Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-21
June Training at Mortified, and Parade of
the New England Guards
Officers in Command.

Officers i'm Commando
Capt, S. G. PATTERSON, Sd It., A. PALMER,
LIST It,, GEO. NICHOLS, 4th It,, O. IL. JOYCE
Cd It., w. G. WOODBURY.
The New England Guards are to the Volun
teer Militia of Vermont what the Life Guards o
Napoleon were to the French army. No com
pany of men ever took more pride or made more
rapid advances in military tactics and noble
manly, Soldierly bearing than the Guards
But few months ago, and no such company
existed in this State; now scarcely an evening
passes but they may be seen upon the Green in
our enterprising little village, going through
the various evolutions with all the tact and
promptness of veteran soldiers. Never was a
finer lot of fellows drawn up on parade than
those we saw marshalod under command of
Captain Patterson, on the morning Of the End
of June inst
Long before the light Of the morning lit up
the golden chambers of the East, the Guards
were out, and with lively salvos of artillery
and musketry summoned the sleeping villagers
to the pleasing ceremonies of the day.
At precisely nine o'clock the Guards assem-
bled at their new and spacious Armory, where,
after roll call, which showed that fifty brave
fellows had laid aside the tools Of the farmer
and mechanic, and assumed those of grim
vlsaged war;" they proceeded t? go through
with tho manual ,f orn,e md +bo G., o;nre 70
the delight and admiration of all beholders. -
The forenoon was spent in marching through
the principal streets of our village, and in drill
upon the Common. At one o'clock, P. NJ, the
Guards and their invited guests repaired to the
Mortified House, where splendid dinner was
served up by John L. Batchelder, ESQ, in his
usual excellent style-John is good man, and
knows how to keep tavern.
After dinner the Guards were again paraded
on the Common, where Mcintosh, the best art
list in the country, took an ambrotype of the
Company, which can only be equaled by seeing
the boys themselves. The next march was to
the South Village, where E. K Jones, ESQ.,,
who, blythe way, is QUE Of the Guards, and, of
course, good fellow, furnished everything
which long march and dry weather called
for.
Another march, and they were at the Centre
Village, where E. E. Sargents, Esq, served
them in the same way. Five o'clock found
them again at their Armory, we'll pleased and
satisfied with their days work Not a cross
look or word was seen or- heard during tho
whole day, while the most Scrupulous Maine
Law man could not have found fault with any
part of the programme
The Guards have procured IL new and splen-
did hair cap (South American Monkey at a
cost of five dollars each, which. adds greatly to
their fine appearance.
The Guards were of course accompanied with
the Mortified Cornet Band sixteen pieces
under the lead of the Marshes, who need only
0 b. named to b. praised. The Band have a
new set of beautiful German silver instruments,
Which cost them about nine hundred dollars,
and the way they can play you will find out
when you hear them. l can say nothing
which can add to their present reputation, only
that Mortified is proud of them, and well she
may be. The course of the Guards and the
Band is onward and upward, and that they
may live until they reach the very zenith of
their ambition, is the wish and ardent desire of
the 4th."