Thank you for the suggestion about the book..I will get it. I read everything I can get my hands on about the Civil War and did not realize I had a gggrandfather and greatuncle who both died in the battle of Cedar Creek. Now I am trying to find as much information as I can about that battle and found their website. I did find the VT Civil War website and the roster list for the 17th..interesting to say the least! Pauline