Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30
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The Military of Vermont.
BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER %. 1863

The Military Of Vermont.
VIC have received from Adiutant and In
spector Gen. Washhurn. a copy Of his re-
port.-a volume of loo pages. stored with
valuable Information concerning the share o
Vermont in the War. during the eleven
months, from Nov. lst. lS62, to Oct. /. 1903
covered by the report. We extract some ol
the interesting facts contained in it. and wish
We had room for more.
The number Of three years troops required
from Vermont was under the first re,,ui-ition
for 500 900 men. $3.50; under the second
requisition for 30o, 900. 4s9s, making - As.
The state has furnished l3 ,9q2. three wears
men, and 1888 nine months men. leaving us
credited with au excess of lbs men. over and
above all quotas, previous to the draft
1t appears that the. $3.50 above mentioned
exceeds by go Nermont's quota of 50u. 900
men, and is our quota of SIS Isl which was
the number actually furnished by the loyal
States under that call, and OF which the
government required us to make up our share
When called on for 80 men to make up this
proportion, the Adiutant General was able
TO point to an excess Of 100 men previously
claimed by him, a claim which after inyesti-
CATION, was fully allowed.
Our State has now in the service ten resi-
ments of infantry. one Of cavalry, two hat
teries and three companies of sharp shooters,
in all 1884 men, Of whom 6l50 are reported
fit for duty.
The regiments have lo-t, during the year,
an aggregate Of ~ per cent.-rangin- from
: to 81 per cent, according TO the regiment.
No regiment has yet become depleted to the
point (onc-half the maximum) at which It
would become Liable to consolidation bat
the Fifth, seventh and Ninth are close ul.m
it. numbering sos. 504 and $50, respectively.
The result of the Draft is given as follows
Enrolled in the First Class 25,722
Quota Assessed. t.7l'
Number drawn, 80
Accepted, 2.'Nl
Entered Service, @lS
Procured Substitutes. 63n
Paid Communication, l.>5i
Rejected for Disability, -,l57
Exempted, l,426
Failed to Report or Deserted, 80
Died.
Gases undecided. 10
It thus appears that 94o ne1 were secured
by the draft, beng exactly o>f-'Ifru of the
quota. Counting m, however, those who
satisfied the requirements of the draft 10y Iay-
ins err 800 apiece, the Deficiency, which
the Adiutant General says i to bee raised by
supplemental draft if not otherwise provided.
Is 1913 men. The veteran regiments. If
raised. will make up this deficiency.
For the Rosters of the regiments. statistics
of casualties. sickness, care Of sick and wound
ed. official reports of engagements, %c-, &c,
we must refer our readers to the report.
ten. Washburn does not make out a very
high state Of military efficiency. in our state
militia. The armament of the state Is : brass
and four IRON six-rounders, % Springfield
ria,s. jl3 smooth bore muskcts. 81 lintlocks,
and 90 Windsor rifles. We quote from the re
port
There Is now no organized Militia IN the State.
In case of resistance to the laws, or invasion from
abroad, there is not a man, subject TO the au-
tboritv of the State. who can be called upon Tor
military duty, except by means Of the comphca-
ted machinery Of draft, with its attendant delay
The sweeping repealing clause, in the statute OF
December . 1862, even disbandei the compa-
nies of the Uniform Volunteer Militia, which
had been ORGANIZED in 1857 and ls5o, and exist
Ell at the commencement OF the war, and which
have furnished the First and Twelfth Regiments
of Vermont Volunteers. These companies have
earned the right to be proud OF the readimes'
with which they have responded to the can ol
the Government. They all have prlde IN 'heir
organization. and the towns in which they eA-
isted are proud Of them, and Of the distinction
which they have acquired. | respectfully suS-
gest whether it would not be well TO so constr u'
the repeating clause Of the statute a. 10 ailo"
such Of those companies as desire 10 40 So 70 re-
tain their organizations; .and must be allowed
agsin 10 express the opinion, as | have hereto
fore. that the militia of the State should oe or
yani,ed.-either the entire body, OF such mum
her Of compauies Of active militia as would g''
assurance OF not being found entirely unprepare
in case Of sudden emergency.