Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-29
The cavalry Relation

The third annual eunion OF the fifss
Vermont Cavalry was held at the Weiaen
House Monday evening and was. Presaeo
over By Lieut.. F. S. Stranahan. vice presi-
dent. About thirty veterans were present
| The first business was the election OF om-
GERS. and the following were unanimously
chosen e.
President-Lieut Eli Holden. Barre.
Vice-President- Capt Horace h. lde, 81
Johnsbury. nv.
Secretary Lieut. VIM L. Greenleaf, Wi
noeski.
Treasurer-Sergt. Seymour II. Wood, St
! Adams .rl
Gen. Wells, for the committee on regi-
mental history. reported that they had
| done nothing. not having found any one
who was willing to undertake the work
Major Grout. president Of the society. had
suggested to him that bond would be en-
tered into by as many as would, pledging
| Themselves to pay whatever may be neces-
sary for the preparation and publication Oi
the work. lie understood that the sum OF
S5i5 had already been subscribed. Capt.
lde had gathered a large amount OF mate
rial for writing history of his own com
pany and much Of It would be valuable Tor
a regimental history. If nothing else can
be done. he would suggest that fund be
raised sufficient to pay first class man to
undertake the work. and if he failed to
gather all the material that exists, be could
write what ought to have been and not get
far wrong. Laughter
hot t,rn SOL
dicr- saw the same events exactly alike. 50
he thaughta committee should be appointed
- write To all the officers and many OF the
men and obtain their versions of the differ
eut engagements Thus will valuable ma
terial be gathered and there will then be
no difficulty in securing a historian.
zen Wells moved that the old committee
be discharged a a that new one be raised,
10 proceed up n tie plan suggested by
Lieut. Harrington lie believed that ten
men could Dee found IN the regiment who
would guarantee hundred dollars apiece
10 oay the expenses lie would be one.
Lieut. Cheney and Q1artermaster Her
bert Br4ucrd each aid they would do as
well
SergI. Gibbs sad these reunions are very
pleasant. but they are numbered. The boys
are growing old. Before long much OF the
valuable material for the history will be IT.
receverahly lost II is more difficult for
any historian % write up the cavalry than
10 wound Doe the Infantry. on account OF
their being -, broken INTO detachments. |
Bat nearly every company ot this regiment |
contu ned men Of ability aud culture, and |
they can write up events. - all Of which |
they s.w and part OF which they were.
The labor should be divided. Let the men |
VINO are best adapted H. 1t be found, let |
them detail such matters as they are asked |
10, OF a. their own Judgments suggest, and
then the material is ready Tor the historian.
lie cordially approved Mr. harrington
plan.
zen Wells motion WAS agreed TO and
Lieut.. Willard Farm ton, of 81. Adams;
Serst. Warren Gibbs, Of Burlington, and
Capt Horace X. lde. OF St. Johnsbury,
were appointed as such committee.
On motion OF Capt. Newton the treasnr-
CT was instructed 10 procure additional
guarantees IF funds 10 de.ray the expense,
and to supply the committee with means
for conducting their correspondence.
This concluded the business of the meet
ing. and the men proceeded to the east din
M ball, which was handsomely decorated
Tor the occasion. and sat down to ratOns
which were in marked contrast with army
are After supper they returned to the
gentleman p4rior. where the wee Sna'
lour- found them still engaged IN stories
md "reminiscences Of life in the field