Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-09-01


train had reached Rutland. and the salute
announcing their arrival was fred at
six o'clock.
The Battalion, 400 men under command
of Maj. D. A. Stafford. marched up to the
City Hall, escorted by citizens, and Coils.
Plat and Munson, Councilman Miller, P. S.
Peake Esq. and Capt. j. B. Erhardt, form
erly of the cavalry. Hating in front Of the
Hall. the troops formed in line. and Col.
Plat introduced Rev. Mr.. Cobb, of the LIST
Methodist church, who spoke as follows;
Col Saford, Officers and Men Of the First
Vermont Hedry Artillery.
To me has been assigned the pleasant duty Of
speaking TO you word of welcome on your re-
turn to your native State and our fair city; and
no words of mine can express our profound
gratitude and admiration for our. brave and
noble sons and brothers, who in the hour of our
nations peril and extremity, boldly and valiant
ly stepped into the front 10 do battle for our
national integrity and life. To live at such a
time and to be an actor in such scenes as have
trsnspired is no ordinary privilege. To this
problem which involves the highest interests of
mankind for all future time, which is the capac-
ItY, power, and willingness Of the citizens of a
free republic TO sustain the institutions Of con-
stitutional liberty and law against the combined
assaults OF secession, oppression az treason.
And to have accomplished this solution is no
common assignment of Providence And not
witbstandiDg the predictions Of our enemies at
home and abroa d, that We had evoked power
which would prove an engine of destruction to
ourselves, we have seen you, after passing
through the bloody scenes of an hundred we'll
contested fields, lay aside the implements # war
and quietly return to the peaceful associations of
social and domestic life.-What a sublime spec
tace, granted TO no other age time.
More than this. as we have seen from time to
time your serried ranks disappearing amid the
scenes of social life, the heart of every Christian
patriot has lifted up the earnest payer that in
your future life you may so recognize and dis
charge the obligations you owe to GOD, who hiss
given US the victory, with such fidelity that
when you shall be mustered at the final roll-call,
the Great Inspector may find you with clean
hands and pure hearts, and you be presented
without fault before the Throne of God.
A more substantial token of our good will
awaits you in the hall and will be served by fair
faces and willing hands.
1t. Col. Stafford replied in a very neat little
speech (Which We regret not having taken
down at the time), saying that the regiment
had tried to do i,s duty; and would no less
continue to do Its duty in the ranks of citizen
life
Three cheers were given for the llth Yer
mont; responded to by the soldiers with
three cheers for the citizens of Burlington
and unslinging their knapsacks IN the lower
ball the soldiers filed into the room above,
where the usual refreshments provided by the
the City and Ladies of the place. awaited
them.
The men seemed much gratifed at the re-
ception given and about seven O'Clock took
Up their line of march down Union street TO
the Hospital grounds.
The Roster OF the Battalion is az follows
Lieut. Col D. ]. Stafford; Major Henry Il.
Chase; Asst Surgeon Joseph L. Harrington;
Adjutant Frank 4. Anson; oGartermaster +. A.
Stebbins.
Company .i-Capt A. G. Fleury; ist Lieut..
J. b. Sheridan; % Lieut. H. 5. Castle; u Lieut.
James Doty.
Company B-Capt Geo 4. Bailey; lst Lieut.
Chss. II. Brush; I'd Lieut. S. B. Jones. "a Lieut.
Samuel II. Holbrook.
Company Capt; John II. Mscomber; LIST
Lieut. o. G. Chase; 1st Lieut.. Ira Y. Edwards:
ID Lieut. Anthony W. Dawson; u Lieut.. Har-
rison b. George.
Company D-Capt. (and Brevet Maior) H.
J. Nicho :; LIST Lieut. II. d Morrill,; lst Lieut..
S. L. Dag EFT; 2l Lieut.. d. c. Aver