The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-16

r three weeks remaining where they wer
t About one thousand sick and wounded SO
dters. seal ljered through large number
the hospitals have thus oeen transferred t
Vermont. ~ enjoy the benefits of the chang
r 10 oar mountain climate and their native al
I u the best of medical treatment. and of he
ing near, and visited by relatives and friend
Inc expenses OF transportation are borne b
: The General Government. The expenses an
services Of the Commissioning to the preser
; time, amount to about three thousand dollar:
: or about three dollars per man Of the me
transferred. No i'll effects lave resulted !.
the soldiers in their transit /, the State
: 1t is becoming a settled opinion among
nigh medical authorities in The army, tha
! II will be advisable TO establish several hos
: p'tals Oh elevated upland, or in moartainou
regions, NOR" particularly fol tbe .uccessfu
Z, treatment of chronic dis rhea, that grea
sc2dr2e OF oar armies. The markell success
which has attended the treatment Of this dis
e,.st IN the hospitals in Vermont, clearly in
G!c.teF t"at this opinion is well founded
,ases OF :'rtain stag. vi convae,enc
'rCni '!p>ipli t,'ver. ard Of gnD-shor wounds
~ Il al not progress lav1ra6iy IN hospital
'totr southern ATTITUDES, ur hear the It'd,
lrrs, nave also yield very kindly to hos
pitai treatment in tae climate of Vermont.
Having enlarged the hospital accommy la
uons IN Vermont, at The expense of tht
State, Tor the benefit of her own soldiers,
h9ve preferred to let the matter remain upol
that basis hrt if it should be j:dged for TIT
Aa,e 20 turn these I'M, .rovenents over to tn.
General Government, and receive reimburse
ment' !or TIE tXpe!,st incurred, tha' Car
probably be done with the conG lion Imposed
by the Government. however, that thea the
hospitals shall be General Hospitals, in the
strict sense. no more for the benefit of Yer.
mont soldiers than for those of other states
Reference is respectfully made to the an
nual report of the Adjutant and Inspector
| General, for further information upon this
subject as conveyed in certain facts and sta
tlStlcs from his office, in the reports of the
surgeons IN charge of the hospitals in the
State, and IN the reports of the commissions
erS to visit our soldiers and procure their
/ transfer to Vermont.
nual reports Of the Adj jutant and Inspector
General. and Of the Quartermaster General
Tor further information upon various matters
connected with military affairs, so fully treat
ed therein as TO need no further calculation
IN this communication.
Earl y III June last, received oommuni-
cation from the War Department. dated tina
"a OF that month, authorizing and request
lng me TO raise two Regiments of Veteran
Volunteer Infantry, and one battery of Vet
efen Volunteer Artillery, to serve for three
lars unless sooner tlscharged and to be
compose! Of men who have heretofore been
e1i!stc'! and have served tor not less than
2lHe months, and can pass the examination
required by tie mastering regulations of the
United States and informing me that if
these troops are raised thty will be credited
as three years men III the quota of the State.
Five Regiments VI nine months troops were
lnen returning to the State, to he mustered
out Ui service; and as The Government was
evidently in need Of more troops, to take the
places OF the nlLe months men from the var
l"us States whose term Of service was about
rXN.rl. =, and Vermont would of courSs be
Xpects to furnish her quota undersany new
CAL tor snrn, orders were accordingly issued
bH Vt" AdjnlanI and Inspector General, on
TIE - OF August last, calling for the enlist
II 1T OF the Regiments and the Battery above
named. II was supposed that these troops
would De readily enlisted. Unexpectedly,
however, great amou.., Of sickness prevail
et, among the zine months Volunteers, after
they had returned to their homes. which d.
tered speedy eulistments in these proposed
l, organizations.
He i've Regiments OF nIne months Vol
! unieerS. composing the Second Vermont Bri-
gade. retu;I I'd 10 the Stae IN the month of
jHy last, AID were mustered uat Of service
at hrattleboro,--a part in July and the .e-
/ maindef in August. In r7r annual Message
. ), last year. | had occasion to >neak OF the
! Vermont troops then il service. in the follow
/ iig tcrGls: Their valor Oh every field, and!
in every situc+ion in which they I've been
.s,ce.,. t'vci> ,;..t of the early heroes 0f Nel-
/ MOI. .s:.'lcs tu;ir ;0bic ors :, and proves
tn. -, ace has not desenerated. hut is now,
/ '.. Old. capable Of the most heroic and
..anry de7ds.aud ma he relied upon in every
emergency. The application Of this lancu-
, age 10 the Second Vermont Brigade, is iusti-
/ fed by lis whole bearing while in the service.
! Ihe conduct OF these nine mouths Eolun-
teris, IN every duty they were called upon to
! nert":m. whether n guarding a long line II
country, n rapid and prolonged march, or in
! nuriIns back the tn,iOrs charges of the enc
my on he h:"'dy field at Gettysburg, showed,
ci-a'y that Trey POSSESSES the high qualities
/ ah ch lave on SO many occasions been Illus
trated ''y u,r earlier Regiments an.i then
! they 'h' rein agan demonstrated, that in
sleadlness, .eIiab biitv, courage and endura nee,
/ The Vermont troops are not excei.ed bv those
! of any Starp or Country
/ IN closing this brief communication, deem
/ it proper to affirm, that the unity of purpose
and effort, the good order, and obedience to
authority and to law. the broad nationality of
sentiment. and the patriotic sacrifices, which
have characterized the people Of Vermont in
:heir endeavorS to aid AID sustain the Gener-
al Government in the present great lile-strug-
gle of the Nations, have placed the State in
an exalted and pure position, which history
will record 10 her lasting honor.
| embrace this occasion, gentlemen
through you 90 return my hearty thanks to
the people OF Vermont for the uniform kind.
ness and consideration they have shown me
while attempting to perform the importan,
official duties with which have been iatrust
ed during the past two years.
FREDERICK HOLBROOK.
| EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Montpelier, Oct
Sth, 1868.
.. Innn tho Slararr nnosfinnt IL, l:A.s.