Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-16
So,aIerS' Reunion.

Al q ULLAAN v AAH-
\. ,bs a,h Of July, including such brig
,as and battalion commanders As N.'
,,,.on, from diferen, raais Of the s'i's,
!, "a. decided to carry cut the PrOl'', Of
having a general EneaHPmsn' an0
- og N ,he soldiers Of Vermont at
pn,,,n5 an the 9Th. 9Th and sih Of Au-
an.,. Tns ouarsruas,er 'isneral Of the
STATE. Gen. Lyndc. viii furnish tents and
-. ssup vii. be , repaired. add the straw
and fuel furnished by the people OF nut
land. -, an.
,,;0,ea for each county, to raise ba''al'
;on herein. and the whglc matter OF the
or,,n;,a,ion Of each battalion is leit TO
,h,, iudromep, of lis commander. They
are urged however. to appoint a recruit
inc officer in each town, and 10 proceed Al
once with the Organization of companies
as suggested in former letter OF in''r0''
lions.
! The men will bring their blankets D"O
the companies will supply themselves
- --.;ans by brirg.vs = r-ern home.
or by procuring thepr III Rutland. ANY
company by sending acquisitions for meat
bread. coffee, sugar aud other rat'ons to
Mai. L. G. Kiugsly Rutland will be
supplied at cost price. No assessment to
dcflay the camp expenses as formerly
stated will be made, the same being pro-
vided in the mainly the PEOPLE OF nut
land. -
If no recruiting oficcr'is appoln'co J"
any town, the soldiers desiring to attend
this reunion should organize a squad or
company at once, sending list of their
names to these headquarters.
Remember, this is to be general re-
union of all soldiers, without regard to any
particular rank, regiment or organization
Al stand upon common ground.
Arrangements will be made with rail
roads for moving trains from the NEST us
tant parts of the State so as to arrive II
t Rutland early in the afternoon OF the hrs
lay. The programme has not yet beef
fully prepared, but will consist mainly o
| the following:
FIRST AFTERNOON visiting
, parade at sunset; in the evening" opeI
air concert OF brass bands, probably EN-
bracing nearly all IN the State.
$ SECOND DAY-Addresses from distiu
: guishcd speakers and visiting generals
with music, singing &c. Second evening
:orchlight parade.
THIRD DAY-Visiting. &C., and tn
c muster out and return.
!. 1t is hoped that each battalion or brig
n ado will bring band Of music. Comps
/ MES. so far as practicable, should have
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n their respective battalions are supple
|. with a stand Of colors.
a The reports made at Burlington on III
!. Fourth indicate tina: the soldiers of III
t. State are enthusiastic over tho Reunion
II aud that if the battalion commanders al
C prompt in the discharge OF their dutie
o and Immediately appoint recruiting Off
n ers in their several towns. it will ia
h eclipse any gathering ever held in ii
d State in pleasure and magnitude, and wi
It indeed be an occasion from which no SO
/. dier can afford TO be absent. The tin
C tor returning a copy of enlistment rolls
|, extended to July 25th; bet they shoul
&c be promptly forwarded by that date,
|. order TO give time to arrange for transpo
7, tation and for the camp &c. They shou|
u be sent as much earlier as possible.
Il j. Ii. GouLDINa, Asst Adjutant Gel
e Rutland, July 7 1873.
Is Col. G. d. Gates, of Cambridge, hi
: been appointed one Of the battalion con
y manders. Recruiting officers have bee
d appointed in every town.