Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-27
OUR UAVERSACK.
News from Post and Camp Throughout
Vermont.


At no time since the war, has there
been so strong an effort as now, in the adj
jutant generals Office, to procure the
photographs of the officers of the Yer
mont regiments to be placed in the frames
at the State House with those already
there. Some months ago, the FREE
PRESS published list of the officers whose
pictures were wanting. Hundreds of pa
pers were seut to all parts of the country,
and to foreign countries, and the result il
that up to this date over % photographs
bave been received, aud Others are con
tjiin41ally coming Where officers have
died since the war, their rela-
tives have taken the matter in hand
aud had either old tin types photo
graphed, or else taken the last phOtograpb
that they had, and procured a copy of the
same. In several cases where officers had
been killed i'll battle, their children have
procured and forwarded their photographs
Adjutant-General Peck is determined to
have every officers picture that can be OBJ
tanned in the regimental frames, and a
special department III his Office has been
charged with this duty. 1t would be we'll
II officers or officers friends or relatives
who have an interest in this matter would
make inquiry at the adjutant generals
office at Montpelier, If they have picture
of the officer, and if not let them procure
and forward his photograph, card de vlsite
size, as soon as possible. 1t may be in
teresting to our readers to read some of
the letters received in reply TO requests tor
photographs. We copy one from Capt. A.
j. Blanchard, late 81 Vermont volunteers.
superintendent of the public schools at
Sycamore, ILL.,, and another, which will
interest many veterans, from Chaplain
NJ: Z. Parmelee, 81 Vt, who is a veteran
missionary at TrcbizOnd, Turkey, where
he received copy of the FREE PREss, re-
questing his photograph.
SYCAMORE, ILL.,, Apri.lG. 1855.
My Dear Sir: Replying to yours OF the 9th
/ inst forward a small phOtOglAph. ken fl
| years ago. Although have been away from
old Vermont - years my love for Nor r'raa1n-
uhaba'ed, 10 tact rather Increases. ) g Il,
small but sturdy. modest but patriotic. i'm her
| loyalty firm as her everlasting hills. May
| God bless her murmur!nE rils, her grand
mountains, her BRAY sons, and her worthy
| dauShtcIs. Cordially.
y. J. BLANCHARD.
ADJUTANT-G ENERAL 7. :. PECK.
TREBlZOND, Turkey, March 26. 1855
Dear Sir: In the burlington FREE Press
Tor October y, 1857, noticed Il request THAT
all comm'ssioned officers in Vermont Iegi-
m m MS during the war, should send their pho
tographs he placed in a frame in the state
HDu at hontpelier, ana noticed my name in
the list of thDs to whom the appeal Is made
THIS Is The first lntmatiOn that | have ever
nad that such thug was desired of mo. and
| respond very cheerfully by sending the ~
closed photograph. As my connection win
the army was during the period OF "Aii guirt
on the Pot rmac." my experiences were not
very stirring. However,, as the time m1r,s
On, IT may be that eNen 50 slight a service as I
was able to render my country viii be regard.
ed as worthy OF cOmmemoratiqn. At least
those of my friends of the old Third Neruont
VINO IN y see th.s photograph will be interest
ed to 5 what - years Of time have done ty
the lace of their youthlu and neXDcripncet
hiplHlu Of 1871.
Very sincerely yOucs,
". Z. PARMULEE.