Civil War Veterans
Codes, if known: C - Center Cemetery; D - Durant Cemetery, Lower Cabot; E - East Cabot Cemetery; P - Plains Cemetery; S - South Cabot Cemetery; V - Village Cemetery, also called Elm Street Cemetery; W - West Hill Cemetery. After the cemetery code, are "section" and "row" (D-1, 1 would be Durant Cemetery, section 1, row one.) Cemetery maps are under "Cemeteries," at left.
Carpenter, George, 2nd Lieut, 9th Inf. Co. I
Cheever, Moses R., Pvt. 4th Inf., Co. G, paroled
from Andersonville prison
Clark, William H., Pvt. 4th Inf., Co. G (d. typhoid fever)
Colburn, John C., 1st NH Cav., b. in Cabot VT
Collins, Hartwell L., 2d Lieut, 3rd Inf. Co. E
Conant, Edmund, Pvt. Co. G, 6th Vt.Reg.
Coolbeth, Ransom, Pvt. Co. K. 8thVVI, Cedar Creek
Corlis, Frederic, Cpl., 13th Inf, Co. H
Dereen, John, Pvt 3rd Inf., Co. G
Desilets, Carlos, Pvt, 9th Inf., Co. I (d. typhoid fever)
Donahue, James, Pvt. 5th Inf. Co. B
Dow, George, Pvt, 2nd Inf., Co C
Dow, Harrison, Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G
Dow, Harvey S., Sgt., 1st Vt. Cav. (D-6, 10)
Dow, John R., Pvt, 13th Inf., Co. H (d. typhoid fever)
Drown, Frederick L., Pvt., 3rd Inf., Co. G
Eastman, Curtis O, Cpl, 11th Inf., Co. I
Eggleston, George Dulton, enlisted, 6/28/61, Cpl., Co. E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, wounded, Antietam, 9/17/62, wounded, Gettysburg, 7/1/63, wounded Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, promoted 2nd Lt. 1/14/65, mustered out 6/9/65.
Elmer, George (no record)
Fales, John W., Pvt., 6th Inf., Co. F
Farr, Rufus H. (no record)
Farr, William H., Pvt. 3rd Inf., Co. G
Fifield, William C., Pvt., 6th Reg., Co. F
Fisk, Frederick W., Cpl., 4th Inf., Co. G
Fletcher, William H, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H (V-3, 1)
Folsom, Leonard H., Pvt., Co. M., 26th NY Cav. (D-6, 9)
Freeman, Arby A., 10th Reg., Co. K (d. Camp Grover, MD, Nov. 25, 1862, age 16) (V-1, 8)
Freeman, Kelsey, 4th Reg., Co. H (V-4, 1)
Freeman, Otis W., 4th Reg, Co. H (V-1, 8)
French, William (d. typhoid fever)
Gerry, Eli P., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co H (d. Andersonville, 1865, age 38) (V-1, 8)
Gibson, Charles, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co H
Goodale, Chauncey H., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. H (V-4,2)
Goodell, Sidney W., Pvt. 40th NY Inf., b. Cabot VT
Goodwin, David M., Surgeon, 3rd Inf., Staff
Goodwin, Joel G., Cpl, 15th Reg., Co. B
Gouthier, Michael (d. consumption)
Gray, Joshua C. Pvt., 11th Inf., Co. I (E-5)
Griffin, Clarendon, Pvt. 1st Btry
Haines, William (no record)
Hall, Edwin E. (d. typhoid fever)
Hall, Mark P. Cpl., 4th Inf., Co G (E-3)
Hall, Merrill K, Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G (S-4)
Hatch, Gonzalo C., Pvt., 3rd Inf., Co. G (V-3, 8)
Hatch Jerome B., 1st Lt., 1st Cav., Co. C (buried in Litchfield, MN, 1894)
Hatch, Marshall E., Pvt., 1st Cav., Co C (buried in Newport, NH, d. 1878)
Heath, Jeremiah A., Pvt., 1st Btry (d. typhoid fever)
Herrick, Wm. Henry, Musician, 3rd Reg.Band (V-4, 2)
Hill, Andrew, Pvt., 2nd Inf., Co D (d. unk. disease)
Hill, Lorenzo D, Sgt., 1st Btry
Hills, James E., Substitute, (d. measles in Brattleboro, Feb. 14, 1864 ) (V-3, 6)
Hinkson, Lyman B., Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H
Hitchcock, Henry C., Pvt., 11th Inf., Co. I
Hooker, Amos O., Pvt., 7th Inf., Co H
Hooker, Sanford O., Cpl, 9th Inf., Co I (d, 3/12/1864, pneumonia) (S-2)
Hopkins, Daniel E, QMSGT, 2nd Bat (V-3, 5)
Hopkins, Lyman II, 6th Inf., Co. A (D-6, 11)
Hopkins, Oliver W., Pvt., 17th Inf., Co C
Hopkins, William J., Cpl., 9th Inf., Co. I
Houghton, Charles L, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H
Howe, Samuel W., Pvt., 6th Inf., Co D
Hoyt, Alonzo A., Pvt., 1st Cav., Co C (V-4, 6)
Hoyt, Asa, Pvt., 11th Inf., Co. I (buried at Peacham Corners Cem., Peacham VT)
Hoyt, Edwin A., Pvt., 3rd Bat.
