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

anu sang hnuH- " NtlColuts anu t1'i'H Hllt'n I
with an ample and attractive collation..
Groups Of rejoicing friends surrounded the
officers and men who went from Burlington.
or have acquaintance here, and right cordial
and ioyous welcome was 10 be read in every
face. The Band al,cinatcd with the singers
with fine music, and again headed the req
mcnt az they marched, at eight O'Clock, -
their quarters at the Hospital. OF course,
the customary cheers for the - ,ldicIs,' and
answering cheers for the city Of Darlington
by the soldiers. were not omitted Il WAS,
on the whole, a RICH; hearty and pleasant
rec puon, and was duly appreciated 10y the
brave boys Of the Second
THE SECOND VEExo>T.-Thc first Of the
thrce-yrars' regiments from this State, the
Second is, with one exception. the last T.
leave the service. 1t has emphatcally seeH
the ,rdr through from the first Bull Run 10
the end, and has record which very feN
regiments in any army can equal. 1t was
mustered into the L. :. service at Burlington,
June 2O,h, 1861, by Ii. Col. Rains, [. :. \.
afterwards Gen. Rains Of the rebel army.
with Sos officers and men, under command OF
Col. Henry Whiting. The original roster OF
the regiment, containing many names which
have since become as familiar as household
words to our readers. through honorable
mention, was as follows
TIELD AND STAFF.
ColonI HENRY WHITING, Il Col. GEORGE
j STANNARD; MAJOR CHARLES \ JOYCE
Adjmant Guilford 5. Ladd QuGrtermaster
Perlty P Pitkin Surgeon NEWTON Il. Bal
lou; Asasfant Surgeon b Walter CARPENTER,
Chaplain Claudius b. Smith
SergeaHt MAJOR Vim. Guinan; Coua.is.a.
~ Sergeant Lauriston L. Stone; Ho p.fal
Selrard f. i. Stcarns Drum MAJOR Charlie,
Romick.
LINE oFFICEE-.
Co. a, Beaaington-Cart. J. ". Wal
bridge, Let 1t. Newton Stone, % 1t, Il. W.
Cady.
c.. B. Casthton- Capt. .Iame- Hope, 1t
u. John Howe, % 1t Z. Z. johnson.
Co c, Brafthboro'-Cap,. Edward \
Todd, 1t L.. j ;. Tyler. 2d l.. F \. Puuty.
Co D, Water5ury-Capt. Charles DiIling-
ham. l., 1t. WV. Henry. 2d l.. &C. Greg.
Co. E, TmjrlGge-Capt. Ricl ard Smith,
lstLt. Locus Whitney, % l.. Orvillc Bixby.
Co F, Mon,peher-Capt. F. Y. Randall,
let 1t. W. \. Phillips. 2d It. H. F. Cross
man.
Co @, Blrhngtoa-O Capt John T. Drew,
let 1t David L. Sharply. 2l 1t. Arson H.
Weed
Go. II, EeteAer-C Capt ". T Durham,
LIST 1t. j. b. Case, 2l 1t. c. X. Leach.
Co !. Lud.OlO-Cipt Vvlney 5 Fulhm,
lst Ii, 5. W. Parkl urst. 2ILLI.N. Wac
leigh.
Co. Il, Vergenns-Cnpt Scion Elton, lsi
L.. Amasa S. Tracy, 81 1t. j VI. lloyt
The Regiment was uniformed in gray
cloth Of Vermont manufacture, and was first
armed with smooth bore Springfield muskets.
How well we remember the bright June
morning, (June 9th 1861 when the rcgi-
mcnt struck tents at Camp Underwood"
marched down St Paul ST. the gray column
filling the street from gutter to gutter. and
swept around the square, each man with
sprg of evergreen in his cap, and each look
ing the type of sturdy GreenMountain hoy.
The colors were proudly borne that day by
color Sergeant Ephraim w.Harrington Of c.
G, the tallest man in the regiment, standing
six feet four and half inches in his stock
ings, and we were right glad TO see to-day
among the returning veterans, Mr.. Hariins-
ton, now Captain Harrington. For over two
years he bore the c,lJrs of the regiment, but
the bullets which riddled the colors, and
struck down many man by his side. spared
him, and he returns as captain OF bis old
company. bringing with him fire OF che Or
lginal members of Co. G. About sITiy Of the
men who went out with the "a return in its
ranks to-day.
The Second formed part of the 81 Brig
adc, Col. Howard, (now Maj Gen. Howard) OF
Heintz enan's Division, at thcfrst Bull Run.
1t went into action in the afternoon, did good
service while it fought, and retreated when
in as good order as tho T, st AMI in
better order than some Its loss was
&c men, of whom 81 were taken prison
ers. 1t was soon afterwards recruited to the
maximum and for several months did picket
duty near Chain bridge. In the Fail it Wa
brigaded with the four succeeding VI Regi-
ments under Gen. Smith. Il, hi,tory
thenceforth is the history of the Flint
Vt. Brigade, and it is entitled To bear
on its banners the glorious list of battles. in
GLIDING almost every great battle OF the
Army OF the Potomac, and OF the great
under Sheridan in the Valley,
which is already so familiar to our readers.
as part of the record of the Old Brigade.
IL suffered terribly in the Battles Of the VIII
derncss and Spott,ylvania, losing in the two
BATHS its commander Col Stone, and Lieut.,
Col. Tyler, killed, and As officers and men,
more than the total of must regiments in the .
Army. killed and wounded. We need not
~ that it did desperate Sighting. on several /
nceaaioon. nGaaine tn -epemz hspd.to.hand