The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-07
The Twelfth Vermont.

The survivors of the Twelfth Vermont
re 1itnent, nearly On..huulrsd strong, z tth-
cred in G. A. X. hall Ia week Tuesday even
ing for their annual reunion. A banquet was
served AZ eight o'clock by the ladies' OF
Brooks Relief Corps just before the sup
per was a lnounc.,i, Governor Woodbury.
and Lieutenant Governor Mansur entered
the hall and were given n soldiers wei uine.
AT about half ,aSt eight Ex-Governor Kos.
well FAruham, the president OF the assOcia-
ton, aud former Northumberland of the
regiment, called the company To order aud
read entertaining paper enlitled
sketches of Some of the Even s in the Ser
vice OF the Srfth Vermont"
At he conclusion Of Colonel Farnham's
paper he Introduced Governor Woodbury.
rs one who b re- the Ill ,rks of houUra Bile
service The governor said that hs had no
Set speech prepared, in fact had not a wo Il
formulated to say, but he was always glad
to meet his old comrades, and was especially
happy 10 bt present ut This reunion. Tue
service OF the Twelfth Vermont was one Of
which they had no need 10 be ashamed. IL
required as much courage, faithfuIuess aud
loyalty as Was exOected from any regiment
that went from Vermont. A. he sat there
he had been rying 10 inagiue how that
company OF boys looked lhirty-J NO years
ago aud mdgi cd they looked then SOMA
thing ~ do some crack COMPANIES Of the
N4Li nal Guard of Vermont AT the present
time. These reunions are very Interesting
aud pleasant to- old soldiers H. is well for
these or ,dnzations 10 Iur-t once year
touch elbows, aud renew old acquaintance.
The Twelfth regiment has two ex.goVer-
nors WIN have SIR ed the state well, have
brought honor upon II, aud upOn their reg
imrnt. L. has q lionel Benedict, who hds
dOue great service To the ~ ue anu to 10
volunteer soldiers by his history Of Ve,-
mont in the Rebellion. IL ~ scores OF
Others " no have made heir mark in tha
world. In closing, tile governor said:
belleve there Is no state III the u ion that
appreciates more the service Of her 10y Al
soldiers than does Vermont. / thank you
| for your attention"
Lieutenant Governor Mansur was the
next speaker. He said az he had been Sit
ting there he had Thought that of all The
rrgimenial unions he had attended, he had
never seen a better looking set Of men than
those OF the Twelfth Vermont. Governor
Mansur fur her said: I" | am glad to be here
Tonight to greet you, comrades. You wac
were part AMI parcel OF that great army
! you who have right TO feel proud of The
record OF the war aud right to share in It's
| victories Vermont has proud record in
the war. the Instance was never known
when Vermont regiment, or commander,
| or soldier, disUbey ed orders llOud ap
| plausr and when a soldier obeys orders he
has done all he eau. l sometimes think we
| talk too much OF what We did in the war
anI too liLlle OF what We have done since
the war. The obstacles we overcalne there
have made us make greater strides in de-
| ve opuuenG than We would il tue war had
never taken place. We fluid no great EN-
terprise to-day that the old soldier Ii not in
II. When think of tue war | am glad that
/ i have lived in this day aud general ion, aud
had Dart in the glorious victories of that
war. IL is glorious leg ICY TO leave to our
Chi dren; and II we are an faithful as Gill
zsns as We were as soldiers, the world will
say that II is better for our having lived in
it, aud that Is enough"
Among the other speakers were Com
ra'l,s II. A Huse OF Montpelier Henry
Cram Of PrOvilsnce, Il. l Ii, q Tenant Of
Holy oke, Mass, ex Governor E, j. Orlps'
bee Of Brandon, Colonel q e. Benedict
and Lieutenant q. o. Wheeler OF Burlng
ton, w q Canning Of Montpelier, j. II.
Holden amt w. w. Walker Of BURLINGTON.
Comrade q, II. Bagley sang " Marching
Through Georgia" and the company joined
! with a will in the chorus.