The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-10

boy, was promoted from the ranks to
the command of his company, was
wounded May H., ga and killed in ac-
tion Oct. 3, "a. Benedict says of him
he enlisted as private in Company G,
was promoted for bravery and effic-
iency. was 25 years old at his death.
had distinguished himself in a score
of battles and was regarded one of
the best officers in the line"
Alyah r. Haswell also a Benning- |
ton boy, enlisting as private. rose
through the grades 10 captain, pFis- |
oner April /, SO, was paroled April 7, |
being in the hands OF the enemy but |
one week, was wounded Sept 10, SO, |
came home with his company at the !
close of the war.
The only field officer in the regi-
ment from Bennington was William
d. Collins, who was the senior ma
jor. He was captured May &c. '62,
while the regiment was on a raid, but
was recaptured by his own men dur
ing the day. He was too old a man
for such active service and resigned
in May 1863 He will be remember
ed by the boys and girls of sixty to
seventy years Of age as the school
master with four eyes who manipula-
ted the beech rod with success, but
with much discomfort TO the schol-
airs.
Company A, 18th Regiment
The fifth company to be recruited
was enlisted in August and Septem-
Der, 1862 for the period of nine
months and left for the seat Of war
October q, 1862 1t numbered SO
men and organized by the election of
r. o. Gore, captain; Edward n. Thay-
err first lieutenant, and Charles Albro
second lieutenant Sergeants, Hor-
ace G.. Henry, LIST, Lorenzo ID. Jepson
Jr, Leander d. Thompson, Richard
NJ Houghton, NJ " B. Armstrong
Corporals, George Hicks, Burton W.
Potter, William burlington, Martin
F. Barney Harlon Houghton. Edward
P. Hathaway, Henry s. Burt, Samuel
B. Norton. Musicians, Joseph +, Bla-
co, George II. Fields
During the greater part of their en-
listment they were guarding the out
posts of the defenses of Washington.
On Dec. 2S, so the Rebel General,
: Stewart came up to the defenses on
his famous cavalry raid He was
met at Fairfax Court house by these
Vermonters and turned back. The
? Regiment started for Gettysburg
5 from Wolf Run Shoals, Va, on June
25th 1868, 1t being the first forced
March they had ever made They
covered one hundred and twenty-five
!, miles in six days under a broiling sun
reaching the field the evening OF the
!, first days fight. over two hundred
had fallen out on the march, but
y most of them came up during the
night. History recounts the deeds OIL
h this regiment and the entire I'd Yer
mont Brigade at Gettysburg so thai
Y 1t is not necessary for me to go into
details of that event. On July lS th'
l. regiment started for Vermont anC
were mustered out at Brattlebort
(. July Goth. 1872 members of the regi
3, ment were between the ages Of six
teen and twenty-one and the average
,, age was twenty.
list. Vermont Battery
About one hundred Of the men TO
n this battery we're enlisted at Mont
pelier and the balance "fftyfour" II
(, Bennington, SALISBURY and .Pownal
They organized in Brattleboro earl,
6, in February 1862 by the election o
George r. Duncan, Salisbury Car
1, tain, George 7. Hebard, Chelsea. is
Lieutenant Edward Rice, Shafts
y bury LIST Lieutenant and Thoma
Reade. Jr.. SALISBURY. I'd Meuter
er ant or the non-commssioned of
GERS Dwight Biddle. Durham G. Bur
pt and Oliver X. Wyman were fror
Bennington; George Cary and RobeI
er Collins, SALISBURY and Nelson NJ!
ers from Pownal.
%, The original company had 10
men and were recruited TO about 20
a, during their servise. The losses wer'
46 killed, died of desease and woun'
Id ed. one third of whom may be credi
a, ed to Bennington county. The Ba
terry sailed from New York early
ril March 1862 for Ship Island, Miss
and served its full term with N
nd army Of the Gulf Its record wa
equal to that OF any other Vernon
"A, troop In the field having fought
Eve general engagements with credi
~ The I'd Battery.
b., The Cd Battery was recruited
- Brandon from all over the state an
- mustered into the United States sc
10 vice Dec. 21, 1861. II was compose
b, OF one hundred and eleven origin
8" members. twenty-six being credit'
90 to Bennington county On Feb.
w. 1862. they sailed from Boston
Ship Island, Miss, serving their n
"s term with the army OF the Gulf al
no battery had better record (
j. efficient service than the Secon
90 Their loss. killed, died OF woun
OS' and desease was fifty-four.
q" The adjutant generals report ere
o, it's Bennington with enlistments fro
- the navy. the regular army, color
troops and unassigned seventy-s
"' men, making a total OF the origin
q, enlistments and their losses by dea
81 and otherwise as follows