Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-06-05
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THE VERMONT CAVALRY.

Aswe hoped, the loss Of the Vermont
Cavalry in Banks retreat is much redu-
ced BY later intelligence. Chaplain Wood
ward, in private letter from which we
give extracts below, thinks the total loss
of the kegiment will not exceed TO-
Major Collins, it appears, was recover
ed in Front Royal when that place was
re-csptured by our troops on Friday,
with IL other Federal soldiers.
Rev. Mr. Woodward, Chaplain of the
Regiment writes from Williamsport May
28th, as follows
sour retreat from Virginia was rapid,
our disasters considerable, and our escape
wonderful, considering all the circum-
stances Every hour lessons our cnlami-
were ho5ps;Iess;ssy 8as mfn whom we feared
This unhappy affair is to be charg-d,
not to Gen. Banks, bu, the War Depart
ment at Washington. The country will
hold them responsible when the facts are
known. ..-.r.
We are not disheartened-we are not
demoralized, To-day some of our forces
will cross the Potomac, and soon you will
hear of successes, in the light of which
our present disasters will disappear. We
thirst for a day of reckoning with these
saucy rebels, and to them, God willing, it
will be terrible. --. rare5 .ra.
am in hopes, when all get in, there
will not be more than 20 missing from
or regiment. 1t occupied responsible
posts, one half of it in the advance, the
other half covering the retreat of the ar
my. The Regiment behaved nobly. Our
new Colonel is much pleased with the
Regiment, and with its conduct in the
bloody retreat. seaa
A letter to Maj. Bartlett of Montpelier
says the following are reported missing
from Company C-tbey were all but two
, detailed as guard in charge of teams and
extra horses -
Corporals-J. W. Smith, Landon Fl
Nichols. ....
: Privates-Washidgton Hunt, j. j
t Smith, Leroy Wardner, Thomas S. May
Y N. w. Vincent, Luther Wakefield, L. B
S Hastings, E. Scott, M. M. Rice, G. w
) Spencer, John F. Huse, Norman Dudley
i j. Benjamin, Nelson N Rgner, Samue
e C. Voce, Marshall S Staples, VIM. Ring
f N. B. Stark, E. w. Nichols, H. s. Wa
terman. .a..... .s. ...s
Nichols was in hospital taking care c
Washington Hunt, who was just recover
ing from typhoid fever"
. Captain Wells writes home that all th
: men he had in the ranks came in safe an
v sound. He says
$ Company c was behind during ou
: stop at Winchester. The rebels drov
our men in. a.a.-s +
s Some Massachusetts men who ha
e been asleep beside the fence, woke uE
t and mistaking us for rebels, fred upon u
= and killed some horses, among which wa
: Lit. Holden's. About the same time
D she'll struck in our midst, within ten fee
e of me, killing some horses"
A private letter from one of the Reg
ment says Quartermaster Dewey is safe
E Also that Serg't. C. w. Morse was take
: prisoner-but at the close of the letter tn
writer says he (Morse) is safe. Despatch
: es and letters announce the safety of Ed
t ward Walker, Sutler, and his assistant
La Glare, who were at first supposed t
, be taken.
;, A correspondent of the Middlebur
: Register, writing before the retreat, say
5 two Of Company X, Charles shambo, {
t Vergennes, and John Calvin, of Eas
Middlebury, were taken prisoners Will
e straying beyond the lines.
f The Times of this morning SAYS on au
thority of private letter that Stephe
Morse, of Company A., was taken prison
er by tho r, bells, in skirmisb near Stras
!h,rp befnre the retreat