Focus: 16th Vermont Infantry

The monument series continues with the 16th Vermont Infantry.

Located along Hancock Avenue on Cemetery Ridge, the 16th Vermont was a 9 month regiment mainly raised from the counties of Windsor and Windham.  Their commander at Gettysburg was Colonel Wheelock Graves Veazey (1835-1898), a Springfield lawyer.  He was awarded the medal of honor at Gettysburg and later served on the state Supreme Court.  He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

One of the largest regiments in the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, the 16th Vermont numbered 715 men.  They lost 16 killed, 102 wounded, and 1 missing.

Their monument is one of the simpler memorials at Gettysburg.  The main feature is the shield on the front of the monument.

Members of the 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade

Commanded at Gettysburg by Col. Wheelock G. Veazey (1835-1898)

Engaged 715; 16 killed, 102 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

Tags: Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, I Corps, Monument Project, Vermont