Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867

What is in This Collection?

The records are in good condition and are composed of the following groups of records:

• Registers - Arranged by town, then grouped in rough alphabetical order by first letter of the last name
• Personal War Sketches - Authored by the company historian and usually indexed
• Record of burials
• Certificates of appointment and commendation

The images in this collection are from the following Town Clerk or Town Treasurer offices:

For additional town enrolled militia records see "FamilySearch Catalog" below.

On an annual basis, per the Act of 1844, listers in each town were to enroll every male liable to enrollment, between the ages of 18 and 45, who were not members of uniformed companies (for the time period of these records every male between 18 and 45 was to be listed). Duplicate copies of the enrollments were to be given to the town clerk who in turn would send one of the copies to the adjutant and inspector general. The records identify thousands of men from the state of Vermont who served in the military or who were eligible for service during the time period 1861-1867.

This collection contains militia records for the years 1861 through 1867.

The record was created to provide a list of those men in the state of Vermont who were eligible to serve in the military.

The records are fairly reliable; however, the records are only as accurate as the knowledge of the individual who provided the information and the accuracy of the individual who recorded it.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1864 General Order

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  1864 Register

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  1896 Personal Sketch

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  1862-1908 Burials

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  1892 Certificate

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  Questionnaire