Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-26

that the secretary of war had signifed bis
Willingness to furnish arms, accoutrements
ordnance stores aud he added: al also re-
coved personal assurances from the sccre-
tary thnG camp equipments such as might
be required for drill and instruction in camp
would he freely furnished by the department
to the extent needed on proper requisition."
November %, public act No. / was pass
ed, practically providing for the enrolment
OF the arms bearing men of tho state and
dividing the State in j. military districts
with duly constituted and 0cered military
organizations in each.
Under this CT = regiments Of infantry
one OF cavalry and three batteries of artii-
lery wego organized. All were uniformed,
armed and equipped and mado ready for
efficient service.
Small amounts Of arms were furnished by
the secretary oil war Immediately after the
attack OF Oct. ID, 1864, but these do not
appear to be OF consequence in this invesu-
CATION.
After the legislative action above specified
and in December, 1861, tho governor aud
the qunrtcrmaster- general of the state came
to W a,hiugton and consulted with the presi-
dent and secretary Of war about supplying
tho authorized military organizations.
Gov. Ufl1abce in his message Of Nov. 3,
that Gov. Smith ''wout to Washington to
confer with the president and secretary OF
war as TO measures and mems of national
defence against anticipated raids and lnva-
SONS, and further states that "a confer
euco was had and President Lincoln and
Secretary stanton nero very sohCitou5 that
the State OF Vermont should organize q
force OF militia sufficient to meet the emcr-
genCy so that the national forces al tho
front mi. ht not be weakened by calling from
that source. 1t will he remembered that
this was a period of great Importance and
sulCituio as to national affairs, and | have
tho authority of Gov Smith for saying
That both PRESIDENT Lincoln and Secretary
stanton personally besoucht him to mako
every proper effort to have such force OF
militia orgauilaL at the same time giving
most unqualified assurance that the general
government would furnish the necessary
arms and ammunition to put such a force on
war fJoIus." it does not appear that this
statement or that one previously quoted
FROM Gov. Smiths message has ever boon
gues TONED.
state Quartormastcr Pitkin in his report
to Oo,. smith dated October /, 1865, says:
'.On tile lth day Of December last
( accoD.1ted you to a.t,ugtou, j.. G., for
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