The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-11


sion April 90, 1861. His military abilities
were soon acknowledged by government
and month following his election as Col
onel he was appointed Brigadier General of
United States Volunteers. serving in that
capacity with much credit. He now re-
sides at Brattleboro but was not present at
the reunion.
GEN. JOHN II. LEWIS
went into the army from Burlington as
captain of company I, 9TH VT regiment,
receiving his commission Sept. 10, 1861.
He 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 @, 1864. The
command he he held until Sept. nth, when
he was honorably discharged to accept the
appointment as Colonel of the Vermont
| Reserve Corps. Soon thereafter his dis
tuguished services received their meritcd
reward in being made a Brevet Brig. Gen
eral for gallant services at the battle of the
| Wilderness, to date from March IS, 1865.
He now holds 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 s. TRACY,
of Middlebury. 1t is well established
fact that the old Cd 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 1st Lieut.
of Company X, receiving his commission
May 90, 1861. He was promoted to Capt.
of Co. II, jan "a, 1862, in which capacity
he served until he was again promoted,
April ., 1864 to Major of the regiment.
He was wounded May 3, 1868, at Mayrc's
Heights and also at Cedar Creek, Oct 10,
1864, but still continued in active service.
He 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-
union as commander of the 1st battalion,
81 brigade.
GEN. Tuos. o. sEAvEI
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 f, 3D. VT regiment. receiving
his commission May "a, 1861. He was
promoted to ma jor of the regiment August
10, 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 27,
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he was appointed brigadier-general of the
third brigade. lie e now engaged in the
practice of law Mt Woodstock.
COZ. wIEELOCK 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, a year ago,
and ever since then has expended a good
share of his time and energies to the or
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
isfaction 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. lie 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.
He 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
this capacity he served with credit until
Sept. 81, 1862, when, upon the organiza-
ton of the 18th VT Regiment, he was
elected its Colonel. In command of this
regiment he distinguished himself at the
battle of Gettysburg, and was mustered out
with the the regiment at the expiration of
the nine months term, Aug. 10, 1868.
Soon after his retirement from the army he
removed to Rutland where he now resides
in the profession of the law, Col. Neazey
is at present Senator from Rutland County
in the Legislature, and is as well able to
distinguish himself in legislative halls as he
did upon the field of battle
col. ALDACE +. WALKER,
of Rutland, received numerous promotions
while in the army, nearly all of which were
for gallant services rendered. He entered
the service from Middlebury at the age OF
twenty, as Lieut.. of Co. b, 18th Vt. Regi
ment receiving his Commission Aug. 10, 1869
On Nov 80, he was promoted to Captain
of Company c, and transferred to the SAINT
position in Company ID, July II, 1868
This position he held until June 2s, 1864
when he was promoted to Major of thu
regiment. In the several engagements il
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