The 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from June 1861 to July 1865. It was a member of the famous Vermont Brigade.
Edmund English was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of the Wilderness in the American Civil War.
Forrester Lore Taylor was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the May 3, 1863 Battle of Salem Church.
Richard Enderlin was a musician and United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Henry W. Downs was a Union Army soldier serving in the 8th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864.CITEREFSightline_Media_Group,Henry_W._Downs_(2020) He is buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
Private Samuel Edwin Eddy was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Eddy received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 10 September 1897.
The 72nd New York Infantry Regiment was one of five infantry regiments formed by former U.S. Congressman Daniel Sickles and established as part of the Excelsior Brigade which fought with the Union Army during multiple key engagements of the American Civil War, including the Chancellorsville Campaign in Virginia, the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, and the Overland Campaign. Leaders from the 72nd New York recruited men from New Jersey, as well as from cities and small towns across the State of New York.
Lester Goodel Hack was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Hack received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Hack's medal was won for his actions at the Third Battle of Petersburg in Virginia, where he captured the flag of the Confederate 23rd Tennessee Infantry on April 2, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 10, 1865.
Marcus M. Haskell was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor, the highest military award, for rescuing a wounded man while under fire at Antietam, on 17 September 1862, in spite of his own wound.
Henry A. Hammel was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Gardner C. Hawkins was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Smith Hugh Hastings was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Cornelius Minor Hadley was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
John H. Haight was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 72nd New York Infantry. He was recognized with his nation's highest honor for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for the extraordinary heroism he displayed in 1862 during the Battle of Williamsburg, Manassas Station Operations, and Second Battle of Bull Run.
Francis Bloodgood Hall was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Hiram Seymour Hall was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor
Moses C. Hanscom was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Frank W. Haskell was a member of the United States Army, who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, and was a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. He was born in 1843 in Benton, Maine. He entered into the United States Army in Waterville, Maine. Haskell became a Sergeant Major in the 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sergeant Major Haskell was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on June 1, 1862, at Fair Oaks, Virginia. He is cited to have "assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment," after all other officers had been killed or disabled. He then "led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action." The Medal of Honor was issued to Haskell on December 8, 1898. Haskell died on October 9, 1903, in Kalispell, Montana, and was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, Maine.
Squire Edward Howard was a Medal of Honor recipient who served for the United States Army during the American Civil War.
Henry Sartwell was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Sartwell was awarded the medal on 17 November 1896 for actions performed at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia on 3 May 1863.
