Munson Cemetery
Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont
Col. William D. Munson
Feb. 7, 1833 - Oct 28, 1903
"A graduate of Norwich University, 1854. Captain
Co D 13th Vermont regiment U.S.V., Sep 6th 1862. Promoted Lieutenant
Colonel May 5th, 1863. At Gettysburg, Jul 02, 1863, he commanded the
detached left wing of the Regiment supporting A Battery on cemetery
hill. Jul 03, second in command, he participated with the Regiment,
in the deadly assault on the flank of the Confederate charging columns,
bravely doing his full duty in that terrible hour, which turned the
tide of battle at the point since called, "the high water mark of the
rebellion". This tablet is placed here by his comrades of the 13th Regiment,
as a token of their respect for him as an officer, and their affection
for him as a man. Jul 3rd, 1906."
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