel Co. B 3d VT Inf. Vol. Allen, Levi C. Bartlett, Enoch K. . . . Map (db m155240) WM
39 Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Derby Civil War Memorial
In memory of the volunteers from Derby, who lost their lives in the Great Rebellion of 1861-5. 1861 Derby's tribute to her sons who fought in the Civil War 1865 +Spaulding, S.F., 1st Lt.• *Chase, G.W. 1st Lt.• *Hopkins, M. 2nd Lt.• . . . Map (db m221723) WM
40 Vermont, Orleans County, Derby, Derby Center — Willie Johnston
Willie Johnston was the youngest recipient of The Medal of Honor at the age of 13. In 1861, at age 11, he enlisted as a drummer boy for Company D of the 3rd Vermont Infantry. He was the only drummer in his division to come away with his drum during . . . Map (db m207862) HM
41 Vermont, Orleans County, Newport — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
In memory of the Eighteen Charter Members of Baxter Post No 51 G.A.R. Ina L. Rocque, Dept. President W.R.C. In memory of Our Fathers Vermont Dep't. D. of U.V. of the Civil War In memory of Sarah . . . Map (db m122865) HM WM
42 Vermont, Rutland County, Brandon — Brandon Civil War MemorialTo Her Fallen Soldiers — 1861-1865 —
Killed in Battle Capt. Geo. B. Davenport, May 5, 1864 Capt. Chas. J. Ormsbee, May 5, 1864 Lieut. Hiram Bailey, June 3, 1864 Sergt. Ezra P. West, June 29, 1862 Corp. Chas. A. Ford, April 2, 1865 Hadley P. Ford, May 16, 1864 John . . . Map (db m136383) WM
43 Vermont, Rutland County, Brandon — Stephen A. DouglasOpponent of Abraham Lincoln
The ‘little giant’ of national politics, born in Brandon in 1813, later moved to Middlebury to learn cabinet making. Returning to Brandon, he attended the Academy. Moving to Illinois in 1833, his career merged with the stream of American politics, . . . Map (db m76006) HM
44 Vermont, Rutland County, Brandon — Stephen A. Douglas
(side 1) Teacher Lawyer Orator Statesman United States Senator from Illinois 1847 to 1861 Democratic candidate for President of United States against Abraham Lincoln. Loyal supporter of Lincoln and the Union in the early days . . . Map (db m136876) HM
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45 Vermont, Rutland County, Castleton — James Hope1818-1892
American portrait and landscape painter, James Hope excelled at capturing the beauty of mid-19th century Vermont. He is best known for his five large paintings of the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland done from sketches made while serving as . . . Map (db m95452) HM
46 Vermont, Rutland County, Cuttingsville — John Porter Bowman and Laurel Hall / Laurel Glen Mausoleum
(side 1) John Porter Bowman and Laurel Hall John Bowman was born in 1816 in his grandparents’ tavern at Pierce’s Corner, VT. At 15 he began working in tanneries in Rutland and New York. In the 1840s he opened Tannery Crossing in . . . Map (db m199457) HM
47 Vermont, Rutland County, East Poultney — Poultney Civil War Monument1861-1865
To our country's defenders of Poultney,VT. Erected in grateful memory of their heroic service by Mrs. Josephine L. Lewis in memory of her husband Col. Judson A. Lewis.Map (db m60775) HM
48 Vermont, Rutland County, Fair Haven — Civil War Memorial
In memory of our fallen comrades 1861 - 1865Map (db m109312) WM
49 Vermont, Rutland County, Ira — War MemorialThese Sought Not Glory But Their Country's Good
1861 • Civil War • 1865 Lawson E Barber · John L Batchelder · Charles P Bateman · John T Bour Oliver E Brewster · George Brown · William Coole · Cornelius P Curtis Henry T Davis · Albert Fish · Henry Flagg · James H Fowler · James S Fox . . . Map (db m229680) WM
50 Vermont, Rutland County, Mendon — Edward Hastings RipleyNovember 11, 1839 - September 14, 1915
Born in Rutland, Ripley enlisted in the 9th Vermont in 1862 and fought at Harper’s Ferry, Chaffin’s Farm and Second Fair Oaks. As brigade commander of the Army of the James, the general led the first Union troops into the Confederate capitol of . . . Map (db m103338) HM
51 Vermont, Rutland County, Rutland — Rutland G.A.R. Memorial
Dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the RepublicMap (db m136416) WM
52 Vermont, Rutland County, Rutland — Rutland Veterans Memorial
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Veterans who served in the following wars Revolutionary War (16 names) War of 1812 (5 names) Mexican War (1 name) Civil War (19 names)Map (db m133953) WM
53 Vermont, Rutland County, Rutland — The 54th Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-American regiment formed after the Emancipation Proclamation, included dozens of Vermonters, 20 enlisted in Rutland, many born in Rutland County. The regiment helped debunk military beliefs . . . Map (db m229886) HM WM
