The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-09

Ii was 80 years ago last Tuesday thai
Company G Of the Second Vermont Vol
unteers, recruited in this town, marched
for Camp Underwood at Burlington Or
that morning II rained as il did Tuesday
The historian has left brief record of the
going away of Company but the men OF
today, who were the boys of June q, 1861
have to rack their memory TO bring to
mind the incidents of that day of sadness
| for the occasion was one of fearful part
ing at the station. The old Mazeppa En-.
CINE company, which preceded the Phoe
nix Engine company and which had It's
headquarters "over the brook as South
Main street and Canal street was then
called, acted as escort 10 the members OF
Company G. Rain came down in torrents
but the firemen headed the procession
and, marched to the station where the
leave-taking was extremely touching. The
few lines printed in newspaper the fol
lowing week tell briefly Of the sorrow.
stricken throng of mothers, sisters and
sweethearts who gathered TO bid goodbye
to the flower of Brattleboro's young man
hood-the first pick Of the loyal men of
the town-the men of Company G OF the
Second Vermont.
When it left town the Brattleboro com.
pany bore no letter OF designation. The
men had been quartered at Fayetteville
(Newfane) and received orders to march
to Brattleboro Tuesday, June T. The com
mand marched from Wakefeld's hotel
at Fayetteville, a distance of II miles, in
three hours. When the march from Brat
tleboro to the campground in Newfane
was made the men were ON the road
about four hours. In connection with the
stay of the recruits at Fayetteville it will
be interesting to know that the hotel
charged the soldiers $40 week for
board, This figure is an illustration of-the
increase in cost of living which has come
during the past 80 years.
When the men received orders to return
to Brattleboro from Fayetteville the uni.
forms for the new company were ready,
having been made by two local concerns,
Pratt, Wright 4 Co, and Cune & Brack.
EFT, Each concern was given a contract
for 40 uniforms They were shipped by
express to Burlington Tuesday, june g
They consisted of frock coat, pantaloons
and cap of gray ''doeskin" with blue cord
II appears that there were in those days
of trouble inscriptions Nermonters who
We're willing to take advantage of the
states necessity by unloading large
quantity of poor material upon the quar-
department No sooner had
the uniforms made by the local concerns
from cloth bought of a government CON
tractor, Mitchell & Co, of Fclchville, been
received than a protest was raised. Criti-
cism OF the Felchville manufacturer was
upon everyone's lips and II was claimed
that the uniforms furnished the men OF
the Second regiment We're composed of
cloth nearly half cotton and OF coarse.
harsh texture The statement was made |
10. al all ifs,s
,ould have been bought for Sl00 more I
han the shoddy uniforms were sold to the /
'tate for. Each Of the 40 uniforms made +
~ Cune & Bracket carried Bible in the +
'oat pocket when the suits were forwarded /
o Burlington. The Young women who
made the suits paid for the Bibles. In
addition to the many little articles pre-
ented to the men each soldier was given
havelock. During the last few weeks
hat the soldiers remained in Brattleboro
md Newfanc local photographers were
,usy making sittings and but few OF the
men of Company G left home without hay
ng their pictures taken
4 few weeks ago the Reformer gave a
list of names of men who enlisted for two
ears shortly after the outbreak OF the
var. This list was increased by a number
[ names and few Of the original re-
ruits dropped from the roll when enlist
lents for three years were asked for by
resident Lincoln. The following We're
he officers of the company which marched
own Main street from the common 30
ears ago last Tuesday Captain, Edward
i, Todd: 1st lieutenant, John s. Tyler;
d lieutenant. Forester A. Prouty: ser
eants, Elijah Wales, Francis A. Gleason. {
evi +. Knight, Henry II. Prouty and ]
Tclson S. Cole; corporals, Russell Benia- !