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as Junior major
At the session of the Legislature of 1876,
the law was again amended, reducing the
number OF companies in the regiment to
ten and authorizing the raising of bat.
terry of light artillery. Under this law
Capt. Fuller's company was organized rs
a battery and the Springfield company
mustered out. The second company of
the Ransom guard was consolidated with
the first company, and the vacancy filled
by the Park guard of Bennington. In the
fall of 1871, the Stewart guard of Middle
bury gave up their organization, and were
succeeded by the Capitol guard of Mont
pelier. In 1888. the Ransom guard having
served two enlistments, decided to dis
band, and the vacancy was Immediately
filled by Il new company from st. Johns
bury
The Green Mountain Boys having
served out two enlistments were muster
ed ont i'm MAY, 1855, and the vacancy thus
created has but just been filled by the or
ganization of a company at Barre which
was mustered into service on the 20th Of
June last.
Previous encampments of the regiments
have been held as follows:
1873 at Essex; 1874, at Burlington
1873, at BrattlebOrO; lSiG, ut It. Al
bans 1877, at Benningt n ISIS, at Bur
lington; 1919, at Bradtoud 1850, at Mont.
peler; ISL, at Rutland 1852, at Bran
don lSs3, AT St John, bury; 1881, at
Brattleboro; 1855, at st. Albans.
At its org IMITATION the regiment was
largely composed of veterans of the war,
nearly all of the officers having served in
some of the Vermont regiments. Time
however has w o lght many changes, and
the veteran clement is rapidly becoming
thing OF the pi st, many changes nave
occurred among the commissioned officers
and Of the lifty-oue names upon the regi-
mental roster at its last encampment here
i'm August ISIS but eleven officers appear
upon the roster of the present year The
officers of the regiment are as follows:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel, William l.. Greenleaf, Winoosk
Lieut.. Colonel, julius j. fstcy, BrattichOrO.
Major, c. G. kinsman, Rutland.
Adiutant. Marcus ID. Greene, st Adams.
QuHrtclmaster. W Liam SIN h, Burlington.
Commissary, Edward L. GreenIcaf.
WinuoskI.
surgeon. Charles f Branch. Coventry.
Asst. surgeon, Jacob c. Rutherford, Bur
hugton.
Provost Marshal. Robert j. Colrey, VIM
SOr
Chaplain, Howard f. Hill, Montpelier.
Inspector, Fletcher ID. Proctor, Rutland.
The military record of the field and staff
is briefly as follows
Col. w. l.. Greenleat enlisted Aug. II,
G2 as private in company l.. first Vermont
Cavalry, promoted sergeant september
%, 'G2, three times severely wounded at
Hagarstown, Md, July 10, 3d. promoted
first sergeant February /, "a, 2l Lieut..
February -, "a, wounded and taken
prisoner on Wilson's Raid. near MOTTO
way, c. H., Va, June %, o., exchanged
December |, 81, promoted LIST Lieut..
February Q, %, mustered out for disabll-
ty FROM wounds received in action June
ID, 80, joined LIST regiment old militia as
Capt. of Co., f., i'll March 80, promoted
major, joined present regiment at it or
ganlZatlon as major, promoted Lieut.. Col
y. al.
~, Isl.
It, Col j. j. Estey served as list 1t. in
Co. a, 18th regt. old militia, elected cap
tain of Co. l., present regiment in "a,
elected Lt.-Col. June 81, 81, now in Eu-
rope on leave of absence.
Major {. {. kinsman enlisted as pri-
vate in Co. +, 4th regiment, in Septem-
ber 81, promoted LIST sergeant, ID lieut..
and list lieut., discharged for disability,
joined \. &. V in 1874, as capt. of Co. A,
promoted major March /, "a.
Adjutant VI. d. Greene, joined y. &. V.
as member of Ransom Guards, promoted
sergeant major, appointed adjutant May
10, 81.
Quartermaster William Smith enlisted
in Co. G, 18th VT. in July, '62, mustered
ment April D. 49, and is the only remain
ing member Of the original regimental
staff.
Commissary Edward f. Greenleaf en-
listed as private in LIST Vt. Battery Light
Artillery, Dec. 10, 81, promoted sergeant
March in 40 Ser,,nont ma ior nct x 40
4d lieut.. .JuIy / iG3. ist lent Feh IA III
,,t ',., "tS TO- -, !leue" fcp' ~ pt'
;mi,foS l = G"V WIN patteIy aug. ~, o.
JoIheu ~ " = as a'lJ |. Oh Olu Isl Sllnenl,
appointed Inspector May IS, rs, resigned,
re-enllsted and WAS appointed O. NJ Sergt
promoted to commissary July 5. 81.
Surreon Charles Il Hrnncb anlistad nc
nrvafe 70 r orr ~ fi,n 90 'G1 Mo- o.
P'ittoIo ~, ~ IN ~ - uHe -, %, pro
lhoted CORPORAL, July - '63, sergeant Jan.
:, O4, ISL sergeant, Feb. !, 'Gi, "a 1t. Co.
II Dec, q, '64,flst 1t. Co. c, May 20, %,
transferred to Co A by consolidation of
regiment. ,June I3 % fnustrreI "nt Dac
/ ~ nunointad 81 80, -, D. ~
= W "i'p 't' 4SSI, 2urH' ISL hesl' ~
W. = 9ui seoll I en- ~ -
ford. apuninted assistant suroeon limo 3n
'S4 now on leave of absence in Europe.
Provost Marshal II. j. Cotfey, enlisted Co.
+. LIST VT, appointed April %, '6l, re-enlist-
ed Sept 81, in 4th VT, promoted sergeant.
wounded at Fredericksburg, Banks Ford
Fairfax c. H., mustered out at the end of
the war: Joined \. q. Y AS captain of
Canitol Guards in ~