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Smalley, Henry Adam b. February 28, 1834 d. May 13, 1888
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Graduated from the USMA in 1854. Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, having been granted a leave of absence from the Regular Army. He commanded the unit until September 1862, when his leave was revoked, and he returned to the Regular service as a Captain in the 2nd United States Regular Artillery. During his time with the Vermont Volunteers he led them in the Peninsular Campaign, fighting in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Stannard, George Jerrison b. October 20, 1820 d. June 1, 1886
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Served as a pre-War Vermont Militia officer before being commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry in June 1861. Served with his regiment at the Battle of First Bull Run and during the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. Promoted to Colonel and commander of the 9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry in July 1862, which he led in the Battle of Second Bull Run and at Harper's Ferry, where he was captured when that Union garrison surrendered to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Pine Area, Lot 4
Thompson, Zadock b. May 23, 1796 d. January 19, 1856
Naturalist and Historian. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1823 and taught there until 1833. He then moved to Quebec, where he taught until returning to Vermont in 1837. He was ordained as an Episcopal Deacon in 1835 and often preached in the Burlington area. Thompson served as Assistant State Geologist from 1845 to 1848, was State Naturalist from 1853 to 1856, and taught at UVM again from 1851 to 1856. He was the first writer on Vermont's history and natural science, including...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Elmwood Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Wells, William b. December 14, 1837 d. April 29, 1892
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a Private in the 1st Vermont Volunteer Cavalry. He would participate in all of his units battles in the Virginia Theatre, and would rise to Colonel and commander of the regiment. While a Major during the Battle of Gettysburg, he led his men in General Judson Kilpatrick's foolish cavalry charge against Confederate lines at the tail end of the Battle. For his bravery in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Plot: Section J, Lot 20
Woodbury, Urban Andrain b. July 11, 1838 d. April 15, 1915
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Vermont in 1859. He enlisted for the Civil War in 1861 and was appointed a Sergeant in Company H, 2nd Vermont Regiment. Woodbury was the first Vermonter to be wounded in the Civil War, losing his right arm at First Bull Run. In 1862 he was commissioned a Captain in Company D, 11th Vermont. In 1863 he transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps where he served until the end of the war. After leaving the Army...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA

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