St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-07

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says of him: He is a most excellent
officer-thoroughly posted, self-pos-
sessed, ready and active. Under his
the regiment will be kept up
to the highest standard of efficiency.
The other officers are sketched as
follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Julius j. Estey
has been connected with the militia for
many years, takes an active interest IN
it, and is model officer. AS much
can be said for Major Tenney and Ad-
iutant Greene. Quartermaster VIII
liam Smith served in the war as prl-
vate in Co. c, Twelfth Vermont, and
has been connected with the militia
since 1870. Commissary Edward +.
Greenleaf enlisted as private In the
First Battery, Light Artillery, Dec. 10,
1861, and served until Aug. 10, 1864,
in the meantime having been promot-
ed to first lieutenant. He has been
connected with the militia for twelve
years or more. Surgeon Peck's con-
nectiOn with the regiment is of recent
date, but he is a successful and popular
officer. Assistant Surgeon Branch en-
listed as private in Co. c, Ninth Yer
mont regiment, June D, 1862, and was
out Dec. |, 1865, having in
the meantime been promoted to first
lieutenant. Capt. Coffey has long been
with the regiment, i'll differ
ent capacities.
THE CAMP
is laid ont with Fuller battery occupy
ing the northwest end of the field
next to the railroad, and the company
tents are pitched on the rising ground
next to the river. Each company has
a tenting space, thirty eight front and
seventy five feet deep, for its twelve
tents. The company streets run east
and west, and six tents are on each
side of the street, which is eighteen
feet wide. On the east of the tents is
a street running lengthwise of the
camp, from north to south, and the
officers tents are pitched on the east
side of this street, in such position
as to command view of the respective
company streets. Evergreen trees are
set ont between the tents, canvas avn
ings cover some of the streets, and the
location of the Estey, New England,
Kingsley and Capital guards are made
especially attractive by gay arches and
streamers at either end of their streets.
Details from Fuller battery and the
Estey guards came the last of the
week, and Col. Greenleaf and field
officers were in camp over the Sabbath.
Details from all the other companies
came on Monday, and pitched their
tents, the companies arriving on Tues
day.
IN CAMP.
Company ID of st. Johnsbury were
the first to arrive, marching into camp
mt nine o'clock, with fifty-one officers
and men. The Grout guard of New
port came next, with forty-two men
The Bradford guard, fortynine men
and the Capital guard, forty-tive men
came next. The Estey guard, tifty-on'
men, and the Fuller battery, eighty
men and fifty horses, we're followed 10y
the Kingsley guard of Rutland, fifty
one men, the Barlow Grays of st
Adams, thirty-four men, the New Eng
land guards of NOrthfield, forty-thre'
men. the Green Mountain Boys of Bur.
lington, thirty eight men, and the
Sprague guard of Brandon, forty-foul
men. The Park guard were the las
to arrive, with fOrty-five men. The
Regimental band of BrattlebOro made
its first appearance OH field. Over 81
hundred officers and men are in camp
The st. Johnsbury company were de
tailed first for guard duty on Tuesda
morning.
The Montpelier, Burlington, 81
Adams, Brandon, Bradford, Newport
st. Johnsbury and Bennington com
panies are catered to by Dennis +
May, in two large pavilions, and tn
Kingsley, Estey and New Englan
guards and Fuller battery have thei
own cook-house and mess-tent. Tn
governor and staff, brigade commando
and staff and field and staff have a
officers mess, and the caterer is Cap
r. J. Cottey of Windsor.
To-day (Thursday) there will /
l. diminishing, with some approach to
: sham battle this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning there will be
: inspection and review by the adjutal
e and inspector general, and in the afte
= noon an inspection and review by tt
= governor and staff. This will be Il
y great occasion, and a large number
u spectators will doubtless be present.