Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-20

three hundred and thirty men, and the
period within which to raise the troops
was limited 10 January 5, 1854. The
work was at first very greatly retarded
from the difficulty of properly adjusting
the credits due and belonging to the
several towns, from the fact that towns
as sub districts Were not recognized by
the government. Efforts were however
promptly made, by application to the
War Department, to remedy the difficult
ty, and after some delay an order was
obtained recognizing towns as sub dis
tricts and the quotas were accordingly
assessed to the towns and their credits
properly adjusted. The quota of the
State was then promptly filed within
the period limited by the call, and on the
lst day of February following sixteen
hundred and twenty-one enlisted men
stood to the credit of the State as sur
plus over all calls that had been made.
This surplus continued from that time
constantly to augment, with slight va
riations, under the calls of February 18th
and March l4th, so that at the date OF
the last call by the President, July l4th,
the State had an entire surplus of two
thousand two hundred and one men.
Under this last call for five hundred
thousand men, the quota of the State
was five thousand one hundred and fifty
six. Fifty days from the date of the
call was the time allotted for filling the
quota, and it is with a feeling of just
pride that congratulate the State up
on the promptituae with which she has
responded TO it, and that on the settle
ment with the General Government to
October 1st there was found TO be due to
the State a surplus of one Thousand and
fourteen men, which stands to her credit
against any future call, should such
hereafter be made.
The report of the Adjutant and In
spector General, which will in due time
be laid before you, will furnish you
more fully in detail the transactions of
| his department 1t is but justice to that
officer to say, that the State is largely
| indebted to him for the energy and etfi-
| cheney displayed in the details of his
| department. The services rendered by
| him have been of great value, and have
contributed largely in securing to the
State the proud position which she this
day enjoys.
The efforts which were made through
out the State to illl the quotas under the
first call, the liberal bounties paid by the
towns generally, and the fact that under
this call new recruits received three
hundred dollars bounty from the Gene
raj Government while under the order
authorizing the raising of the 18th and
18th regiments and the Sd battery, only
one hundred dollars was authorized, all
conspired to retard enlistments In these
organizations, and the question was seri-
ously entertained of disbanding them
altogether. Great expense had been in
Cured up to that period in the attempt
to raise the men, and to abandon at thai
point would have involved the State In
, a very heavy burden. however did moi
feel justified in attempting further to I'll
the 18th regiment; and accordingly di
rected the transfer of the men enlisted
for that of the 18th regiment. Applica
ton was then made to the Secretary o
War for authority to pay new recruits
for this regiment the Government boun
ty of three hundred dollars, instead o
one hundred. This authority was final
ly, and after repeated efforts, on the 19tl
of December, granted. Still further dif
ficulties were experienced at this tim
by the withdrawal of the town bOunties
The embarrassments thus encounters
delayed greatly the organization Of thu
4 | 18th regiment. The Sd battery was fill
ed and mustered into the service Of tn
United States on the 5th of January
1854
: On the 18th of last April seven compa
MES of the 18th regiment were sent +
the field under the command of Lieut.
Col. Charles Cummings On the lot
day of May the 8th company, and on tn
9th day of July, the 9th company wer
;. also sent to join the regiment. The lot
and last company has been fully organ
. lied, and is now at New Haven, Conn
y waiting 10 be ordered forward. BY spe
: cial arrangement with the Secretary G
= War this regiment, though its rank
:. have been sadly decimated by the recen
. severe battles, has been accepted as
complete organization, and authorit
has been granted to muster it's Colone
The total amount Of men furnished b
the State since the commencement {
: the war is thirty-two thousand seve
y hundred and ten men-as follows:
Il For three months service, 782
For nine months service, 1888
For one years service, 1853
e For two years service, /
Z For three years service. 1886
32,710
: Tho total number in service on tn
; 1st of October, as near as can be asce
3 tanned from the latest returns, is abor
y twelve thousand two hundred and fifty
70 The total number raised since Oct.
u 1863, including 18th regiment and
is battery, and credits not heretofore a
: lowed, is 14,020.
= The State has thus furnished durin
. the past year more men than in any pr
v vious year since the commencement
ls the war. And the promptitude wit
u which they have been furnished, ind
~ Gates in most unmistakable langua:
the determination of her people to Wind
y cate the power of the government in tn
Ih great struggle, and to favor vigorol