Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-17

Which subtrAc'ed from The whole amountA-
hove, leaves a balance still due the State,
from the United States, Of 234 9ss 20
1t will be readily seen from the above state
ment, that the Indebtedness Of the State in ex-
cess Of its resources. is funded in State Bonds,
payable in ten years from June l. 1860.
The expenses Of the current year cannot be &C
curatey given but so far as is now known some
Of the more important unavoidable disbursements
may ho Approximately estimated as follows:
The thee wears uooi uus ia service, hom Vermont
compose ten Regiments Uf Infantry aud one Regiment
Of Cavalry, which, At the maximum would number in
all about llOOO men
Two Batteries Of Artillery about l25men
each. $50 "
Three Companies Of Sharp Shooters, about
90 men each, go "
Making in ALL ll,62o men
But a. considerable deduction should he
made for missing men, D., reason n the
various casualties N the service. sup
pose that one quarter N DO above nutu-
Ter, ~ 2sS men, are d'ductedi we then
have S6i0 men who will be entitled TO
receive, each, The State pay II 81 per
month, which for twelve months. should
n vii amount 2 s7a57ao,OO
Militia recently raised amounts to about
400 men Deducung ouc-oshih ~ this
number, ilt the dimiuutut which may
result from casualties Of the service. aud
W. have 4il3 men, who, should the Leg
isaturc - decide, will be cntiiltd to
ctive each 81 per mon b finin the State,
which, for thtit allo ted period ofset,ice,
or nine months, will amount IN 25a, lie 90
Ordinary State expenses. alb 5000 lOJ
Payment u Loan oflS57 due Nov l, 1892, ID 90
-
Making the approximate estimated n 81 1891 s39 90
1t may be necessary during the current year, to
raise more troops in the State, which will, Of
course, increase current expenses. There may
be another tax levied ON the State by the United
States but probably the balance of 1884 ,9SS 60
still due from the United Ssatcs will more than
offset any tax thus levied
nd hat. IL,
ion be made the present sson for the expenses
of the current year
About the goth Of November, 1861, recruiting
agencies were established for raising the Seventh
aud Eighth Regiments Of Infantry and the First
and Second Batteries of Artillery These fine
Regiments and Batteries went into camp early in
January followng-the Seventh Regiment at Rut-
land, the Eighth Regiment and First Battery at
Brattleboro', and the Second Battery at Lowell,
Mass. The entire outfit of the Seventh Regiment
excepting arms and accOutremcnts, was provided
by the Quartermaster General of the State The
outfit of the Eighth Regiment and of the First
and Second Batteries OF Artillery, was, with A
few exceptions, furnished by the General Gov
eminent through the Department of New Eng
land. These Regiments together with the First
Battery. left the State carly in March last, for
ship Island, Miss, to serve in the Department OF
the Gulf The Second Battery left Lowell, Mass.
for the same destination in February last.
In the latter part of October, 1861 the Second
Company Of Sharp Shooters, raised by Capt. llo-
mer h. Stoughton, was sent forward TO Washing
ton.
In the month of December, 1861, the third
Company OF Sharp Shooters, commanded by Capt
Gilbert Hart, was organized, and early in Janu-
AIRY following, was sent to Washington.
Also, in the month of December, 1861, the
First Regiment of Vermont Cavalry, raised and
commanded by Colonel Lemue b. Platt, received
marching orders and left camp in Burlington
proceeding to Washington
During the months OF February and March last
four hundred and twelve men were recruited il
the State, to fill the thinned ranks of the Second
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regiments OF In
fantry. Early in April they were mustered int
service, at Burlington, and, on the list ol tina
month, sent to their respective regiments then a
Yorktown, Va
In compliance with request received by IN
from the Secretary OF War, the following stat,
4 ment was forwarded to him by the Adjutant Gen
eral, showing the number OF three years troop
furnished by the state, and in the service of I'll
/ United States, on the 10th OF April, 1867;
Bad Regiment Infantry, Col henry Waiting i0i6 mel