St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-04

crIt were Col. l.. b. Platt, its first Colo
mel. and General William Wells. its last
! Colonel hut one. Captains Cmngcr, iiol-
den, Idle, Watson. and Newton. Lieu
tenants Faringt,.u. Barrett. GrecnleIf.
Miller. StIanahau and Wheeler. Chap
lain Woodward. and Orderly Sergeant
Gibbs; and the roll of members of the
regiment present footed up $50.
An Interesting incident of the rcun-
ION was the appearance on the ground
OF the parents or relatives OF Il Vermont
soldier. who never WIS finally account
cd for on the army rolls. and of whom
all trace had long been lost hy his
friends. After ten Years of doubt and
anxiety as to his fate. they concluded
to come to this reunion to make in
qulrlcs of the veterans present, though
with but faint hopes of learning any
thing. Ii Glanced that almost the first
man they met in camp. had been Il
comradc of the lost soldier. remembered
him well, saw him killed in action. and
could tell them where he fell and WAS
buried.
y meeting of the members of the 10Th
| Vt. was held on "Wednesday. 1t WAS
called To order by Capt. i. -. Blndgctt,
of st. bloomsbury. and organized with
Gc"rg" F. Skiil, of M"nkt"n, as chair
man, and John T.. IIuntnom. of Rutland.
secretary. The following were elected
officers for the ensuing year: Major j.
\. Salisbury, of Rutland, president
Will \. Chaplin, of Liverpool. \. Y,
secretary; II. w. Kingsley. of Rutland.
treasurer: Capt. John y. sheldon. OF
Rutland, \. W. Fuller, of st. Adams.
and VIM. II. Cobb. of Middlrbury. rX-
ccutiNc committee.
The reunion did not call together
quite a~ many veterans aS We're expect
ed. though perhaps ;I> many ;lS OmJh Ia
have been expected ut this busy season.
and just before election. The more
distinguished generals m\itcd. and VIII"
had encouraged the confident cXprcta
ti"n that they would he here. cid moi
come. But Il host of good fellows did
come. whose presence was really more
valuable fnr the purposes "t such Il
gathering than the celebrities who >taid
away. The result nt the affair seems
tn Indicate that the plan adopted III
Rutland last year. of appointing recruit
ng officers for the various counties and
towns. to drum up recruits for the re
union. is the most successful III getting
out the men. For the camp. the >NS-
TEN adopted here this year cannot he
+ improved ON. Perhaps both plan> can
l, combined +" advantage next Nc:I.
I.nciu> Brcl"w, Esp. editor of the
ST. Adams Advertiser. who WAS u good
. soldier. Il sergeant in the 9Th Vermont.
and would have held Il commission if
lac hard cared To accept one. thus pleas
autll touches oil in his paper some OF
the officers present ut the reunion
The scene in and around the heat
q quarters of Gen. StauuIld. command
img. WAS very animated and Interesting.
The l>t Vermont cavalry WAS repre-
scented 10y Lieutenant Willard Earring
r ton. Colonel l.. il. Plat. and General
| William Wells. who. ~ the present
modest and quiet hammered Collector
of the Port. would hardly he. r"r"g
niIrd ~ once the most dI>hin" and en-
! ,Igrtic trooper that ever lcd Il command
I where Custer pointed ont the WAY. he
ID Vermont infantry. If II needed ANY
representatives of it> scTN Ice other than
the gallant commandment chief. had
. them IN the persons of Lieut. .-tnl>. Ca
: dN aIh .Iolrc. and the famous old color
; sergeant Harrington. whose giant tnIu
70 lowered above hi fellows like Il cedar
of Lebanon among the >hluhhrrN. Capt.
% Hrattir. Mo WAS famous for his ability
! to ''tllaW Il deadly bead" on the enemy
+. " hcI,rN"I the fortune of wal permitted
HIM To change his sabre Ton rifle. rep
, resented the Third Vermont. while the
= Fourth Vermont WIS present 10y Lieut..
> Cot ii;rIN WnrIhcu and fully inC;uIIa-
/ ted in the vast bulk of Gen. Geo. i.
- Foster. G"ucIal Fosters temper j. a.
cool and self composed a. when 1t"
T. tested in the FTcdcIick >huIgh hospital
3 over terrible wound. while others
T. died around him of scratches and fret
! tium. hut his waist has 81 completely
uui.InWu his old time corset that YES
- trIdaN while dressing the line there
: was u constant CIN ui fail back lih
4 VI" which meant the General. Tor his
| pIutuhcraut shape in front rank al rear
f. uIuh WIS always ont at line. He WAS
!. tho front ranks Nr\Htiun and the rear
1 rank : giant shame. The 9TH Vermont
: had .'apt. sam Huruham ni ltIrlaud. t"
! hr proud of. hut the bUik of this rr"i-
: mcmt WAS present in that mode; Quar-
: tcIma>tcr of the old brigade. Capt.
f Austin of Wiuu"Ski. The 9Th Vermont
i lad distinguished representatives i'll
t Gen. stephen Thomas. col. John i.
! Mead. and ten. John l.. Hlr>tuW. Col.
- Y. &. Barney. and capt. LiNiuG>t"i'. ot
Montpelier. stood up ia! the !'th Yer
=. mont. shoulder /" shoulder. with Capt.
}. Thrdurr :. pcck and IN Niur"ut. nt
Burlington. Gcn. Henry in Ih~cuc" "t
. ANY chaplain said grace ion the 10Th
- Vermont. while Major Salisbury and
, Surgeon Child~ cried 'amru. BN the
J.. way if there were ANY claplliu> present
e they must have been in ''pIaiu clothes
: and OH light duty ior none could l.,
Il found Ia ot1cIItc when wanted. NainI
: Stafford. MaioI Sowlc>. Lieut. t0l. y. +
= Walker. and Lieut.. col. Il. E. Benton
II appeared fnr The lIth Vermont. Tn,
e I2th Vermont advanced "hcavy and
u solemn. Il hcllicnSc column. Major
|. Kingsley and QuartcIma>tcr Bigrl"w
y ..co>cd in mass. Licut.-Col. Farmham
II Capt. Page and Lieut.. G.. &. Benedict
=. diminishing lightly on the right and
II LETT. while DIR. Gich"la>. of N"Ithtcld
\ WAS hu>ily engaged telling off one {"
Il his characteristic ''Strctchcr>. Tn,
18Th Vermont had its gallant Adiutanl
= Jas. :. Peck and Orderly Sergeant Jas
' l.. Srulll, (" speak for it. INT We missed
.. the stalwart form of that celebrated
II ''hniro" and chief OF the scouts, Capt.
= john L"ncrgan. Probably he i t,,-,laN
= searching tor the >ouScS of the Nil,
with all that ardent spirit of discovery
Il that prompted him to seek. not NainlN
II either. tnr IL glimpse of the turhid Mon
ocacN. Captain Il. Il. Stcanl> answered
T. for the 9Th w. and that Genial lrunni~t