Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-13
Review Of the Sixth Corps.

correspondent OF the New York Times
thus speaks of the review Of the SIKH Corps,
and the appearance Of the VI. Brigade
The last Of the veterans have been reviewed.
The war worn and battle SCARED Sixth Army
Corps to-day marched through Washington and
exhibited its tattered banners and admirable or
ganizatlon to thousands OF spectators. The pa
geant was only less in interest than that of two
weeks ago, because less in size, but there weru
many hundreds Of eager eyes that gazed with
satisfaction upon the battalllons, remembering,
that not quite year ago it was the Sixth Corp;
which held the enemy at bay before w ASKING
ton and drove him defeated from The very sub
urbs of the city
The dusty veterans of the Sixth have u proud
record. The colors are far 100 small for tho
insert ptl0n Of the names of all their battles, and
there are hundreds Of officers and men who have
been under fire u round hundred times. Tho
corps has graduated some splendid soldiers
foremost among whom stand the lamented Sedg
wick, the ndomitable Hancock, who was pres
ent to-day, and again looked upon the fragments
Of the brigade that he 10 vigorously disciplined
at Camp Griffin, in the winter Of lSGl.2 Il" Bal
arabic with the corps. and Davidson, whose
Trans NJ Mississippi cavalry campaigns have been
30 successful and Brooks, now out of the ser
vice, but once a pet Of he Vermonters and a
gallant fi-er young Vinton, badly wounded
at Fredericksburg Burnham, the yallent sou
Of Maine, who tell at Fort llirrlson Russell.
killed in the very hour OF victory, at Cedar
Greek, III the Valley Bldwell giving up hls life
just after receiving his hard earned star and
many others gone now forever, whose memory
is renewed most wildly as the veterans OF the
Sixth pass BY The term Sheridan heavy
cavalry was applied to the Sixth Corps BY
some one who had sIrgulary correct idea OF
Its significance, Tor the most brilliant victories
OF the valley were those In which the " heavy
cavalry came vigorously to the support Of the
light cavalry aud which, On the 18th Of
October under the inspiring presence OF Sherl-
dan himself, wrested victory from the very JAWS
Of the defeat, ami which again, IN the final
route OF lie, ogerhlule t. defeated and cap
tured the rear guard OF Ewe, and sent to the
rear ten thousand prisoners, innumerabe algs
and cannon, and half a score Of MaJr Generals.
So II the Sixth Corps marched 10 day with
vigorous step and proud spirit, they were enli-
tied to do so by all that goes to make yalIent
and victorious soldiers
Thus history is made Il is engraven upon
the face Of time, aud it cannot be erased. There
If glory enough for al and Tor none mere than
the brODzed weather beaten veterans OF four
yea rs service, many OF whom passed in review
to day.
The Second Brigade Of the Second Division
are the lndomitable Green Mountain boys, seven
regiments strong the largest brigade 10 the ar
my Of the Potomac but one, and commanded by
Breyet Maj0r Gen l. Grant The Vermont
eIs are having surfer, Of reylew-yeseriay By
their Governor and to day by their President
and true to the traditions Of their mountain
State, they have deckei their cps with sprigs
OF the evergreen cedar, enblematcal Of the faith
aud spirit with which they have Tough. The
Vermont Brgade-Baldy Smith was ts first
Commander then w. T. H. Brooks, then So
many more that forget Their names in the
stream Of battles which they have fought En-
blsz jned on the flags Of these veterans here
would appear the following glorious catalogue,
It there was only room Yorktown, Williams
burgh, Goding'- Farm, Savage Static, White
Oak Swamp, Champion Gap, Antietam, red
ericksb rgh, Mary's Helghts Salem Heights,
Gettysburgh, Fdnks,own, Rappahanuock Sta
ton, Wilderness, SPottsyIyanil, Coal iIarbor.
Petersburgh, Charaslown, Opcquan, Fisher
Hill, Cedar Creek, petersbursh Second Ewel',
surrender, Apponat;oA Courthouse, with the
original Bull Run thrown in orthe Second Yer
mont
The Tribune correspondent says
d" The W. Brigade, Mei. zen J.. A Grant,
vas greatly admired for lhcir fine appearance
Maj Gen. Casey who's praise is worth having
says their marching was Of q superior order,
indicating excellent discipline, aud that tins
was the only Brigade that slluted the presl-
deot correctly.