Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-21

CAMr-FIRE AT WATERBURY, The first camp
fire OF Edwin Dillingham; Post, Grand Army of
the Republic, was kindled Friday evening. The
rails which furnished the fuel were certainly
prime lot The fire blazed ruddy ard cheerful
throughout the evening and "by its embers red
and clear" many song was sung, stories were
told, and experiences, sad, heroic and amusing,
OF the terrible war, were revived Two young
volunteers, Messrs. Clark and Trowbridge opened
the exercises, the former playing the cornst to an
accompaniment on the organ by the latter Ex-
Governor Dillingham; briefly addressed the post
remarking upon the fitness Of these associations
of soldiers to perpetuate the glorious memories OF
the war and the tendency OF the soldier mind to
retain only what was Peasant in their campaigns
and to dismiss the hardships. Mrs NJ A. CO.
nant graphically deineated the career Of the gal
liant young officer in commemoration OF whose
soldiery qualities and patriotic sacrifices the post
had taken Its designation. She recited the cir
cumstances Of thrilling but an unfamiliar Incl
dent of tho war, the charge of three hundred
cavalry under Colonel KeInon against Stonewall
jackson s whole army and their utter annihila.
ton in the action in which Stonewall was killed,
to gain ten minutes time for General Pleasanton
to align the guns of the Union batteries. She
closed with r recitation of poem entitled Grant
in Jerusalem" based upon the Characteristic
| answer OF the great general to the proposal to
give him a grand reception in the sacred city In
the city in which our Saviour died" Barbara
Friechie and Sheridan's ride were effectively 10.
cited by Mr.. Mutt OF Montpelier, while the render
ing by Comrade Noyes, of Post Brooks Montpe-
Her. OF the Dutch version Of the staunch old ladys
heroic deed, immortazedby Whittier, and his ac-
count OF his involuntary participation in certain
brigade dress pal AIDE convused the audience with
laughter. Captain Lull OF Montpelier told with
| all the graphic horror impaired by several months
actual experience the thrice told tale" OF the
teTrors Of Andersonyille. II there is any one
thing in the history Of the late war which ehills
the development OF fraternal spirit towards the
south 1t Is the CHASTITY story OF her treatment OF
| Union prisoners Of war. The Black Hole Of CAL
cutta, although more than century and quar-
ter has passed since an act of ncarnate cruelty by
| An Indian nabob made 1t the synonym of horrors
| unknown to history or fiction, was multiplied a
thousand-fold In the Confederate prison pens, and
| at Anders0nye its horrors were eclipsed, all in
| the sight and under the authority of those who
| claimed 10 be civilized and Christian people The
| story OF Captain Lul was vivid reminder OF a
| stain which oblivion can never effaee. The old
camp songs In chorus, and by qnartettes composed
| respectively Of Misses Nellie Graves, Emma Tay-
| Tor, Messrs. Foster and Taylor, and Messrs. Wells,
| Sanborn, Spear and Bates. enliyened the exer-
clses, all Of which were listened to with an in
tense interest, and to the notes Of old John
Brown the first camp fire OF the post expired, to
| be Tekindled soon, all the community hope. The
| hall was filled and among the auditors and par
| Elephants in the exercises was large delegation
| of members OF Post Brooks, Montpelier, many Of
whom we're accompanied by their wives