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


The soldiers reunion of the past week
has brought prominently to the notice of
the citizens of Vermont the deeds done by
our soldiers during the war of the rebellion
and made every fact in connection with
their history particularly interesting In
the great amount of matter necessary to be
published concerning the reunion during
the progress of the same, 1t 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 ofsthe 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 gallantries 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 heat of
very citizen as well. Their fame shall
outive marble, for when time shall oblit-
crate every letter upon the crumbling stone
their deeds shall live in the hearts of UNI
born millions and the works that they ac-
complished will he a blessing to the gencr
tons yet to come.
Prominent among the honored veterans
who were in attendance upon the reunion
was
Gen. GEO. j. SrANNARD
of Burlington. He enlisted at the COM
mcncement of the war from st. Adams
and received the commission of Lieutenant
Colonel of the ID VT. Rcgt. June 6, 1861,
was mustered in on the Goth of the same
month and served in the above capacity till
May 81, 1862 lie was at that time pro
NOTED Colonel Of the 9th Vermont Nolun-
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 Brigadier-Gencral of
United States Volunteers. and was placed
in command of the list Vermont brigade
In the memorable battle of Gettysburg. in
July SO, while in the midst of that des-
peratc engagement the General received a
A., Al
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 the ranking 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 retail ed 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 he the commander of
the reunion forces in IA.
GEN. WILLIAM +. SMITH.
wel-known throughout the army as Gen
Badly 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 Brigader
General of United States Volunteers, Aug.
13th-only a 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
L. S. Army, and is now President of the
International Telegraph Company of New
York and unavoidably absent from the
Reunion.
GEN. WILLIAM WELLS,
of Burlington, was especially noticeable by
his 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
Waterbury, 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
promotion was on the 18th of November,
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 Hagcrstown, Nd, and
also Sept. ID, 1868, at Culpeppcr court
house. His third promotion was on June
A, 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 a brigadier general for gal
lantry, and May 10th, was raised to the
command of Brig. Gen. of United States
Volunteers. He was afterwards made
Brevet-Major General in recognition of his
services upon many a hard fought field. AT
the close of the war, and on his return to
his native state he was elected by the legis-
lature 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, 1861, and enlisted from Rockingham.
He was promoted to the Lieutenant Colon
elcy, Sept 25, 1861, and received the COM
mission of Colonel of that regiment Sept
rs, 1862, one year from the date of muster
He was wounded Dec. IA, 1862 while in
command of his regiment at the battle of
Fredericksburg. On the 27th of April,
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