The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-13

"a, Colonel William r. Smith, after
| ward major general and a distinguish
ed corps commander, was placed at
the head Captain Smith was a native
Vermonter a cousin of Hon. John
Gregory Smith, the last war governor
Of Vermont. While at Fort Smith
William Scott a private In company
! *, fell asleep on duty and subsequent
/ proceedings filed the newspapers
/ and became q theme for romance and
poetry Among battles of the Third
were Townsville, Lees Mills, Will
| liamsburg, Goiding's Farm, White
Oak swamp Antietam, Fredericks-
Ourg, Gettysburg, Rappahannock
Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
Cold Harbor. Petersburg, Washington,
Cedar Creek and others
The Fourth Regiment were enlisted
from the southern part of the State
Lieutenant r.. II. Stoughton, a native
OF Bellows Falls, was appointed col
onel. He was % years old when APP
pointed. Major Harry Worthen OF
Bradford lately Of the First, was
appointed lieutenant colonel. John
Tyler OF Brattleboro. a man of %, was
made major. Charles Stoughton, 10
years, a young brother of the colonel
was appointed adjutant and the staff
| included John n. Cushman, Benning-
| ton, quartermaster; DR., Samuel Allen,
Hartford and Dr. w. A. Child OF
Pittsford, surgeons, Rev. Salem
Plympton, West Haven, Conn, chap
lain. Brattleboro was the rendezvous
in September. reaching Washington
the 23rd The Fourth regiment took
part in the principal battles of the
war.
The Fifth Regiment was recruited
from Hyde Park, Manchester. Corn
wall, Rutland, ST. Adams, Brandon.
Middlebury, Swanton, Richmond and
| Burlington BY the 18th of September
the regiment was gathering at St
Adams and a regimental band under
/ the leadership of j. Rice of Mont
pelier was mustered with the regi-
ment Lieutenant Henry A Smalley
/ was elected colonel of the Fifth,
native Of Burlington and eldest son
of Judge David Smalley and was then
| in his 2Sth year. Lewis a. Grant of
| Rockingham was appointed lieutenant
and Redfeld Proctor major Adiutant
! Edward NJ. Brown OF Montpelier,
quartermaster; A. O. Brainerd OF St
! Adams; surgeon, w. - Russell of
| Middlebury assistant, H. c. Shaw OF
Waitsfeld and Chaplain Rev. Volney
/ Simons OF Swanton were tn, staff
| The regiment started south Septem-
Der % and saw the most important
/ engagements.
or the Sixth Regiment the follow
/ ing We're appointed recruiting officers
w H. Harris. Danville; G. r. Davis,
/ Wheelock; w Il. Lewis, Norwich;
w. Hazelton, Essex; w. b. Reynolds
! Burlington; George Parker, Jr., Yer
| gennes; William Skinner, Royalton;
! ID. b. Davenport, RoXbury; A. j.
| Mower Calais: d. X Andres, Brad
| ford: A. J. Dyke. Woodstock; L. NJ.
/ Grout, Elmore; J. s. Campbell Waits
| field In y days 900 men had enlist
ed and they met in Montpelier in
| October at the country fair grounds
named Camp Smith in honor Of Hon
| John Gregory Smith. Lieut. Colonel
! Nathan Lord. Jr of the Fifth was
made colonel He was the youngest
/ son Of President Lord Of Dartmouth
and had been principal of Montpelier
/ Academy Adjutant Asa 2. Blunt of
the Third was appointed lieutenant
colonel Captain Oscar futile OF
! Cayendish was made major Other
officers were Adjutant r. B. Crandall,
Berlin; quartermaster, John w Clark
/ Montpelier; surgeons r. c. NJ. Wood
ward. St Adams and Charles NJ.
/ Chandler, Montpelier; chaplain, Rev.
/ Edward p Stone, Berlin. A few days
/ afterward I'M health caused Mr.. Stone
/ to resign and Surgeon Chandler took
! his place while DR.. Lyman futile of
1 Vernon succeeded Dr. Chandler The
| battles of the Sixth were among the
! big engagements of the conflict
The only brigade in the Army of
! the Potomac" says Benedict's, dis
/ tinctly and permanently known by the
name Of its State was the First Yer
mont Brigade suggested by General
| William +. Smith in the fall of 1861
! Captain and Brevet Major w T. II.
! Brooks of the Third infantry u. s.
A., who had been on General Nc
! clellan's staff. was assigned command.
/ He was of Vermont lineage. his faith
er having been a native of Montpe-
| lier. The fortunes OF the brigade are
| followed through the momentous con
hict until the homeward march. Ear
| ly in June nearly all the Nermonters
were stationed near Washington and
We're reviewed by Governor Smith of
| Vermont. Breyet Brigadier General
| George p. Foster and Governor John
/ B. Mead commanded the two divisions
of the brigade and Governor Smith
was accompanied by AdWtant General
/ Washburn, Quartermaster General
! Pitkin, Surgeon General S w Thay-
err General William Wells and j. NJ
Warner The New York Tribunes re-
port of the review said The Vermont
Brigade. Mai General L. A. Grant,
were greatly admired for their fine
appearance Major General Casey,
whose praise is worth having, says
their marching was of a superior or
| der and that that was the only brig
ade that saluted the President cor
rectly"
On the 18th of June, 1865. Go men
of the five original regiments were
mustered out of service and arrived
at Burlington the 23rd and were re-
ceived in City hall by Hon. Daniel
| Roberts
| OF all States NermOnt had the high