Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15

upon that Dasis "u' ,,,
desirable for the State TO turn these 'u'
movements over to the General uoNe'n-
ment and receive reimbursemenls Tor 'uo
eynense incurred, that can probably 10
aope with the condition imposed by tue
Government, however, tn then the nos
nitals shall be general hospitals, IN the
strict sense, no more Tor the benefit VI
Vermont soldiers than for those OF other
States.
Reference is respectfully made TO
the annual report OF the Adlutant anu
INSPECTOR General for further information
upon this subject, AS conveyed m cer'a'u
facts and statistics from his office, IN the
renorts of the surgeons in charge OF the
bospitals in the State, and in the reports OF
the Commissioners to visit our soldiers ana
procure their transfer to Vermont
Reference is further respectfully maze T
to the annual reports of the AolutanI ana
Inspector General, and OF the Quarter /
master General, for further information
upon various matters connected with null
ttry affairs, so fully treated therein as to
/ need no further calculation IN this com
mumcatlon.
! Early in July last, received COM
munication from the War Department,
! dated the "a of that month. authorizing
aud requesting me to raise Two regiments
| of veteran volunteer infantry, and one
battery of veteran volunteer artillery, TO
serve for three years unless sooner dls-
charged, and to be composed of men who
have heretofore been enlisted and have
served for not less than niue months, ana
can pass the examination required by the
mastering regulations of the United States,
and informing me that if these troops are
raised thS will be credited as three years
men in the quota of the State. Five regl-
ments Of nine months troops were then
returning TO the State, TO be mustered out
of service; and as the Government was
evidently iu need of more troops 10 take
the places of the nine months men from
the various States whose term of service
was about expiring, and Vermont would
of course be expected to furnish her quota
/, under any new call for men, orders were
, accordingly issued by the Adjutant and
Inspector General, on the Sd Of August
last. calling for the enlistment of the two
regiments and the battery above named
1t was supposed that these troops would
be readily enlisted, Unexpectedly, how
( ! ever, great amount of sickness pre-
r vailed among the nine months volunteers,
, after they had returned to their homes,
which deferred speedy enlistments in these
3 proposed new organizations.
, The five regiments of nine months vol
\ unteers, composing the Second Vernon
n Brigade, returned to the state in the month
/ of July last, and were mustered out o
Q service at Bratteboro-a part in July ant
!. the remainder in August. In my annua
4 message of last year, | had occasion t
j speak of the Vermont troops then IN ser
A vice in the following terms: "Their vale
! ON every field, and in every situation l
n which they have been placed, rivals TIA
4 of the early heroes Of Vermont, justine
te their noble origin, and proves that IN
8 race has not degenerated, but is now, q
to of old, capable of the most horolc an
D. manly deeds, and may be relied upon
ed every emergency" The application
he this language to the Second Vermont Br
=, gada is justified by its whole bearing WIN
NJ In the service. The conduct OF these MI
We months volunteers in every duty they we
lot called upon to perform, whether IN guar
er- ing long line of country, in rapid or pr
of longed march, or in hurting back the
rious charges OF the enemy on the bloo'
,te field at Gettysburg, showed clearly tn
MIS- they possess the high qualities which ha
nse on so many occasions been illustrated
,ed our earlier regiments and they theft
the again demonstrated that in steadiness,
ltal liability, courage and endurance, the y
The mont troops are not excelled by those
to any state or country.
but In closing this brief communication
ex- deem it proper to affirm, that the unity
the purpose and effort, the good order, a
An obedience to authority and to law,
raj, broad nationality of sentiment, and
1lly patriotic sacrifices, which have charaet
lied the people of Vermont in their
~. beavers to aid and sustain the Gent
20, Government in the present great
l'n' struggle of the nation, have placed
!. state in an exalted and rure posit
~ = which history will record to her last
al honor.
n I embrace this occasion, gentem
J., through you to return my nearly tha
,or # to the people of Vermont, for the unit
~; = kindness and consideration they !
,far shown me, while attempting to pert
,ha the important official duties with whit
ro oii0 have been intrusted during the past
/, Of years.
= FREDERICK HoLBRooK
.' Executive Chamber, Montpelier, Octt
or s, 1863.
1ere. CoHNEcTIcUT Town ELECTIONS.
ndeu New Haven Palladium of the 9Th
.ans- returns from the town elections IN
is Of townships, showing that the unio
and have carried SIS and the opposition
|, NV towns. These returns embrace very
" all the towns in which elections
are held on Monday last. The vote IN
Inc parts Of the state was unusually NJ
:, 70 The Union men regard the result as
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