They Went to War:
A Biographical Register of the Green Mountain State in the Civil War
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Bates, Norman Francis (1839-1915)
Born: 6 Nov 1839, Derby Center VT, son of Portus and Ellen Judith Jannette (Harris) Baxter
Early Life: moved to Grinnell IA, Grinnell College, dropped out to enlist
War Service: PVT Co. E 4th IA CAV 16 Sep 1861, CPL 1 Oct 1862, 6SGT 5 Dec 1864, 5SGT 11 Jun 1865, m/o 8 Aug 1865 Atlanta GA
MOH Issued: 17 Jul 1865, for action at Columbus, GA, 16 Apr 1865
Citation: Capture of flag and bearer
Later Life: Poweshiek Cty Super. of schools, 1870, farmer Malcom IA 1880, hotel clerk Luverne MN 1900, railroad billing clerk Los Angeles CA 1910
Married: 31 Mar 1864, Almira Hatch Cummings
Died: 16 Oct 1915, Glendale CA; interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Notes: SGT N. F. Bates Camp, No. 64, Department of IA, SUVCW named for him
(1880, 1900, 1910, LDI, LFP, MOHR, WFS)
Beattie, Alexander Mitchell (1828-1907)
Born: 29 Jul 1828, Ryegate VT, son of James and Margaret J. Beattie
Early Life: St. Johnsbury Acad. 1846
War Service: 2LT Co. I 3rd VT INF 11 Jun 1861, 1LT 7 Nov 1861, CPT Co. F 13 Oct 1862, m/o 27 Jul 1864
MOH Issued: 25 Apr 1894, for action at Cold Harbor VA, 5 Jul 1864
Citation: Removed, under a hot fire, a wounded member of his command to a place of safety
Later Life: State Rep. 1869, moved to Lancaster NH by 1870, farmer and lumberman Lancaster NH 1870-1900
Affiliations: RSVO, SOC. AOP, MOLLUS (#09663)
Married: 30 Dec 1869, Celestia Congdon
Died: 7 Mar 1907, Lancaster NH; interment in Summer Street Cemetery
(1870, 1880, 1900, C&S, FAG, FSO, JHR69, MOHR, SJA)
Barto, Alphonso (1834-1899)
Born: 27 May 1834, Hinesburg VT, son of William R. and Mary (Gage) Barto
Early Life: moved to IL early, farmer
War Service: PVT Co. K 52nd IL INF 14 Sep 1861, 2LT and CPT 16 Oct 1861, m/o 25 Oct 1865
Later Life: furniture manufacturer 1864-70, atty, moved to MN, j.p. Kane Cty IL, treasurer Kane Cty 1867-69, State Rep. 1871-72, Lt Gov 1873-75, register of U.S. Land Office, organizer, dir. and v.p. St. Cloud Merchants National Bank
Affiliations: Republican, Mason, GAR, MOLLUS (#08926), Soc. AOT
Married: (1) 13 Oct 1854, Harriet E. Hitchcock; (2) 17 Oct 1867, Charlotte A. Allen
Died: 4 Nov 1899, St. Cloud MN; interment in Sauk Center Cemetery
Publications: Letters, 1861-1864 (1875)
(C&S, JGU*, SAT)
Batchelder, James Edwin (1847-1888)
Born: 12 Nov 1847, Highgate VT, son of Rev. C. R. and Frances Batchelder
Early Life: Episcopal Institution, Burlington, NU 1862-63 (n.g.)
War Service: PVT Co. E 5th VT INF 5 May 1864, wdd, 12 May 1864, dis 22 Sep 1864 to attend to USMA
Later Life: USMA 1868, 2LT Jun 1868, 2LT 2nd US CAV 15 Jun 1868, LT 4 May 1870, Fort D. A. Russell, WA, resgd 4 Dec 1871, prof. French, descriptive geometry, drawing, asst prof. Mil. Sci, Dec 1871 until 25 Jun 1873, asst engr, railway construction MT, killed in an explosion
Married: 1871, Frances E. Cady
Died: 3 Mar 1888, MT; interment unknown
(GWC, WAE)
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About the Book
When war broke out between North and South, no state was less prepared for war than Vermont. But when President Lincoln issued a call for volunteers, the residents of Vermont responded.
This book documents the journey of more than 650 Vermonters. Some were boys who had never ventured beyond their hometowns. Others were career soldiers, college students, or farmers. People from every walk of life took up arms. Some never returned home and are buried in places lost to time and memory. Others went back to their native state and their prior lives while some ventured to new places to start over.
Dig deep into the history of these people, and learn about Vermonters who made major contributions during and after the war, either as civilians, or career military officers.
View photographs and biographical information, and discover the contributions individual Vermonters made during and after one of the nation’s most serious conflicts in They Went to War.
About the Author
Erik S. Hinckley has five ancestors who volunteered in Vermont units during the Civil War. A native of Burlington, he has degrees in land surveying, general education, and history.
Tom Ledoux, an eighth-generation Vermonter, is a 26-year Navy veteran. He has degrees in humanities and military studies. He is the creator and webmaster of Vermont in the Civil War, a major website documenting the contributions of the Green Mountain Boys during the Civil War.