Drafted in the summer of 1863. Was assigned to the 6th Vermont, then engaged at Spotsylvania. Just four days after joining the command, on May 18, 1864, he was killed by a shell fragment which ''passed through his body''.

Edwin started out as a private and ended as a Major--Staff--no company assigned. Twice wounded. See these pages for more info:


http://vermontcivilwar.org/

He was my grandmothers ,grandfather,wounded at Lees Mills,Va.1862,His son Joseph was in Spanish American War.Wondering if there is pictures of complete unit? Thanks ,Bill simmons

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Enlisted as a Corporal on 4 September 1861.
Mustered in Company D, 6th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 15 October 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Killed on 10 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.

Wounded at the battle of Savage Station. Discharged for wounds
in 1863.

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If anyone has burial info for casualties of the Battle of Lee''s MIll, please let me know...

Enlisted as a Private on 30 September 1861.
Mustered in Company F, 6th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 15 October 1861.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 December 1863.
Discharged from Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 15 October 1864.

Company: H
Unit: 12 West Virginia Infantry.
Rank - Induction: Private
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Union

Period of service-15 Oct.1861- 3 June 1864.
Enlisted Montipelier, Vermont , student ,age 18, for 3 years.
Wounded & taken prisioner 1 July 1862 at Malvern Hills ( White Oaks), confined at Richmond, Virginia. Pardoned 3 August 1862. Returned to City Point,Virginia. Appears on the list of sick & wounded. Sent to Washington D.C. hospital on 28 Sept.1862. Returned to company 8 Dec. 1862. Promoted Sergeant 30 March 1863.Wounded in action 10 July 1863, Battle of Funkstown, Maryland.In general hospital July- October 1863. Returned to company November 1863. Wounded in action 1 June 1864 at Battle of Cold Harbor,Virginia. Died of wounds 3 June 1864. Originally buried at 6 Corps field hospital near J. Leary's farm, Cold Harbor.In 1866,remains moved to Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Mechanicsville,Virgina.
Stone marker
# 359
E.E. Burroughs
Sgt.
VT.
(Section A )

Wounded on 3 May 1863 at the Battle of Marye's Heights, Virginia.
Died of his wounds as a prisoner on 20 May 1863.

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A underage soldier who enlisted at the age of 15 on 19 March 1862. He was mortally wounded via gunshot on 29 June 1862 at the Battle of Savage's Station and died that day in the field hospital. His brother Cornelius Putnam was in the 8th Vermont Infantry. He was my 1st Cousin 5 times removed.

Enlisted as a Private on 23 August 1861 Enlisted in Company I, 6th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 15 October 1861. Wounded on 06 June 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA Reenlisted in Company I, 6th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 15 December 1863 Wounded on 05 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA Killed on 21 August 1864 in Charles Town, WV.

Battles 4/6/1862, Warwick Creek, Va., 4/16/1862, Lee's Mill, Va., 5/5/1862, Williamsburg, Va., 6/27-28/1862, Golding's Farm, Va., 6/29/1862, Savage's Station, Va., 6/30/1862, White Oak Swamp, Va., 9/14/1862, Crampton's Gap, Md., 9/17/1862, Antietam, Md., 12/13/1862, Fredericksburg, Va., 4/1/1863, Broad Run (Miskell Farm), Va., 5/3/1863, Marye's Heights, Va., 5/3/1863, Salem Heights, Va., 5/4/1863, Banks' Ford, Va., 6/5/1863, Fredericksburg, Va.
5/5/1864, Wilderness, Va., 5/10-18/1864, Spotsylvania, Va. 6/1-12/1864, Cold Harbor, Va., 6/18/1864, Petersburg, Va., 6/23/1864, Weldon Railroad, Va., 6/29/1864, Reams's Station, Va., 7/12/1864, Fort Stevens, Md., 8/21/1864, Charlestown, Va.

looking for photo of this co. taken at camp griffin