The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-15
OUR IlONORED SOLDIERS.
4 Continuation of the Record.
col. CHAs. IL. sroUGHroN,

col. CHAs. Il. sTOUGTTON,
is a son of the late Hon Henry +. Slough
ton, and at present is a successful attorney
at-law in the city of New York He went
out to the war as Adjutant of the 4th Yer
mont, August 1851, and was promote ed to
Major of the regiment, Feb. %, 1862.
Again on July II of the same year he was
promoted to Lieut.. Colonel, and on Nov. 5,
was raised to Colonel in command. lie
was wounded in the engagement at Funks-
town, July 10, 1868, but remained in COM
mand until Feb. 9, 1864, when he was Oh
liged to resign on account of his wounds
and return home. Col. Stoughton was not
at the reunion.
COL. ALBERT II JEwErr,
of Swanton, entered the military service as
Lieut. of Co. A. LIST, Vt, Regiment, three
months men, serving through the term with
much ability. Upon the organization of
the 10th Regiment, three years men, he was
elected its Colonel, Aug. 20, 1869, in which
capacity he served until April %, 1854
when he resigned and returned home He
now resides at Swanton, hut was not pre-
sent at the reunion.
COZ. EUGENE o. COLE.
of Bennington began his career in the
army as private in the ranks of Company
A, 2nd Regiment was mace sergeant,
June 20, 1851, orderly sergeant Sept. A.,
and promoted to end Lieut.. May 81, 1862.
In this capacity he served until mustered
out with the regiment, June 20, 1864 He
again enlisted on December 90, and was
appointed Major of the 9th Regiment He
was breyettei Lieut.. Colonel, April 2, 1865,
for gallantry in the assault on Petersburg,
and raised to the full rank, June 9th He
served with distinguished ability through
ont the term of service and was mustered
out June 90. 1865. We believe he was not
in attendance at the reunion.
COZ. VIM. c. noLBRooK
is a son of EX-Gov Holbrook, and was
well known during the war as colonel of
| the It'll Vermont lie went out as first
lieutenant Of Co. f, 4th Vermont. Sept Z,
1861, serving In that capacity until Jan. %,
1862, when he was promoted to major of
the 18th Regiment, being its first major, at
the age of 20 years. lie was promoted to
colonel of the regiment August q, in which
command he served with much credit until
he resigned, June 2, 1865. Col. Hobrook
is now in business in the city of Boston
and was absent from the reunion.
col. SAMUEL X. PINGREF.
of Hartford, is well and favorably known
to the state both as soldier during the
war and an attorney of considerable ability.
lie entered the military service as first
lieut.. of Co. f, May, "a, 1861, and on Aug
13, of the same year, was promoted cap
tain. AT the bloody engagement at Lees
Mills, April 10, 1852, he was wounded
severely but continued in service and on
September 81 was promoted to major of
the regiment. Again on Jan. 10, 1868, he
was raised TO the rank of Lieut.. Colonel
in which command he remained until mus
tered out July 81, 1854. Since the war the
Colonel has been somewhat engaged in po-
litical life has been States Attorney for
Windsor county and at the last term of the
Legislature was the representative from
Hartford, when he was considered one of
the leading lawyers of that assembly He
was unable to be present at the reunion