The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-21
CAVALRY REUNION.

INV hAnA AG-ONlON
Happy Gathering of Acknowledgements
History-Election Of Oficers-Banquet, Sto-
ries and no End of Fun.
The third annual reunion of the First
Vermont Cavalry was held at the Weldon
House st. Adams, on Monday evening and
presided over by 1t. f. S. Stranahan, vice
president. About thirty veterans were
present, among the most prominent Of
whom. aside from residents of st. Adams,
were Gen. VIM. Wells and Sergt. Warren
Gibbs, of Burlington, 1t. p. @ j. Cheney
of Boston. 1t. VIM. L. Greenleaf of Win.
ooski, etc.-The first business in order be-
ing the election of officers for the year en-.
suing, 1t. Harrington of st. Adams moved
for nominating committee, which was
agreed to, and himself, Gen. Wells and 1t
Cheney were appointed. They reported
the following, the report was accepted, and
Sthe nominees unanimously elected
President, It, Eli Holden, Barre.
Vice President, Capt. Horace X. Ide,
ST. Johnsbury.
Secretary, 1t. VIM. L. Greenleaf, Win
ooski.
Treasurer, Sergt. Seymour H. Wood,
St. Albans.
Gen. Wells, for the committee on regi-
mental history, reported that they had done
nothing, rot having found any one who was
willing to undertake the work. To begin
with, the committee is so large that it was
quite task to secure concert Of action.
If a man should address letters to them all
it would be six months before he might ex
pect replies--unless he sent a stamp, or
better still, unless the government woult
fusnish one. Major Grout, president o
the society, had suggested to him that {
bond would be entered into by as many a,
would pledge themselves to pay whatever
may be necessary for the preparation and
publication of the work. He understood
that the sum of S545 had already been sub.
scrbed. Capt. Ide had gathered a large
amount of material for writing a history o.
his own company and much of it would BIZ
valuable for regimental history. If moth
ing else can be done, he would suggest that
fund be raised sufficient to pay a first
class man to undertake the work, and if he
failed to gather all the material that exists
he could write what ought to have beer
and not get far wrong. Laughter.
1t. Harrington said that no two soldiers
saw the same events exactly alike, so hi
thought committee should be appointed
to write to all the officers and many of the
men and obtain their versions of the diff
ferent engagements. Thus will valuabl,
material be gathered and there will ther
be no difficulty in securing a historian
But no one man is big enough, unaided, tt
write the history of the let VT. Cavalry
Applause. He presumed that many hat
kept diaries; he had for one. and on look
ing it over lately he was surprised to sec
how full it is But that which was prior
to June 18th, 'G3 he had lost in the service
He understood that 1t. Barrett had KEEP
one throughout. yf1e,LI
LtStranahan thought the present com
mittee too large and he didn't believe any
thing effective would be done SO long a
the responsibility is divided among O.
many.
Gen. Wells moved that the old commit
tee be discharged and that new one b
raised, 10 proceed upon the plan suggeste,
by 1t. Harrington. He believed that tel
men could be found in the regiment VIII
would guarantee a hundred dollars apiece
to pay the expense. He would be one. Ut
Cheney and Quartermaster Herbert Brain
erd each said they would do as well.
Sergt. Gibbs said these reunions are yer
pleasant, but they are numbered. Tn
boys are growing old. Before long nue.
of the valuable material for the history wi
be irrecoverably lost. 1t is more Difficult
for any historian to write up the cavalr
than it would be the infantry, on accom-
of their being 30 broken into detachments
Again, our Vermont newspapers could nc
afford to keep reporters in The field to loo
after every body of troops. The resul
was that soldiers from other states wer
often given prominence in the war cor
respondence Of the large city papers whic
Vermonters did not get, but which the
sometimes more richly deserved. Blu
nearly every company of this regiment cor
tanned men of ability and culture, private
who were college graduates, and they ca
write up events, "all of which they ga,
and a part of which they were," just a
well az commissioned officers. lie sal
that Capt. Ide had assured him that he ha
found it an almost endless task to write tn
history of his own company. The labo
should be divided. Let the men who ar
best adapted to it be found, let them deta
such matters as they are asked to, or o
their own judgments suggest, and then tn
material is ready for the historian. d
cordially approved Mr.. Farrington's plar
Gen. Wells motion was agreed to an
1t. Willard harrington of St. Alban'
Sergt. Warren Gibbs of Burlington an
Capt. Horace X. Ide of st. Johnsbury WEI
appointed as such committee.
On motion of Capt. Newton the treas
urer was instructed to procure additions
guarantees of funds to defray the expense
and to supply the committee with mean
for conducting their correspondence.
This concluded the business of the meet
ing and the men proceeded to the east dir
ing hall, which was handsomely decorate
for the occasion, and sat down to ration
which were in marked contrast with arm
fare. Compliments for the appearance
the tables, the abundance and quality {
the fare and the attentions received wer
numerous. After supper, they returned I
the gentleman's parlor, aud there CAV
Themselves up TO "Reminiscences until mid
night. 1t would be quite impossible, b
any report, to indicate the happiness of tn