Mead never got on the field of battle to participate in the actual fighting.The complaint filed by former Gov. James Douglas attached to A chapel, 2 ex-governors and a lawsuit over cancel culture, in allegation no. 43 on page 17, asserts that former Gov. John Mead enlisted during the American Civil War in Company K, Twelfth Infantry Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, serving from 1862-1863. He participated in several skirmishes and important battles, including the Battle of Gettysburg. The only member of the 12th Vermont who actually participated in the Gettysburg battle was Lt. George Benedict, who was promoted to aide-de-camp on