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The 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th regiments of Vermont were called together by President Lincoln to create the 2nd Vermont Brigade. This brigade was the result of the bad outcome of the Peninsula Campain.
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The Brigades first officer was a man of the name Asa P. Blunt.
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On december 7th the brigade recieved more leadership from the man Edwin H. Stoughton.
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In February of 1863 the division went under the command of Brigadier General Silas Casey and the unit was reorganized as the XXII Corps.
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Edwin H. Stoughton was captured on this day, but few liked him so few mourned his loss.
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This date was the first day of the battle of Gettysburg, and the 2nd Vermont Brigade was split into the 13th and 15th regiments to fight this battle. This was known as Pickett's Charge because after two hours of artillery battle the Vermont Brigade withdrew and Lee's army charged. History refers to this point as the High-Water time for the Confederacy,
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By this time in the war all five regiments had been mustered out Brattleboro, Vermont.
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By this point the Brigade is done fighting. The total number of men who served in this Brigade total is about 4,800. The total number of deaths comes out to be around 340, and 70 of them came from just the Battle of Gettysburg. Only one General had been captured from these regiments.