Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-02
A/BIT OF HISTORY.
VOLUNTEERS OF 1861 FROM
MlDDLEBURY.
A Brief story Concerning the Men of Thi'
Town in War of Rebellion.

A Brief Story Concerning the Men oil Ihis
Town in War of Rebellion.
While the spirit of loyalty is upper
most in our minds at this time and mar
tial music, flags, flowers and the utter
ances of orators stir within us the red
blood of patriotism it is proper that few
words be said in a specific way concern
ing the men in whose honor the citizens
of this town gathered on Tuesday.
Among the various towns of Addison
county none came forward with men
and money to support the government
during the Rebellion with greater alac-
rity and liberality than Middlebury. The
quotas under the various calls for volun-
teers were promptly filled, and the well
fare of the soldiers watched with jealous
care. In the first Vermont regiment of
three months men, Company l was
largely raised in this town and made up
almost entirely of the old Middlebury
Light guards, formerly commanded by
Captain Charles L. Ross. He went out
with the company as first lieutenant and
was mustered out with the regiment.
PThe company was commanded by Eben
S. Hayward; Oliver w. Heath, second
lieutenant. The other officers of the
company were as follows; Sergeants,
William V. Meeker, Middlebury; James
F. Bolton, Otis Abbey and Henry w.
Bennett of Middlebury; corporals, Oscar
o. Boorsh, Wilson d. Wright, Middle
bury; John @. Adams, Addison, and
Isaac n. Collins, Middlebury; musicians,
John w. Taylor and Alason L. Abbey,
Middlebury.
The next company which was largely
raised in Middlebury was Company B,
of the Fifth Regiment, which went
out under command of Charles w,
Rose, of Middlebury he was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant-colonel of the Four
teenth Vermont Regiment on the 25th of
September, 1862. The other officers of
the company were Wilson D. Wright, of
Middlebury, first lieutenant; he was
wounded at Savage's Station, June 80,
1862, and honorably discharged therefor
August %, 1862; Olney A. Comstock,
second lieutenant, killed at Savage's Sta
tion; Charles H. Williamson, of Middle
bury, who went out as private in Com
pany B, was promoted to sergeant, then
to first sergent second lieutenant of
Company r. and transferred to Company
B, March %, 1868; promoted first lieuten-
ant November /, 1868. Company F, of
this regiment, also received many re-
cruts from Middlebury.
Company c, of the Seventh Regiment,
contained large number of N1iddlebury
men and Was commanded by Captain
Henry NJ. Porter, of this town. He was
gallant and efficient officer and won
rapid advancement; was promoted to
major August 28, 1862; to lieutenant
colonel, June %, 1865, and commissioned
colonel September ?, 1865. Charles Nc
Cormic, who enlisted as private in this
company, rose through the intermediate
offices and received a commission as first
lieutenant October 2S, 1864. Isaac n.
Collins, of Middlebury, enlisted as private
in this company and was commissioned
second lieutenant January 2S, 1868; he
resigned in October of that year. Com
pany f, of the Fourteenth Regiment,
was raised almost wholly in Middlebury
Edwin Rich went out as its captain;
Henry b. Needham as first lieutenant
and Andrew j. Child as second lieuten.
ant; ne was of Weybridge.