Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-12

lald down M tAC army regulations, ana 10
super-nbulu ut quantity After dinner the
assembly Was called to- order by Major
hounds vino welcomed tny old soldiers To-
tine reunion, and IN very hearty manner iu-
troduy,d Col. Nouzey, who delivered au al-
dress which wus listened TO VITA great inter-
est
COZ. yEA1El Address.
l>obi,,r, at o.. IGN E.qimsnt.-F Fifteen.
years ago tins very hour. not only was tic I--
sue of % great battle. Dut We have reason a.
believe tne d,stn.i,s q THIS L,public. with It's
tremcudou, consequence. were trembling IN
the scul..
On the then h.lu.r,o prncctui ullisides that
overlooked "a qm,t country village two v,t-
erlu hostile armies, extending along tIic cir
cling valley for miles. had for two DAYS been
contendiug Tor tine mastery until thos, green
slopes clothed III the rich verdure OF summer
had drank IN the blood Of more than ~. 900
men. HE yIclssitudes Of the battle had
brought Won. who bad never before felt the
shock OF arms. not only 90 tu, yXtrema front
hut 60 tA. front ia that point at the bending
lines wa D., a.. the power %. rebellion was boz
ing CON. ,utlal,d by u, most -kI.itd and trust
ed lead. d Tor one mighty Au-i Hort 90 break
and destroy the army THAT bad ever stood as
JIG. and which until overcome u.Ade rebellion
% failure, and There Iu thai meadow bottom
uu tine utt moon col the "d ui Juiy. lSb5. Won.
standing below and between the lines ui
more than 200 cannon. first Witnessed that ar-
ullery duel which made the very earth trDnI-
Die beneath your trDt and seemed almost go
shake the heavens above. giving those oppo--
ing crest- tha appearance as though the ptut
up heats OF earth were bursting thtrgtrum IN
volcanic fury and ufter two hours Of such
waiting and enduring you received the FIRST
onset o1 that terrible charge when Picket so
/ grandly swept down with ms chosen columns
to finish the work of destruction which Lee
/ supposed his artillery had wei begun. but in
stead of yielding Co tha shock. there YOU re-
/ manned, counter-charE.ug to right and left a.
| the rebel line broke against your front. until
| the enemy was literally swept from the face
! OF the earth.
A hundred thousand veterans. who had
/ stood Oh many % battle held. witnessed your
yalor and victory. and applauded with cheers
/ that rose above tine rattle of musketry and
/ roar OF cannon. Forty millions of people
/ have read OF your achievements. and told the
! story TO children since born how the unframed
I Green Mountain boys. 10y their skill and
bravery. piucked the 1rst laurtis in the great
/ est and Isost important battle OF the war
/ Now, after fifteen yenrs OF separation. We.
/ the survivors Of tins regiment. again meet IN
/ happy reunion, to exchange the soldiers
/ greeting. 10 refresh our memories of thosc
heroic DAYS ana scenes, TO renew the old song
! and story OF camp ana march, and 10 bid
/ each other God speed through the remaining
/ years vouchsafed 10 us.
Soldiers. ! wish It were possible Tor me 20
! express the JOY l feel IN your hearty grasp
| and IL the look Of kindness and affection that
! beams from your eyes. No one can know as
! / know what true men You are No one can
! know better than l now much the country
! owes 10 your yalor. No other mas such occasion
/ TO feel gratitude for that vaIor as displayed
/ on the field of Gettysburg Whatever repu-
/ tatIOn have as a soldier / owe to you.
! 1t has seemed TO me that 1 could. perhaps
make no better return for the obligation
/ owe you than to prepare carefully for this oc-
| caslon a history OF our regiment. 81 that your
/ services for your country could be preserved
/ IN permanent form anu to that end ! took
/ measures at once, after being selected 10 adj
! dress YOU to-day, 10 collect material for TIM,
/ purpose but tine time has been too short TO
} obtain the full data that viii bee required to
/ make q complete history. and 1 therefore
thought 1t best not TO attempt TO carry ont
/ the project now. but TO complete the arrange
/ ments which TINS occasion affords 10 carry il
/ out IN the future. ! shall therefore content
NnNAA WIN q 4A4NAA bhtAAAANs hA4AAAA
shall be filed up as soon us al. the iacts can
be collected
The failure of the Peninsula campaign of
I.G2, and OF the campaign OF Gen. Pope inn
/ modlatey after compelled the government 20
resort 10 extreme efforts to protect the ua-
| ton capital and resist the victorious march
of the rebel army uorthward. One means OF
/ meeting this emergency WAS TO call out a large
/ force of men 10 serve nine months. eUuout
/ was authorized under that call to raise i've
/ regiments, OF about 1000 men each. The
10th was one OF these regiments j pass by
1 now the account OF the location and orgauils-
tiou of tine several companies with the remark
that they. ten III number, were ali recruited
/ and organized IN the counties of MIudhGm
( aud Windsor IN the late summer and early
| tall of 1862. The regimtuial organization
/ WAS effected by the election OF held officers at
IL meeting Of the line officers at Bellows Falls.
on the 21th day OF September OF that year.
/ The regiment was ordered 90 rendezvous al
| BrattieDoro, Oct. 9tu, ana was mustered into
| the United States service "a the 2il day of
the same month 10y Mai. Wan. Austuc OF the
| L. s. A., at camp Fort hummer. Bratteboru.
and left BrattleDoro for the seat OF war ON
the next day, and arrived at Washington on
| the eth of October, having received the Gus
tomary ovation rendered 10 troops along the
route on their way 10 the front, and especial
ly at New Haven. New York and Philadel-
pima.
After pausiug two or three days in Wash
lngton We crossed the river that was regarded
as the geographical division between loyalty
and treason, and entered upon that routine of
duties which prepared us TO be soldiers. We
passed into Virginia Oct Both. and encamped
tirst near Balls Gross roads, nj Camp Seward.
where we remained until Nov. I'd. when We
removed to'HuutOon Greek. near Alexandria,
and went into camp which was named Camp
Vermont, and where We expected 10 remain
through the winter and made preparations
accordingly Here began that round of du-
ties, picket, guard, fatigue and drill four
times each day, which made you grumble 50
much and scold about your Colonel; and prob
ably you would never have stopped scOlding
If Gettysburg had not come 20 my relief and
shown you the advantage of perfection IN
drill ana discipline when standing before the
enemy IN battle.
On the l2th of December tine order came
10 leave our nicely stOckAded tents aud log
houses q silent in mine just one night and
move on still further into tho enemy 5 coun-
/ try. Our next camp was near Fairfax Sta
ton. and here We continued the same rOu-
tine, except We had more picket duty 10 per
form and an occasional raid by Stewards cav
airy. During all this time the officers recited