Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-09-03
Around the Campfire.

was given rvc, ptivn Monday even
ing uf last week in honor Of winning
the banner for being The best com
pany at the recent muster. speeches
were made by Gov. Woodbury., Mayor
Peck and Capt. Brownell.
Capt. Dodd's troop Z, 81 U. :.
cavalry, marched to Manchester, n.
H., last week, passing through the
towns Of Vergennes, Middlebury,
Rutland and Ludlow. They take
part in a celebration at Manchester
this week.
Joseph Brooks, late Of Company 3,
I'd Vermont volunteers, died IN
the Soldiers Home hospital Thurs
day of last week Of heart disease and
dropsy. He was GO years Of age and
| his was the Goth death at the Home.
He was admitted to the Home from
Fairlee on August 3D.. The Inter-
meEt was in the Soldiers Home ceme-
terry.
There will be a reunion OF the 18th
Vermont regiment at Burlington
Sept. Is and l6. The meeting OF the
first day will be held in the Stannard
post hail at 2 p. M. Addresses Will
he made by G. G. Benedict OF Bur-
llington and II. A. Huse of Montpe-
liter. In the evening there will be a
campfire. The next forenoon will pc
taken up either in driving about the
CITY or going to Fort Ethan Allen.
The Boston Transcript says that
Julian Scott, drummer boy, Company
3. Third Vermont volunteers, re-
ceived the first Congressional medal
of honor for bravery at the battle OF
Lees Mills, Va, April Is, 1867. ms
duties did not require him to DC
present on the field. Learning that
| four companies of his regiment, IN
GLIDING his own, had crossed the creek
and were suffering terrible losses ana
that many of his comrades were
killed and wounded, he started 1ol
the scene, forded the creek, ana, IL
the face of a terrible fire and counter
/ charge from the enemy, succeeuee
, unaided in bringing two severely
wounded comrades across the creek
A general order was issued by M
brigade commander, "Baldy" Smith
, commenting the heroic bravery 0
! this drummer boy. The act OF Con
oress granting the medal OF homo
/, was passed July II, 1862, and it is re
: ported that Secretary Stanton was 8
pleased with the bravery of this DO
that as soon as the medals were read
9 he sent the first one to Julian Scott.
: The first reunion of the survivor
4 of Company A, l4th Vermont, wa
!, observed Thursday Of last wee
K of fine residence of II. o. Gore OF Ben
!, nineton, captain of the company. l
y was the 34th anniversary OF the OF
n eanization Of the company. VI til
: I0l members originally enlisted, .
are now living and Il were present
n the reunion. There were many We
i Grams OF other commands and man
!. citizens present. Capt. Gore, IN we
l. coming them to his place, stated tn;
II it was the first time that compan
h or regimental reunion had been hel
Ie at farmhouse. A dinner was serve
sr to the 200 people present. A perm
g nent organization was perfected, WI
10 officers as follows: President, K.
p Gore: vice president, K. NJ. Houghto
socrotarv II. :. Burt. After the dill
ner speeches were made by Capt: 20
and Comrades Houghton, Rud
as Moves and others. 1t was voted
Il hold the second reunion at the san
a place Aug. ~, 1897. In the evenil
- dancing was INDUCED in and the L
,e tivities were kept up until late. N
10 sic for the reunion was furnished
ia the Citizens drum corps. Inc Col
n. pany was mustered into the servl
he October 81, 1892, by Maj. wilma
o. Austin. w. I. Nichols OF kutlal
IL was the colonel of the reg iment.