The Civil War

Blairs in the Civil War

This information below is consolidated from the Vermont in the Civil War website. I highly recomend visiting this site for as an excellent source of information. For more information on the individuals listed below, click on the appropriate links.

Name	Town	Rank	Unit	Company	Enlisted	Muster/In	Muster/Out	Death
Charles R.	Fletcher	PVT	2 Inf	H	5/7/1861	6/20/1861	6/29/1864

Enos	Leicester	PVT	2 Inf	A	8/1/1863	8/1/1863
	Prisoner at Andersonville - supposedly died in prison See the following site for more information on Andersonville and prisoneers: Andersonville National Historic Site

George P.	Peacham	PVT	1 Cav	D	9/24/1861	11/19/1861
	pr 1LT Co K

George P.	Peacham	QMSG	1 Cav	Staff	8/24/1861	11/19/1861	11/18/1864	a1885
	One source says buried in Barnet VT Another sources says Peacham Corners Cemetery, Peacham, VT

Israel	Fairfield	PVT	1 Cav	K	11/16/1861	11/19/1861	11/4/1864
	Wounded in action - 7/6/1863 Buried in Morrisville?, VT

Israel	Fairfield	PVT	1 Inf	C	5/2/1861	5/9/1861	8/15/1861

James	Pittsford	CPL	10 Inf	C	7/21/1862	9/1/1862	6/22/1865

James W.	Pittsford	PVT	2 Inf	B	9/11/1861	10/19/1861	4/23/1862
	Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, VT

John	Albany	PVT	4 Inf	A	8/12/1863	8/12/1863		1/25/1865
	Prisoner at Andersonville - died in prison 1/25/65 See the following site for more information on Andersonville and prisoneers: Andersonville National Historic Site Buried in National Cemetery, Salisbury NC

Joseph	Franklin	PVT	3 Inf	H	6/1/1861	7/16/1861	6/12/1865

Joseph C.	Pittsford	RCRT	Recruit	-

Lewis	Pomfret	PVT	9 Inf	F	8/1/1864	8/9/1864		11/30/1864
	Wounded in action - 9/20/1864 Killed in action - 11/30/1864 mwia Buried in National Cemetery, Hampton VA

Mathew	Fayston	PVT	13 Inf	B	8/25/1862	10/10/1862	7/21/1863
	Buried in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, VT

Peter	Richford	PVT	6 Inf	K	9/23/1864	9/23/1864	6/19/1865
	Buried in New Catholic Cemetery, Enosburg, VT

Robert M.	Peacham	-	USN	-
	Medal of Honor - Rank and Organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836, Peacham. Died: 2 Apr 1899. Buried: Enid, OK. Credited to: Vermont. G.O. No.: 59, 22 Jul 1865. Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 Dec 1864 to 22 Jan 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully throughout this period, Blair was recommended for gallantry and skill and for his cool courage while under the fire of the enemy throughout these actions.

Samuel	-	PVT	1 Cav	B	11/4/1861	11/19/1861		10/20/1862
	died of disease 10/20/62

Samuel N.	Milton	PVT	8 Inf	E	12/26/1863	1/6/1864	6/28/1865
	Buried in National Cemetery, Alexandria, VA

Thomas	Strafford	PVT	3 Inf	C	8/30/1864	8/30/1864
	deserted 10/1/64

William	Berlin	PVT	13 Inf	C	8/29/1862	10/10/1862	7/21/1863
	One source says buried in Berlin VT Another source says buried in Catholic Cemetery, Montpelier, VT

The Draft

According to the 1864 and 1865 Adjutant and Inspector General's Reports, the following 1927 men were drafted, but paid $300 commutation, and did not serve.
Gilbert Blair	Barnet
William Blair	Goshen Gore

According to the 1864 and 1865 Adjutant and Inspector General's Reports, the following 660 men were drafted, but procured substitutes, and did not serve.
David B. Blair	Rochester

According to the 1864 and 1865 Adjutant and Inspector General's Reports, the following men were drafted, and subsequently entered service
Joseph C. Blair	Pitsford

Cemetery Records from the Vermont Adjutant General's Office

The Vermont Commandery of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War has just recently completed a massive project, extracting burial records from the records of the Vermont Adjutant General's Office files. Listed below are BLAIRS in the the database:

Name	Unit	Co.	Rank	Birth	Death	Cemetery	Town, State
George P.	1 Cav	D/Staff	QSGT	4/3/1836	6/18/1907	Peacham Corners	Peacham, VT
Isaiah	11 Inf	B/C	PVT	1/21/1845	3/6/1914	Riverside	Morrisville, VT
Israel	1 Inf	C	PVT	1838		Unknown	Morrisville, VT
James W.	2 Inf	B	PVT			Evergreen	Pittsford, VT
Mathew	13 Inf	B	PVT			Irasville	Waitsfield, VT
Peter	6 Inf	K	PVT	1832	10/4/1908	New Catholic	Enosburg, VT
William	13 Inf	C	PVT	1846	6/7/1873	Catholic	Montpelier, VT

National Park Service
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

National Park Service - Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System has a wealth of information on Blairs in the Civil War. Listed below are Vermont Blairs extracted from their database:

First Name	Side	Regiment
Benjamin	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery
Charles R.	Union	2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Enos	Union	2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
George P.	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry
Isiah	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Heavy Artillery
Israel	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry
Israel	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Infantry
James	Union	10th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
James W.	Union	2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
John	Union	4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Joseph	Union	3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Joseph C.	Union	Vermont Drafted Men
Lewis	Union	9th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Lewis	Union	16th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Matthew	Union	13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Peter	Union	6th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Samuel	Union	1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry
Samuel M.	Union	13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Samuel N.	Union	8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry
Thomas	Union	3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
William	Union	13th Regiment, Vermont Infantry

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