Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-09-25
The hits we're well made, and were re-
ceived With much applause, and created
much amusement.
POEM BY E. R. CAMPBELL.

Holden and Hopkins were men Of great fame.
Hall, Hubbard, Hoyt. Harrington and Howe.
Johnson, old Norman and Jones always in a row.
Two Relloggs and Laraby confined in Fort Della
Lacroux, MeNulty, Mahsr and John Mcclure,
Murphy, Morris, Martin and 'Brien,
Park and Penniman. so handsome and fine.
Rhodes, Reed and Joe Simonds-he was one OF thu
stoodiy, Smith, Sinister and Old lara Spear
sisco Spinard; but Sampica is not here
Thompson; Tabor, Thayer. willard and Tenney,
Mont W There always S5ted r ge Wr;sb.
| White and Winship-they never got tight.
We would not forget our corporals.
| The shortest Of them all was Tom Ashwell
| Corp Mack played in the band,
! Corp Allen was always on hand,
| Howard. 0ber and Stocker were all good men;
| Pierce, Beede and Shaffner could all set a hen,
There was old Bond as sly as a fox;
Ambrose Burgess smoked in his tobacco box,
sergt. Alroy A. Snow and Aibro g. Bean.
Two as good men ever were seen.
Sergt. Scott and Bemis, as true as steel;
Sergt Weston and Walker were good in the field.
Sergt. y. a. Hall always Just right;
J. Hiram Metcalf was good in fight.
Lieut.. Daggett, ever brave as of old
He acts on the square and never gets cold.
CLARK and Stebblns were bully good boys,
But Capt. Diggins could make the most noise.
Turner discharged; Eaton dismissed,
Albee died in prison Capt, Todd is not missed.
y. A. Howe with the colored troops fought,
Ghss Gould for captain was sought.
Flemming promoted; Glazier the same
Edison returnedt to the place whence he came
The Battle of Winchester was very hard fight
And many comrade was absent that night
Our Captain was one of the first to fall
Shot dead on that field by mimic ball.
Nobler nor Drawer hearts never bled
Than those on our company list of the dead
Capt Buxton the boys all liked
VIM, Harwood was shot one night,
0rn Howe at Cold Harbor lies,
Campbell and Gibson fell, never to rise,
Now comrades hefora clos;pg Lat mo sou
Corp. Corlew was present that day
When the rebs = threw shell across Co. G.,
IL took of his foot and came very near me.
Henry Cook was wounded ten years ago to-day,
Does he remember the timer You bet." l hear
him say.
And those wins died in hospital. we remember them
For their country they died like the rest, brave and
true.
I've called names and scenes that are dear.
The memory of which brings the smile and the
The smile, when we think of our old camp-life
That so often with jests and laughter rife,
We all understand what they mean, very we'll
We smile when we think of the sports and the Joys
In which none joined more hearty than we Vermont
We were jolly and Free yet loyal and true,
And though we loved fun we could face danger too
And when summoned to battle we ne'er hinched a
But showed the :" rebs " our Green Mountain grit,
Responding promptly to freedoms loud call,
Showing how heroes can fight and how heroes can
And we know for true courage our record is bright
And thatno Drawer boys ever stood for the right,
But our hearts heaVe sigh when we think of our
Those who faced danger and their life was its cost.
To the fierce fight at Winchester where our brave
All, we miss him to- day from our little band
His bright, genial face. the clasp of his hand
How noble he was, we all very well know,
And he fell like hero, his face to the foe
N xpnI IN " hn ppae IF
When we think of the loss of Captain like him
g may I his brave spirit be near US, to-day
That IKE him, we may wear when the victory is
The of the faithful and hear the well done,
There were other brave boys-yet I've no need to
tell
How brayely they fought and how nobly they fell,
How uninching they stood in the heat Of the strife,
And freely and willingly gave up their life
That the land that they loved might be saved from
And the old flag float over unsullied unstained.
Yes We Know they were brave, they were true.
they were great.
And some peacefully sleep in our Green Mountain
state.
And there repose All. we know not the spot
But thelr names ana their deeds shall meier be for
We will cherish them ever in our hearts deepest
love
Till the bugle shall sound and we meet them above
Dear comrades. farewell;
We may meet ne'er again
Until the Great Captain above shall muster MS in
70 that reunion which will be lasting and great
In cline that is fairer than our Green Mountain
state.
At the roll call on high. when the true then arise,
And the 0reen Mountain boys re-unite in the skies
AT the conclusion of the poem, the
comrades with their ladies proceeded to
the cemetery, where lie the remains of
their brave captain, Maj. Charles Bux-
ton, and on their way met Mrs. Buxton
who had arrived on the afternoon train
and was then returning from her hus.
bands grave which she had just decorat.
ed with beautiful flowers. Arriving al
the monument they reverently formed
around it, and portion of the poem
was read. After visiting the grave Of
another comrade, Winslow Church, they
marched back to the hall, where after
hearty hand shaking, the third annual
re-unionwas closed amid much good feel.
ing, al hesuccess of that day, and strong
hopes and promises for future reunions
of old Co. G.