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



The soldiers reunion of the past week
has brought prominently to the notice ot
the citizens of Vermont the deeds done by
our soldiers during the war Of the rebellion
and made every fact in connection will
their history particularly interesting In
the great amount of matter necessary to bt
published concerning the reunion during
the progress of the same. it was impossible
to give to our readers as full a report OF
those soldiers who were here at that time
as we wish to do, while the presence OF
distinguished officers and men from out OF
the state demanded considerable attention,
leaving many things of interest regarding
our own soldiers unsaid.
We propose in this article to give some
account ofithe old soldiers of Vermont who
fought the good fight and who still live to
receive the plaudits of grateful state and
nation, naming those who attended the re-
union and also some of the more noticeable
soldiers who were absent.
Vermont has won distinguished fame
and honor through the gallantres of these
very men who met in Rutland last week
and their record is dear to the good name
of the commonwealth and to the heart of
every citizen as well. Their fame shall
outlive marble, for when time shall obit-
crate every letter upon the crumbling stone
their deeds shall live in the hearts of I'M
born millions and the works that they ac-
compllshed will be blessing to the gener-
tons yet to come.
Prominent among the honored veterans
who were in attendance upon the reunion
was
GEN. GEO. !. STANDARD,
of Burlington. lie enlisted at the COM
mencement of the war from st. Adams
and received the commission of Lieutenant
Colonel of the 2d VT. Regt. June 6, 1861,
was mustered in on the Goth of the same
month and served in the above capacity till
May 81, 1862. He was at that time pro-
NOTED Colonel of the 9th Vermont Volun-
teers, being its first commander
AT the head of this regiment he passed
through all its vicissitudes until March II,
1868, when he was again promoted, this
time to the rank of rigadier-General of
United States Volunteers, and was placed
in command of the LIST Vermont brigade.
In the memorable battle of Gettysburg, in
July '63, while in the midst of that des-
perate engagement the General received
severe wound in the right arm, causing the
amputation of the same above the elbow.
For his brave and heroic conduct upon the
battle field he was promoted to the rank of
Major General, and has to-day the honor
of being heranking officer of the state.
Gen. Stannard is at present fifty-two
years of age, and it is sufficient to say of
him that no man, however valiant or great,
ever retained the love and esteem of the
old soldiers he once commanded than does
he at this time, which was well shown by
their reception of him on Thursday at the
reunion. He is to be the commander of
the reunion forces in "A.
GEN. WILLIAM F. SMITH.
well-known throughout the army as Gen.
"Baldy" Smith was Colonel of the Third
Vermont Regiment at its muster, served
with distinction and received the almost
immediate recognition of his military
abilities by being commissioned Brigadier
General of United States Volunteers, Aug.
13th-only month after being mustered
in with his regiment. His services as
Commander of Brigade are well-known
in the history ofthe war and his record up
on the field was an honor to Vermont. He
was Major in the Engineer Corps of the
U. S. Army, and is now President of the
International Telegraph Company of New
York and unavodably absent from the
Reunion.
GEN. WILLIAM WELLS,
of Burlington, was especially noticeable by
MS absence during the reunion, caused by
the recent decease of his mother. This
gentlemen holds the honor of having re-
ceived the greatest number of promotions
of any Vermont officer during the war.
He enlisted from his native town of
Water bury, in the LIST regiment of Vermont
cavalry, and was elected list Lieutenant of
company c, at its organization, receiving
his commission Oct. IA, 1861. His first
l,a 10Th IF NnUnnlhpr
the same year. the day before the regiment
was mustered into service. On the Both of
October, 1862, he received the commission
of Major of the regiment, and while hold
ing that rank was wounded in battle twice,
first, July 9th, at Hagerstown, Md, and
also Sept. ID, 1868, at Culpepper court
house. His third promotion was on June
4, 1864, when he was commissioned colonel
of the same regiment and assumed its COM
mand. On the 22d day of Feb, 1865 he
was brevetted brigadier general for gal
lantry, and May 10Th, was raised to the
command of Brig Gen. of United States
Volunteers. He was afterwards made a
Brevet-Major General in recognition of his
services upon many a hard fought field. AT
the close of the war, and on his return ia
his native state he was elected by the legis-
iature its Adjutant and Inspector General
and reelected for three successive years.
The General is some forty years OF age
and at present holds the position of Collec-
tor of Customs for the District of Vermont.
GEN. LEWIS A. GRANT
was major of the Fifth Vt. regiment at the
time It was mustered into the service, Sept
10, 1851, and enlisted from Rockingham
He was promoted to the Lieutenant-Colon
elcy, Sept. 25, 1851, and received the com