 The 4th regiment saw heavy combat throughout the war.One of Windham's soldiers, Captain Charles G. Gould of Company H, 5th Vermont Infantry, won the Medal of Honor for bravery under fire.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.15%) is water.