Hoyt, Enoch S., Pvt. 3rd Inf., Co. G (discharged Feb., 1863, d. Oct.1865, diarrhea) (V-2, 4)
Hoyt, Johathan, Pvt., VRC (W-2)
Ingram, John, Pvt., 1st Cav., Co C
Jacobs, Don L., 9th Inf., Co. I (V-3, 6)
Johnson, Robert H. Co. H/ 16th Regt./ Vt. Vols/ Cabot. Vt. Johnson was part of Stannard's Brigade and faced Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.
Johnson, Silas G., Pvt., 13th Inf., Co H
Kenerson, William T., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. H (D-6,2)
Kimball, E. Addison (shot by one of own officers, died.) memorial Kimball, Isaac, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H (d. typhoid fever) (D-6, 1)
Kinerson, Albert, Pvt. !st Cav., Co. D (d. typhoid fever) (buried at Peacham, VT)
Kiniston, Asa, Pvt., 12th Reg., Co. D., NH Inf., b. Cabot VT (buried Soldiers Home Park Cem., Tilton NH)
Knapp, Francis L., Pvt., 6th Inf., Co. D (V-1, 13)
Lapoint, Henry, 15th Inf., Co H
Lilley, Joel T., Pvt., 8th Inf., Co. E (V-3, 6)
Lindsey, Hubbard F, Pvt. Co. B, VVI (V-1, 9)
Lyford, Aura, Pvt. 3rd VT Infantry, 13th VT Inf., 3rd VT Light Artillery,
Lyford, James Munroe, Pvt., 1st. Cav., Co. C (W-6)
Mack, Asa B., Wagoner, 4th Inf, Co. G (prisoner, Andersonville) (D-6, 2)
Mann, David W., Pvt., 7th Inf., Co. E (b. Walden Vt., buried at Vt. Veterans' Home Cem., Bennington Vt)
Marsh, Henry O., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G (wounded, at Andersonville, d. June 6, 1864,buried in Arlington Nat'l Cem., VA)
Marsh, James Jr., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G (V-3, 4)
Mason, Henry L., Pvt., 11th Inf., Co. I (d. typhoid fever) (P-2)
Cabot Civil War Monument 300 men from Cabot were eligible to serve in the Civil War. 145 volunteered. Most served in units that mustered in St. Johnsbury: the 16th, 3rd, and 4th Vermont Regiments. 45 died in the war. Many survivors were injured. 17 who died are named on the monument on the Common. Others were not known when the monument went up.
Adams, Charles S., Pvt. 13th Inf. Co. H (V-1, 4)
Aiken, Hiram, Pvt. 10th Inf. Co. A
Ainsworth, Henry A., Pvt. 9th Inf. Co. I
Bacon, William W., Pvt. 1st Btry.(V-1, 14)
Bailey, Nathaniel, Pvt., 4th Inf. Co. H (d. wounds at Wilderness)
Balaw, Simeon, Pvt. 3rd Inf. Co. K (d. diarrhea)
Balaw, William W., Pvt. 3rd Inf. Co. K
Barnett, George W., Pvt. 4th Inf., Co. H (P,7)
Barnett, W. Densmore, 1st Vt. Cav., Co. C (P,6)
Batchelder, Ziba, Pvt. 3rd Inf., Co. H (d. typhoid fever)
Blake, Daniel W, Pvt. 7th Inf., Co. H (S, 5)
Blodgett, Stephen Blaney, Sgt., 2nd Bat.Lt.Art. (D-6, 10)
Bolton, John, Pvt., 9th Inf., Co. E (prisoner at Harper's Ferry, wounded twice, buried in Danville.)
