Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-25
COL. WHEELOCK G.. VEAzEY,
Commander of the Historic 18th Ver-
mont Died at Washington Tuesday.

His Brilliant Record ss Citizen, Sol
der, Jurist and Public OmcIRI---the
10th Vermont Regiment at Gettys-
burg.
Vermont lost one of her best known and
most popular citizens in the death at Wash
ington, d. c., Tuesday night of Col. Wheel
ock g. Veazey of Rutland. He resigned
his position as a member of the interstate
commerce commission in 1896 on account
of ill health and was succeeded by G. A.
Prouty of Newport.
Col. Veazey was a man of varied activi-
ties and attanments, and whether as iurist,
legislator, soldier or public functionary he
gained the respect and confidence of a wide
constituency.
Wheelock Graves Neazey was born at
the old Veazey homestead, Brentwood, n.
H., Dec 5, 1885. He was educated at
Phillips Exeter academy and at Dartmouth
college, graduating from the latter institu-
ton in 1859. He was for some years a
trustee of that college and was given by it
the degree of Ii. D. He studied at the
Albany law school and after his admission
at the bar he began practice at Springfield.
At the breaking out of the civil war he
enlisted as a private in company A, Sd
elected captain. He had risen to the rank
of lieutenant colonel in the autumn of
1862, when he was sent back to Vermont
to bring out new regiment. In Septem-
Der of that year he was made colonel of
the 18th regiment, Vermont volunteers, and
served in that capacity until the regiment
was mustered out in August, 1868. Col.
Neazey took part in many battles of the
army of the Potomac and was at one time
member of the staff of Gen. w. f. Badly
Smith. At Gettysburg his regiment
formed part of the third division of the
LIST army corps under General Doubleday
and was the first regiment to be struck by
Pickett's charge.
Upon his return to Vermont at the close
of the year 1863 Col. Neazey resumed the
practice Of law in Rutland He was eight
times elected reporter of the supreme court
and prepared nine volumes of the Vermont
reports. In 1872 he was sent to the state
senate and served as chairman Of the com
mittee on military affairs and as member
of the committee on the judiciary. In 1874
he was appointed register in bankruptcy.
AS commissioner in conjunction with C..
W. Willard he revised the laws of the state
and their revision was adopted by the legis-
lature in 1880.
NOl. eaLeN was elevated TO Ine supreme
court bench in 1879, being appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Judge Dunton. The latter had been his
law partner When Judge Dunton retired
the firm was Proctor x Neazey.
In 1889 Judge Veazey resigned as Judge
of the supreme court to succeed Aldace +.
Walker on the interstate commerce com
mission. He served on that commission
until 1896, when he resigned on account of
failing health
Judge Neazey was one of the early de-
partment commanders of the Grand Army
of the Republic in Vermont and he had
been president of the Reunion Society OF
Vermont Officers In 1890 he was elected
commander in chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. His administration was
characterized by practical dealing with
the many questions arising, and by business
methods tending to promote the stability as
well as the growth and prosperity of the
organization.
Col Veazev married in 1851 Julia A
Beard of Nashua, n. H., who survives him
He leaves also a son, Albin B. Neszey, and
daughter, Mrs. Clifford S. Walton.