Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-01
SKE TIC II f S /.
No. 2.--sUMTER.

Perhaps there is no officer Of st the
Sumter Garrison. at present more watch
ed by the nation at large than Gen. Fos-
ter, then Captain. He was moving
spirit in the fort, and superintendent the
of a large body of workmen
engaged on the fort, and had charge of
the laborious task of mounting the guns.
1t is enough to say that he is one of tie
most efficient officers of Gen. Burnsides
efficient army, His gallant deeds at Roa-
noke are in every ones mouth. He is
now military commander of Newbern, N.
C. To him Gen. Burnside gave the du-
ty of repelling the anticipated attack up
on that city. Wherever he has been he
was efficient, and he will yet do much for
the United States if he lives. Noble and
generous, beloved by all, his bold, out
spoken face shows the man that will make
his mark. ..
At his side sits Assistant Surgeon Craw-
ford. He seems to be just the man for
surgeon. His eye has manly look, as
if he would treat the most desperate case
with the tenderest sympathy, and at the
same time with unfaltering decision. He
has not been overlooked, and is now a
Brigade or Division Surgeon in one of
the most important corps of the Army Of
the Potomac. Mcclellan may yet have
the honor of being under the treatment of
the gallant Crawford of Sumter. / con-
graduate the General on the prospect.
But another noble man we find in Lieut..
JEFF. G. Davis, now Brigadier comman-
ding division in the valiant army of the
Southwest, the heroes of Pea Ridge---in
the strength and vigor of youth, he is
destined to play conspicuous part in the
coming events of the nation. IF he ever
meets old JEFF. Davis he will not show
mercy on account of the name.
Death has entered the ranks of these
officers. The circle has been broken
One has been snatched from their mum.
Der. Lieut.. G. W. Snyder has gone tc
his long home. Quite young, yet he wa:
a noble soldier and an exemplary young
man, an example worthy of commenda
ton to all. He fell victim to overtaxa
ton in preparing the defence of the fort
He has also been promoted. From the
soldiers tent to the martyrs grave This
is the grandest step of all, and now hi
ranks with Lyon, Ellsworth, Baker, ant
host of other patriot dead. Peace t,
his ashes. Sleep on thou noble Snyder
for thou hast nobly done and we'll Their,
were two others, Lieuts. Talbot an,
Meade. To them was assigned the deli
cate duty of transmitting the official dis
patches from Anderson to the President
They are both loyal to the Union. TIL
former has been promoted one grade, an,
I think the other resigned from ill health
Where one year ago could we find min
men out of seventy who have been s.
highly and justly honored as these p
Every man of the Garrison was hero,-
and day will como when the few survi
vors of that gallant band will be cherishe
with the deepest affection a hation ca
bestow,-a day will come when a futur
Prince of Wales will feel honored wit
visiting the last man of the Sumter gal
rison. ar ... ara Il
And when day of reckoning come
. high on the sacred scroll of Fame's III
dying names, chief among g the few in
mortal names that were not born to die,
will be seen the Devoted Defenders {
Sumter. Truly,
--st.-1 TEzzY UPPER.
Poultney, April Ia, 1862.