The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-07
Ths 8utlamd Gully Globe
TUESDAY, AUGUST I, 1877.
NEW HAMPsHIREls AND TO VERMONT

NEW HAMPSHIRE's AID TO VERMONT.
The centen nlal anniversary of the battle
Of Bennington occurs next week, but oil
the historic interest of hundred years ago
does moi center in that one day. Vermont
was the scene Of stirring events during the
whole of the months of July and August,
1777, and it was not the Green Mountain
Boys alone that made those events memoir
able. New Hampshire, from whom the
title to most of our lands was obtained,
rendered material assistance; and In view
of this fact and of her liberal contribution
towards suitable commemoration of the
battle of Bennington, ii may not be out OF
place to refer somewhat at length to the
orabe monlhs-and in making this resume,
we claim no originality freely acknowl-
edging our Indebtedness to the late Colonel
Chandler E. Potter, and often using his ex-
act language without taking the trouble TO
distinguish his words from our by the use
of quotation marks.
To 90 back little In 1776, the conti-
mental congress- determined upon perma-
nent war establishment, end in consequence
thereof many changes were made in the
New Hampshire -regiments-among others
Colonel Enoch Poor was made, by con-
gress, brigader general. This was a
jumping" of Stark, and he resigned.
Upon his resignation. important changes
took place in the New Hampshire regi-
ments, and the old regiments were re-or-
ganized into three new regiments, Joseph
Cilley being appointed colonel of the first
-Stark's old regiment; Nathan Hale,
who was taken prisoner at Hubbardton, July
Z, of the second; and Alexander Scanned
of the third. These regiments were under
the immediate command of General Sulli-
van, and were stationed at 1'iconderoga,
wherethey remained until the approach of
Burgoyne, July C, l777. In the May pre-
yious, there was an alarm that Ticonderoga
was in danger, and three regiments from
the west part of the state-commanded re-
spectlvely by Colonies Benjamin Bellows,
Samuel Ashley, and Jonathan Chase
marched through Vermont for it's relief.
The alarm, however, proved groundlefs,
and, after three weeks service, they re-
turned home but upon arriving they were
Immediately summoned again to Ticondt-
roga, which they reached only in time to
swell the army on it's retreat through Ver-
mont.
In addition TO these regiments, many de-
tachments started for Ticonderoga, but, on
their way, either met the retreating army,
or expresses giving information OF the re-
treat thus, a company of sixty-three men
from Westmoreland, under Captain John
Cole, marched June %, 10 within five
miles of Rutland, when an express from
Colonel Bellows informed them that the
enemy had retired. They returned to No.
4-Charlestown-w where they were over
taken with orders to march to Ticonderoga,
and, obeying, got within "three miles OF
Colonel Meads, at Otter Greek, when
they met the army on their retreat"
A company of twenty-four men from
Hudson---then Nottingham west-under
Captain James Ford, reached Dublin, and
we're ordered home and we're again or.
dered out, but only reached Charlestown.
Two companies from Amherst and vii.
ton, numbering in all sixty-three men
under Major Abial Abbott, marched JUNE
80, for Ticonderoga; when they arrived al
No. they were ordered home, but had
only reached Dublin on their return wher
they were ordered to march with all speed
D." for TieoDderoga," and marched as far al
Rutland when they heard Of the evacuation
and turned back.
A company of forty-four men, from New
Ipswich, under Captain Joshua Brown
reached Rutland, and met the ''army oil
ether retreat :" seventeen men from Dun
stable, under Lieutenant Henry Adams
reached Dublin; a party of men from
Merrlmack, commanded by Lieutenant
Bowers, came as far as Charlestown; fifty
eight men, Daniel Emerson captain, from
Hollis and vicinity, got as far as Csven
dish nine men from Washington, undo
Captain Jonathan BTockway, and Lieu
tenant Colonel David Webster with forty
i've men from Plymouth and adjacen
towns reached Cavendsh and, later, Cap
tain Brockway with fourteen men tror
Washington reached Rutland and here me
the army on its retreat.
Most of these made two attempts I
reach Ticonderoga, but were ordered back
met the army on lis retreot, or heard Of II
retreat 80 that they returned home. In ad
dition to these were small detachment
from Peterborough, Dempster, Newport
Chesterfield, Litchaeld, Bedford, Derry
field, Weare, Henniker, Concord, Mere
dith, Goffstown, marlborough, Dunsiabls
Deerlng Loudon and, perhaps other places