Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
Nhl SINE Dress.
OUR MILITIA.
A Company History OF the First
Regiment.
Past Record and Present Condition
Of this Fine Organization.
Rcgimentai and company oniccrs
General Notes.


Rcginiental and company oniccrs
General Notes.
Tie Constitution of Vermont requires tho
'lhe inhabitants of this State shall be trainc
and armed for It's Defence and for man.
years an attempt was made to fulfil literal.
the requirement. The militia was c1mpGs =
of the entire able DO lie male population
and years ago there were three divisions
nine Irgalcs, rs regiments, and two hun
dred aud incty companies OF one hun
drcd men each. This organization, very
imposing on paper, dcscueGi.d in th'
course of time. 1t proved, indeed n
in the other 5 utes, - bc 50 cum
brous as at asst t. drop aplit by lis uwt
weight in fac, in II few years alter lis IS
tablishmeut, the original mjlitn system was
50 fully recognized 10 be failure that 10 at.
tempt was made to enforce the laws al com
pulslry muster that SIN remained on the STA
tutr book. About halls a cen ,ly ago, vo.Gn-
ter ulganilEl 0uS in the various States beg Il
10 discharge the duties iucGmncnt on militia.
The legislature encouraged th,m, aud 81
last in nearly all Tie States, under local la IS.
as ii exists to-day. Twenty years ago lus
State was divided into twelve military dis
tricjs, with one regiment of one thousand
men in each district. ln lt,i III" number Of
districts VA, reduced to ih',c, with oha rrgi-
nrut IN urCh, matte up of ten CDmpanl, 5
having each fifty mcn. In 1872 thu Irgisla-
tuic again ropf4uuzlI lHenulii 8, cJusolidai-
ing thc three regiments into one, rs at pres
cn, aud that regiment is low NE F!lsj Re
giment, National Guard OF Vermont
The original officers Of the regiment We're
as follows: Colonel, Thcodure : Peck OF
Burlington: Colonel, Frank Il.
Davis of Bradlori; Major, William l..
Grocnlcul Of Ninooski; Adiu'ant, Albeit u,
Tcnuey OF 81. Abus: Qmllcm S,tr VIII
liam Smith Of BWinglon; Commls.HIy,
Sanford f. W,ston Of Burin4t1n Surgeon
Edward 5. Peek Of Burlington; Assistant
Surgeon, josiah O. Crnmton IL Winoo.ki.
Col Peck vas commissioned G lionel of the
old Fist II gimcnt september II, $50: WAS
commissioned Cu.ouc, f t.c present Fins;
Regiment April II, 1>,3; ana became Adju-
tant and luspgCtlr-G, ulral of the : ate in
1882. Dming all these years he has not
spared time, trouble or expense in bringing
the regiment up to his sta dArd of efficiency,
and for lis present mgh standing and OK
cellcnt condition l. is very much indebted TO
4. In -
Interest in It's wrlI'ye n,,j ;, itSrN,,Th sol
diur himself has always ln,,rJ ,.,',.,,5,lirailv
and untirin,rlv 10 mix. thn rT,i,nrni nnr ~
which 10 S;,,c .hn"i1 h' i,,sl ,.r'nl W.
ought to add Thai in tLn ia-tv ,i,vs nr The
war cen Poi, rriisfci nc :, yr,v,i. in thn
Vermont cavalry sorvinT un,iI Cen Hnnl,S's
retreat in 1852 lie was ail,rwnrd Trans.
ferred to thn Ninth V'r.nnnt ec,v,,',r
firsf ma a nnn.comm,is.;n,rd rIiic,r ma
rising 10 IN. rank Of Csrtain
rr,, ,,n' -...,, ,..-|..r 49, r.,n....
,r.. NJ f''''"' o''''o'' Vi tue r"'' h9s''''en'
''e'
1ieid ana Sian.
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" lhel-N iIuam l.. GIe'i.r1' vi Wi
hoosNl.
>, lnt-iolontl-Ju'.u- ls,cy OF
Milur-Aib,r r. u, lenncy OF IT, AlbIrs.
AdJutaul-Maicus ID. Green Of 5. Al
DADS.
QmrlerlnGsttr-Nli1 smith u! Bur-
ihgton.
p, ,oomInlSSafy-Ed""rd t.. 'rtc"laaf OF
,hOushi' -, .,..
surge III oscar W. REX Of Nincoski.
ASSISTANT ouilcon-ChaiI /. B!anch Of
Joveptiy'
W lnus"r.
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