The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02
Death OF Geo. Nj. Colt.

Geo. M. Colt, an old union veteran,
died at his home in West Dummerston
Sunday after an illness of PARALYSIS
since Feb 1894, with little hope OF
permanent recovery. During his en-
tire sickness he has suffered intensely
but through all has borne up under it
with a remarkable endurance. Death
fairly stood over him for many weeks.
No one who knew him but feels that he
greatly prolonged his stay in the flesh
by force of will. He would not sue
cumb and fought the great battle OF
life inch by inch and yet always cheer
fully. Mr.. Colt was born in Smyrna, N.
T., Nov. l, 1928, where he lived during
his boyhood, moving to Stocton, H.,
in 1873, and while there in 1865 he Join
ed the Odd Fellows. He married Miss
Mary M. Ladd of Bratteboro April %,
1888. In the fall of 1859 they moved to
Brattleboro where they have lived with
the exception of the one year of 1868
which they spent in Stocton, ILL.,, until
1886, when they moved to West Dunn.
merston. They have had five children
OF whom two sons with his wife sur
vive him, Charles II. of Brattleboro
and William M. of Keene, N. III. Mr..
Colt was employed by f. Crosby &
Co., a number of years and he was po-
liceman and night Waterman in the
village four years. He was also EN-
ployed much of his time AS nurse for
the sick. When the war broke out he
was among the first to enlist May /,
1861, in Co c. I'd Reg't VT Vols,
where he served till June 20, 1864, when
he was mustered out. His ardor and
ambition to be in the front won for
him much praise, as well as exposed
him to great danger. He was wound
ed at Salem Heights, Va, May 4, 1868
Punstown Md, July 10, 1868. severe
ly wounded in the Wilderness, Va,
May >, 1864, in the right arm which
always caused him much pain and
trouble. He bore all of his Affections
with cheerfulness and courage and will
be remembered by his comrades in the
old I'd Vt, as the inventor of the fiddle
made in camp at Brandy Station, Va,
relic of those days of camp life which
he has always kept with pride SO just
ly earned by his indomitable persever-
ance. He never tired conversing about
the war and during his last sickness
he enjoyed the company of his old COM
rades He was an ardent G. \. r.,
man, being charter member of Sedg-
wick Post, No. s. He was member of
Wantastiquet Lodge of |. o. o. F. and
Palestine Encampment. Truly it can
be said that he was loyal to his country
and comrades. and he loved the flag for
which he fought. He was sympathetic
and devoted in friendship, generous to
a fault and charitable to those in sick
ness and trouble. He formed his own
opinion of right and wrong and honest
in all his dealings. he hated false pride
and scorned the idea of sur endering
his manhood TO please any one. After
his mind was once formed and his pur-
poses matured he carried them through
in the face of the most
opposition. He was origin
al from first to last and therefore he
never received the honor SO justly his
niue. The funeral was held from the
Baptist church Tuesday, Rev. Z. F.
Twitchell of Putney officiating, and
both the G. A. r. and L. o. o. F.
being well represented. The Odd Fell
lows conducting the services at the
grave. Many beautiful flowers were
given by the friends and flag was
iraped on the coffin by his own re-
quest Comrade