Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-16

should be Judged desirable for the State to turn
these Improvements over to the General Govern
ment, and receive reimbursements for the ex-
pense incurred, that can probably be done. with
the condition imposed by the Government. how
ever, that then the Hospitals shall be General
| Hospitals, in the strict sense. no more for the
benefit Of Vermont soldiers than for those OF
| other States.
/ Reference is respectfully made to the Annual
/ Report Of the Adjutant and Inspector General.
for further information upon this subject, as
conveyed in certain facts and statistics from his
office, in the Reports of the Surgeons in eharls.
of the Hospitals in the State, and in the Reports
of the Commissioners to visit our soldiers aud
procure their transfer to Vermont
Reference Is further respectfully made to the
Annual Reports Of the Adjutant and Inspector
General, and Of tho Quartermaster General, for
further information upon various matters COLI
nected with military aflirs, SO fully treated
therein as to need no further calculation In this
Communication.
Early in July last, | received a communica-
ton from the War Department, dated the II Of
that month, authorizing and requesting me 10
raise two Regiments Of Veteran Volunteer In
fIntry, and one Battery Of Veteran Volunteer
Artillery, to serve for three years unless sooner
discharged, and to be composed Of men who
have heretofore been enlist / and have served
for not less than nine months. and can pass the
the examination required by the mastering reg
ulations Of the United States; and informing me
that if these troops are RAISED they will be cred
Ited as three years men in the quota Of the
State. Five Regiments Of nine months truorS
were then returning 10 the State, TO be mustered
out Of service; and as the Government was eyi-
IDENTIFY in need Of more troops, TO 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 cali for men,
orders were accordingly issuel by the
Adjutant and Inspector General, on the 81 Of
August last, calling for the enlistment Of the two
Regiments and the Battery aboye-namei. Itwas
supposed that these troops would be readily en-
listed. Unexpectedly, however, great amount
Of sickness prevailed among the uine-mouths'
Volunteers, after they had returned 20 their
homes, which deferred speedy enlistmeuts in
these proposed new organizations
The hve Regiments Of nine months Volun-
teers, composing the Second Vermont Brigade,
returned to the State in the month Of July last.
and were mustered out Of service at Brattleboro'
"A part IN July and the remainder in August.
In my Annual Message Of last year. | had Occa-
sion 10 speak Of the Vermont troops then in ser
vice, in the following terms Their yalor on
alton in which they have been placel, rivals that
Of the early heroes Of Vermont, iustihes their
noble origin, and proves that the race has not
degenerte'l, but is now, As Old, capable Of the
most heroic AMI manly ieels, and may be relief
upon IN every emergency The application of
this language 20 the Second Vermont Brigade. is
justified by It's whole bearing while in the serv-
Ice. The conduct OF these nine-m0uths' Noluu-
teers, in every duty they were called upon 10
perform, whether in guarding a long line Of
country, in rapid and prolonged march. OF in
hurting back the furious charges Of the enemy
on the bloody fellat Gettysburg, showed clearly
that they possess the high qualities which have
on - many occasions been illustrated by our
earlier Regiments; and they therein again de-
mOnstratei, that in steldiness, reliability, c1ur-
age aud endurance, the Vermont troops are not
eXcellei by those OF any State or Country
In closing this brief communication, deem il
proper to affirm, that the unity of purpose aud
effort, the go0l order, and Obedience to author-
ty and TO law, the broad nationality OF seuti-
meut, and the patriotic sacrifices. which have
characterized the people Of Vermont IN their en-
deayOrs % aid and sustain the General Govern
ment in the present great liie-struggle Of the
Nation, have placed the State in an exalted and
pure position. which history will record To- her
lasting honor.
l embrace this occasion, gentlemen. through
you % return my hearty thanks % the people uf
Vermont for the uniform kindness and c0nsid-
Grafton they have shown me, while attempting
o. per form the important official duties with
which have been mtrustel during the past two
years.
FREDERICK HuLBBOOk.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Montpelier, oct. Sth l-63-