16th vermont infantryの例文
- The 2nd Vermont Brigade, composed of 15th, and 16th Vermont Infantry, all nine-month regiments, was formed October 27, 1862.
- The 16th Vermont Infantry, a nine months regiment, was raised as a result of President Abraham Lincoln's call on August 4, 1862, for additional troops due to the disastrous results of the Peninsula Campaign.
- Henry Fletcher enlisted August 29, 1862, and mustered in as 2nd Sergeant, Company C, 16th Vermont Infantry, he was promoted to 1st Sergeant on October 23, 1862 Sergeant-Major of the regiment on March 9, 1863, and commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Company C on April 23, 1863, to date from April 2.
- At Gettysburg on the first day of battle, July 1, 1863, General John Sedgwick is quoted as saying, " Put the Vermonters ahead and keep the column well closed up . " The 15th and 16th Vermont Infantry regiments were banded together as the 2nd Vermont Brigade, which gained lasting credit for its actions in helping stop Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg.