St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-13

war. Loren W. Young and Allen
Spaulding, they occupying seats OF
honor at the right Of the speakers,
and of whom we append brief
biographies;
Loren w. Young was born in Canter-
bury. n. H., Dec. 18th, 1903. In the
spring of 1905 he and his parents took
up their residence in st. Johnsbury, after
wards locating in Waterford, where they
lived many years. Oct. 2Sth, 1861, the
subject of this sketch enlisted in Co. d,
1st Vt. Cavalry, from the town OF SUIT
ton, VT, then at the age of fifty-eight
years although the army records show
that he was only forty-tour, thus bring
ing him within the age limits Of
the military branch of service. Probably
under the excitement of the times he had
forgotten his actual years of life. He
was mustered into the service Nov.
10Th, 1861, was taken prisoner June
3Oth, 1868, and rather than furnish a
mule for his transportation the rebels
paroIed him the same day. After serving
his full term of three years faithfully and
To illustrate his vgor Of body and mind,
he states that in the fall of 1890 he
made long visit to Iowa and Minncso-
ia, going and returning alone and, as ne
SAYS, on his own hook. He was an
ambulance driver during Banks retreat
from Strasburg, and it is told that his
was the only ambulance that got
through with his load of wounded in
safety to Winchester. The troops being
in a confused mass in the road, he got
through or over stone wall, and by
going over stumps, through holes and
gulies got round the troops i'll safety.
Major Allen Spaulding, the junior of
the two veterans, was born in Roxbury,
VT, Aug. 10Th, 1904, and after the usual
haps and mishaps of those early days
was elected to represent his town in the
legislature, where he served diligently
and faithfully for four years. At the
breaking out of the rebellion and when
long past the army limit OF age he
enlisted in Co. X, 18th VT, and takes
pride in the fact that his native town
furnished the greatest proportion of
men for the army of any town in YER
mont. He was commissioned I'd Lieut..
Co. X, 18th VT, Feb 1, 1862; promoted
to 1st Lieut.. Nov. ODD, 1868, and re-
signed July 18th, 1864. Many graphic
stories of his youth and his military ser
vices can be found in Hemingways YER
mont Historical Gazetteer. He has also
many interesting stories to tell Of his
army life when with Gen. Butler at New
Orleans. Few young men take as great
interest in the current events and doines
OF the day as does Major Spaulding. He
keeps posted through the daily papers
OF what the world is about, and is ready
to discuss with vigor any political or
social problem.
Although these two landmarks of
former generations have reached almost
four score years and ten, yet they are
far from having outlved their days of
usefulness, aad Chamberin Post of the
Grand Army of the Republic is proud OF
them, and make the claim that no other
Grand Army Post in the United States
can produce their equal in age, service,
ability and vitality, and we hope they
may both round out their full century OF
life, honored and respected by all.
The addresses of Rev. c. M. Lam
son and Congressman Powers will
be found in full on the 9th and 18th
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