Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-26
REUNION OF COMPANY c.
Survivors, Their Wives and Friends
Observe Cedar Creek Anniversary.

Observe Cedar Creek Anniversary.
The 18th annual reunion OF Company G.,
Eighth Vermont regiment, was held the
18Th inst. in Williams hall, in whose
dining room a very elegant dinner was
served by Mr.. and Mrs. /. ID. Williams.
There were twenty-four at the feast. OF
whom only these nine were members OF
the company:-SeymourC Culver and Il. A:
Greene Of Royalton, Joel +. Lyman OF
Sharon, A. b. Hayward and ID. w. Eaton
Of Randolph Center, I. b. Kendall OF Rox-
bury, Fabien Dupuis OF Randolph, William
9. Durham and Lyman p. Luce OF Brain
tree. The others present were Mrs.
Greene, Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Dupuis, Mrs.
Durham and Mrs. Luce, Capt. and Mrs.
B. F. Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. \. Rising,
Mrs. Rebecca Webster, George Clark and
S. w. Howard of Randolph, Lucius and
Madam Webb of East Granville. The
guest OF honor was Madam Webb, upon
whom the weight of ninety years rests
lightly and whose gracious presence
always gives GROWING charm to these
reunions.
Following the dinner, the comrades
gathered in the hall for a social smoke ana
chat and there the business OF the meeting
was transacted. A. b. Hayward was
elected president; Seymour Culver, vice
president and secretary, while I. b. Ken
dali. Fabien Dupuis and ID. W. Eaton
were chosen committee on arrangements;
and Mrs. Fabien Dupuis and Mrs. b. r.
Bowman, committee on flowers.
II was voted to receive as honorary
mem bers all old soldiers DESTROYS OF join
ing the company, whose ranks have been
sadly thinned by death, six having been
mustered out in the last four years. The
I names OF s. w Howard, w. w. Morton,
NJ. Y. Chadwick, l. ID. Williams, T.. \:
Rising and George Clark OF Randolph and
George W. Flagg Of Braintree were pre-
scented and accepted.
Il was also voted that all veterans OF any
organization be invited to attend the an
nuai reunion Of Company q as comrades
7 in arms.
A resolution on the death OF Henry IL.
Cole Of Bethel, a member Of the company
, who was laid to rest the day OF the re-
union, was read by Capt. Bowman ana
adopted Capt. Bowman, Mrs. p. \. kis-
ing and Mrs. Fabien Dupuis were then
Z APPOINTED by the chair a committee 10
draw up resolutions on the late John
2 Hatch. who was president Of the Reunion
association when his death occurred some
: months since. The secretary was m
I structed To write letters OF sympathy TO
= Edwin Goodwin Of this place, musician OF
the company. and George Z. Coy OF Iun-
I bridge Ia their serious illness, and 10 A.
! n Kinney OF Randolph in the anxiety
1 caused by the critical state of Mrs. Kin
J, news health. A vote Of thanks TO the
o committee of arrangements and the sec
4 retary OF last year was passed, ana ran
dolph was again chosen the place OF re-
union October 10, 1906 at 1890 a. m. in
= Williams hail. n,.
Letters were read from Willis r. Bliss
OF Corinth, who came here from Chelsea TO
/, enlist in the old building on the site OF
4 Dubois q Gays block; from Lew Moore
OF West BrattleborO, who wrote that ne Is
i d 4 A. d
from Lucius Bissell OF Rutland, Y years
: OF age, ana with his right hand rendered
useless by paralysis.
: Company g was the second company
recruited IN Orange county under the
= efficient direction OF the late Samuel u r.
Craig and John b. Mead Of Randolph who
. dispIayed great activity in their efforts 10
+ epltst men for the service In six weeks
J, The company was full and elected MI
:, craig captain. Job w. Green first lieu
4 tenant and Mr. Mead second Lieutenant
Two Of the sergeants, Ohio S. A. Spragut
and Charles X. Wills, were from Ran
o dolph, and three Of the corporals, johnson
$ B. Sargent, Dudley Z. Woodbury. ane
e George Walker, the last two dying IN th'
Z, service az dfsease. Edwin Goodwin anc
: A. B. Hayward we're musicians, ana A .
y Kinney was WAGNER. .,
: zinc regiment spent the winter OF 6l- q
e AT Camp HolbroOk in Brattleboro, drilling
Is and preparing for the serious business be
: fore il, and the 4th Of March, ~, left TN
: state for the front. Thereafter tne ! res =,
: rnent or some part Of IL, was under hrt OF
q az different DAYS, when its men wer
! either lied or wounded. Ii took part u
. ia battles and skirmishes OF note beside
MANY engagements OF less importance
IF Company q was IN all OF the thirteei
h prominent engagements -haceland' bou
j. tee station. Bayou des Allemanus, burninl
- . a nrfi w and M
e az. al Bisland; the forty-four days sleg
n AZ PORT Hudson. in which the soldier
l. we're constantly under fire; Donaldson
II Vile Winchester, Fishers Hill, an en-
lie gngement near Woodstock the night ate
l. The Fishers Hin battle, Cedar creek, Oci
A. 10. 1864 (the date chosen Tor the reunions
y and Newtown the 18th OF the tolloWlh
is November. At Port Hudson tabien Du
r nuis was wounded in the neck, at WIN
Is chester he was hit in the left leg ana 2
le Cedar Creek a bullet passed through hi
d right arm carrying piece ct MS Goa
le sleeve with IT, He was taken prisoner an
d Law on the battlefield from IN the morn
y sing until al night. -.
" Creek. the Woman's Relief Corps az
ranged an entertainment for the eNenih
= ~ Inc reunion, and Commander Jon
Ii Manney OF L. 5. Grant Post presided owe
re the exercises.
- Mrs u. y. Rising urst Hthu nv etots
(. Cedar Creek and the gallant behavior
!. me SIN i'm the action, from the account :
a. George n. Carpenters history OF the reg
4 ment. Mrs. Byron Goodwin read poem
Is entitled ssrhe Roll Call, and there Nel
= also readings OF both a humorous an
"A rstriotic character BY Miss tloy sturt,
q Want. William Stearns played the violl
Re in a way TO set the feet Of the audience
n Keeping time, and his niece, Miss kyeiy
n Manney, accompanied him on the pan
"A Miss Iettie q iley was the soloist OF N
- evening. with Miss Ruby Allen for a
IN companist. and quartet Of ladies Mr
"a III 4. Greene, Miss Bailey, Mrs :.
~ Booth and Miss Carrie Eston-sang ~.
er Bows in Blue Mrs. J. z. Cleveland pla3l
- the accompaniment. Edward L
M dredge gave the recitation, "My Old u
IA form,n and several pretty and appreprid
IN tahleaux completed the program.
As most Of the reuntonists mad 70 iea