Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-10-14
FROM THE 11TH REGIMENT.
PRESENTATION.

\ .... EhOh HE lIIh hEUlhENI. .''.
.,... PRESENTATION. ... .ai
A correspondent of the Newport ,Nea0s
writes as follows of matters in this regi-
ment and of the sword presentation to
Captain Stafford: ,.... ra5 a....
d" | must tell you that few days since
our company presented to Capt. d. j.
Stafford beautiful sword, sash and belt,
as an evidence of the respect and conf
dencc which they feel for him as al Off
Ger and a gentleman. The whole cost
about $40. The presentation speech, by
your townsman, Sergeant Charles e..
Merrill, was q model for brevity and
happy choice of words-that of Capt
Stafford, in reply, in his own peculiar
style. | regret that | cannot furnish ver-
batim copies, as | am sure that they
would interest your readers Further
more, this is not the first time We have
raised money for the same purpose.
! While at Brattleboro about $50 were
raised and paid into the hands of our
Quartermaster Sergeant for this object.
lie was to procure one as We came thro'
New York, and we suppose he is looking
for it yet, as we have looked in vain for
him--or the money-since. If the
amount of money raised can be taken as
any index of the. esteem in which the
captain Is held by his command | am
sure he cannot feel otherwise than highly
aattered by this testimonial. ..r.p..l
The inscription engraved on the scab-
bard reads thus Presented to Capt. y.
J. Stafford, Battery L, lst Art. 18th Vt.
Vols, by the members of his Battery,
| Sept, 2G, 1863 ..........n. .......
On the same day the members of Bat
tory H, presented Lieut.. j. r. Markham
with handsome sword valued at $50, in
style very similar to the one above men-
toned. This, am told, is the fourth
presentation made by that company to its
several officers. 10, ~, .,J, .,9
BY. the way. an amusing incident oc-
cured in connection with the passing of
our Battery through Greenfield, Mass.
AS the company was without arms, we
had been annoyed by hearing the term
conscripts " applied us. While at the
same place we were obliged to leave the
cars and march some distance. to another
train, and, in answer to some remarks of
this kind, one of the company retorted
by saying, that so far from being con-
scripts, we had been before in the SER
vice, Gas many of us had,) and had
been guarding conscripts at Brattle
/, boro.
A Greenfield paper contained substan-
tlaiiy the following announcement: v..I
Battery L, 18th Vermont Regiment,
|, commanded by Captain Stafford, passed
through this place yesterday, en- route for
Washington. This is not a company Of
, raw recruits, but has been through the
campaign on the Peninsula, and vas sent
, home to recruit its thinned ranks &c.
This was highly relished by the boys,
and How are you, Peninsula? became a
by-word.
> | believe the Regiment is in usual
health. None Of our own company arc
dangerously sick. The principal employ.
! mcnt at present is fatigue duty in the ri.
Ae-pits and on the barracks. The drills
are suspended, meantime, as well as
2 o'clock roll-call. We are very anx-
ious to be drilling, as we are supposed to
appear on all regiment;l reviews, inspect.
ions, sc. !,