The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-22
SURVIVORS OF 4th VT.
IN SESSION HERE
Fiftieth Anniversary An Enjoy
able Occasion.
VISIT MADE TO OLD cAMPGRoUND
Fifty of the $50 Living Members of the
Famous Fourth Present at Meetings
Held ay-Complimentar Din
' ner Given by Capt. L. D. Taylor.

Held feSteruay-CompllW LIN
' ner Given by Capt. L. D. Taylor.
On Saturday, Sept 81, 1861, in a pouring
| rain. OiO officers and men of the Fourth
! Vermont Volunteers marched down Canal
street from the camp ground, now the
property Of the Valley FAIR association,
to the depot and entrained for Washing.
| ton. Yesterday 80 of the $50 survivors of
the regiment gathered in Brattleboro to
celebrate the J0th anniversary OF the
departure The sun shone yesterday and
| though there were touches of sadness in
many of the stories told and in many OF
the incidents recalled the handful of men
who wore the blue enjoyed themselves to
| the limit and have gone to their homes
telling eachs other that they were highly
and generously entertained. Through the
generosity of Capt l.. ID. Taylor the
veterans were given a sumptuous dinner
at the Brattleboro House. An opportunity
was afforded the visitors to- see points
of interest about town including trip to
their old camp ground. With only three
or four exceptions all of the veterans pres
ent were over 10 years old Many letters
of regret were received from comrades IN
distant parts of the country who were
unable to attend
Owing to the absence Of President l.. B.
Harris of the reunion association, who did
not arrive until afternoon. the meeting
was called to order by Acting President
l.. W. Fisher of St Johnsbury in G.. A. X.
hall at 1890 o'clock. The only business
transacted at the opening session was
vo>6 taken to hold the business session at
g o'clock. The forenoon was spent in a
social way and Companies ! and + held
reunions from II to Il o'clock. At the
meeting of Company | the following
officers were elected President, Charles
Dunklee of Greenfield, Mass, icepresl-
dent. Francis Hosman of Greenfield; see,
retary and treasurer, f. II. Niles of
Halifax These three officers will con-
sttute the executive committee. There
were 10 members of the company present.
There were 16 members Of Company + at
the reunion and the officers elected We're
President, j. Everett Alden of Torring-
ton, Conn: vice.president Henry Hutch
ins of Bellows Falls; secretary and treas
urer l.. H. Lynde of Dummerston. 1t
was voted to appropriate a sum of money
to place a bouquet upon the grave OF CoI.
II f. Taylor. a member OF Company +.
There We're SO living members of Company
F when the roster was issued in October,
1907 Since that date the only death re-
ported is that of Col. TAYLOR. At the close
of the meetings held by the two companies
many veterans accepted an invitation to-
visit Island Park and they returned to the
Bratteboro House ready for dinner at
3 o'clock with all kinds of good things TO
say about their treatment at the park.
A register was opened by Secretary f.
II. Niles and an effort made to secure the
name and present address of all veterans
of the regiment attending the reunion.
Those registering We're a. J Parker, and
Charles l.. Gould Of Springfield. Mass.
Luis Bumblebee of Woodstock, Stephen
B Blodgett of Lower Cabot, T. F. Car.
rick of st. Johnsbury. Osmen Dwyer of
b. Whitcomb of Hanover n. H.. +. w.
Savage of Proctor, c. W Carr of Brandon,
NJ. s. Atwood of East Dover w. f. Bliss
of East Calais. T. W. Fisher of st Johns
bury, B. F, Taylor of South Walden:
Kittredge Haskins and Roscoe Fisher of
Brattleboro. c. H. Chamberlain of Spring
field. Mass, Charles Dunklee and Charles
Stay of Greenfield, Mass, c. O. Hadley |
of Springfield, Mass. F. B. Warner of
Brattleboro, r J, Hosmer Of Greenfield,
Mass, j. II Winslow of Whitingham,
H Fl. Chaffee of Rochester, G. ]. Ball of
South Acworth, n. H., w. W. Fish Of
Ludlow, NJ. V. B. Sleeper Of Putney, j. Z. |
Alden of Torrington, Conn, Louis II.
well of Saxtons River, Ferdinand Klinge
of Easthampton. Mass, w. IT, Miles and
John A. Grout of Townshend. I. X. Allen
of Brattleboro. H. G. Campbell Of East
Foxboro, Mass. F. Fl. Niles of Halifax.
c. A. Allen of Sutton, G. c, Cooley of
Wiliamsville Charles Ingram of East
Dovery F. w. Fisk of Hinsdale, I. NJ
Tucker of Greenfield, Mass. II @. Waite
of Holyoke Mass, Silas G. Collision and
L. B. Harris of Lyndonville, a. A. Stiles
Of Keene. n Fl. Many of the veterans
neglected to register and President Harris
1T the close of the banquet asked that all
persons present communicate with the
treasurer in order that a record of their
attendance at the reunion might be pre-
served
There were scores of interesting stories
told at the. company reunions and many
Of them were new ones One of the IN
-eresting things connected with the gather
ng was the meeting of ii. O. Waite of
Holyoke, Mass, and G.. w. Carr of Bran.
Ion Both men stepped up to the desk of
Secretary Niles to register. Mr.. Waite
ooked at Mr.. Carr and asked him what
lis name was and when told that it was
Carr the two men grasped hands. 1t was
he first time they had met since they
we're mustered out in June, 1865.
AS many OF lne veterans WiSIieu W
-isit the site of their old camp ground
special car was, chartered and 4? men
vent to the Valley fair grounds where
lalf hour was spent. Fifty men and
everal women, wives of the veterans, sat
lown to the turkey dinner given by Capt.
J. d. Taylor of Brattleboro in memory '
# his father, Herbert E. Taylor. Af- {
er an hour spent at the table Pres
dent L. B. Harris, who arrived
N an afternoon train, opened the speak {
ng by referring to the large number of |
.eterans present. He said that never be- c
ore had so many members of the regiment
,een gathered together since they were
mustered out in 1865. He paid high
ompliment to the late Col. Taylor and to
he people of Brattleboro Chairman John
,alvin of the board of selectmen was in '
reduced and in a 15,minute speech
7elcomed the veterans He referred to .
is recollection of the breaking out of the
,ar and of the part he and his sister took
n scraping lint to he sent to the field
ospitals. Mr.. Calvin referred to Brat
leboros volunteers in the military serv-
,e of the country and the men who dis
themselves in the various pro-
,ssions and business activities during the
o wears since the outbreak of the war.
A letter was read from Capt. L. d.
'avlor, who is attending the annual en-
ampment of the Vermont National Guard
/ Fort Ethan Allen, expressing regret at
is inability to be present. Secretary
Tiles spoke briefly. telling of the arrange
,ents made by himself and Col. Taylor
Or holding the reunion in Brattleboro.
everal other members of the regiment
poke briefly and the afternoon exercises