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men going to war. saying 1t was not
t for gain or glory but to face the
hardships of field and camp and to
battle with bullets in order that the
country might live. He also mem
toned how the organization was rep
resented on 33 fields of battle and
spoke of the peculiar character of
the boulder. He said that so years
ago Governor Erastus Fairbanks pre-
scented the organization with a regi-
mental flag which was made by 40
ladies of st. Johnsbury and that the
marker would now be unveiled by
a great grandson of Governor Fair
banks, Robert Lincoln Stone. Master
Stone raised the flag while the band
played 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
Col Thomas o. Seaver of Woods
stock, one of the fighting colonies of
the war, was next introduced and he
made a brief speech and after speak
ing OF the experiences of half a CEN
fury ago, said that he trusted that
they had reflected no dishonor on the
flag, state, organization or the cit
liens of st. Johnsbury in returning
to their old home.
Grafton of the Day.
Col F. G. Butterfeld of Derby
tor OF the day. He delivered very
able history of the part that Vermont
had taken in the Civil war giving
special attention to the brigade and
the regiment of cavalry. He said
the cavalry captured during the war
seven battle flags, 81 pieces of ar
tillery and more prisoners than the
total number of the organization.
Vermont sent into the war 1880
men and lost, killed, wounded and
prisoners, 1923 men or over 40
per cent of the total membership.
The Vermont brigade sent into the
war 4,74O men and was reinforced
from time to time and at the close
of the war had lost $3.50 officers and
men. He then spoke of the different
individuals of the 3rd Vermont reg
iment saying that it's first colonel was
Badly" Smith, it's quartermaster
Redfield Proctor, its adjutant Asa G.
Blunt. Among the captains were
Thomas O. Seaver and Wheelock G..
Veasey and Major Nelson. Among it's
lieutenants were Samuel G. Pingree
and Horace w. Floyd and Sergeant
Horace French. He spoke highly of
each as he mentioned their name. He
spoke of the magnificent work of
the rank and file of the organization
and that all had done good work
since the close OF the war, the same
good service in civil life as on the
battlefield. He spoke of the muster
ing of the 3rd Vermont at st. Johns
bury, July 6, 1851. They left camp
on July "a, and reached Washington,
July &c. He gave an account of their
first battle at Leesville and closed
with peroration regarding the
unity shown at present, especially
during the Spanish American war.
The original cornet player of the
3rd regiment, George E. Bryant, of
Lowell, was then introduced and
played a cornet selection, "The
Palms,
The exercises closed with the play
| ing OF America by the St. Johnsbury
band.
Resolution.
After the party returned to the g. A. R.
rooms the following resolution was
adopted:
That the 3rd Vermont Regiment
| association tenders to the citizens of
ST. Johnsbury it's most sincere thanks
for the honors they have conferred
this day on the living and dead of our
comrades, who went forth fifty years
ago, to do battle for the integrity
and permanence of the Union.
And it. assures the good people of
this town, that their method of con-