Bouldry, Welcome W., 39th Inf., Co. F (d. Feb. 14, 1865, age 42) (D-6, 10)
Boyles, Orvis P., Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H
Brickett, Willard P., Pvt., 1st Vt. Cav., Co. D
Brickett, William, Pvt. 7th Inf., Co. E
Buck, Charles, Pvt. 2nd NH Inf., b. in Cabot VT
Cade, Charles, Sge., 4th Reg., Co. H (V-3, 2)
Carpenter, Amasa W., Pvt. 4th Inf., Co. G
McCauley, Kenneth, Pvt., 13 th VRC, Co. E
McCrillis, Rufus F., Pvt., 1st Btry (d. 1863, age 25, brain fever) (V-2, 4)
McLean, Samuel E., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. H (D-6, 7)
Merrill, William P., Pvt. Co. G, 4th VVI, (d. unspecified disease) )V-1, 5)
Morrill, Abel, 1st Lt., 3rd Inf., Co. K (killed Battle of Wilderness, 5/6/1864, age 24) (D-6, 3)
Morrill, Edwin J., Capt., 11th Reg., Co A (captured, escaped, wounded, near Appomattox Sta. and died June 30, 1864, age 30.) (D-6, 3)
NB: Mary Lance, Edwin Morrill's fiancee, lived out her life as a recluse in Cabot village. In early Aug. 1864, a service was held for Edwin and Abel Morrill. Edwin was captured at the Battle of Weldon Railroad in Virginia. He was shot and mortally wounded trying to escape. Abel, acting adjutant in the 3rd Vermont, was killed at the Wilderness. After the war, Edwin's remains were reburied in Cabot. Abel's body was never found.
Newton, Charles H., 1st Lieut., 4th Reg., Co. G., wounded at Wilderness May 5, 1864. (buried at Oakwood Cem, Cass County, ND)
Norton, John, Pvt. Wis.32nd Inf., b. Cabot, 1812. (Probably buried in WI, where his family moved.)
Nute, Lucius D., 13th Reg., Co. C (D-4, 1)
Osgood, Andrew E., Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H (d. Gettysburg, July 7, 1863, age 20), brother of W.A. Osgood. (D-6, 8)
Osgood, Herman, Pvt., 7th Inf., Co. E (D-4, 6)
Page, Wallace W. (killed at Cold Harbor, 6/3/1864)
Paige, Henry M., Maj. 1st Vt.Calv., Co. C. (V-4, 2)
Paine, George W., Pvt., 3rd Reg., Co. G (V-1, 3)
Perkins, Eben S. Pvt., Co. D. 1st VVD, b. about 1832,
d. 1909, buried Washington Soldiers Home Cem., Orting, WA. (Went AWOL)
Perkins, Hiram, 1st Lt., 13th Inf., Co. H (V-1, 4)
Perry, Adolphus B., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. H (d. Andersonville, March 3, 1865, age 23, of diarrhea and starvation) (W-3)
Perry, Charles H. (killed at Cold Harbor) (V-3, 10)
Perry, James B., Pvt., 5th NH Inf.
Perry, Jewett W., Pvt. 1st NH Cav. (d. typhoid fever)
Perry, William A., Musician, 1st Bgd. Band
Preston, Benjamin, b. about 1801, d. Dec. 12, 1881. (D-6, 11, marker F.L.T.19)
Putnam, Charles B., Musician, 1st. Bgd. Band (buried in Green Mount Cem., Montpelier, VT)
. . . spent two years playing music with the Vermont Brigade Band and became convinced music played an important role with the troops, and his commander, Colonel Lewis B.Grant, who always demonstrated great pleasure in hearing the band's music on review.
