Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-28

Same estimate for board and clothing
two years, ........,. 5OO
Making only, .....,;',',,....S 6l2
Thus it is seen that the person who
volunteers to fill up the old Regiments
from the town of Rutland, will receive
three hundred and serenity dollars IN cash,
more than he would if drafted. Is there
any doubt as to which is the wisest course
to pursue, looking at the matter simply in
a pecuniary light, and saying nothing of
the duty which patriotism requires?
1t is not long ago that we set forth some
of the advantages a soldier will enjoy
who enlists into an old regiment, over
those who go into new ones, but we again
repeat them in brief;
l. They will learn more in one month
in an old regiment than they will learn in
four or six months in new regiment.
.. They will better escape the diseases
of the camp among old and experienced
soldiers than in newly organized regi-
ments. The officers and men in the old
regiments have learned by observation
and experience the means of preserving
health, and will impart their knowledge
to the new recruit. There is said to be a
Captain in the army of the Potomac who
had for years been in the regular army,
and through the campaign in Mexico, who
has not lost single man by Sickness
Hence the man who goes into an old reg
iment is more likely to return home aIive,
since statistics show that very many more
soldiers die from sickness than on the bat
tie field.
g. There '0iU probably be less loss Of
life IN battle in an old organization than a
new one. Experienced officers will be
less likely to expose their men needlessly
than inexperienced ones. Old regiments
will be less likely to be thrown into disor-
der under fire. As a general thing, the
men will be better cared for, if wounded,
because of better organization for the
care of the wounded, and because the old
surgeons have had greater experience in
the treatment of the sick and wounded.
4. Young soldiers in an old regiment
will share in the glory of veteran corps.
5. And finally, as it is presumed that
all who volunteer desire to render the
most efficient service to the government,
it is safe to say that ten thousand men
distributed through the regiments now in
the field will accomplish more in the next
six months than thirty thousand organized
into new new regiments.
The volunteer should also remember
that the more there are to 90, the less
likelihood will there be of severe and fire.
quent battles. The government is now
calling into the field force large enough
TO grind the rebellion to powder. The
rebels cannot stand the onset Of one mil,
lion of armed men, and they will have to
fly before them or capitulate. The way
to bring the war to close and to save
life is to enlist at ouce, and all 90 togeth.
er. Small armies will be cut to pieces
and others must be put in their places
one after another, until at last we shall
have exhausted our men and means, and
accomplished nothing. But one large
army will be able to protect itself and
each of its parts from the assaults of the
enemy, while it will give deadly blows
instead of receiving them, and make q
short job of the war. Enlist, then at
once, and the heavy fighting can all be
closed up by the first of November, and
the country saved. Fill up the old regi
ments as well as the new ones.
Selectmen who are acting as recruiting
officers should see to it that the truth o.
the case as above presented, land much
more may be sid, is brought before the
minds of all in their several towns. Lee
us determine not to hare draft in Yer
mont. 1t need not be if every man prop
erly exerts himself. Let it be said at the
close OF this var;-the glorious end o
which may be much nearer than we now
dare to hope,-that Vermont sent none
but VOLUNTEERS to fight for she Union
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