Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-12-15
Ma. BENEDicr's srucu

CAPT. Branch, and otctfs am men a" i''
Ninth If B1hai.oH;
Short speeches, as [ an well aware, suit sol
diers best, especially at dinner time, and shall
not detaiu You long from the welcome Of good
cheer, which our citizens have provided for you.
III succeed in making you understand that We
are glad to see you enc and all; that We are
proud of YOU as Of all our soldiers, and that We
give YOU as hearty awelcome TO your, State and 10
our city. as ever men received, il will be enough.
/ You come back 90 us, almost the last 20 return
/ cf the thirty-fve thousand good men and true,
sent by Vermont 90 the war. One more regi-
ment, the 7ih, is yci 10 come home, aud then
/ the military record Of our State ia the war Tor
the Union viii be closed anu pass into History,
and it viii be q page Of which We may all be
proud. Il is very intelligent pride that Yer
monters at home have taken in our soldiers in
the field Itis because we EHeW you,-because
we have followed you through all your chequcr-
ed career, from the gloomy time after McCiel-
I lan's retrelt from Richmond when the Ninth
went out under Col. Stluuarl, name honored
By ali VermonteTs. till now because We know
how YOU behaved at yorktown, and Newport,
and Chapin's Farm and wherever you fought
or were Stationed We know that il was the
Ninth Vt, that was pronounced IN ci1cial or
ders the best drilled and disciplined regiment OF
a crack division Of twenty regiments. We
know how, when your comrades came home in
the full flush Of victory, you were required to
remain behind 10 remind our southern brethren
which side it was that whipped in the war, and
70 still enforce, if need be, the lesson Of subms-
son 10 rightful authority. and how 10y your good
order. courtesy and soldierly virtues you won
the praise Of all wherever ycu were Stationed
For all this We are proud Of You and Tor all ave
thank YOU. You come back to Us on the eve oi
= National Thanksgiving, when millions 81
hearts are rising in gratitude for the triumph;
won and results scc1red by the labors and trial;
of the soldiers fthe Union, IN which you have
had 60 honorable a share and II Will aud i'
our causes for tbankfulness, that 50 many NOR,
Of our brave boys are home from the war
wish YOU each safe and happy return TO th'
L6rss I'm tbat are awaiting YOU, an now once NOR
invite you to the entertainment which cur c'ti
zens have provided.
The soldiers responded with three heart.
cheers Tor the Mayor and citizens Of BurlIng
ton. three for Major Benedict and three AM
a tiger for .our old Green Mountain State,
, and then marched into the Hall, where the
were received by the ladies with smiles an
waving hsndkerchiefs and found table
spread with an abundant collation., to whic
they did ample justice after which with thre
cheers for the ladies, they took their way t
quarters at the Hospital.
The following are the officers of the bal
talicn:
1t. Col. Herman Sellgson,
Act Regt'l 1t. q. c. Chamberlain.
Act Regt1 Q NJ, 1t. E. W. Bird.
o Co. A-Capt. Chas. +. Branch, lst L
r w. Bird, % 1t. E. b. Palmer.
Co. B-Capt. p. IIobon, lst 1t. j. Y
Thomas, 2d 1t. q. n. Briggs.