Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
The Part Taken by Oh ,riotte Men in Sup
pressing the Rebellion.
To the Editor Of the Free Press

To the Editor of the Free Press:
At the March meeting of 1866 commit
tee consisting of Ezra Hosford, d. l.. Spear
and Z. II. Wheeler was appointed to ascer
tain the amount OF money raised by said
town for war purposes, through the late
rebellion, the sums paid to each person and
the amount paid out, alao the names Of all
drafted into the United States service from
said town, who of those procured subsu-
tutes, who paid Communication money, who
actually entered the service, likewise the
names OF all those who by enlistment aud
service or by substitutes helped to fill the
quotas OF the town under the different calls
by the president of the United States.
Tie amount paid into the town treasury
to June II, 1864, was %25, 455 70.
The nine months men enlisted in the fall
of 1869 were j. Gilbert Barton, William 7.
Barton, Joseph Besettc, Hiram Bishop,
George H. Clark, Horace n. Delmeater
Henry Drum, Joseph Guillett, Frank r.
Hill, Heman A. Hyde, William Lincoln,
Samuel S. Page, Gideon D. Prindle, Alonzo
L. Root, benjamin II. Taggart, James
Washburn, Milo A. Williams, Myron n.
Williams. Each OF these men received u
bounty of $50.
The sharpshooters enlisted in 1862 with a
bounty of 500 each were: George w.
Spear, James NJ. Ball, Alfred s. Burnham,
William Quinlan, Jacob Lacey.
The three years men euisted December,
1868, and puid bounty OF $500 each were
as follows: Gaylord b. Smith, Lewis G.
Prindle, Peter Baror, William C. Powell,
Thomas Young, Benjamin McCandish, John
Larame, James Little, John Coleman,
Elipholet Culver, Moody Haskell, Georgs
| ATaI,
Townsop, Joseph Besette, John Whitney,
Edward L. Hubbard, Alonzo II. Danforth,
William Drum, Horace II. Preston.
In April, 1864, George W. York, George
| w. Hewitt and Frank barlow were enlisted
with bounty of $3.50 each.
The high water mark for bounties was
reached in the fall Of 1864 when II men
were enlisted with bounties ranging from
$3.50 to $1,000 as follows: Edward Corbit,
! Alexander Besette, Abel n. Pusifer, Peter
| Cross, Alfred Parkhurst, Alpheus George,
Adam Smith, Freeman Mason, James Ger
man, David Patterson, David Robertson
William Kinsley, Lucius l.. Clark, jaime;
=. Williams, Edward c. SCOTT, JOSEPH
Fonda, and three colored men obtained in
the South.
In the spring OF 1865 six man were en-
listed with bounties from $500 to $500 u:
follows: William Essor, Joseph Burdo
Joshua NJ. Griffin, Joseph st. Martin, james
Stone, George w. James.
The enrolled men who furnished substi-
tutes were: Daniel L. Spear, John II. Thorp
Christian Van Niiet.
The drafted men who furnished substi
tutes were: Abel Barber George w. Pal
mer, John S. Palmer, Edward S. PeRse
Calvin $. Root, George Siplss, Guy vii
loughby.
Those who paid Communication were: Spice
T. Jones, Levi Meaier, Henry W. Prindls
William b. Thorp.
Those who entered the service by draf
were, Isaac Prince, Cyrus Prinde.
Those who received bounties by specia
vote of the town were: Alpheus Tatro
$3.50; Abner J. Fonda, re-enlisted, $780,
The men who enlisted from this tow
and received no bounty from the tow
previous to October II, 1868, were: DAME
s. Ball, Rolin w. Barton, John Besette
John Coleman, John Daniels, James II
Davis, Abner j. Fonda, Joseph Fonda
Joseph Gravel, Henry Huff, Freeman c
Naramore, Joseph Kshoe, Jacob Lacey
Cassius F. Newell, Clark L. Parks, job
Quinlan.
Charlotte, Feb. /, 1913.