Sidney Bliss

Sidney Bliss

Jonathan Noyalas, Private Collection

Quick Facts

Unit: 11th Vermont Infantry
Rank:  Sergeant
Enlisted: August 12, 1862,
Mustered in: September 1, 1862  
Muster Out: June 24, 1865 
Photo Credit/Donated by: Jonathan A. Noyalas, Private Collection

Description:

Sidney Bliss, from Vermont, enlisted into the 11th Vermont Infantry unit on August 12, 1862. On September 1, 1862, he mustered into Company “I” as a private. On September 26, 1862 he was promoted to a corporal.

The 11th Vermont was attached to the 22nd Army Corps and was on the defenses of Washington by the spring 1864. They would see action during the “Overland Campaign”. The 11th Vermont was at the battles of Spotsylvania Courthouse and Cold Harbor. After seeing action at Fort Stevens in the summer of 1864, Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign began. The 11th Vermont was attached to the 6th Corps.

Sidney Bliss was promoted to a sergeant on September 27, 1864. At the Battle of Cedar Creek, Bliss was wounded on top of Cemetery Hill during the Confederate assault. After the campaign, on December 1, 1864, Bliss was commissioned as 2nd Lt. On June 4, 1865, he was promoted to 1st Lt. of Company K.

When the war was over, Sidney was mustered out of service on June 24, 1864.