The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-06
ENVIABLE WAR RECORD
Capt. II. c. streeter in First Cavalry
Regiment Raised in New England

Capt. II. c. Streeter in First Cavalry
Regiment Raised in New England
Capt. Henry c. Streeter of Brattle-
boro without doubt ranks first
among the Civil war veterans of this
town with regard TO the number of
actual engagements taken part in,
says the local correspondent Of the
Springfield Republican. He was born
in West Chesterfield ~ H., in lS4l
and received his education in the
public schools of that town and at
the Chesterfield academy. He be-
came interested in the cavalry
through his fathers service as cap
tain of the local cavalry when he was
a young boy and when the great con-
fiict began he said that If regiment
of cavalry was raised in Vermont he
would enlist True to his previous
expression, when the news reached
Bellows Falls where he was a clerk
in a clothing store that a company of
a cavalry regiment was being raised
at Brattleboro he started for the Of
fee of the enlisting officer that morn
ing. .emuel b. Platt OF Colchester
great horseman. appealed to Cover
nor Fairbanks to raise a cavalry reg
iment but was turned down as he
had no authority to raise one in Yer
mont; so Mr.. Plat appealed to Sena-
tor Foot and finally to the secretary
OF the war department from whom he
received special commission. This
was the first full regiment Of cavalry
raised in New England and within -
DAYS from the time Colonel Plat re-
ceiyed his commission the regiment
was IN camp at Burlington, uniform
ed and mounted
Captain Streeter now tells wildly
OF their first engagement in the Shen-
andoah valley, also many other brave
charges which the First Vermont
cavalry regiment made during his
| four years service. The regiment
| was I'm &c actual engagements but on
account Of a wound and other service
/ Captain Streeter was IN only ~ hard
fought engagements. Some of these
were the battles OF Bull Run, Gettys-
/ burg, Wilderness. Spottsylvania and
] ANlu ilii WI Mls 0AAffAti Mua
made a corporal July /, 1862 and af-
ter The campaign OF that summer he
was taken with severe attack Of ty-
phoid fever which he did not recover
from until about January, 1863 when
he was detailed on the general court
martial az Washington His duties
in this position were 20 summons wit
nesses on the frontier thus necessi-
tating his travelling many miles alone
each night. On one occasion In going
10 Fairfax court house 10 summon
Colonel Johnson Of the Fifth New
York he was prevailed upon to spend
The night AT the Colonels headquar-
lers as there was only one picket post
for 20 miles on the return trip and
the confederate guerrilla. Mosby was
taking prisoners every night. but
Corporal Streeter returned according
20 orders. The following night Col
0nel Stoughton of the Fourth Yer.
mont was captured and Colonel John.
on's own camp was raided, but 10 no
avail. In April. 1863 Corporal Street.
,r was detailed TO have charge Of the
Dragging raids To- secure the supply
/ cf meat for the troops, and he return.
ed To his regiment just previous TO
the battle of Gettysburg He was
made a sergeant July /. 1864. and
was wounded In the battle OF Charles.
town three times. one bullet passing
about fourth of an inch below The
pic OF his stomach This was on Au-
gust "a, 1864, and bee was taken To
the hospital at fredericksburg until
he was able To- be- transferred to- Brat.
ileboro. where q hospital was main.
talnod by the state for her own
troops
After recovering Sergeant Suoetor
was put In charge Of the invalid corps
until November, when he received
word that he had been recommended
Tor q commission. and he returned 20
his regiment in the Shenandoah val.
ley In the following month When
the Vermont cavalry reorganzod az
Burlington In June 1865 First Lieu.
tenant Streetor was made captain of
one Of the six companies which were
stationed along the northern frontier
OF Vermont fearing that there might
be another raid from the Canada
side. Captain Strootor returned to
Bellows Falls, whore he conducted
the Bellows Falls house for few
years before going TO Rutland as sup.
eriniondont In wool establishment,
and from here he returned to his ma.
tive town and farmod for 10 years.
About 1850 he went into the livery
business in Keeno. which he conduct.
ed until about ~ years ago. when he
came to Brattleboro to live. For a
few years he has conducted a pension
agency and real estate business. vii.
liam II. Fisher OF Forest street and
r. c. Farr of West Chesterfield. n.
H.. were also members OF the First
Vermont cavalry regiment -Brattle.