Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-16
Return of the First Regiment Vermont
Cavalry.

Return of the First Regiment Vermont
Cavalry.
This regiment, seven hundred and ninety
three strong, arrived in New York Sunday,
and left Sunday evening for this place The
following is list of the officers
Field and Stsff-Colonel Hall; Lieut. Col,
W 6 Cummings; First Major, r Schoheld; Sec
ond Major, C A Adams; Third Msjor, II Ha-
zletor; Surgeon, A Clark; Assistant Surgeon,
Minis; Adjutant, Lieut.. Eugene Consgny
Regimental Qusrtermaster. Lieut. P II Caldwell ;
Regimental Commissary. Lieutenant r East
msn. Chaplain Rev. J. E Goodrich
Company A-Captain, B Mitchell; First
Lieut., W Burbank Second Lieut., A Van
Tleet.
Company B-Captain, E X Sibley; First
Lieutenant, Woodbury.; Second Lieutenant,
b Stone.
Company C-Captain, NJ A Stone; First
Lieutenant, 7 B Hatch; Second Lieutenant. B
Decker.
Company D-Captain, K Ide; First Lieu
tenant, J More Second Lieutenant. V NJ
Vance
Ir-JAplalns n d AlAuuleIs FTet
Lieutenant, J kinshsrd; Second Lieutenant, c
Jones
Company F-Csptlin, C P Stone; First
Lieutenant, II Streeter; Second Lieutenant. N
Joyce
Company G-Captain, A. K. Hasrel First
Lieutenant, F. Cook Second Lietenant, F.
Barrett.
Company H-Csptaip. E. Mother; First
Lieutenant, R. A. Howard Second Lieutenant,
c. Burrows.
Company Captain, E. Grant; First Lieut.
enant, W. W. Foster Second Lieute- ant, P
Stevens.
Company K-First Lieutenant. J. Rice :;
Second Lieutenant, F. Cheney.
Company L-Captain, A. G. Watson; First
Lieutenant, W. Harrington Second Lieutenant,
G. Miller.
Company NJ Captain, S. A Clark First
Lieutenant, VI. NJ. Mosern Second Lieutenant,
+. Storms.
Notice of their coming by Troy and Rut-
land was received here Mon. evening Their
progress was announced Tues. forenoon from
time to time, and at Il O'Clock they
were received by large number of citizens
at the depot and escorted to the City Hall
Notice when they had reached Vergcnn,s
was given by the ringing of the Baptist bill,
and all Burlington turned out and went to
the depot TO receive them. As the tain
came in sight a National salute was fired,
and cheer after cheer greeted the cavalry as
the long train came to a stop. They werr
met at the depot by Mayor Uatlin, Colonel
Plat, Surg-Gen. Tnayer, and By the 81 Bat
terry. Capt. Start, who did escort duty in
handsome style, and escorted to the City Hall,
Col Munson aLdEx-Sh if Flanaganoflciating
as mount, Maishals.'rhe Battery boys wer
received on arriving on the Square with rc
peatedcheers, by our citizens, who deter
mined to show them that there was no lack
Of appreciation OF them in the previous lack
of ceremony attending their arrival and their
standard bearer taking his place on
the stand. three cheers for the tattered flag
Of the Third Battery were proposed by Mayor
Catlin and given with will.
In the Hall meantime hurried but boun
tiful supply Of Tefreshmeots had been provid-
ed by the City Council, assisted by our ciii-
lens who contributed cakes and pie, and such
delieacies as could be collected for cold CO
ation.
Arrived in front OF the City Ball, the reg
iment closed in mass, fronted, and were ad-
dressed BY Mayor Cs,lin. who in few ap-
propriate words Of welcome, and praise Of
their noble efforts to sustain the old flag,
Maj. G. G. Benedict.