The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-15

Eleventh Regiment, receiving his commits
sion Aug. IS, 1862. At the battle of Spott-
sylvana he was wounded while leading on
his regiment, which, however, did not
deter him long for more service, and August
LIST he was made Brevet Brigadier General
for gallantry at Spottsylvania Court House,
Winchester, Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek.
This was deserved recognition of his dis
tinguished services in those battles and did
equal honor to the regiment of gallant men
that he commanded.
Serving throughout the battles of Peters
burgh he was at last promoted to the
Brigader- Generalship, May 8, 1865.
He afterwards, at the close of the war,
held the position of Captain of the Sth
Infantry in the United States Army. lie
is now engaged in business at Albany, N.
Y, and was unable to be present at the re-
union.
GEN j. woLCoTT PHELPS
of Brattleboro, was an old regular army
officer, serving in that capacity many years
before the breaking out of the war. At the
first call for troops he was at once ready to
respond and assisted greatly in organizing
the LIST Vermont Regiment of which he
was made Colonel, receiving his commits
sion April &c, 1861. His military abilities
were soon acknowledged by government
and month following his election as Col
oncl he was appointed Brigadier General OF
United States Volunteers. serving in that
capacity with much credit. lie now re-
sides at Brattleboro but was not present at
the reunion.
GEN. JOHN Il. LRwls
went into the army from Burlington as
captain of company |, 9TH Vt. regiment,
receiving his commission Sept. 10, 1861.
lie was promoted to Major of the regiment
July 10, 1862, and again TO the Lieut-Col-
onelcy Oct 9th. In the battle of the Wild
erness he was severely wounded, and re-
teived his commission as Colonel of the
regiment next day, May 6. 1864. The
command he he held until Sept 18th, when
he was honorably discharged to accept the
appointment as Colonel of the Vermont
Reserve Corps. Soon thereafter his dis
tiugushed services received their merited
reward in being made Brevet Brig. Gen
eral for gallant services at the battle of the
Wilderness, to date from March 10, 1865.
He now holds a government appointment
at the South and was not present at the
reunion.
One of the most noticeable veterans of
the reunion, on account of services rem
dered during the war was
col. AMAsA ;. TRACY,
of Middlebury. 1t is well established
fact that the old % Vermont saw as much
hard service during her three years cam
paign as any other Union regiment. In all
this service Col. Tracy participated and
with honor to himself and the gallant reg
iment. He entered the war as LIST Lieut..
of Company X. receiving his commission
May %, 1861 lie was promoted to Capt.
of Go, II, Jan. "a, 1862, in which capacity
he served until he was again promoted,
April ., 1864, to Major of the regiment.
lie was wounded May 3, 1868, at Mayre's
Heights and also at Cedar Creek, Oct 49,
lie was promoted to Lieut.. Col. June II,
1864, and for gallantry in the assault in
Petersburgh was brevetted Colonel April
., 1865, and promoted Colonel of the regi-
ment June :, 1865, serving in that capacity
until mustered out July 10.
The Colonel was in attendance at the re-
81 brigade.
GEN. TIIos. o. sEAvER
Of Woodstock, was commander of the 4th
brigade of the Reunion forces and honored !
The gathering by his presence. He enlisted !
from Pomfret, entering the war as captain
Of company +, 3D. Vt. regiment receiving |
his commission May "a, 1861. He was
promoted to major of the regiment August
ID, and on Sept. 81, 1862, promoted to
lieutenant colonel He was again pro-
NOTED January Is, 1868, this time as col
onel in command of the regiment, which !
position he retained with marked ability
until the muster out of the same July 81,
1864.
On the organization of the State militia
he was appointed brigadier-general of the
third brigade. He is now engaged in the
practice of law at Woodstock.
col. wHEELoCK g. vEAZEY
of Rutland, is the gentleman to whom the
greater share of the credit for the eminent
success of the late Reunion belongs. He
was appointed chairman of the committee
on the Reunion at the start, year ago,
and ever since then has expended good
ganization of the project and its proper
advancement His stirring appeals to the
old soldiers that have been in our columns,
previous to the Reunion, inspired the
hearts of the boys to come and had much
to do with the large attendance here upon
the occasion. He was finally elected gen.
eral in command of the Reunion forces
and ably filled the position to the great sat
of every old soldier and all con-
cerned.
Col. Veazey is not alone noted in connec-
ton with the reunion or with the Grand
Army of the Republic, of which he is the
Grand Commander of Vermont. His re-
cord in the army eclipses all vain and en-
PITY titles, for there he won the title by
which he is generally known. He entered
the army as Captain of Co. A. Bird Vt. Regi-
ment, enlisting from Springfield, where he
was then engaged in the practice of law
lie received his captains commission May
81, 1861, and was promoted to Major of
the regiment, Aug. 10, 1861, and three days
thereafter promoted to Lieut.. Colonel. In
thie coNocity la corvad with cradif until