17th Vermont Infantry

George W. Kingsbury 2nd Lieutenant	Amasa O. Gates 1st Sergeant

 

Organization
Organized and mustered in:  Company "A," January 5, 1864 Companies "B," "C" and "D," March, 1864 Companies "E," "F" and "G," April 12, 1864 Moved to Alexandria, Virginia, April 18-22, 1864 Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1865
Service
May-June, 1864	Campaign from the Rapidan to the James, Virginia
May 5-7, 1864	Battles of the Wilderness
May 8-12, 1864	Spotsylvania, Virginia
May 12-21, 1864	Spotsylvania Court House
May 12, 1864	Assault on the Salient, Spotsylvania Court House
May 23-26, 1864	North Anna River
May 26-28, 1864	Line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31, 1864	Totopotomoy
June 1-12, 1864	Cold Harbor
June 1-3, 1864	Bethesda Church
June 16-19, 1864	Before Petersburg
June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865	Siege of Petersburg
July 30, 1864	Mine Explosion, Petersburg
August 18-21, 1864	Weldon Railroad
September 29, 1864 to October 2, 1864	Poplar Spring Church, Peebles Farm
October 27-28, 1864	Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run
March 25, 1865	Fort Stedman
April 1-2, 1865	Assault on Petersburg
April 2, 1865	Fall of Petersburg
April 3, 1865	Occupation of Petersburg
April 20-27, 1865	Moved to Washington
Until July, 1865	Guard and patrol duty at Alexandria
May 23, 1865	Grand Review
July 14, 1865	Mustered out
Regimental Losses
14 Officers killed and mortally wounded 133 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 1 Officer by disease 116 Enlisted men by disease ----- 264 Total lost
Source:  Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865.