Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-10-19
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War Department authorized the raising
of two additional regiments of infantry
and one battery of light artillery.
In pursuance of this order, my prede-
cessor made arrangements for. and ap-
pointed the necessary recruiting officers to
raise the 18th regiment of Infantry and
the Sd Battery of Artillery, and also to
a partial extent the 18th Regiment of In
fantry. 1t was expected under this order
that these could be raised as veteran or
CARNATIONS from the men just returned
from the nine months service, and. as in.
duccments for speedy enlistments, the
government authorized the payment of a
bounty of four hundred dollars to vet
Grams, and one hundred dollars to new re-
cruits.
The severity of the service which these
nine months regiment experienced in the
battle at Gettysburgh, which occurred
just on the eve of the expiration of their
term. deferred them from immediate en-
listment, and at the time of my entering
upon the duties of my office but compar-
atively few men had enlisted into these
organizations.
On the 18th of October 1868, the call
for three hundred thousand men was made
by the President, to serve three years, and
authority was gwen for the payment of
four hundred dollars to veterans and three
hundred dollars to new recruits. The
quota under the call assessed to Vermont
was three thousand three hundred and
thirty men, and the period within which
to raise these troops was limited to Janu-
airy 9th, 1864. 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 tina. towns as sub-districts were not
recognized by the government. Efforts
were however promptly made, by applica-
ton to the War Department, to remedy
the difficulty, and after some delay an or
der was obtained recognizing towns as
sub districts and the quotas were accord
ingly assessed to the towns and their
credits properly adjusted The quota of
the state was then promptly filled within
the period limited by the call, and on
the first day of February following s'r-
teen hundred and t,oenty-one enlisted men
stood to the credit of the state as sur.
plus over all calls that had been made.
The surplus continued from that time
constantly to augment, with slight varia-
tions, under the calls of February l4th
and March l4lh, SO that, at the date of
the last call by the President July 18th,
the state had an entire surplus of too
thousand t,co hundred and one men,
Under the 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 feeliag of just pride that |
congratulate the State upon the prompti-
tude with which she has responded to it,
and that on settlement with the General
Government to October LIST there was
found to be due to the State surplus of
one Thousand and fourteen men, which
stands to her credi. against any future
call, should such hereafter be made.
On the 18th of last April seven COM
panies of the 18th regiment were sent to
the field under the command of Lieut..
Col. Charles Cummings On the 10Th
day of May the 9Th company, and on
the 9th day of July, the 9th company
were also sent to join the regiment. The
tenth and last company has been fully
organized. and is now at New Haven,
Conn, waiting to be ordered forward.
By special arrangement with the Secreta-
ry of War, this regiment, though its
ranks have been sadly decimated by the
recent severe battles. has been accepted
as complete organization and authori-
ty has been granted to muster its Colonel.
The total amount of men furnished by
the State since the commencement of the
war is thirty-two thousand seven hundred
and ten men---as follows:
For three months service. 1872
For nine months service, 1883
For one years service. lbs
For two years service. |
For three years service, 1886