News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-26
The New Department Officers.
d. L. MORGAN.

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Comrade d. l.. Morgan of Rut-
land, the new department com
mander Is not native of this State,
but he has lived in this State so
long and taken so lively an interest
III its affairs that he has come to
have all the characteristics of
genuine FermOnter. He was born in
Boston in 1916 and while he was
yet a boy his father went to Mimi
esOta and became one of the pioneers
IN Minneapolis. At the early age
OF II young Morgan enlisted in the
Old first Minnesota regiment, which
had been sent home to recruit after
being feartully decimated in the
battle of Gettysburg. His regiment
was sent Immediately to the army
OF the Potomac and there maintain
ed its record until the surrender at
AppomattOX. After the war he re-
turned to Boston, where he remained
until 1870 when he became "a
citizen of Rutland He at first en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits, but
OF late years he has been interested in
real estate and building and has been
identified with projects to promote
the industrial growth of his adopt
ed place. He has been one of the
most active members of Roberts post |
OF which he is a past commander |
lie has taken prominent part in |
recent State encampments and he |
has attended a number of nation
al encampments. Burlington vet
Grams and their friends would, of |
course, have liked to see Mr.. Trick |
elected commander, but now that |
Department Commander Morgan is |
at the head of the department, he |
will receive loyal support from the
veterans of Burlington as well as
those in other parts Of the State and !
all will join in the hope that the
department will continue to flourish
under his administration as it las in
the past.
GEO. W. DOTY.
Sergeant George w. Dotv of
MOrrisville, who was elected senior
vice commander, has seen as much
and as varied service as probably
any other old soldier in Vermont
or any other State for that mat
ter. He was with John Brown in
Kansas in 1857 and helped to dis
perse the rutfians who infested the
borders of that State. In 1860 he
crossed the plains to Leadville
driving yoke of oxen 500 miles.
He returned shortly to Vermont and
was the first man to enlist from
Lamoille county, Col. Z. A. Wood
bury being the second. Comrade
Doty went out in Co. T. ofthe Second
Vermont. He was in nine of the
early battles of the war, and served
in the Vermont color guard through I
the the Peninsula campaign. He
was promoted to sergeant at the {
second battle of Bull Run. In the
battle of fredericksburg he was |
and he still carries the
ninie-ball in his leg. Sergeant Doty
has been prominent as we'll as act '
We in the Grand Army. He was
of j. NJ. Warner post
ii Morrisville for seven years, and as 7
PRESIDENT OF the Lamoille Valley f
association he contributed h
n no small degree to the success of
hat organization He was colonel !
IN the staff of Gen. Earnshaw. /,
when the latter was commander-in- h
hief, and filled the same position ;
IN the staff of Gen. Alger last year. +
Il. A. DUDLEY. "
Comrade II. A. Dudley ofLondon- CT
cry, the new junior vice-command-
I, entered the service at an early
erlod of the war, and he served
the Fourth Vermont, doing cred
able service. He is member of
oil. George W. Hooker post of 4,
londonderry, and has labored faith
lily TO promote the interests of 4
ne Grand Army of the Republic.
lie will make an excellent depart ca
lent officer.