The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-04-03
The Ninth Regiment.
CAMP DOUGLAS, CHICAGO. ILL, ]
March 81, 1868.

March 81, 1868.
Mr.. EDITOR: Perhaps your readers might
like to know how the Ninth are getting
along so far from home, and also the changes
in our officers since We we're mustered
into the L. s. service last July: Co. A, Frank
lin county, no change; Co. B, Rutland coun-
ty, no change; Co. c, addison county, lst
Lieutenant, Herman Seligson promoted to
captain, vice A. r. Sabin, resigned. 1st ser
geant J. +. Bolton promoted to 1st Lieut. and
q. NJ. Sergeant Theo. 5. Peck promoted to
ID Lieut., vice +. B. Sherman resigned. Co..
ID, Windsor county, lst Serg't c. W. Hask.
ell promoted to 81 Lieut., vice Justin Dart
resigned. Co. L, Orleans county, no change.
Co. F, Chittenden county, 1st Lieut. JOS. C..
Brooks Of Co. ID, promoted to captain, vice
Geo. A. Beebe deceased. Co. G, Orange
county, Wm. 6. Henderson Capt resigned,
vacancy not filled. Co. II, Lamoille county,
lst Lieut. G. H. Guyer promoted to captain,
vice A. H. Slayton resigned; lst Serg't L..
H. Bisbee, Co. E, promoted to lst Lieut.
Capt Guyer and ID Lieut. c. B. Loveland
have resigned, vacancies not filled. Co. l.,
Washington county, lst Serg't A. 2. Vaughn
promoted to % Lieut., vice o. c. Campbell,
resigned. Go. X, Windham county, 1st
Serg't A. Z. Leavenworth promoted to 1st
Lieut., vice Brooks promoted to Capt, Co. F.
| had almost forgotten that our assistant
surgeon Horace P. Hall had resigned. You
of course know that we have lost our Col !;
Geo J. Stannard, by his promotion to Briga-
der General and it Is in reality great los ;
but We all congratulate him in his good for
tune, and wish it may be our lot to be in his
brigade in the army of the Potomac
We are here doing guard duty over some
three thousand rebel prisoners taken at
Murfreesboro and Arkansas Post They
have been very sckly and are dying off fast
Some three hundred have taken the oath of al
lesiance and been released, mostly from Tenn
essee and Missouri. The health of the 9th
regiment is very good at the present time,
dred men,-that are soldiers and long for
that time to come.
If they conscript the right kind, we shall
enjoy to see the 9th filled up, and speaking
mildlyD we all say Bully for the Conscrip-
ton Act" J.
The following extracts are from a letter
written by Lieut. f. \. kilbourne, Command
ing Officer of Co. 6, 9th Regiment of Yer
mont Volunteers.
c'Col Stannard has been appointed Briga-
der General; was nominated and confirmed
on the 10th of this month, and we all think
it we'll deserved, but rather tardy Justice. as
he has shown himself from the first to be
bold and efficient officer. An officer whose
whole heart IS in the war, ard when he fights
means to hurt the enemy. 'Tis pity we
tave not more such men to WELD our armies
If the war department will be so gracious as
to assign him to a command in the army Of
the Potomac, where he can display his emin
ent fitness f,r, Gas we think his well earned
"Star." I predict for him glorious career
one that viii crown him with Iaurels, and re-
fleet imperishable honor upon he glorious
Green Mountain state that sent him forth.
The drum corps. on the evening Of the re-
ceipt Of the news. serenaled him. and I'M
dersland drew forth neat little speech from
in series of congratulations from the field,
staff and line officers.
Now let the 9th be assigned to the lst Vt.
! brigade and the General in command of it.
We are heartily tired and sick of Camp
Douglas, and the duty OF guarding these
squalid, sight-sicke remnants of man.
kind. Our prayer is,-from this-from small
detachments doing duty at some by-place to
be gobbled up by an overwhelming force of
the enemy, and no hope of success" Good
| Lord deliver u.s."
! Corporal Geo. B. Minard and private Chas
Bagly of my company have recently died
with small pox. Both had the conhuen,
! type from which recovery is very rare. All
was done for them that could be done. They
were true and faithful soldiers, and their loss
is lamented by the whole company. l think
they were from West Topsham. May God
bless the mothers of old Vermont, who have
borne true and patriotic sons to step forward
! in the hours of our country's need, without
bounty and without compensation" to sac
rifce even Life, if need be for her good
Though Dead their life and deeds shall no.
die, for history will embalm them in ths
hearts of generations to come.")
South Carolina First.
Carleton" of the Boston Journal Writine