Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-12
3ni5cellanu.
Decoration Day at CastIetOn.

NJ. EDIIOR:-Decoration day was duly
r--1-sI and kept in Castleton. 1t warmed
Hr.-ed the hearts OF the surviving soldiers
.t=srye the preparations and ceremonies
r---reer for their fallen comrades. At one
.....s r. u.. the people assembled at the
educational C.urch, and were called to
-4.-hv CoI Parker, president Of the organ
.--r formed last year. On motion, b. W.
Prr-. Esa.. was appointed secretary pro TEN.
PRAYER WIS then offered by Rev L. Il Stone,
-rr5 music 17 the choir. Remarks were
..f.5 5g C5l. Parker. and the officers for the
.--,fr- wear were appointed. procession
-,- -hen formed to visit and decorate the
soldiers, graves. preceded by martial music
-rd followed by the surviving soldiers present
.f the late war. Jed by Color Sergeant Byrne,
fs-o the IIth Vermont Volunteers, who
f.-q the B. stars and stripes " with the same
arrarsnt vi,5r as he did at Winchester,
Fisher. Hll Cedar Creek ana Petersburgh.
These we're followed by various societies. dele.
cations and citizens 1n foot and in carriages.
Bv way Ora Slight DEPRESSION, let me say
a. word about Color Sergeant Byrne- lie
ri.ked an the c1l3rs at Winchester when the
Iar sergeant was shot down, and he carried
tic e7Iors Of his regiment through the battles
fWiuche-ter, Fishers Hill, g Cedar Run +
--f Petcrsburgh On the 2nd Of April,
while his regiment was under q severe raking
--r .r.m close proximity 70 the reoei iortilcf-
.lr- a bullet iFom d reoc' rln9 slFucA Scr
-lr- hyIAe nearly oh Up r. M ucal d
little % the le't slde near 'ne point "heIe
tsIl-e1'.]sIsJ locates '' conscientIouSness'
r 1- a1LshinS through hls sNull ihV' hl7
.-a where 10 SUN remains. AiteF tue
.rl.a -1- been Prooel loF the DdIiet 70 t'e
great f..A ~ tne orSe''hI' NC rtlu'el y
aa7s --s. 1 -'lT'H maze c'n'i'l'"- 'Ia'
le- Il5' anu 'u'Us ~ T. easier % l'e
r.l ..s i..t'l'h oi the oui-el' 'nan SnIoF
-.r'a-s no tne uahlS Oh the surgeons
Aav- .l Teas'naD-e time q die' "Hleh
Sergeant hyrne neglected. 70 do' ana as
y anu * eri'ieli' d i"I59
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... - ''i- -' 1771'' a'iN i0 oP's-1 -
'.F- me 7l'eF no" PfoIec'7 ms OIaln
= "H' u'I' '7 10 many cases -
.'- ..-e' US " SUBSTITUTE IoI Ola'ns' AHcIe
-a large HlentAJi1n IN the sergeant head
.-i ao pas So lar recovered that the govern
H1al pays --H 'n'y Ioor uoiiAfs ct month
Esa-..A ann '-ls Na-uTt- l'r'e ana aoi-i'y =
-Fl ll..'.''' '''' --'''','- '--'--'r5
.-, 20 l'- NOS 7i'H ''0 'Li7s 7N iioin
severe Hellache-
me procession PTo1eeueu '1 Tue cemetery
--- sl''-oi 1-1 graves ol an 'Ne S'iole'7 I
.-re- in Caslleton' with iresh ho"er7 IN
-ls4 If2'1si'n. Lhese were o'th native ana
exotic. and were generously contributed by
t1e ladies oL Ca7lteton- e had hne singing
aal me very eA'7-'ei'' a1l's7 rom 'aTi-
~ -.l''eLnen atF''hlcu -'I 'i'I purpose
Z. -' Jls'-'o % '''o i.'il 15L.'7 OF rare ana
-''i'e A'"eTz' ''' '7Au'l'l- lns'DS' ana
-t--H-id 7FtAAlu5' "oAli require "no-e
column OF newspaper and the shortest and
.a-t thing can say Of IT. r. . # was all
7i-at-
One generous ard patriotic act must not
'mit- "Hen we arrived on the ground It
was discovered thaJ TWO graves were without
any monuments or headstones to mark the
final resting place of the deceased, and their
friends werein INDECENT circumstances The
cemetery association, voted t3 erect suitable
1eadstones n NICE "Hite marble, and 2 com
mIttec was appointed TO see the vote clrried
into effect.
Casteton did q splendid thing On the 3Oth
ulJ., for the slain of her people. Tnis Is,
after all. but simple Justice. for Vermont