Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
ITrom the Boston Journal


cent rloro tlan 5000 mon to sho front
from 1851 to 1868, and expended IS, GOO, GOO
Ia thsr support. The history Of Vermont
in the C.vii War has been admirably writ
ton by How. q. c. Benedict, State military
historian, und is said to he by far the most
conciie and best vriltoa work OF any State
history on tha war.
1t 10 inpossblo to publish tho dosls Of
va.or Of each soldier, as il would take Il list
rl at least thrce-fourtas ot our brave boys,
vbo uny after dag aal Hpath af.er month,
for cur long yeurs, plcddal steadily on,
with DO wish but that of helping save their
country Irpm destruction and ruin, aad 10y
their s.eallastness and fighting qualities
gave their officers the wonderful record
which they now have.
Vermont was represpntai ct the fe.l OF
T5rg suuter On the l5gh OK April 1861, by
Truman Seymour, cnlta'n LIST artillery, \.
=. a. The first NorE,onler 10 volunteer his
services TOR the war % tho rebellion wal
George ,erri5on Stlrrerd Of ST. Adams,
colonel 4th regiment Of militia: this occurred
on the 18TH OF April, 1861. The first re
connoissance in force upon Virginia soil by
tie United States troops was made by thu
lst Vermont regiment on the 46d OF many,
1861. The first Vermont soldier to lose his
lie YVES Private j.. L. WLitney Of the Brad
killed ly o. rebel scout on tue ga Of June,
1851 at Newport News, Va. The first
empty sleeve from Vermont ia tie war OF
the rebellion wes that OF First Sergeant
Urban 4. ooduury, coinpany Il, 2d Yer
mont volunteers, IN action at Ban Run, Va,
Juy Il, IcGi.
Tie La ahot Of tho Gih army corps was
fred by the "a Vermont regiment, April 6,
1906, CO toe EASTERN iorl; II Satlors' Creek,
a.. The last EShting OF Vermont troops
was doae ~ tae tth regiment at Wdistler,
A'e., Apris IL, 1850, and by the lst Yer
mont cavalry ut AppoUlatlOx Court House,
cp the morning Of Lees surrender, April 8,
1875. The asst Vermont soldier killed was
Private George Is. Dunn Of company ii, 1st
Vermont cavalry, April 8, 1865; and the
l2s5 wounded VEG First Lieutenant Willard
Harrington OF company J., FIRST Vermont
cavalry, early N the evening Of April s,
lojo.
At THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
The lat Vermont brigade and the 10th
regiment, serving WITH the 9Th army corps,
were among tho first troops to enter the
city OF Petersburg, y b., OH the morning OF
i.s capture, Aprli 3, 1865. On the same
morning Richmond was captured, and the
riiirinisn line, which was TIE first organized
"0N@ % -O7P' ~ 49, 80" teD-' -"P''"''
was eon~anded ny Capt. Abe! H. Le&veh-
"orjA J1h vermont assisted by Lheuts.
'o.l l: bA|ec anu hnfnn"'n Co"ury' VITA
oelalI oil 4~V men from th9 same regi-
meat.
COl' W Imam Il. FOX, United states VOL
unteeFs, IN MS e'apora'e WORK entitled
Regiment Loa-ss III the American Civil
war, gives last OF eight famous bri-
Eadss--E'ada pro-emlnent by their lighting
qualities es shown ~ tier losses In action.
In this noble list the lst Vermont brigade
STANDS AfSl ne greatest loss OF I4lo, says
Col. Fox, Tin any ore brigade during the
war occurred III the Vermont brigade, OF
Tie second Getty y dlF!alon OF the 0th
corps."
OF thu cavalry regiments in tho Union
arn7e s, ha mentions nine which lost from
l43 to la men each, killed or mortally
wounded in action. In this list, the LIST
Vermont cavalry stands fifth. 1t is ad-
mlstad That 1t was eecond to none, however,
In captures OF guns, prisoners and battle
Haas,