Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-07-15
4 GALLANT SOLDIER.
Capt. r.. 4. Holton Awarded n Medal of
Honor for Mcritorious services.


Honor for MeritoriuuS services.
The following is very pleasing intcl!-
geuce to Capt. Holton's host OF iricndSin
Island Pond:
The Adiutant generals office has re-
ceivcd notice from the war department
that the secretary of war, i'll accordance
with an act OF Congress approved March
3, 1868, has awarded medal of honor
to Captain Edward A. Hoton, Co. +. 9th
regiment Vermont volunteers, for dstin-
guishcd conduct at Lees Mills Va, April
16, 1862, when rs first sergeant of Co. |,
9th Vermont he rescued the colors Of the
regiment, which had fallcninto the water,
the color bearer having been shot.
The report of Col. y. Lord, Jr., com
manding the sixth regiment at Camp
Winfield Scott, Va, April II, 1862. gives
detailed account of First Sergeant IIol-
tons bravery in this action The follow
| ing general order from the commander of
the old Vermont brigade is most compli-
mentary to this gallant soldier. who has
been repeatedly mentioned in orders for
bravery and good conduct. and who was
discharged from the United States service
on account of severe wounds received at
| the battle OF the Wilderness, Va, MAY &,
1861.
HEADQUARTERS % BRIGADE
SMITH DIVISION, April Il, 1862
The brigadicr general commanding con
graduates the troops of this brigade, for
the conduct exhibited by them Yesterday,
while under fire. The nvincibilitv OF spir.
it shown by these companies, exposed to
terrible fire from the enemy sheltered i'll
rifle pits is worthy OF the highest admir-
alton.
The conduct Of First Sergeant lIolton,
Co. !, Sixth Vermont volunteers, i'll Sc
curing and bringing back the colors ofthc
regiment, after the bearer was shot down,
is deserving of especial notice. as Il praise
worthy and daring act
Let your future conduct rival that OF
yesterday, and your friends and State
may well be proud Of YOU.
! BY order of
Brig. Gen. W. T. II. BROOKS.
THEODORE READ,
A. \. General"
Captain Holton deserves the medal
which has been awarded him, and can
wear the same with pride. Members OF
the Old Vermont Brigade and all soldiers
from Vermont, will congratulate him up,
on the honor
Here is the comment Of the two Ian.
caster papers relative to the game Of
base ball PLAYED at Lancaster on the 9th
inst between the Lancastcrs and Island
Ponds:
Democrat The game on Tuesday be
tween the Lancastcrs and Island Ponds
was well attended though not as large as
t he day previous. The game was inter
csting from the first, the visitors being
shut ont in the first two innings, whllS
the LancasterS scored one run i'll each
In the third the visitors scored one run
while the Luncastcrs were shut out iOE
the next five innings, the Island Ponds
making one score more, i'll the sixth, dur
ing the game. The Lancastcrs in the
eighth and ninth scored six runs, winning
the game handily. The game was pleas
, ant throughout, the umpiring being OF {
more savory character than the day pre-
vious, the visitors showing themselves C
be gcntlemanly and fair minded base bal
lists, receiving the courtesy which they
deserved in the right spirit.
Gazette Here is the record i'll nut
shell:
Every member of the Island Ponds was
| a gentleman.
: Every member of the Lancastcrs was {
$ gentleman.
= Both umpires were gentlemen.
/ Nine innings were played i'll one hou
nd eft fiyp