Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-24
From our Daily OF Tuesday,
THE RUTLAND LIGHT GUARD AND
CAPT. REYNOLDS.

Az special meeting OF the hut
land Light Guard, the death OF Captain
T.. Y. Reynolds, member of the COM
pany, was formally announced, by W. l.
Nichols, Esq, in remarks appropriate to
the occasion - sketching the career OF
Captain Reynolds. He was a modest,
anassaming man, brave as a Spartan,
true 10 his friends, chivalric and brave
almost to fault. When the First Yer
mont regiment was raised, Capt Reynolds
ioined the Light Guard, and won the es-
TEEN Of all who knew him while he was
an service with that regiment, and was
most respected and beloved by those who
knew him best. Somewhat eccentric in
his nature, he was one of those men who
BY their fidelity, enthusiasm, intreridity
and blunt honesty, would naturally attach
others to him. When he returned, after
tAe discharge of the First Regiment, he
was appointed by the Governor recruit
ing officer at Rutland, for the Sixth regi-
ment, raised a corps of men at Rutland,
and took them TO the rendezvous OF the
9Th Regiment at Montpelier, upon the
order of the Adjutant General, At Mont
peKer he was elected Captain of Co. F,
hut without any effort or expectation upon
his part of such position. With char
acteristic modesty, he told the company
that he distrusted his own ability for the
place, and declined the honor but upon
the election being ordered again, he was
the second time elected unanimously. He
then said to the company that he consid-
cred it, under the circumstances, more a
matter of duty than choice to accept the
position. He was commissioned Captain,
and went with his regiment to Washing
son-where they remained till the "Grand
Army" moved 10 Fortress Monroe. Mr..
Nichols stated that he saw Captain Rey.
nohs at Alexandria, when the Vermont
brigade were on the transports at tha
place, March %, and that the Captain
r emarked as they parted, "Tellour friends
tn VI the Vermont boys will do their duty
Ho, well he and the Vermont boys
have done their duty, let the bloody strug
Gle at Lees Mill bear answer 1t wal
one Of he most spirited, heroic, and diff
fcult pa. wages at arms during the whole
war. It equals the 'charge of the
Light Br igade " at Inkerman. Two
eompanies of the Sd Vermont charged
through stream to their arm-pits ii
-o,ar ,rder = fire which made the turbd
stream red with their blood, and when
they reached the OPP Vsi'e side drove Inc
rebels from their rife pit with the bayonet
All that courage and foi Satnds could do
they did. Other companies OF the Ver'
mont brigade came TO Il. 90 '"Pf'0.' WV
the stream prevented the passa, 81 VI
lery or cavalry, and without any pc, "N'
=. vi
ity Of being rapidly reinforced, they fougA
me - -,,.v at fearful odds, till they were
ont numbered, ten to one, and were at
hast compelled to retire. Never were
men placed in more trying posltioS I;
never did men sustain it more nobly.
Vermont has lost none of her ancient
rnown.
]. was during this bloody struggle Of
the 18th, that Capt. Reynolds gloriously
fell at the head of his company. A tried
soldier in the ranks--he proved himself
worthy to lead in the thickest of the fight
Rest TO his ashes--fame to his memory.
The Light Guard unanimously passed
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this company receive with
profound sorrow the announcement of The
dee b of an esteemed and brave companion
ia asms-Cap' T.. f. Reynolds, Co F, Gil
Req Vermont Volunteers-who fell At tht
head of bis comm and, gallantiy leading ;
charge at the bloody engagement of Lees
Mills, near Yorktown, Va, April IL, 1862.
\ Resolved, That we deeply sympatbize will
the relatives and friends OF Capt. Reynold
in bis untimely and heroic death, but tina
while we mourn him as a firm friend,
courageous and chivalier soldier, we feel an
honorable pride in his name and fame, ant
m view of the beroism exhibited IN the dart
struggle in which be fell, we Irvine the laure
and the cypress about him in mingled prid
and sorrow.
Resolred, That the foregoing resolution
be published in the papers of this town, an
that copy thereof be forwarded 10 bis rels
fives, and also TO his late command, Compan
r, 9Th .Reg't VT. Volunteers.