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Re: christopher rice/charles stebbins |
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David R. Mayhew |
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Aug 11, 05 - 10:37 PM |
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drmayhew@aol.com |
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The men of the Seventh Vermont suffered immensely from malaria and typhoid in Louisiana, and the failed one-month expedition to dig a bypass canal at Vicksburg in the summer of 1862 took a heavy toll in death due to disease. 379 men are officially listed as "died of disease", and 2/3 of these deaths occurred in the last six months of 1862. In addition, over 200 men are listed as "discharged due to disability". Many of these men died of disease within months of their discharge.
The death toll in Company D was not as severe as in other companies, because only about half the company was sent up river to Vicksburg. Company C was even more fortunate in that they were not assigned to the Vicksburg expedition, and even fewer deaths due to disease occurred in that company.
The town of Mendon, VT sent over half the number of legal voters in town off to war as soldiers. Many men were assigned to D Company, Seventh Regiment. In addition to Charles Stebbins, the following served in D Company: Alonzo Hoyt, John Plath, Ebenezer H. Rhodes, Joseph St. Peters, and Joseph St. Peters Jr. Charles Wilkins and William Butterfly were assigned to B Company in the Seventh, and three men served in Company I; Nelson Durkee, Enos Goslow, and Alfred Peters.
The Rice family in Mendon sent Christopher Rice to Co. C in the 10th VT, Luther Rice to Co. G in the 5th, and Phineas R. Rice to Co. H, 14th VT.
Other mention of the Stebbins and Rice families in Mendon: In 1836, the Union Evangelical Society was formed; among its members was David Rice Jr. In the 1880's, Charles Rice from Rutland leased a farm in Mendon; Charles Stebbins was a retired farmer, and Peter Stebbins was a farmer, teamster, and a surveyor of highways.
David R. Mayhew |
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