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such circumstances was too much Of an effort
he had rather 90 into pretty strong sght tha
attempt it. But he thanked them from the bo
tom Of his heart. though he lacked words
express it. As the General sat down. ami
hearty applause, Major Barstov rose. and rea
with fine expression the lines of " Tie euri
sIesre, =" a simple tale Of g one armed man,
which brought the moisture into many eye.
as they turned to the sleeve which once held th
generals good right arm, now pinned fat an
empty across his breast. Three more cheers 70
our one armed general, followed this episode
No. Z. The First Vrmont Volunteers,-
our pioneer regiment.
Gen. Peter 7. Washburn, Adjutant and In
spector General Of the State. present not only a
IA invited guest, but by right as Lieut.. Col, o
the lst Vermont. and proudsr for the time bsin;
Of his earlier title, responded. He said that
soldier of single campaign and of one engage
ments, (that of Big Bethel) he could not under
take to speak of deeds of war in the presence oi
men who had fought through the war from Bull
run to AppomattoI Court House, Of men like
Gen, Stannard, the representative Of two brig
ades, Of the man on his right (Gen. ThOmas)
who charged over two Union brigades to reach
the enemy in the Valley, of another he saw
before him (Gen. Wells) who had taken % reb-
el guns, in single battle. He was sorry that
the worthy and distinguished soldier who led
the First Vermont, was not hero to respond to
this sentiment. That regiment, though its term
Of service was shorter and less severe than the
rest, had place IN the history of the War
General Washburn recalled the time when YER
mont was first called en- to furnish regiment,
and had but few scattered militia companies
with which to respond; the anxious meeting Of
Captains at Burlington; the haste with which
the regiment was formed. But he could say for
it that better body of men never trod the ioot-
stool. They were the first troops to throw up
on Southern soil, in the war, and
they did their duty wherever they we're placed.
Of 30 men who composed it, $50 re-eutered
the service in subse4 4uent organizations. One Of
bis privates was taken TO make brigadier gen
sral Of, and $50 Of them had worthily held
during the war. Ills duties had
placed him in constant contact with the record
'f our Vermont troops. They had placed Yer
mont in high position. and their fame was
known in both armies. The rebel officer who
vas heard to say that ho had rather face 50
many devils, than those id Vermonters il ,
ight. expressed the opinion Of good many on
lis side. Gen. Washburn mentioned in closing.
he fact that the last vOlley frei in the war by
he 9th corps. was fired by the ID Vermont, aud |
he las, charge of cavalry in the war, was male
y the First VI. Cavalry. His speech was ex-
eedingly interesting and effective. and was fol- |
owed with long applause
A song wa, here called for from Lieut.. Colonel
rankin of the sth VT who sang "The Sword Of
'unker Hill" with excellent effect.
No. s. tn, old Brigdae-The %, Sd, 4,h.
IN, 9Th, and llth Regiments its deeds have
lorihed the history Of our State, and are among
he proudest monuments the war has reared.
Lieut. Colonel 3 NJ Pingree of the 4th. N.
allied on to respond He declared himself un- |
'Orthy to respond to the toast; Yet it did not |
squire much eloquence to speak for that old !
rigade- 1t was about enough to point to il. |
was its fortune to do its earlier service under
lch q commander a Gen. W. 7. II. Brooks. a |
anne honored by every man who had served |
nder him and to belong to 4 Division, com
snded BY man ike Gen. Wm. T. Smith. Its
regiment fought =, Bull Run with stannard
$ second engagement was at Lees Mills. il.
lird at Savage Station, and thence forward at
'uth Mountain, at Antietam, at the two Fred
icksburgs. at Gettysburg. in the Wilderness,
Spotsylvanis, at Coal Hsrbor, at Petersburgh.
I'd with Sheridan in the Valley, it had been
gagged in almost every field on which the Ar
, of the Potomac had won glory er suffered
,feat, On one occasion. at Gettysburg, they
I'd had the rare opportunity of standing still
ID seeing how other Vernonters could fight
icy were not called on, there; but if they
ID been. would have made those slopes as
oody as did the men Of the Second Brigade.
was enough to say Of them tina, they were as
'od soldiers as Vermont could send, and he
GREETED that there was not more Of them pres
II. Colonel Pingree spoke eloquently and well,
ID was heartily spplauded.
No. 9. The CGraIry Of Vermont-thev
I've achieved victories which gained them
'tlonal reputation worthy of their gallant COM
anders Sheridan and Custer.
Gen. Wells was called on, and was received as
rose with three tremendous cheers and a
,er. He declared that they almost scared him,
such q demonstration. Not an orator he only
red to say that the Vt. Cavalry had the honor
belong to division (Custer's) which always
ptured every piece of artillery in front of them.
ID the Vt. Cavalry took more of them than any
her regiment From its early service in the
,lley, when Ashby discovered as he said that
ere was ''new set of devils after him. to
pPOuattO' u H. tne regiment was IN more |
'hts than any other of that fighting division.
Or the rest he called on Chaplain Woodward to
eak.
Rev. ]. II. Woodward, the fayorite Chaplain
the Cavalry. was greeted with applause. He
implanted of difficulty in speaking from re-
mt loss Of teeth. but made out, nevertheless.
usual. to make rome hearty and effective re-
arks.
No. 10. The IN, sfh, 9th, 1Oh and I7th
egiments, the Batteries and Sharpshooters-
,ough isolated from their sister regiments IN
is war, they have equally sustained and illus
sted the honor Of our arms
Colonel and Brevet Brig Gen. E. II. Ripley,
the 9th, who had just entered the Hall, hav-
6 been detained on his way to Montpelier, was
He'd on, rather unexpectedly to himself. to re-
ond to this toast. He spoke, we doubt not,
scefully and appropriately, but, in 50 low
ice that We were unable from our somewhat
mote place in the Hall, to hear him.
Gen. Stephen Thomas was next called on, and
'Oke eloquently. He alluded in fitting terms to
q good service Of the various regiments men,
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