Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30

ship will include Morgan horse breeders
and others and its incorporation is proba-
bic. An address was made by President
Melen OF the New York. New Haven r.
Hartford railroad and officers elected are
Henry s. Wardner OF Windsor, president
and C. G.. Stllman of New York and I,vn-
donvlle, secretary and treasurer Mr.
Wardner read the following interesting
paper relating to the Morgan horse in
war:
At Piermont. New Hampshire, lives
George Austin. now ~ years of age.
an admirer OF the Morgan orse. His
knowledge OF the breed Is derived
from an experience such as few men
now living have shared
He was employed in SCI by Quart
ermaster G. s. Blodeett. L. $. A.. to
assist In the selection and purchase
OF one thousand horses for the First
Vermont cavalry The horses were
purchased in the Northeast section of
Vermont with n few from the New
Hampshire towns IN tho Connecticut
River Valley. The secretary of war,
who knew the reputation Of Vermont
horses. was anxious that Vermont
cavalry regiment should immcdia tely
take the field. and In forty-two days
49,, .,. $780,. ~.
,.-
and the horses on the ground This
was October 49, 1861 Mr.. Austin says
that the horses were all Morgans.
~ - 80.
mount IN the entire Union army and
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.'" 80 ,,,. o,,,a, nas.i.,,,, 60 49,,
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- no. aa,,n.,i 49,. 49,, ~,
no aoos ro, s,oa,. fr.,, ,,o.,.
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uo,a.a. ,o.o 20 Gov oe +,,, n,,.... w..
won't ro,,,,,o,t Tho srs+ oa,.a,r,
r,,,,r. "a ~o fro,, ,,o x,...
,, c.o,os g., tho w. - ,oc, n1
go ,o,,, fa, +,o, s,,,,ror. IT.. Ave
.,,,s on,,,or =, tho cb,,octo. ~ tho
,,orrt rbo xou,,r,k vow 1n-sov
",,,.o~,,sor.. ~ Doco,,ho, - ,ee, t.,
doscrihirc tre march of tho rire.
,.or,,r o,,.o,r ,,ro,,r, ,.a,,.,r,
,bo way IA wosbtnrtrn eotd .,-rro
c.roo, ,,orr+oi, Rove or,.,,.od about
Tow. o,c,oc,, and n,,rc,,od -, N,rrot
stroot amid +bc ,ivilicst .oLens of on
,bus,,sn, THO bo,eos o,o email, oop,-
nact and sinowv and ovidont1v cana
hlo re rrao+ o,drr,,co T. uos Tive
oorsr,, remark that so ,,iordid =,
Iod,. Of animals had mover hoen soon
,oectber e., ,rfs ci+v"
rbe reri,nent lived I'm to tie I'm.
snneoranco In seven+v-fvo battles
and sl,irr,ielos ,uonp thcp, eo,,o Of
the great and bloody battles Of tho
wor tho re,i,o.rt n.,e orco,-od ,,o
often with consnicroue distinction
The rnniditv Of It's movements and -.
endurance in covering dietorc.
brourht II nron7nt1v 10 thc nlares
whore II was needed and raer,tod in
tie of.en boinp n,aced in ,he odvanco
for the attack Tho records Of the
war deo,rtment shou. .1,e rac,s
! nv public order on sentomhcr -
1861 General Ki,ratrIcl, exnrnssoa
his thanks TO Colonel S1v.ver Of m.
First Vermont cavalry for its oror,n.
and gallant manner in re,r,sinr tho
enemy tho dov hafore at Raccoon
Ford On October Is 1864 at Gaines.
" he
First Vermont cavalry. under Colonel
SAWYER deserves great credit Cor the
raniditv with which thew forced the
enemy To retite"
Custcr's renort of Cedar Creek haars
eloquent testimony to the worth Of
both man and horse in the First Yer
mont cavalry This 10 what he wrote
..The rand naca 1T which nv com
mend had moved had. necessarily.
extended NV column and unon reach
ing tho vicinity Of the creek had
bu, two ror,ue,,s ovoil,blo tno
Yrs, vorn,ont and tho WITH \ov
York" ue describes putting thes.
regiments into action. and then CON
.,rues. "Ouine, ~ tho dark,ese and
tho NECESSARY delav nj the rords fine
reeimen,a was exnectinp failed IN
reach me to essis, o. even overtako
the two regiments which were then
far IN thar wav ia Starshurr The
rasu,t boyovor ,rovod thu, tbesa
two noh,e regiments were more than
cornotsr, Tor Vino dutv ossignod Thorn
Never s;,ce tho hoo,nricg of m. war
haa ,horo h,er sucn favorable onnor-
,unt,, Tor connaro,ive,v small hodv
=, ,.oons IA arouir, ,;s,i,otto, q
,,,s t,.ro nrosortod" 11,s r.,or, oor-
,ir,oa WIN b,,b ,raiso ,or ,beso two
.-,,,,.. ,,+ In o,.,. .,.,. -, .,,ar
,t,, 80 ,,,oi~ ron,os :. was ,ho rirst
yer,,or+ caro1rv nrst aud +b. rtetb
~, wi, sooo,.1 cororoI chori1or
s..,oa ,h,. ro rooi,,or, ,.s con.,roi
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