The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03
ENvIABLE WAR RECORD.
Capt. H. G. Streeter in First Cavalry
Regiment Raised in New England.

Cant. Henry G. Streeter of Brattleboro
without a doubt ranks first among the
Civil war veterans of this town with re-
gard to the number Of actual engagements
taken part in, says the local correspond
ent of the Springfield Republican: he
was born in West Chesterfield, n. T.,
in lS4l and received his education IN the
public schools of that town and at the
Chesterfield academy. He became inter-
ested in the cavalry through his father
service as captain Of the local cavalry
when he was young boy, and when the
great conflict began he said that II regl-
ment of cavalry was raised in Vermont
he would enlist. True to his previous ex-
preston, when the news reached Bellows
Falls, where he was clerk in clothing
store that company of cavalry regi-
ment was being raised at Brattleboro, ne
started for the office Of the enlisting OF.
ficer that morning. Lemuel B. Platt OF
Colchester, great horseman, appealed
TO Governor Fairbanks to raise cavalry
regiment, but was turned down. as he
had no authority to raise one in Yer
mont; so Mr.. Plat appealed to Senator
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 AZ days from the
time Colonel Plat received his commits
sion the regiment was in camp at bur
lington, uniformed and mounted.
Captain Streeter now tells ylvldly OF
their first engagement in the Shenandoah
valley. also many other brave charges
which the First Vermont cavalry regi-
ment made during his four-years' service.
The regiment was in rs actual engage
ments, but on account of wound and
other service Captain Streeter was in only
~ hard-fought engagements: Some OF
these were the battles Of Bull Run, Get.
tvsburp. Wilderness, Spottsylvania and
Cold Harbor. Mr.. Streeter was made a
corporal July l, 1862, and after the cam
paion of that summer he was taken with
a severe attack of typhoid fever, which
he did not recover from until about JAN
uary, 1863, when he was detailed on the
general court-martial at Washington. His
duties in this position were to summons
witnesses on the frontier, thus necessitat-
ing his travelling many miles alone each
night. On one occasion IN gong to FAR
fax court house to summons Colonel John
son of the Fifth New York he was pre-
vailed upon to spend the night at the
ColonePs headquarters as there was only
one picket post on for 20 miles on the re-
turn trip, and the confederate guerrilla,
Mosby, was taking prisoners every night,
but Corporal Streeter returned according
to orders. The following night Colonel
Stoughton of the Fourth Vermont was
captured and Colonel Johnson's own
camp was raided, but to no avail. In
April, 1853, Corporal Streeter was de-
tailed to have charge of the foraging raids
10 secure the supply of meat for the
troops, and he returned to his regiment
lust previous to the battle of Gettysburg.
he was made a sergeant July l., 1884, and
was wounded in the battle Of Charles
town three times, one bullet passing
about fourth of an inch below the pit
Of his stomach. This was on August "a,