Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-06


who wrote when the shaft at Gettysburg
was dedicated:
las long as stars endure
And God and truth are sure,
While love still claims its own
While honor holds It's throne
And valor hath name
Still shall those stony pages
Repeat to all the ages
Tho story of your fame.
Veterans: The pleasant duty is mine, in
behalf Of Stannard Woman's Relief Corps
to present this monument to our city, IN
memory of you and your comrades gone
before. And may It perpetuate high prin-
ciples Of patriotism among the people for
the education Of the young and the glory
of humanity and let us never forget to
honor and cherish the declining years of
the brave men who offered their lives to
keep the republic united.
And to you. Mayor Bgelow, and mem
hcrs of the city council. and to your sue
cessors we commit this monument to your
care. feeling confident that you will sen
that the city of Burlington takes precau-
ton to preserve 1t from harm for all time.
ACCEPTANCE BY MAYOR BIGELOw.
The monument was accepted In be-
half of the city by Mayor Walter j.
Bigclow, who said the granite shaft is
received as trust to he preserved by
the city throughout coming time. May
or Bigelow said II Is. withal, a ma tier
of regret that the monument should
come from the Woman's Relief Corps
rather than from the city as a whole.
While approciatinp to tho fullest tho
patriotic sentiments which PROMPTED
the ladies' in their undertaking. he
wished that every man. woman and
child in burlington had been n con-
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uo sbould roioico tho, u,o bavo In tho
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,,,r,a po,iof .o,orrs and conpratulato
o,,r.o,,.o, .ho, ,,hro ,bo cit, wai.ed
,ho ,,.o,,o, ,,.orl,,d and achieved
Moyor pi,o,ou, tho, ,ave Some stint
istics furnished hin, nv Cen r s peck.
| .hou,, tho rurhor NJ mon who onlis.
I'd fror, pur,irgto, IN tho war for thc
,-,dor -rhoso eruros which have M,
,i,hor,o hoor r,,h,,shod ,ro nc fo,lows
| ~,, -. o;v;o, o,,,s,r,o,, es-
| Nu,,,,a. 90 ro-orl;str,o,,o %
| <u,,i,. 20 sooo,d o,,,s.,,er+s "A
|
ro.,, 20
| .ooourtod for as fo,,ows nm original
second or,istmonts and re-cnlistmcnts.
y.,,1oa ord mortaIIv wounded - 3s
DIED of disease - .......... a
DISCHARGED for disability or wounds. 10,
DISCHARGED. cause not given E. ...... A.
Resigned ....... -. -. .. ...... IS
ustcrod out .......... -. 90. .sSs
D'shonorablv discharged go. :. ......
| Deserted. .... zee. ...... go. .......... G
| Not finally accounted for and missing
In action go. &c. -. -. -. . ..... q
Continuing, Mayor Rigclow said thai
burlington was represented in the list
End 5th. eth. 9th, 10th and 18th infan-
try and tho LIST cavalry. This city was
also tho rendezvous of the 2nd Ard anc
18th infantry, the LIST cavalry and Tho
ard be ttery. and from city hall park
the men marched to the front. the
first Vermont soldier to enlist was tn
late Gen. George j. Stannard and th'
first Vermont soldier to lose an arm
was ex-Gov. Woodbury.. More medals
OF honor were conferred by Congress
on native Burlingtonians or men living
here at the time of their deaths thar
on candidates from any other place II
the state. This honor list contain
among others the names of Col. G. q
Ben edict. Gen. G. j. Stannard. Gen. VIII
liam Wells, Gen. T. S. Peck, Cassiu
Peck, Col. r. w. Jewett, A. s. Tracy
Gen. w. W. Henry. Capt. George T.
Davis and F. a. Lyon.
1t has long been the dream of so!
diers and other patriotic citizens tina
burlington should have n Memoria
hall. where could he inscribed tn
name and deeds of every Burlingtonia
who served his country. Such
.,a,.. ,,o,.os rho bono vas 90
P'''"e" ''''' '''' Va '"''' ~ ~
iu'ure naN' peco''e 'ea'''F'
IN cohciu''"n 'h' ''"so' sal" III
monument Will recall the h'sh ana 'o
Die sentiments Win "n'cn the yum
, s"ldlers went iorth TO the war; '"os
high sentiments ana courage suppie
menting the lack or military traih'n
{ and experience In many 1t Will ike
| wise recall the valor or field, the hoI
= surpassed courage ana unparalled VIZ
tory. To-day, instead of division "
have unity; instead OF doubt and fca
we have hope and confidence. O'
country stands as the champion
0 peace, the leader in the worlds wor