Rudd, John, Pvt. 11th Inf., Co. L, d. 6/7/ 1867, typhoid fever, buried, Alexandria Nat'l Cem., VA
Rudd, William E, Pvt., 11th Inf., Co. I (d. typhoid fever in Wash. DC Gen. Hosp., May 5, 1864.) (V-1, 13)
Russell, Hiram L., Pvt. . Bat.I, 1st Art. 11th VT. Vol, 2nd Brig., 2nd Div. 6th Corps (V-4, 3)
Scott, Erastus H., Pvt., 3rd Inf., Co. G (killed at Wilderness, Spotsylvania, VA., May 5-7, 1864)
Scott, Luther B., 2nd Lt., 4th Inf., Co. E (d. Aug. 21, 1864, age 30,Charlestown, VA) (V-4, 1)
Seabury, Charles (no record) (V-3, 9)
Shaw, George E., Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H
Shaw, Ira, Pvt. 5th NH Inf., b. Cabot VT, (d. 1/17/1890, buried, Effingham NH)
Shaw, Napoleon B, Pvt. Co.H 11th VVI; alias: Johnson, Charles, Co. K. ME Inf. (V-1, 14)
Smith, Jarvis S., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. G (d. 11/9/1862, disease, buried Cypress Hills Nat'l Cem, Brooklyn NY)
Stone, George E, 4th Vol., Co. G (wounded at Spottsylvania, d. there t/10/1864) (V-1, 9)
Stone, Walter, Pvt.(Capt.) Co D. 1st VVD, prisoner at Piping Tree, 3/2/1864, d. Richmond, 4/4/1864, pneumonia)
Sumner, Alonzo L., Pvt., Cpl, 7th Inf., Co. H. (d. 6/2/1919, buried Fairview Cem., Calais, VT)
Swasey, Parker, Pvt., 2nd Inf., Co. I (Enl., July 1863, age 32; MIA, May 5, 1864; d. at Wilderness)
Thompson, Samuel H., Pvt., 4th Inf., Co. H enlisted 8/20/61, mustered in 9/21/61, wounded, Antietam, 9/17/62, killed at Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864, buried at Fredricksburg Nat'l Cem., VA
Tice, Fletcher F., 11th Reg., Co. I (d. July 3, 1886, diarrhea) (E-3)
Town, Josiah, 2nd Reg.Vols., Co. F (V-3, 10)
Trow, Kendrick, Pvt., 17th Inf., Co. D (d. 8/24/1864 in prison of starvation/debilities, buried at Andersonville Nat'l Cem.)
Voodry, Henry C., Pvt., 3rd Inf., Co. K (d. at Cedar Creek, 10/19/1864, buried Winchester Nat'l Cem., VA)
Walbridge, Don Carlos, Pvt., 7th Inf., Co. H (d. 11/27/1862, age 24, lung disease, buried at Barrancas Nat'l Cem., FL)
Waldo, Erasmus Darwin, Pvt. Co. D., 1st. VVC.(V-3, 4)
Warner, Horace A, 10th MA Inf., (m. Adeline Coburn of Cabot, not buried here. See D-6-1)
Webster, Horace A., Recruit (Enl. 3/4/1862, d. 3/27/1862.)
Webster, Nathan L.., Pvt. Co. A, VVI (wounded at Wilderness, captured at Weldon Railroad, d. 5/5/1864 in Andersonville of disease; buried Andersonville Nat'l Cem.)
West, William N. Cpl., 4th Inf., Co. H (prisoner 6/23/1864) paroled (Peacham Cor. Cem., VT)
Wheeler, John A., Pvt., 1st Cav., Co C
Wilson, Freeman, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H (d. 1925, Lincoln NE)
Wilson, Joseph, Pvt., 13th Inf., Co. H (D-4, 3)
Wilson, Nathaniel L., Sgt., 3rd Inf., Co. K (disch. 10/31/1862) (d. 1909, buried, Peacham Cem.)
Witham, Aaron, Pvt., 9th Reg., Co. I (D-4-5)
Wright, George W., Cpl., 3rd Inf., Co. G (d.5/11/1864 age 31 of wounds rec'd at Wilderness; buried Dewey Cem., Berlin VT)
Writer, Anson S., Pvt. 3rd Inf., Co. G (d. 7/15/1864, age 24, of wounds rec'd at Cold Harbor)
NOTE: The names are from sources, such as Cabot cemetery records, Websites, and books. Some were born in Cabot or died here, but served in units from other states, or had other connections to Cabot.
Cabot men in the war, who they were, their service, death, and burial places are in "It is Sweet and Honorable to Die for the Fatherland," Civil War Soldiers from Cabot, Vermont, by J. David Book, 2007, Vermont Civil War Enterprises, Newport, Vt. Available from author, J. David Book, 30 Gould Hill, Worcester, VT 05682. (802) 223-5625.
Also, Cabot, Vermont, A Collection of Memories From the Century Past, 1999, Cabot Oral History Committee.
Born in or credited to Cabot Pre-War Occupations
After the war, Cabot organizations formed to aid veterans:
Morrill Post No 71 G A R organized March 25, 1884 met first quarter of the month, Herman Osgood Commander.
Morrill Woman s Relief Corps, auxiliary to Morrill Post No 71 G A R organized August 26, 1887 meets twice each month Mrs Oscar F Morrill, Pres.
Gen Sedgwick Camp Sons of Veterans organized April 6 1887 meets monthly, S. C. Voodry, Captain