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54 Vermont, Rutland County, West Rutland — West Rutland War Memorial
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55 Vermont, Washington County, Cabot — To the Memory of Cabot Soldiers
Who fell in the Great Rebellion of 1861 1865 “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” (Names of 36 townsmen)Map (db m203766) HM WM
56 Vermont, Washington County, Montpelier — Green Mount Soldiers LotU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — National Cemetery Administration —
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War (1861-1865). As the death toll rose, the U.S. Government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. This propelled the . . . Map (db m191607) WM
57 Vermont, Washington County, Northfield — Northfield Civil War Memorial
1885 Erected by the Town, in grateful remembrance of her sons, who heroically risked their lives in defense of their Country in the War of 1861. 1st. Regt. Capt. W. H. Boyton • Chap. L. H. Stone • L. P. Barnes • R. G. Bassett • . . . Map (db m157401) WM
58 Vermont, Washington County, Waterbury, Colbyville — Dr. Henry Janes
Henry Janes, physician, soldier, farmer, and humanitarian, was born here January 24, 1832. As head of services at the Union Army hospital immediately after the Battle of Gettysburg, Dr. Janes faced the challenge of caring for 20,000 wounded Union . . . Map (db m86683) HM
59 Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — Brattleboro Civil War Monument
(Front): This Monument Commemorates The Loyalty and Patriotism Of the Men of Brattleboro, Who Fought for Liberty and the Union In the Great Rebellion of 1861 – 1865 Enlisted 385. Died in Service 31. Erected by a Grateful . . . Map (db m23114) HM
60 Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — Memorial Tree
Planted in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic by its Auxiliary the National Woman's Relief CorpsMap (db m151915) WM
61 Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — Prospect Hill Soldier's Lot
Brattleboro at War (center panel) In May 1861, a month after the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the State of Vermont established a camp in the town of Brattleboro. The barracks and other buildings were used to . . . Map (db m136427) HM
62 Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro — Upon This GroundDuring the War for the Union — A.D. 1861 - 65 —
Ten thousand two hundred volunteers in the 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Vermont Regiments and the 1st Vermont Light Battery encamped and were mustered into the Union service, before departing for the field. Upon . . . Map (db m151917) HM WM
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63 Vermont, Windham County, Newfane — Newfane Civil War Monument — Roll of Honor World War 1917 – 1918 Plaque —
(Front): In Memory of The Men of Newfane Who Served Their Country In the Civil War 1861 – 1865 “On fames eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards, with solemn round, the bivouac of the . . . Map (db m23134) HM
64 Vermont, Windham County, Wilmington — Wilmington Veterans Monument
Roll of Honor Dedicated to Those Who Offered Their Lives in Humanity’s Defense in The War of the Nations 1914 – 1918 And in Memory of Those Indicated Here by Gold Stars, Who Gave Their * Last Full Measure of Devotion * . . . Map (db m23268) HM
65 Vermont, Windsor County, Chester, Chester Depot — Chester Civil War Memorial
[ South Plaque ] Roll of Honor to Those Who Sleep Where They Fell. Sewell Barker, Corp. Co. G. 7th Vt. Vols. Joseph W. Fletcher, Corp. Co. H. 10th Vt. Vols. Azro B. Stiles, Corp. Co. K. 4th Vt. Vols. Rensselaer H. . . . Map (db m23189) HM
66 Vermont, Windsor County, Weston — Weston Civil War Monument
Presented to the Town of Weston by Harrison Meads In Memory of the Soldiers of Said Town Who Gave Their Lives in The War of the Rebellion, 1861 – 1865 George E. Meads, Berdans 1st Reg. Of Sharpshooters Co. F. Died Sept. 9, 1862 . . . Map (db m23223) HM
67 Vermont, Windsor County, Windsor — Windsor Civil War Honor Roll
[Roll of Honored Dead] William C. Tracey · Joseph Bickford · Richard F. Rich William Greenwood · Joseph A. Smith [Honor Roll of Veterans] Edward Blanchard · Henry S. Blanchard · James Brady · William H. Clayton Albert Coates · . . . Map (db m230914) WM
68 Vermont, Windsor County, Woodstock, Village of Woodstock — Woodstock Civil War Memorial
[ East face ] In Memory of the Boys of Woodstock and Vicinity Who Served in the Army And Navy of the Nation in the War of the Rebellion of ’61 to ’65. [ South face ] From Big Bethel to Appomattox. . . . Map (db m23169) HM
 
 
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