The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-11
GOVERNOR FAIRBANKS ADDRESS.
Tile Honorable The General assembly
of lie STATE nf Ycrtn0n

n GOVERNOR FAIRBANKS ADDRESS.
/ Tile Honorable The General assembly
of The State of Verm0nt:
GENTLEMEN The extraordinary events O
r the present year,-the critical condition of thu
: country, and the very responsible and difficult
S duties assigned to the Executive, under the pro
3 visions Of the acts Of the late extra session oil
the Legislature, furnish q sufficient reason why
should depart from the usual custom in retir
ing from the Executive Office and communicate
briefly in an address to the General Assembly,
the transactions of the past few months, and
especially those pertaining TO the organization
and equipment Of troops for the service Of the
United States.
Immediately after the passage Of the act of
April Goth, providing for . the appointment Of
Reeimental and Field olliccrs,' the LIST Regi-
ment was detailed from the Uniform Militia for
! three months service under the requistion of
the President Of the United States, and on the
second day Of May, mustered at Rutland
This Regiment, under its accomplished COM
mander, Col. Phel ps, did important service at
Newport News, and was honorably mustered
out OF the service Of the United States at Brat
tleboro on the 18th Of August.
On the 18th Of May orders were issued for re-
Grating the second and third Regiments of vol
unteels, under the provisions OF the act Of April
10Th, entitled IAN act to provide for raising
six special Regiments"
These were filled with great dispatch and
mustered at Burlington and st. Johnsbury ear
ly in June.
The second Regiment, under Col. Whiting,
left Burlington for W ASKING ton City. June oath.
The third Regiment was ordered forward by
the > 'crotary OF War July 18th, and left ST.
JohnSbury under the command of Colonel
now Brigador Goneral-Smith, July oath.
On the sixth Of August, commissions were is
sned for raising the fourth and fifth Regiments
OF Volunteers, which were lied nearly or quite
to the maximum number of l0i6 men each. and
at Brattleboro' and St. Adams, Sept |
l2th--l4th
The fourth, under Col stoughton, left Brat
t,cboro' for Washington City, Sept. Dist, and |
the fifth, under Co.. Smallry, left St. Adams
September 23d.
These several Regiments have been uniform
ii and equipped, furnished with army wagons
md horses, and armed with Rife Nluskets at
he expense Of the State.
On the 18th of September recruiting officers
we're appointed for raising the sixth Regiment of
'ounteers, which was filled with great prompt
tnde, and mustered at Montpelier the first week
n October, under the command Of Col Lord
elng fully equipped and uniformed ready to
e ordered forward to the seat Of war.
these five Regiments are composed principal
y of the mechanics and yeomanry Of the State,
nd under their educated and cxperienceA com.
landers will, it is believed, form q Vermont
'riglde.
On the seventh of August, | issued a com
lission to Capt. e. Weston, Jr,, to raise o som.
any Of practical Sharp Shooters, to be organ.
I'd upon the plan Of Col, II. Berdan, as ap-
roye1 AMI authorized by the President and
ecretary Of War.
inns coHpany was recVGltod to the maximum
umber, and left West Randolph for Cot Be7
m Regiment in the army Of the Potomac, ON
'e l4th IF September.
On the 25th Of September, issued q com
i3slon to Capt H. r. St0ughton 10 raise al
cond company Of Sharp Shooters
Ihese companies have beel or are to be, arm
l. uniformed, and equipped by the General
overnmcnt. +
\ Regiment Of mounted cavalry has been
Ised by voluntary enlistment under a commits
IN issued by the Secretary oF War to Col. L. b
att have authorized Capt. l.. K. Sayles of
'lcester to raise squadron OF Cavalry to form
part OF Regiment apportioned to the several :
ew England States to be organized, uniformed G
u equipped bN Nov. Sprague OF Rhode Island G
be denomlnated the New England Regiment
Mounted Cavalry, This order is sbhject to t
direction of the Legislature. J
These several corps are composed of intelli- G
ut, independent Observation-Disclosures n
three years or during the war and tue \
icrSty with which they have volunteered and !
tered into the service of the Country is a re- S
lrkable and gratifying expression Of the de- o
ted patriotism of our citizens, and an unmis, /
iable pledge Of the loyalty of Vermont to the IL
Of the United States and the cause
the Union. \
should do injustice to my own feelings. as al
II as to the officers and men in service should Sc
all to mention the uniform testimony, which OF
5 been communicated to me, Of the excellent fir
1duct OF our troops. Those of them that ii
We been in active service have been under ex- $,
lent discipline, and have, when in posts of Sc
niger and fatigue, displayed GOODNESS, cour- 70
and endurance, not exeelled by soldiers in la
regular army, while their moral bearing and I'll
'mpIary department has won for them the hi
lildence and appreciation of their superior of til
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doubt not that the Regiments which have tn