Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09

nurse. Capt. Davenport's company
vas one of the companies of the 9th
Regt., which was sent across the
creek in that Inflated encounter.
They fought bravely, but were COM
PEELED to retire, suffering very severe
" in their retreat. While they were
the creek, Capt. Davenport
was shot in the thigh, but managed to
get across the stream. Henry, who
was too small to cross the stream,
had remained on the shore, and de-
scribes the fire of the rebels and the
shower of the bullets as having been |
terrific. As his father came out of
the water, he noticed pallor on his
face, and, before going many rods,
saw him fall to the ground and heard
him cry, "water." He Immediately
unfastened his soldiers cup from his
belt, and ran to the river, dipping up
a cup of water. Just as he started
from the shore, bullet from rebel
gun struck the cup, tearing off the
upper rim and knocking it to the
ground Henry picked it up, straight
ened it out and went back and refilled
it, this time getting away in safety.
The fathers wound proved quite Sc
rious, and himself and son were sent
home, after some weeks spent in hos
pital. When the wound had partially
healed, Davenport and son returned
to the regiment, which had then
reached Harrison's Landing, after
the disastrous campaign in front of
Richmond. Being compelled to lie
on the ground the, captain took cold
and severe fever set in, which com
PEELED his removal from the front to
Alexandria. Here the little drummer
boy and the faithful son cared for
him, watching day and night until
his death, which occurred in a few
weeks. By the aid of friends, Henry
raised funds to get his fathers body
embalmed, and then sent it home.
but he was left in rebel city, PENN.
less, having expended all his money
in paying the expenses referred t.
above. A friend wrote him a sub.
scription paper, and he soon raised
money sufficient to pay his expense
home His mother, after some weeks
procured his discharge. He was anx
ious to re-enlist, however, and whel
the 18th vt. Regt. was formed, b
joined that regiment, and was in tn
, same company, though a year young
er and half head shorter than ''Jim
: mie'' Randall, Francis V. Randall
F.; whom the papers of late have claim
: ed to have been the youngest volur
teer from Vermont. The 18th in
i, mediately went to the front, and th
/, captain of Henry's company bein
s wounded, the drummer boy ws
!, again sent to the hospital to care ft
: his wounded commander. Viii
/. here, Geo. Holbrook of Vermont b.
!, came acquainted with the little DO,
l. and advised him to return home
e his mother. He procured passes Fl
l. him and for lady nurse, of V
regiment, and sent them home toget
lie er. At New York, Henry got sep
J; rated from the woman some way, al
i; as she had his papers and his pas
A. he had no means of getting HON
l. But he begged passage on boat
tie Albany, and was ''passed'' by t
er conductors until he reached Waite
al bury vt. His mother in the mea
!, i; time had moved to Lowell, but fin
n, ing some army acquaintance in th
town, money was raised sufficient
We send him to his mother and famil
It, By statements and papers put il
I'll our hands by Mr.. Davenport and OF
:" ers, we are led to believe that
an claim he makes, as to being a ye
A. younger than Francis V. Randall,
e; true, and he is probably the your
al est man that served in the Verne
al regiments during the late war.
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