Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
THE OLD CAMP GROUNDS.

Historic Spots VIII he Marked with
Tablets of stone or Decentralization.
HoIbrook and Col, Hooker VIII se-
cure Marker for the Brattleboro
Ground.
From the Burlington Free Press.l
The grounds on which the various Yer
mont regiments batteries and other organ
izations rendezvoused and encamped, and
where they were mustered into the service
of the United States, during the war
of the rebellion, are places of his
torc interest. They will possess even
greater interest for the descendants of the
soldiers of the civil war and for historians,
and patriots in the generations to come.
All of them are wholly unmarked, and
most of them have undergone such changes
in the So wears or more that have elapsed
since they were dotted with tents and
trampled by the feet of the thousands of
Green Mountain patriots, who rallied for
the defence of the government in the time
of its greatest peril, that they would hard
ly now be recognized by the surviving vet
Grams who there began their service in the
army of the Union. Their exact location
is not known to many of the citizens of
the respective towns, and many of these,
if now questioned, would be unable TO tell
what regiments were mustered there.
1t is high time that these camp grounds
were suitably marked, for the information
of the public of this and coming times;
and we are glad to learn that Adjutant
General Peck, who attends to so many
matters of public concern, has been giving
his attention to this matter, and that he
has inaugurated arrangements, which will
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stone or bronze upon the several muster
grounds, which will permanently record
the names of the regiments which encamped
there, and the dates of their respective mus
tiers into the United States service These
were as follows
At Brattleboro, 18th regiment Vermont
volunteers Infantry, Sept. u, 1861; I'd
battery light artillery, Dec 49, 1861; Com
pany II, I'd regiment United States sharp
shooters, Dec 81, 1861; Sth regiment Yer
mont volunteers, Feb. Is, 1862; LIST bat
terry, light artillery, Feb. Is, 1862; 9th
regiment Vermont volunteers Gnfantry),
July 0, 1862; 10th regiment Vermont vol
unteers Infantry, Sept. l, 1862; 18th
regiment Vermont volunteers 0nfantry),
Sept. l, 1862; 18th regiment Vermont vol
unteers Infantry, Oct. 4, 1862; 18th reg
iment Vermont volunteers Infantry, Oct.
TO- 1862 14th regiment Vermont volun-
teers Infantry, Oct. u, 1862; 18th regi-
ment Vermont volunteers Onfantry), Oct,
%, 1862; 10th regiment Vermont vOlun-
teers Infantry Oct. %, 1862.
At Burlington the soldiers were encamp-
ed and mustered in on the old fair ground
lying north of North street and east of
North avenue, the organizations being the
I'd regiment Vermont volunteers Infantry,
June 20, 1861; 1st Vermont cavalry, Nov.
10, 1861; 18th regiment Vermont volun
teers Infantry, Jan. 5, 1864 Sd Vermont
light battery, Jan. l, 1864; and the From
tier cavalry, Vermont volunteers, Jan. 10,
1865.
At Montpelier the 9th regiment, Yer
mont volunteers Infantry, was in camp
and was mustered in Oct. 10, 1861.
At Randolph were encamped and mus
tered into the service Company F, 1st reg.
iment United States sharpshooters, Sept
: 10, 1861, and Company E, I'd regiment
United States sharpshooters, Nov 0, 1861
At Rutland the LIST regiment of Vermont
volunteers 0nfantry), was mustered in
May 8, 1861, and the It'll regiment Yer
mont volunteers Infantry, Feb. ~, 1862
At St. Adams the 5th regiment of in.
fantry, Vermont volunteers, was encamped
and mustered into the United States serv-
ice, Sept. 10, 1861.
At St. Johnsbury the Sd regiment OF
Vermont volunteers Gnfantry), was en-.
camped and was mustered into the United
States service, July 16, 1861.
The following gentlemen have been en-.
gagged by Gen. Peck to attend to the mat
ter of securing the tablets for the respec-
tive towns: At Brattleboro, eX-Gov. Fred
erick Holbrook and Col, George w, Hook
er; at Montpelier, Mayor John II. Senter
at Randolph, W. B. Wall; at Rutland,
Mayor w. Y. W. Ripley; at St. Adams,
Gov. E. c. Smith, who will himself fur
nish granite tablet; at St. Johnsbury
Hon. L. D. Hazen. In this city George
Peck has the matter in charge. 1t is hoped
and expected that the tablets will be erect.
ed during the present year.