Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-26
REUNION OF CO. F. IITH VERMONT
REGIMENT.

We are indebted to E. H. Webster
/ for the following report:
| The eighth annual reunion Of this
company was held last Wednesday at
Newport with Comrade S. H. HoIbrook
four miles from the village on the left
shore Of the lake, at which place it
had been held the four years previous.
Five times have the old boy visited
Sam and his family, and five times has
he given them a cordial and fraternal
greeting. Seventeen members were
present, seven bringing their wives
with them. Fifteen visiting comrades
were there, also, with eight wives,
making q good looking company Of
forty seven in all. Among the visit
ors were Charles Brigham, Co. D, 18th
Mass, Of Boston, and his brother,
VIM. j., Of Tunica, Miss, who came
all this distance to attend this gather
ing ard visit their old friends IN the
county. They are brothers Of Mrs.
Kendrick Richmond, and pleasant
gentlemen to meet and all were glad
to have them with US. As has become
the custom at most Of the old soldiers
reunions Of late, most Of the time was
used as it would be used at on ordi
nary family reunion in bringing to
mind and recounting incidents of the
past and not worrying very much
about the future. To say that every
person present seemed to enjoy i'm
mensely every minute Of the time,
and regret that there was not more
Of it would be no "yarn" but the real
truth. At the business meeting IN the
afternoon the same old dry-bones
were reelected officers, namely: A. d.
Mathews, president and E. H. Web
ster, secretary and treasurer. The
treasury was found to contain 1919,
and was deemed sufficient to defray
the expenses for another year. The
roll was called by S. H. Holbrook and
every member present answered
'hcre.1 One hundred and eighty six
made no answer. So far as is known
year; Leonard Field, of Denver, Col.
Colonel Aldice F. Walker, Of the regi
ment, & gallant officer and highly hon
cred citizen of the state and nation
since the war has also died. It was
voted to hold the next reunion at VIII
loughby Lake. Col. z. NJ. Mansur vas
present and gave an interesting ac-
count of the battle Of Nonoxie in July.
1864. between Gen. Lew Wallace with
5000 soldiers and Gen. Jubal Early
with IS; 1000, in which the Colonels
regiment, the 10th, took part, and
lost every man in the color guard but
one, out Of ter men. AS a result of
this battle Early was detained two
days allowing the 9th corps time to get
TO Washington and save the city.
The day of the reunion proved to be
the 37th anniversary Of the battle OF
CharIestown, Va, at which Colonel
Chamberlain was killed, and some ac-
count Of this battle was given by S.
H. HoIbrook.
The day was pleasant. the lake was
calm, the air was clear, the scenery
was as good as ever, the old boys for
get all about their gray hairs, bald
heads, their wrinkles and their aches
and ills and enjoyed themselves to
the best OF their ability. Below is q
roster of the company, also q roster
Of the visitors,
Company F-DanieI Brooks and
wife, Lyman P. Brooks, Charles
Blodgett, N. Y. B. Carter, Moses 4.
Foss and wife, Elisha Foster, George
Gregware, S. Z. Holbrook and family,
James Joslyn, A.. D. Mathews and
wife, Nixon Morse, FIavius Marette
and wife, William N. Pearson, Keno=
rick Richmond and wife, Sam Utting
and wife, E. H. Webster and wife,
John S. Woodward.
Visitors-J. Bailey, K 9TH, and wife,
w. Derby; Charles Brigham, D, 18th !.
Mass, Boston; Hiram E. Drown, 9th,
and wife, Newport Centre; James |
Gorham, E, 9th, Coventry; z. NJ. |
Mansur, K, 10th, and wife, Newport;
c. S. Moulton, E, 9th, and wife, New
port; E. G. Marvin, L 1st Col. Cav.
Alonzo Priest, D 9Th, Gov /
entry; n. S. Rogers, NJ, 18th Newport |
Centre; Albert Webster, M, 18th and /
wife, Coventry; J. n. Webster, I, 18th .
and wife, Barton; Steven Page, D, 9th,
and wife, n. Troy; S. o. Whipple, E.
9th, Newport Center.