11th Vermont Infantry

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The 11th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry or simply known as 11th VVI was a three-years infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in eastern theater, from September 1862 to August 1865. It served in the XXII in the defenses of Washington, and with the Vermont Brigade in VI Corps.

The regiment was mustered into United States service on September 1, 1862 at Brattleboro, Vermont.

It was engaged in, or present at:

Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad in the Overland campaign
Fort Stevens, Charlestown, Gilbert's Ford, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley campaign
In the siege of Petersburg.

The regiment lost during service^{[citation needed]}:

152 men killed and mortally wounded
2 died from accidents
175 died in Confederate prisons
210 died from disease

Total loss: 539

The regiment mustered out of service on August 25, 1865.

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