Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-19
CAMPFIRE NOTES.

Ladies Aid Society No..7' of Brandon
held a sociable Tuesday evening, May II
The w. r. c. of Swanton recently helt
a "Deestrick School" and realized about
s145
Rev. Edwin NJ. Haynes, ID. ID. of Rut.
land will deliver the Memorial day ad'
dress at Glenns Falls, n. Y.
The Sons of Veterans OF st. Johnsbury
gave an entertainment Saturday evening
May IA and the exercises closed with a
promenade and dance.
The department OF Vermont of the g.
A. X. is composed OF 109 posts with total
membership OF 5473. Roberts of Rutland
has the largest number, 271 comrades.
The department was organized in 1874
with a membership of 566.
Col a. S. Foster mustered in camp OF
the Sons of Veterans at Essex junction
Thursday evening, May IL. About 40
sons from the Camp at Burlington, Un-
derhill and Brandon were in attendance.
Col. II. S. Foster has called the next an
nual encampment OF the Vermont Divis
ion of the Sons OF Veterans at Brandon
July and a. The. delegates will camp out
and Col. Foster will go there a few days
before the gathering to oversee the pitch
ing Of the tents and other arrangements.
Custer post of Bennington announces a
field day for August IS, the proceeds to
be applied toward the expenses of the
post which is to attend the national en-
campment at Washington in September.
There will be very large delegation of
veterans from Bennington on that occa-
sion.
Since the PRONUNCIATION OF general or
ders No. 6, c. s., the commander-in chief
has appointed the following Vermont
comrades as aids-de camp upon his staff:
D1I1 Il
Kenfield, ii. w. Kingsley, Marshall Mont
gomery, A. A. Niles, II. 4. Perkins, c. T.
s. Pierce, A. c. Raymond, S. NJ. Southard,
George H. Waldron.
The acknowledgements office received
notice a few days since from the war de-
partment that a medal of honor has been
issued TO Sergt. Robert j. Coffey, compa-
ny X, 4th regiment Vermont Volunteers, |
for distinguished conduct at Bank Ford's,
Va. May 4th, 1863, no better account of
which can be given than that found on
War. "Notabie among many individual |
exploits in this battle was the capture by |
Sergt. Robert j.. Coffey of company X,
single handed, OF captain and lieutenant
of the 21st North Carolina and five pri-
Yates of the eighth Louisiana. These af- |
ter the repulse OF Hoks' and Hays bri-
gades by the Vermont brigade, had sought /
shelter in a ravine in front of the 4th YER
mont. Sergt. Coffey who was among the
came suddenly upon them,
ordered them to surrender, and when
they complied, threw their muskets into
the stream and secured the swords OF the
officers before they discovered that he
was alone, and then, aided by some men
of company A, who came to his assistance,
secured and marched them all in, to their
intense modification" Major Coffey, the
efficient superintendent of the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington, will re-
ceive many hearty congratulations for
this distinguished notice OF his well earn
ed valor while soldier in the old Vermont
brigade.
Notice has also been received at the ad-
iutant- generals office that a medal of
honor has been awarded to Lieut.. Angus
tus j. Robbins, Co. b, Second Vermont
volunteers, for distinguished bravery at
The battle OF Spottsylvania, Va, May II,
1864. In the report of Gen. l.. A. Grant,
the First Vermont brigade,
dated Aug. 30, 1864, Lieut. Robbins of the
Second Vermont is mentioned as having
rendered most valuable service, fearlessly
himself during the battles at
Spottsylvania, and was seriously wound
I'd in the engagement of May H., 1854.
Lieut.. Robbins is resident of Northfield,
VT, and will receive the sincere congrat-
nlations of many friends.