The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-06-08


a the Bepablic
70 The percsn,sse oi losi, killed "a
:, wounded wss greater In the conieaersl
>, srmirs thso is The uu,on armies. A
o Gst,ysbnrg the 20 North Carolina 4,
a pettisrews brigade wen, Toto sclion vii,
y over 500 men. aud Lost bss killed sn
Q wounded. aud i2o missing, NOS, Of sbos
. vsfe killsd or wounded.
T Col. William u Fox. late Uniied State
!, vclunteers Ia his elaborate vork euti,ie,
"Reeimentsl Losses 10 tho Americs,
/. Civii War, gives . list Of eight ismou
! brisadcs, msde pre.emioent BY their aeh
ing qualities ss shown by their Losses IL
/, action 10 this noble lie, the Fini Vel
> mont brigade stands fret. The greatest
l,ss Of lie 10 sby brigade during The wsI
var occured 10 the Vermont brigade ol
the second lGeiiy',l division OF the six III
corps
OF The cavalry regiments in the Uoion
armies be mentions nius which lost from
ll0 to ia men eseh. killed y. -n,t.ny
wounded in action. In this list the Firs,
Vermont csvalrj stands fifth. II admit
ted. however that 1t was second TO none In
captures Of guns, prisoners aud battle
Hsss.
From over two thousand regiments 10
The U iiou srmiis, Col. Fox selects 800 %
the "BshtinR regiments, which lost from
1874 10 224 men each, KILLED aud died OF
wonnds; OF this number Vermont far
nisbes nine, Wis; First regiment, Yer
mont cavalry, second, third. fourth, fitb,
sixth, tenth and seventeenth res imen,s Of
infantry aud First regiment Vermont
heavy artillery or Iltb regiment
Companies e Fifth regiment. and r.
Fret regiment United States sbsipsboot
ers, suffered the greatest loss In killed
and wounded OF fny company oresnizs
ton from Vermont, the former loosing ~
killed sad mortally wounded ont OF l9l
men taken into the feld or almost 20 per
cent. the latter losing 80 out OF 1T total
enlisted, or ls percent,
The ffth regiment over ut S,yase's
Station and the eighth regiment al Cedsr
Creek, suffered the heaviest losses 10 kill
ed, wounded and missing Of any Of the
Vermont regiments. in any action.
Vermont, however, in proportion to the
number Of men furnished. gave TO the
Union more lives. lost from all causes
than any other northern state, The total
population OF the state In 1861 was 3l3 900
men. women aud children, and out Of this
Der she put 35. 900 men into the field
and over one-seventh never returned.
Tc-lay, as look 10 the faces Of men
who represent indivi lual b.avery. gsllan
try and suffering Of oil kinds, my mind is
carried back TO the days OF lSGl-65 and 10
fancy l see The prison, battlefield, and
hospital scenes pictured over again. TIE
greatest hero oil the war for the pTeserva
tion Of the Union. think. was the roor
man. who earned the support for bis wife
and babies by day labor, and who enlisted
ss private soldier. and left them depen
dent. As the Spartan mother said to her
son when he vent 10 war. "Do not return
excep. With your shield. or upon w, so
the patient and long-suffering women OF
the north and south said to their loved
ones. Oh. the long hours OF anxious
waiting, the suspense and hesrt-Aches. the
news Of another great battle, the young
heart made old. the hair turned gray, the
oil life time, for Q husband,
brother or lover never to return. This is
The greatest beroism, which 10 borne
patiently and submissively by the women.
We always hear OF the vslor OF the
officers 10 wars and battles. but l think
The following verse places the credit
where i. rightly belongs; II
For the colonel rides before
The majors on the fink. II
The captains and the sdintsnts
Are 10 the foremost rank.
Bat when its faction 'front.' 4
And fghting's TO be done,
Come one. come all, you stand or fall, |
BY the man who holds the gun.
Companions. oar lie's, work will end 4
,nly when We are called home ITO rest /
Imong the trees over the river. We '
must teach the young the love Of God and Q
owe Of country at every opportunity, and 8
hen We, as veterans OF the grestest OF
vars, will bs found thoroughly imbued
nth the trae spirit OF heroism. a
L,! me say that we Americans have TO /
lay . grand old soldier. who rose from !
he ranks TO be our President. He is . i
loble, patient man and represents . q
patient and long-sufTering people, He Is il
'ur stsndsrd.besrer, and 10 bis hsnds We O
cave our GLORIOUS flag" and oil thst /.
epresents. Z
Woe be 10 him or them
VINO uere ibsut tnstnag'
We veterans sre old 10 years, bat We
owe our country Iust ~ dearly, snd onr
esris beat just Is quickly to the music Of q
be Union % 10 the days Of 1861, and
believe. would give our lives sgsin for h
"a defense. q
No doubt everyone. who served in the q
'sr Of 1861 end 'C5. from the State OF Yer v
,ont are and should be proud Of 1t. for 81
be record Of Vermont stands first 10 oil "a
istories. And here, let me soy. the his
Dry OF or l.ts war is written and /, looks ia
odsy IS II she would ccme fret 10 the pro v
uction OF heroes. "
10 the cluster Of military celebrities Of il
ha tsta war Davey frova Fevnn,t ..stiv q,