Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

over yonder mountain and the ushering in
Of that glorious day, sure 20 dawn, when
the influence Of this republic will prevail
against czars and kings and equal rights
shall be fully accorded to all men
In 1860 the population Of Vermont was
5,09S. The report of our adjutant gem
eral credits Vermont with having fur
nished during the war of the rebellion
34.23s men. The records of the war de-
partment at Washington credit us with
1904 additional men, who probably en-
listed in other than our state organiZa-
lions. and were placed to the credit of
Vermont. Thus giving us total of 35.-
242 men standing to our credit, and leav-
ing us with a surplus of over $500 more
men than the quota of troops we were
required to furnish.
I The first Vermont soldiers to occupy
these grounds were the First regiment
who enlisted for three months under the
first call OF the President were mus
tered in at Rutland May s. 1861, and ar
rived here on their return home Aug,
Z, 1861. and were mustered out on the
18th and 10th Of the same month The
next regiment encamped here was the
Fourth which was mustered into service
Sept. 20. 1861 and started for Washing
ton the next day. This regiment was
attached to the "old brigade and was
engaged in sc battles 1t lost during its
term of service 423 men. killed in action
or died OF wounds and disease. The next
was the Eighth regiment and the First
light battery, mustered into service
Feb. is, 1862 The Eighth participated
in Is engagements with the enemy and
lost 345 men, killed in action or died of
wounds and disease. The battery was
engaged in five battles and its casual
ties were 46 men, killed or died of
wounds and disease. Then came the
Ninth regiment mustered July Q. 1862.
men. This regiment has the proud dis
tinction OF being the first to enter the
city Of Richmond Va, April 3. 1865. out
stripping all others in their race to reach
the burning city which had been aban-
doned the night before. Then follows
the Tenth regiment which was mustered
i'm Sept. !. 1862. participated in fourteen
engagements and lost 1886 men. The next
was the Eleventh regiment. mustered in
to service Sept l. 1862, which was en-
gagged in twelve battles and lost during
its term OF service 500 men. Then came
the five regiments enlisted for nine
months each and which composed the
Second Vermont brigade. The Twelfth,
mustered in October 4, 1862 was in two
engagements and lost GO men. The Thir
teenth. which was mustered in Oct. 10.
1862, was engaged wi,h the enemy twice
and lost ~ men. The Fourteenth, mus
tered into service Oct. 81. 1862 was in
two engagements and lost 6S men. The
Fifteenth. mustered Oct. %, 1862. took
a hand i'm three engagements and lost
during its term of service 70 men. The
last was the Sixteenth. which went into
camp here oct 3. 1862. was mustered
in Oct. %. left for the front oct "a. 1862,
was in three engagements and lost in
killed and died of wounds and disease 70
men. These last five regiments were at
the battle Of Gettysburg. Pa. July /, 2,
h.
teenth and Sixteenth met the splendid
charge OF Generals Pickett and Will
cox, the flower Of the confederate army
that had been sent forward to break the
Union centre, and repulsed them with
terrible slaughter. gathering in as pris-
oners almost every surviving man of the
charging column. This brave resistance
Of the Confederate charge by the young
men of Vermont turned the tide OF bat
tie broke the backbone of the rebellion
and was the beginning of the successful
ending OF the war waged on the part Of
the South for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
Union. and by the general government
for its preservation and perpetuation to
future generations.
The bronze table on yonder granite
boulder states that on these grounds
were mustered into the United States
service 10000 men. That statement is
correct as far as 1t goes. The organiza-
tons mentioned as originally mustered
were composed of that number; but there
were subsequently recruited, mustered in
and sent forward from here 1856 addi-
tional men, who were attached to these
several organizations named, making a
total of 1886 Further than this, in
1868 Brattleboro became the general rem
devious of military operations within the
state and large numbers of recruits were
assembled here, from time to time until
the close of the war, mustered into SER
vice and sent forward to fill up the ranks
OF our several regiments in the field
the exact number may never be known.
The tablet attached to the monument
states that 1866 men were also mustered
out of service here This 10 correct as
having reference to the number mustered
out in organizations upon their return
from the war and upon expiration OF
their term OF service In addition there
to, not included in the foregoing. large
number were discharged and regularly
mustered, out Of service at the hospital
by reason of wounds and other disabil-
tiles which rendered them UNIT for fur
| Their service in the field, of which num-
Der we have no authentic record.
In March, 1868, the United States au-
thorities, after due examination and in
vestigation with reference to the nat