Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-07-21
Personal.

IcTsOudis
Capt. Herman SclIgsop, 9th Vermont, is
now INSPECTOR General upon the staff of Maj.
Gen. Deyens, commanding oath Army Corps.
Fernando willett. OF Bakersfield. VI. read
an Grafton, and F P. Brown, ofJacksonville.
Poem on I" Class-day" celebration at VIII
liams College.
Brig. Gen. Wells is commanding brigade
of cavalry at Fairfax Court House, Va.
Capt Elijah Wales, of the 2dvt., has been
commissioned as brevet Major, for gallant
and meIitorious service.
Col. VIM C. Holbrook, OF the 18th VT. has
resigned and arrived at his home In Brattie-
borO'.
Adit Gen. Washburn is attending the ad-
iourned Convention of Adjutant Generals IN
Jston.
The Governor has promoted Lieut. Col.
r. A. Kennedy to be Colonel, Maj. f. U,
Cole to be Lieut. Colonel, and Capt. Thomas
Kayaney to be Major all OF the Fifth Rcgi-
mentor meritorious services.
Capt. Joseph B. Campbell, 4th U. ;. Ar
tillery, of Burlington, of Iate Assistant In
structor of Mathematics at West Point, has
been ordered to report to Gen. WeItzel IN
Texas, to take command of q battery.
First Lieutenant Edwin R. Hall, Co. X,
LIST [. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, son OF
Judge Hall Of Shelburne, is at home on fur
Tough. HIS regiment is stationed at Green
vile, East Tennessee.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Thomas, recently COM
manding brigade in llancock's Corps at
Summit Station on the Baltimore and Ohio
r. R., has sent in his resignation.
Hon. Oliver Reese, of Keeseyille, died at
0gdensburgh, on the 81 inst, aged sixty
nine years.
Thomas Hale. Eco. who was long mem
Der of the editorial fraternity Of Vermont,
has dissolved his connection with the keene,
New Hampshire, Sentinel.
Mr.. Nelson Bacon Of Burlington, who was
robbed by a New York sharper last week OF
SOS, recovered his money and LETT the swim
der in Jail.
| Mrs. Douglas, the widow of the late Sen
ator, made two personal attempts to obtain
from the President a reprieve for Mrs Sur
raft. but in each case was firmly but eour-
| teously denied.
The Rev. VIM. J. Harris, recently a Con-
gregational minister in Brandon, Vt, and
| Rev Mr. Allen of the Andover Theological
| Seminary. were admitted TO the Sacred Or
der of DeacOns by the Bishop of the Diocese
of Boston, July 5th.
Rev Mr. Hatch. Unitarian. at Concord,
! n. H., has had difficulty with his congrega-
ton because he advocated the propriety Of
/ engaging, IN ordinary labor and amusement:
I on the Christian Sabbath, after he had beer
/ repeatedly requested not to do so.
Lieut.. Higbee, llth L. 5. Infantry, who
attempted suicide at Manchester. the other
day, was not as severely injured as was sup
posed, and is almost entirely recovered.
Col. Sumner H. Lincoln, OF the 9th Vt, a
modest, brave and popular officer, was pre-
/ sented by the enlisted men Of his regiment,
on Saturday last, with splendid American
! silver hunting watch, valued at Sl25. IL was
| purchased at the establishment of E. B. Floyd
d Co., of this city.
Corp Henry II. Recor, color bearer of the
5th Vt regiment, on being mustered out oil
service at Burlington. received from Uncle
sam, purse Of $50 IN recognition Of hls
valor. he being the first person 10 plant the
colors over the rebel works at Petersburg
He was in advance of the regiment some If
teen rods, and closely followed Captain
/ Gould OF the same company both
were set upon by large number of reb, Is
who succeeded in bayoneting the Captain
through the mouth and cheek and otherwise
woundrng him until he fell, and only by the
heroic exertions of young Recor was be
seized and borne beyond the reach of the
enemy.