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4th Vermont
Regiment Infantry
| Regimental History |
| Fourth Infantry. — Cols., Edwin H. Stoughton, Charles B. Stoughton,
George P. Foster ; Lieut.-Cols., Harry N. Worthen, Charles B. Stoughton, George P. Foster,
Stephen M. Pingree, John E. Pratt; Majs., John Curtis Tyler, Charles B. Stoughton, George
P. Foster, Stephen M. Pingree, John E. Pratt, Charles W. Boutin. The 4th, composed of
members from the eastern part of the state, was mustered into the U. S. service for a term
of three years at Brattleboro, Sept. 21, 1861, and ordered at once to Washington. Co. A
was composed mainly of members from Bennington county, and Windsor, Orange, Orleans,
Windham, Washington and Caledonia counties were all represented. The regiment spent just a
few days at Washington and moved on to join the other Vermont regiments, stationed at Camp
Advance, Va. It was assigned to the Vermont brigade. Gen. W. T. Brooks, 2nd division. Gen.
William F. Smith, 6th corps, and remained with this corps during the entire war. The
original members not reenlisted were mustered out, Sept. 30, 1864. and the 1st, 2nd and 3d
companies of sharpshooters were assigned to the regiment, Feb. 25, 1865. The losses of the
regiment were so heavy that in spite of the large numbers of reenlisted men and recruits,
it was consolidated into eight companies on Feb. 25, 1865. The 4th is mentioned by Col.
Fox in his "Regimental Losses" as one of the "three hundred fighting
regiments." The active service of the command opened with the campaign on the
Peninsula early in 1862, followed by the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg of that
year, the "Mud March," Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Mine Run campaign, the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the campaign against
Early in the valley of the Shenandoah in the summer of 1864, and the final capture of
Petersburg. The first winter was spent near the Chain bridge over the Potomac ; the second
near Falmouth, Va. ; the winter of 1863-64 at Brandy Station, Va., and the final winter in
the trenches before Petersburg. In all of the varied services of the Vermont brigade, the
4th always played its part with steadiness and courage, meeting losses that were almost
overwhelming. After the grand review at Washington in May, 1865, the regiment was mustered
out (July 13), and received the welcome orders for the homeward journey. The total
strength of the regiment was 1,690 members, of whom 159 were killed or died of wounds, 201
from disease, 61 in Confederate prisons and 2 by accident. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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