Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10


anime the spot and selected II ~ The point at
lack for an 'enterinl wedge During the night .
Of the LIST Of April, the SlNn Corps wh4 Tor ncd IN
echelon, opposite ths point FOR the assault. At
tayhrcak the sighu gun was fired by The Third |
Vermont Battery, from Fort FISHER, aud The wedge |
went IN. II was led hy the Ol Vermont |
Brigade clio ed In mass by BATTALION The FINN
Vermont was liz ront OF mo wedge aud capt. /
Gould, of that regiment, WIS the Ursi man inside
Tie hostile hrrl-lWoik, ana received u blyonpi /
wound IN the nlu'A ~ hr splaur over them. The
vermont Bpg I" 'pk ~" ult crlcs IN each side OF
the raviuc h u4n"r tue enemy right and left ana
male brui oPcIirg FOR the troops that followed
the sixth Corps, saws Swinlpn, swcrt 'ihc line Of
works to It's T.. litc whilwind, aud IN less than
an hour ia hINhhcr linl struck nud torn up the
Southsidr Hdi'rnnl, the long coveted lIrc Of Con-
lederaie supply The Vermont Brigade. as we
have srrji, wa The apex ui THIS whirlwud and
though tnc homo? oi the llrsi entrance through Inc
furtliicJtOrs has been claimed hy trurp, mai n1ss
ed, hours after. through the opening mail" w thn
SINH corps, IL hello Is 10 and Will STAY with oIIr
Nrrlnpnt Brgdd'. oar fcyt cont. followed nm
then advanthgo Win spirnHll energy. Tncy Storm
ed rcda1s, tDDN batteries and turned them ON the
enemy wherever they fought thcy led iustrid of
followed AMI a. nightlall tnc lrG OF inc Iriy,ie
IVES at me AppGInattnN The extreme lett uf the
mon llhe AMI us hcalludrtcrs were a. the Turn
bull House, which had been lees headquarters all
winter, aud II Is sad were occupied ~ Inn The
might before.
Other Vermont regiments gained distinction on
that day. The Tenth Vermont was with The Tnirl
DIVISION OF ne SlNth Corps, and lis cOOrs were The
first planted by that division IN the cncmy's works
The seventeenth Vermont attacked with the Ninth
corps, AMI mad share IN the capture Of Fort Ma
none. lhc lNllu Vermont battery g,ipurp1 I'M,
guns OF Battery owen before 1t was taken by Inc
Iwenly-ionrth Corps. But II cannot he lollbied
mat oi all me blows under which the ,lefencrs OF
Richmond crumhlcd the decisive one was that nv
Gu by the sixth Corps. 1t was called, indeed, by
Gen. Meade III his report. 1.-The decisive movement
OF tne campaign. Mex morning all that wa, left
0 Lees army was in fuil retreat aud close To inc
head Of the blue column which bore the stars and
stripes through the blazing streets Of Richmond To-
The Confederate taptD,was Vermont regime MT
our Ninth, OF Wcli2cIs command, our Vermont
regiments joined IN the pursuit of Lee Duuhi him
at sailors Creek helped bring him to bay A Apo
lHatlON, ana the FIrst Vermont Cavalry was A ;tu-
ally IN motion for rArge upon his rear when
word came OF his surrender. -Four dly, giirr ON
the 10 Of April the Seventh Vermont was rnt,apr,i
WIN confederate cdva ~ Al Whistler near No-
bile, In "A skrmish which il called by Gen Richard
Taylor, the Confederate historian. the last engage
mcnt of the war. So our vermont frn1us ttn,,h,
from Brst to last. e''
II were attempting an epItomc Of the services
ol CIV vermont soldiers, Of cuufse could not omit
iiH'htlOh ol the splendid charge on MHrycs Heights
still the admiration OF AL VINO becl IT. or inc nolI
ing oi the skirIllsh llhe, two miles long at Funks-
town, against repeated attacks of n rrhri linz "a,
battle, Or the fearful lighting OF our men in me
bloody angle al SpOusylynnia, or many Other
iustlous achievements OF the Vermont bows in blue
But have bsen merely running over inc nrnini.
nehi battles named anh noting the specially protnl
nehi pieces OF service OF the Nerm0nters IN them
III must certainly he considered !clnat kablc thai IN
50 many OF mem me troops of one OF the smallest
siates-a state whose entire quota was hui one
! elghtle,h oi me aggregate Of Inc tniOn armies
shnuIu nave taken distinguished part that I'm ~
many crises OF the war the result should have rest
Ell on their yalor. stradfistless ana SKILL ana tha
III none OF these did they Ll.
