The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-22

has taken its name from town the size
OF Bennington, when the nearest town of
any size, and at so short distance from
the scene of the engagement-the actual
township lines being but little over a
mile away.
J. will call Mr.. Locke's attention to an
other battle in our revolutionary war
where under like circumstances tile BAT
tie field took its name from the Ohjee-
tive poiut of an expedition, although the
engagement occurred at an even greater
distance from the town.
refer to the battle of Camden, S. h.
Another instance which occurs to me
is the battle Of Waterloo, fought OF. the
Hill of st. Jean, about four miles from
the village of Waterloo.
Such instances are numerous, aud if
Mr.. Locke is to adopt the rule he has
laid down he will need to rewrite, not
the history of Bennington, but that of
the world.
In regard TO the question of What name
the British gave the battle, it is of little
interest to us, and can little affect tae
validity OF the name which the Ameri-
cans have properly given it and by which,
it is and will be known III history.
Mr.. Locke says that Vermont says
Walloomsac," that bennington says
Walloomsac" quoting from a letter of
| invitation written in 1910 in which men-
! ton is made of the hi of Walloomsae),'
and finally that the 'aunual celebrations
say WallOumsac; ;" and in pEOuf thereof.
retterates his quotation from the LETTER
of invitation before mentioned. After
| some further discussion, he says: "H
took after this many years of asSiauous
booming of bennington and mucii ioSced
culture of the stOre-hOuSe sentiment 60
! get VermOnt's claims to distinctive h6ra-
OTs, exclusive as to New York, we'll es-
| tablished. Here, in the latitude of Waa-
loomsac, it is thought George Robinson
did it. This is the genesis: First the
! store house, then George Robinson, then
! the monument and then glory" Ind
! then, agaln, referring to the celebration
of 1910, he says: mo undue exaltatidn
of Bennington then. No parading of the
store house then and no suggestion then
! of battle monument
! SO Mr.. Locke would have us under
stand that the "Battje of Walloomsac''is
the old historic battle and that the bat
! tie of Bennington is a counterfeit foisted
upon the American people and the his
tOrians of the Nation by George RotJiR-
son and the Bennington Battle Monu-
ment association.
Let us see. OCTOBER 4th, lTII, the Con
tinental Congress passed the following
resolution of thanks 80 Gen. John Stark:
"ReSOlred, That the thanks of Con
gress be presented to Gen. Stark of the
New Hampshire militia and the officers
and troops under his command for tbAir
brave and successful attack upon and
victory over the enemy in their lineSat
Bennington, and that Brigadier Stark be
appointed Brigadier General in the
army of the United States
The above will tend to show how tho
battle was known to the Nation at that
early day.
Now as to the people of Bennington
and the question of how the battle was
known to them.
In the speech delivered by Noah Smith
at the first anniversary celebration of tha
BATTLE of Bennington, A. d. IT'S, the ora
tor use the following language: This
establishes our independence and must
soon put a period to the calamities of
war. Are these the effects of the battles
of Bennington? Are these the prospects,
which attend the republic of Amer
leap" And at the same celebration "The
committee consisting of tive), chosen by
the people who composed the audience
returned their thanks to Messrs Noah
Smith and Stephen Jacobs for their ag-
greable orations delivered in commem ora.
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