The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-12-15

preserve their organization and come home
as regiment on veteran furlough. The
9th Regiment was the first to comply with
he requirement. At that time Samson
and Stearns, having full knowledge and
experience of all the perils and hardsbps
of active campaigning, volunteered for
further term Of three years, and came
home on furlough the latter part of
Dec, 63, Lane had been at home
few weeks previous on recruiting service
for his regiment, and thus did not have
the opportunity TO re-enist at that time.
These men returned with their regiment
the last of Jan. GA, to the camp on the
Rapadan. Lane was promoted to orderly
sergeant. In the battle of the Wilderness
he fell, receiving three musket balls-one
passing through the head, another through
the breast, and the third through the
hand. Two days after the battle he was
buried on the spot where he fell by one of
his comrades and former school-mates,
June 81, while at Cold Harbor, whilst
the 9TH regiment was in skirmish line,
sergeant III Co. II, by the name of Court
ney, while digging a ditch and making an
embankment for his protection against the
enemys bullets, was shot through the
head His body was removed, and
Siearn's stepped into the place whore
Courtney fell, and commenced working to
make the place more secure, but was soon
shot through the head. Samson was also
shot through tho head little later in the
day. Both Bodies were brought in wien
the regiment returned from the skirmish
line. and received soldiers burial.
Eleven Of these men were in the 9TH
regiment, anl eight of them were in 60.
+. or more commonly called the CornN al
Company. One Wa hung by guerilloa,
five died OF disease in hospitals, an lhc
icmanlcr were killed in battle.
Ili1 completes the roll. ! think may
safely say Of all these men that in every
ac'ion, and upon every occasion. they
were prompt to respond to every call that
they earned Il reputation for gallIntry and
endurance second to none. There are
witnesses present who were in the same
regiment and brigade and that stood by
their side through many a severe contest
that will testify to their good behaviour,
ready obedience Of orders, and TO the z'll-
Gus manner in which all duties were per-
formed. They made for themaelve,. 81
record to which we can all point with
pride. Seventeen honored names, what :,
sacrifice During the first year Of the
war, When it became evident that tltcrc
must be great sacrifice Of life, mlny OF
us thought that ont Of the million OF men
in the field, many might be taken and,
somehow, our boys might escape; that
our itlc town of less than a thousand IN
habtanls might not b. cllicl upon ~
make II sacrifice. How different from
, what we expected One to every sixty
OF our inhabitants was taken. Our roll
Of able bodied men between tie age oi -
aud A., liable to perform military duty,
and from which our quotas were ~.
sessed averaged during the war 10. -
One to less than five of this number were
lice for freedom and justice, it was no
mean sacrifice that would be accepte ;
but like the offering in olden times, il
. must be without blemish. II must he
neither lHme o. blind, neither broke
bruised, OF MANNED. There shall be nc
7 Ditlhl~u lllNi " LiN'b bS ICIitts W Dt
accepted, These younS men offered were
the best we had, such as we could IL
afford TO spare. We shall ever cher.,l
their memories and hold thcm in grateful
remembrance. Their memories are en-
craven IN the hearts Of the present gene,
I ration. We have caused them to be ,-a.
craven upon that ALnument that oul
children and children's children that CON,
after Us may ever have before them the
names Of those brave and noble men who,
when our country was assliled, went fUril
from happy homes and endured privations
fatigue, and hardships flinchjng from II,
duty, no responsibility, no danger ,lt
feIing in hospitals, deprived OF the kjn|
attention of relatives and friends, endu,i,g
the long marches, advancing and retreat.
ing through rain and storm; weary ..nI
exhausted upon the lonely sentncl's beat
through long, dreary nights; suffering