The cost OF one of these battles IN our State in
| me anu hlpoi hls been mentioned The aggre
gaze oi .ich sacrifice y equally worthy of note
report oil the Provost Marshal Genera male nftn
lne cose Oh tlt war, gives column OF the deaths 1t
action, or rom wounds received IN action of IN,
| troops oil lhc various States. Entire accuracy l.
hpt cali cI lot ms table; hut tile CAUSES of eyrO
We're common to the States, aud there is mn rr,.o,
10 uOuDl thil the percentages Afford AN apprOXt
mitely accurate bass ol cOmpafiso on The sipnliI
GilCt OIL Slrn table
character oi the troops VIII not b. uuesf iOicl H.
any soldier. Tue greatest losses wll a, a genera
RUE he ibiind among the troops which are Offences
pul III pniee> 81 danger, the troops that fight whcl
others NY ami that dI not I'm wv when they ar
beaten lht labe shows nat IA" States Of Kansa
anu vermont largely exceed all Others in the pro
portion ol soldiers Killed and mprtlly wuunicd
rms ratio al The Kansas troops exec lis the aver
age of IN" troops OF the Union hyyj OF m zach mon
sauu. me RATIO OF Vermont exceeds the aycrag
by ~ u IN each thousand. Massachusetts and Nj
Hampshire cliIe next ; but each lost ten men les
lhah vermont III every thousand AliuIhcr state
llai sun lower proportions, NcriuOnters are con
,ehl 20 'llart me honor Of giving lite and hloo
mos irecly Ia me | n.Dl win Kansas, Il stat
: whose regiments were iuli OF sons Ut Vermont.
: II Is not surprising that a part 50 uuy hrillian
, Is mat oil our urcen Mountain state should som,
times have been exaggerated We NAV moi asser
though Il has often been asserted! that no VrrnU,
nag ever lei INTO HE hands Of the enemy. tn
! Stale nag oil the Ninth Vermont. supposed To haN
necl destroyed al ilarper'S Ferry. but found
. hculilphu among the captured | mon cOlOrs, az
now preserved III this state House, ,lisprOves II
statement But II was not yielded to hostile hands
battlc, ana Tor It's Surrender with the other colo
OF Tue garrison OF lIrprr's Ferry. m Vermont so
'lIer was IN the least responsible. We cannot clan
srrtcrs than any n, r.r SI,,o A, H., a., =,
! me Provost Marshal General 10 not support tn
u cain, though 'hey do show that Vermont was le
dlsglAccd by Insertions than any other New T.
= tihnu stat ami tht' she hat Il mach smaller rat
oi dtselicfs, than The general ratio of the army.
Wy hOl ne wen prainl, a. has been claimed. ~
. NcimOhl laid her soldiers better than any 9th
n'hlc. rs 10 T. ghlhr state pay, doubtless this
l. rue bui 1ihtr States paid 'rgely IN AID 10 fan
winch lild most Is not Vet determined
e But We can claim, without fear Ol successful col
u lrahcllph' mat the people ct Vermont were mo
nearly UNANIMOUS IN the support OF the War Tor Il
a lh'uh man The people of any other state. We ca
I claim mat IN proportion ~ her taxable wcait We
u mont ild more Tor the support oi me gDycrnme
lhan the veal hest state and more than most OF Il
"a States. W" can say that IN proportion 10 popul
Iniou and N, he ,, 81, in :, ,, ,,,y u, ~,
e State. wccan siy that our state was one Of tire
VA 'shrnust'l, ah New nufk being ihe other
e toX Ne I'm I iv1'' IN 'G n,rnG !" p1,
q Vermont gave more lives i,ihc mon than any 9th
i si.tr,savc"nc. wrcr say maj NO Ncrm M regime
dlers Of Vermont hll at least a. much to 10 In I
If numr ~, r . VIZ i r,s a. MY e
4 teliigrn a. 1t was effective We can saw that OF
i citizens made less OUT OF the guye nmeni tnan al
4. toT,nn IN M, " Nv ''a nn n, !" Sy TGsos'
d il these things Fan be ,aId witho1, esirc to low
!, by han breadth the credit due to any other col
iau ml or IN .ht si,s'T aGre' r" 'c snpl,
they no, be said. AMI SCI down ior In" istrici1n
u posterlty:
i. My friends, brute courage is not Il very admiral
At quality Military glory surely !. not me high'
u 6cr a IT W." nd ss ., WIN ~, S ma n
y, ~ than these, let us say notning about i. it is
II cause tins service was patrote service tGat II
w ,pa , ~, 10, rn ipue a,1' Is D'
e sey sdcridcg' honored and praiscworihy on Ear
n and in Heaven. That We may commend tins phi
d ,Ipl e ~ u ,oiI W., y i1W VI v our rhtH
e tore:a' irrs' Tie Virtue which Webster .ieGncs
. "the passion which aims 10 serve ones country
n e passion wmtun III ne Mornn o, me Lam p,
y 70 this we do We'll 10 mert and "" tn dht eo o.,
,s the battles and chronicle The suncrlngs OF the ;
I diefs OF TIE | mon.