Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-28
Vermont Officers Re-Union Society.

mont ofhcers met here on Thursday, the %,
inst 1 he business meeting was held at th
Court House at 10 O'Clock NJ, and wa,
unusually we'll attended Gen wm Y. w
Ripley, of Rutland called the meeting t,
order, and the secretary read the report o
the last annual gathering. Maj j. L. Bars
tow offered an amendment to section two o
the constitution of the Society, which pro
videi that the officers elected each year shaI
not enter upon their duties until the first o
January following The amendment whicl
was designed to prevent the confusion Of ,
change amidst the hustle of the celebration
Was adopted
\ committee of one from each regiment
represented, and from the batteries and
sharpsnoOters, to nominate officers for the
ensuing wear was elected as follows:
COMMITTEE on Nominations list Regiment
Lieut.. Col P. L Washburn Cd Regiment
Col y ;. Tracy Sd Regiment, Col. I. o
Se1ver 4th Reg ment. Col and Brevet Brig
Gen. 6eo 2. Foster 9Th Regiment, Bvt
Mai. b r. Jenne; 9th Regimen, Capt and
Brevet Ma or Chas. ;. Shattuck 7ch Regi
ment, not r, presented Sth Regiment, Capt
/. NJ. llutchinson; 9th Regiment, Lieut.
col f. 5 Stowell 10th Regiment, Capt A
b Valentine llth Regiment, Capt. o. II
Austin; 18th Regiment, Lieut.. b. j Derby .
18Th Regiment, Lieut. G 8 Robinson l4tb
Regiment, Capt. n. F. Dunshee 18th Reg
iment, Lieut. j. VI Poland 10th Regiment
Col. w e. Veazey Eth Regiment, Capt
f. j. Hartshorn lst Cavalry, Lieut. Col
w q. Cummings Batteries Lieut.. j. w
Marsh Snarpshooters. Col. H. r. Slough
Ton.
The Treasurer's report. exhibiting a not
very fourishing financial situation, was reao
and accepted. On motion Of Lieut. Poland
10 was voted that an assessment of one dollar
De laid upon each member of the society.
Gen Nashburn made an urgent appeal
shat the various regimental committees
should furnish memorials of deceased officers
rs being Of great value not only to the soci-
ETY., but a. they would contribute in no small
degree TO the history of the State and of the
war, and on his motion Gen. Stsunard, Col.
Saver and Gen. Washburn were appointed
a committee to secure the preparation of me-
mortal sketches, to be read at future meet
inLs.
On motion of Col. Veazey, the Executive
Committee were instructed to procure Of
Chaplain L. O. Brastow copy of his address
delivered last year, and put blish it at the ex-
pense o. the sociery.
On successive IN ,tiOns, Chaplain Harvey
Webster was substituted ON the bioyraph-
ical committee in place Of Col Sumner Lin
coin, now on duty in Texas and Major
) Peck in place of Col Randall, for the l7ti
regiment. Col. Randall being also on the
committee for the 18th regiment
This committee now stands follows
Let kegt Infantry, Il. Col. P T. ash
burn 2nd. 1t. Col c. II Joyce; Sd, Lit
Col. :. Z. Pingree 4th. Brevet Brig. Gen
Smith 9th, Chaplain Harvey Webster :;
9TH, Col W &. Fl 'lbroOk Sth, Brig Gen
Stephen Thomas; 9th, Brig. Gen. E. II
Ripley 10Th. Bvt. Brig. Gen. w w Henry:
llth, Byt- Brig Gen. J. NJ. Warner l2t
1t. Col. r Farnham 18th, Col f. V Ran
dali I4th, I'll. w. L Nichols 18th, Col
K. Proctor 10Th, Col. W G. Veazey 18th.
Maj. j. ;. Peck. lst Cavalry. Bvt Mai
Gen VIM ellis; lst Battery, 1t E. Z
GreenIeaf 2nd. Capt J. W Chase; Sd
Capt r. H. Start. Sharp Shooters. Lieut..
Col L H. StOughton.
Upon nomination of Lieut. G. g. Bene-
diet. Maj Gen. VIM. Wells was appointed
Marshal for the public exercises of the
euing.
Gen Stannard offered the following reso-
luton
Resoired, That the executive committee OF
thi- Society, be authorized to designate the
place and appoint the time for the annual
meeting of this society.
81. Feazey moved to amend by adding
the words. - and il is the present sense o
MOntl elicI, should be designated for the
meeting"
After lively discussion the amendment
was lost and the resolution adopted:
Some twenty officers signed the constitu-
tion and became members of the society
EVENING.
The committee on nominations reported
the following list of officers for the year en-
suing, which was adopted, and the same
duIy chosen:
President.-Col. s. E Pingree.
Vice Presidents.-Lt. Col. Z. 3 Stowell
and Gen Geo. +. Foster
Treasurer. p P. Pitkin.
Recording See 'y.-sIaior j. s PECK.
CORES Sec 'y.-Lieutenant G. G Bene-
diet
Executive Com Major Josiah Grout. Jr.
Capt. Fred L. Smith. Mai j A Salisbury.
The Society then marched to the Repre-
sentatiyes' Hall where the annual address
was delivered By Gen. P. t. Washburn
At the conclusion of this business, the
officers formed in line by regiments and
marched TO the State House. where. not
"ithstandIng the inclemency of the evening
a large audience had assembled. The meet
ing having been called 10 order, prayer was
offered by Rev. D. Q. Roberts. Chaplain OF
the Senate.
Inc OEtltOf. ten. +. l. " dSnbufn. OF
" oodstock, the active and faithful Adiutant
General of the State during almost the whole
of the war, wns then introduced. He spoke
for three-tourths of an hour, holding his
audience fixed with the closest attention.
From his intimate personal knowledge OF
every regiment and almost every officer sent
20 the field. his grafton was replete with
sllusions and incidents that rendered it the
most interesting of the able addresses that
have been spoken before the society.
GEN. wAsHBURN's oRATI n.
The call has announced the purpose of
the Society to renew friendships formed in
army service TO recall the memory of fallen
comrades and take fresh counsel as to their
future duty. He would proceed to sketch,
Inperfectly, the part taken by Vermont in
the war for the Union.
nc history of Vermont in the war is un-
written. ihe official archives are ri ady and
waiting for him who shall weave them into
an interesting and popular form. BIT the
present Is hitting time 10 pay tribute to the |
part taken in the great contest by our noble
State; and also to drop tear in honor oi
our deceased fellow soldiers.
After the encroachments Of Shareholders
bad rendered forbeaI ance imposs,b bic, the
North prepare ed itself for the struggle. Yer |
mont. like many other states, was destitute |
OF any militia. A false econumy had dis |
armed her many years before. A few volun- |
teer companies. poorly equipped and drilled, |
were organized and that was all. But the |
State met the emergency promptly and nobly. |
One regiment was at once formed and hurried |
10 the front, too late to save Norfolk, but |
soon enough to take part in the first battle |
of the war. To Gov Fairbanks and his
staff great praise is due for their labors to
hav8 Vermont Fl tod in tho Ilrinr, (