The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
MAJOR G. G. BLODGETT
DIED IN BURLINGTON
He Had an Excellent Record in The Civil
War and Stood High in His
Community.

Burlington, April 17.-Major Gardner
Is. Blodgett died at his home on WI
noosh avenue yesterday morning after
an illness Of but few days with pneu-
monia in his Goth year, He had been in
excellent health this winter and appear
ed on the street daily up 70 his last
sickness. He received the eonqretnla-
lions OF many friends and neghbors
upon his last birthday in November and
for man Of his advanced years was
remarkably vigorous physically and
mentally
The ancestry Of the Blodgett family
Is traced back to Samuel Blodgett Of
Salisbury, Conn, who was French
Hugenot. The family had It's origin In
Brittany where the name was spelled
Blojed. Rev. Luther p. Blodgett, faith
er Of the Major, was a native Of Corn
wall, was graduated at Middlebury col
logc in August, 1904, and died IN Coop
erstown, N. ", January 90, 1862.
Major Gardner 5. Blodgett was born
in Rochester Nov 10, 1919. was edu-
Gated in the district school and Jericho
academy and began his business life as
clerk in a country store, later serving
for three years as clerk in New York
wholesale store. He then, in 1852, re-
turned to Vermont and was appointed
mail agent on the Burlington and Boston
run. In 1854, the year in which he in
vented his famous portable oven, be or
ganized The firm Of G. s. Blodgett q Co.,
now the @. S. Blodgett Co. The oven
has been used by the government for
many years for army use both in camp
and field.
Major Blodgett entered the Union
army &C the outbreak Of the Civil War,
was commissioned captain By President
Lincoln August 3, 1861, and served I'M
til October, 1865, leaving the service -
brevet major
He filed the twofold position Of as
sistant quartermaster ard assistant
eommissary of subsistence, and on him
devolved the arduous duty Of feeding
and equipping the command. this too,
in face Of what appeared 70 be insuper.
able obstacles. Major Blodgett was
ordered in May, 1852, 70 Annapolis,
Maryland, under assignment TO duty As
chief depot qurtermaster, having
charge of this important post the re-
nIainder 81 the year. The great parole
camp accommodating $4,000 mon was
built under his direction. In 1864 he
was ordered 10 Baltimore 70 relieve Col
Alexander Bliss as chief quartermaster
Of the eighth army corps under command
Of Gen. Lew Wallace. and conducted
both this and his work at Annapolis at
the same time
While stationed at Annapolis, Major
Biodgett laid out the national Genie.
terry, selecting the Kite, purchasing the
ground and later interring therein 1000
soldiers. He also attended to the manu-
facture Of collins. and superintendent the
erection OF a smallpox hospital
At the close of the war Major Blnd
eett WIS ordered to Washington 10 sue
ceed Colonel Bliss IN charge OF railroad
and river transportation. lie resigned
IN October, 1855, 70 return to his home.
In 1873 he was again called into service
OF the government for a brief period IS
assistant United States commissioner TO
the Vienna exposition.
Major Blodgett was q valued member
Of the First church. charter member and
treasurer of the Military Order Of Loyal
Legion, member Of the Sons az the AM
oriean Revolution, society Of the Army
of the Potomac and Of Stannard Post,
G, A. r.
Major Blodgett married In New York
Nav S. 1910, Miss Sarah +. Ellis 81
New Bedford. aBfss., who with one son,
DR.. Frank Blodgett Of New York, sur
wives him.