12th Vermont Infantry

	George E. Dimick Captain

 

Organization
Organized at Brattleboro October 4, 1862, for nine months Moved to Washington, D.C., October 7-10, 1862 Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Military District of Washington, to February, 1863 2nd Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Corps, to July, 1863 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to muster out
Service
Until October 30, 1862	Camp on East Capital Hill, Washington
October 31, 1862	Moved to Munson's Hill Oct 30, thence to Hunting Creek
Until December 12, 1862	At Camp Vermont, near Hunting Creek
December 12, 1862 to January 20, 1863	Picket duty near Fairfax Court House
December 29, 1862	Defence of Fairfax Court House from attack by Stuart's Cavalry
January 20, 1863 to May 1, 1863	Duty at Wolf Run Shoals
Until May 7, 1863	Guard railroad at Warrenton Junction
Until May 18, 1863	At Rappahannock Station
Until June 1, 1863	At Bristoe and Catlett's
Until June 25, 1863	At Union Mills
June 25, 1863 to July 1, 1863	March to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Until July 4, 1863	Detached at Westminster as train guard
July 4-6, 1863	Guard prisoners to Baltimore
July 6-9, 1863	Moved to Brattleboro
July 14, 1863	There mustered out
Regimental Losses
2 Officers by disease 65 Enlisted men by disease ----- 67 Total lost
Source:  Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865.