LITTLEJOHN Otis G.

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Private Otis Littlejohn - Civil War Military Record (Donated by Captain Daniel Murphy USMC)

Name: Otis Littlejohn
Rank: Private
Unit: Vermont, 4th Infantry Regiment, Company A
Drafted: Windham County, Town of Whitingham
Enlisted: August 30, 1864
Mustered in: August 30, 1864
Mustered out: May 14, 1865
Status: Regular Discharge
Wounded in Action: October 19, 1865 at the Battle of Cedar Creek

4th Vermont Infantry Regiment table of Organization for inclusive dates: May 1862- July 1865
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of Potomac, and Army of Shenandoah, Middle Military
Division.

4th Vermont Infantry Regiment Service encompassing Pvt Otis Littlejohn Enlistment.
September 13, 1864, Gilberts Ford, Opequan River.
September 19, 1864, Battle of Opequan, Winchester.
September 22, 1864, Fishers Hill.
September 30, 1864, Non Vets mustered out.
October 19, 1864, Battle of Cedar Creek.
November 9, 1864, Duty at Strasbury.
December 9, 1864, Duty at Kernstow.
December 9-12 1864, Moved to Petersburg.
December 13, 1864 – April 2 1865, Siege of Petersburg.
March 25, 1865, Fort Fisher.
March 28, - April 9, 1865, Appomattox Campaign.
April 2, 1865, Assault and Fall of Petersburg.
April 6, 1865, Sailors Creek.
April 9, 1865, Appomattox Court House, Surrender of Lee and his Army.
April 28, 1865, At Farmville and Burkeville Junction.
April 23-27 1865, March to Danville duty their until May 18, 1865.

I realize the enlistment date and place do not coincide with the enlistment certificate. I have an explanation
for that. He could have enlisted on date specified July 17, 1863, but do to travel, training, etc. would not
have actually reported into his unit until August 30, 1864. At which time the lazy clerk would have just
entered his enlistment and reporting in date the same. For the place were he enlisted, the 4th Infantry
Regiment was originally raised out of Battleboro and the surrounding areas. Hence why the certificate would
state Battleboro. Majority of the volunteers in Company Alpha were formed up from the town of Whitingham
in Whindham County. Hence the company being referred to as the Whitingham Company.

Otis married GOODELL Betsey Sherman on 08 Aug 1852 in Whitingham, Windham Co., VT. Betsey (daughter of GOODELL Harvey and SHERMAN Anna) was born on 14 May 1833 in Monroe, Franklin Co., MA; died on 01 Sep 1914 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. LITTLEJOHN Herbert Pliney was born about 1853.
2. LITTLEJOHN Della Marie was born on 12 May 1854 in MA; died about 1931 in Pigeon Grove, MA.
3. LITTLEJOHN Eva L. was born on 28 Nov 1855.
4. LITTLEJOHN Almira L. was born on 03 Sep 1857; died on 16 Feb 1923.
5. LITTLEJOHN Anna Caroline was born about 1859; died about 1918.
6. LITTLEJOHN Minnie Bianca was born on 20 Sep 1862 in Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT; died on 12 Feb 1938 in North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA.
7. LITTLEJOHN Halbert G. was born on 10 May 1864 in VT; died in 1949.
8. LILTTLEJOHN Ernest S. was born on 20 Feb 1865.
9. LITTLEJOHN Bessie Viola was born on 04 Jul 1868 in MA; died on 01 Oct 1959.
10. LITTLEJOHN Edward U. was born about 1871 in MA.