Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-30
VERMONT CAVALRY REGIMENT.

I VERMONT CAVALRY REGIMENT.
Since the news Of the retreat Of Gen. Banks
was received, great anxiety has been expressed
ment, which was in Gen. Banks department.
Previous advces had led to the belief that it
had been ordered to Gen. McDowells column,
but nothing positive was known respecting il.
But the Burlington Times Of Wednesday
morning contains the following from which
it would appear that it was still with Gen.
Banks in his retreat, and had met with sad
disaster:
"A gentleman Of this village received last
evening, dispatch from Hagarstown, Md,
from an officer in the Cavalry Regiment,
which states that three hundred Il The regiment
'oere missing, including Maj Collins, Capt.
Geo. H. Bean, of Co @, and Leuts. John 5.
Ward, Of Co. X, and A. H. Danforth, of &C..
G.. In Company A, capt. Plato all but five
are missing. Capt Platt, Lieut. Edwards, and
Curporals Frost, Reynolds and Whipple, safe
"This news will cause many sorrowing
hearts amongst us, as Co. A was recruited
!
company we're from Burlington and Westford.
As we have yet no mention Of our cavalry
regiment in any Of the news dispatches from
Gen, Banks army, we trust that when Off
cial Intelligence is received, it will greatly re-
duce the extent of this their disaster. 1t will
also be remembered that the lst Maryland
| regiment was at first reported as losing 800
all but forty have since come in
Our dispatches to-day confirm the above
from the inns This is bringing the disas-
ter Of g n. Banks retreat home to the hearts
and fresdes Of the people Of Vermont, and
they have a right to ask--as they do most
omphatically-who is responsible forits Who
ordered the greater part Of Gen. Banks force
away from him, and left our brothers and sons
exposed to the sure and swift destruction
OF the rebel hordes. TO be worse than slaugh-
tered in cold blood Who's the man
That Gen. Banks knew the dangers Of his
position, and desired to avert them, is shown
by the following special dispatch to the n Y
World, sent before the retreat commenced
srRAsnuto Va, MAY q.
Gen. Banks tclegraphed 70 the War Dcpntmeut tina
information that could be relied had been received
The position OF Jacksnu's and Eweus forces and Hskfi
permission combine his force with Blcuker's at'
Shiedss to attack them. He received the reply Mn
Mcg had g0sifite information mt Jackson wfS ha
near tred ricksiUg eith Eceh, threatening hcDOWei
dcsertcr who came 10 and sired to be sent OUT 90 ii
limbs. brought the information ~ Gen. Banks upon
which his request founded lie told a very -tra %
story and appeared TO be very reliable III gave
particular Of what Jackson had been doing
since we lef him Hauisonburg lie went through
Browns Gap towards Chal1uesvillo, and then took th
railroad flr the purpose Of reinforcing johnson iu th
ncghborhood Of Milroy II arrived six hour after th
fight, and since then has Withdrawn 90 point egh
miles hom Harrsouburg, near the biiurcauon OF h
Shenandoah, at which place he is now located
Gen. Banks is thus relieved Of all respon
sibility in the matter, having been overruIec
by the Var Department. And here We mus
note another significant fact. While on tn,
retreat, Gen Banks addressed his official re
ports to Hon E. H. Stanton, Ssc'y Of War :
until he reached the Potomac, where the ex
tent of his loss must have become more full.
known, when he addresses report $40 III
President" This looks like something NOR
than a straw, towards fixing the responsible
ty for the whole disaster. The people dc
mand to know who IS responsible; and the
have right to know Let the facts be known
whoever may be hit by them.