Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-09-12

Capitol Guard, Of Montpelier, and
the Kingsley Guard Of Rutland were |
both rated 80, the others all falling
below this standard, one company
being marked as low as IS. In the
afternoon the regular routine duty
was dispensed with and the regl-
ment was divided, one half under
command of Col. Greenleaf, the re-
mainder under Maj. Kinsman. After
marching, by different routes, to the
town of Guilford, a distance of two
miles, the sham battle of Algiers
was fought on a hillside in full view
of the camp. Fuller's Light Battery,
under command of Col. Estey, de-
toured, and finally took an active
part in the engagement, thousands
of spectators watching the struggle
from the valley below. Gov. Bar
stow arrived in camp in time to wit
ness a part of the battle. Chaplain
Hill, in a moment of excitement and
peri, heroically ran across the battle
field, carrying an umbrella as shield
against the bullets. Victory at last
was gained 10y Col. Greenleaf, and
the defeated troops drew up in line
to let the victorious army pass into
camp; the ambulances returned
empty, no accident happening dur
ing the engagement save a temper
airy bruise to son of Col. Estey. Aft
err the usual dress parade at $50, the
regiment broke ranks for the night.
Tuesday morning was ushered in
by slow, drilling rain, which con-
tinued throughout the forenoon, in
consequence of which the regiment
remained under canvass, save the
few unlucky sentinels. But about
noon the clouds rolled away and
the sun shone forth in all its glory
on the fresh and dripping earth
Several thousand spectators were on
the field at o'clock to witness the
review of the regiment by Gov.
Barstow. The Governor was at
tended by his staff, in full uniform,
Col. Bridges, Paymaster Hayden,
and Adjutant Pierce of the Second
Massachusetts, Regiment, Col. Gould
of New Hampshire, together with
many more prominent guests from
the State were in the review line.
: It was a glorious afternoon and the
proudest one, | believe, that the
regiment has ever seen. A COO
breeze came off the mountains, across
: the Connecticut valley, and seemed
} to whisper pleasantly from tent tl
il, tent:
a "All is well, this is only play"
As each company in fulldress uni
form left its street and the colder
sunlight fell upon their glistening
d. helmets, there was no sound OF
movement on the whole field, but
when thoy wheeled INTO Hno past
| the Governor, as if by q sudden i'm
t pulse, cheer after cheer greeted then
| as they took their respective places
The regiment was kept on the fiel(
: about two hours, after which there
! was a Brigade Dress Parade unde
D command of Gen. Kingsley. Mex
e followed the regular $50 parade
j, and then the regiment was dismissed
+ with few pleasant and kindly re
b marks by Col. Greenleaf. In al
t probability this was the last tim
;. that Col. Greenleaf would ever dis
miss the regiment, as report says III
= intends to resign before next year
= and that Lieut. Col. j J, Estey will
succeed him.
L The camp was named James S
l. Peck, in honor of the late Gen. Peel
/ of Montpelier. 1t was made upon
=; large plateau which was used as
# camp ground during the war, ant
: there are some members of the regi
= ment who camped there at tina
time. Parts of the old hospitals ant
j., barracks are still standing. Tn
Connecticut river runs along tn
!, pleasant valley below, and beyond
: the river the mountains rise an all
: rupt and continuous chain. On tn
day of the battle the sound of mus
kerry and the roar of cannon echoed
- and re-echoed far back among tn
Is rocky ravines and venerable forests
e and once more awoke the old hill
+. by that deathly roar which had b eel
Il silent for more than twenty years
= The Estey Guard of Brattlebor,
= was the handsomest equipped com
3 pany in the regiment; the Grea
n American Eagle, poised among tn
l. folds of the stars and stripes, decor
" ated the head of their street, betwee
: two handsome red, white and blu