Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-05
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THE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE SHENASDoAH VALLEY.
BY Aldacc z, Walker
This little volume Of less than two hundred pages
dedicated to the memory Of the members Of the Vermont
Brigade, who fell in the valley Of the Shenandoah Val
ley It, author was a Major in tho nth Regiment Yer
mont Volunteers and afterwards brevetcd Lieut. Colonel
for zeritorloas conduct II embraces period Of only
about six months of the military history Of this Brigade
the most important perhaps in all its varied and to the
country useful service, and is simple and straight
forward narration Of exciting events Of that campaign
they appeared to Of the actors 1t Is exceedingly in
teretng and doubt accurate in all its essential de-
tails which Of the first importance in making record
Of this kind The regular commander OF the Brigade
during this important period L. A. Grant formerly
Of Bellows Falls but it fought tho battle of the ope-
qaan, commanded by Major Warner of the nth, and the
battle Of Fishers l under Colonel Afterwards General
George p Foster, OF the 18th augmentation Grant hay
ing procured leave Of absence the day previous to the
battle Of the Opequan and returning the 9th day Of
October about two weeks after the brilliant affair at
Fishers Hill, in which the Brigade distinguished itself
without the loss of single General Fosters color
bearer however had been shot down by his side the
day previous Both Of these subordinates in their ca
pacltes as commanders OF the Brigade acquitted them
selves with great credit were highly commended by
their superiors and promoted which is the browning
glory of good soldiers ambition.
Although this little volume In point of quality OF me-
for which a one dollar and half subscription charged
Qt being sold subscription in advanced It will never
heless be sought for with avdty by almost every Yer
moner, and treasured up of the interesting SOU
yeners Of times and events In which all and
will be so deeply interested.
Published by the Free Press Association, Burlington,
Verm ont
TaE Holy GRAIL AND ornER POEMS, by Alfred Teuny-
son. Fields Osgood Co., Boston.
l. 4.fa
bic knights of the Round Table furnish an nexhausti-
BILE theme for picturesque legends to the imagination of
true a poet Tennyson. Like the " ldyls Of tho
King,n this poem contains four Idyls Tho Coming of
Arthur The Holy Grail Sir Pelleas and Etarre and the
Passing Of Arthur the latter of which contains the eel
ehrated MoIte d'Arthur 70 these added several
miscellaneous poems, mostly new though think The
Victim and Lurcretus have been printed previous
y.
Tho matter and manner of these poems is likely TO
satisfy the highest expectations and add ustre to
the Laureatos crown. We shall hereafter publish
tracts from these poems.
To meet the tastes and means Of all CLASSES the work
brought cut in three different styles in CLOTH uniform
with Idyls Of the King" dollar uniform with the
FgyagtoH Tennyson, in paper twenty-five cents
uniform with the HaiDoia Tounyson paper covers, ten
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For sale at Phlnnoys.
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York City.
This volume is the TN of the illustrated Library OF
Wonders" published by this hm It produced In uni
form style with those volumes which have preceded IT,
II contains summed up in lively and graphic style, the
results OF the explorations made at Pompei since the
commencement of the extensive excavations there. Tho
Illustrations represent the houses, the domestic utensils,
the statutes and the various works Of art nyestga'
ton gives every TO believe they existed at the
time Of the eruption.
For sale at Wilder's.
CONcElrs AND CAPRIoEs QLuErrEs and BourARDEs).
Hurd a Houghton, Cambridge.
This little volume ISSUED with that exquisite taste which
has made tho Riverside Press justly mous contains
about 800 proverbs aphorisms, wise and Otherwise,
upon all subjects and In all styles. Tho book will be
invaluable to authors, orators ID genus who do
sire to !" point moral or adorn tale"
Wilder has II.