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

After a somewhat strenuous re-
search through the v@lous histories
of the state, as well as the adJ1tant
generals reports in connection with
the War of the Rebellion, have
sorted out and compiled what / he
lieve to be as accurate an account OF
the personal history of Bennington
citizen soldiers as can be written.
now or hereafter, and ] shall gladly
turn it over to a future historian,
who will at the proper time, afford
patriotic devotion to the memory OF
the boys who saved and preserved
the nation from disunion, to be the
most prosperous, wealthy and alto
gether lovely country on the face OF
the earth.
Norman NJ. Puffer.
Company A, End Regiment
The first company for the war was
recruited by James H. Walbridge IN
April and May 1861, the men being
enlisted for three months service
Before the organization was perfect
ed, however, the first regiment OF
three months men was called to the
front and this company was asked to
enroll for three years. This was
done without dissent and James II
Walbridge was elected captain. New
ton Stone, first lieutenant, and vii
liam II. Cady, second lieutenant. The
sergeants were: first, Edward w Ap
pleton; second, Charles NJ Bliss,
third, Eugene o. Cole; fourth. John
p. Harwood; fifth, Otis " Estes; the
corporals were: A. j. Robbins, Jno
NJ. Reay, Giles j. Burgess, Warren
M. Wyman, James A, N Williams
William Secor, Edwin X. WEIGH anC
William Il. Murphy
The original company was comp0s
ed OF eighty-two men. There were al
so twelve men enlisted here at thi,
time for the Regimental band, max
ing the Bennington quota "a, bu
these twelve had no part in the his
tory of the company. During IL
four years of service, it was engages
in 2S of the hardest fought battles o
the Army of the Potomac, and wa
recruited from time to time to al
aggregate of 210 men, losing altogeth
err, 90 killed, 20 wounded, 10 die
from wounds, IA of disease and 1
prisoners Of war.
OF the original so members VIII
were all Bennington men, histor
gives the following casualties: TIE
killed and 32 wounded died Q
wounds, disease and in prison PEN
AZ in all whose names follow:
Newton Stone, killed May 5, "a
Joseph Alsop, killed May 6, Ca
William Secor, killed Sept. 16. g
Waldo E. Barrows, killed May
"a.
Lucian Carpenter killed April /
'62.
Edward Grace, killed May 5, 81.
II. S. HILL killed May 5. Ga
Thomas Morrissey, died OF wound
June 90. '62.
Johnson w. Niles, died OF wonnC
May ~, GA.
John Powers, killed May 8. "a.
Francis +. Smith, killed Dec.
90.
Linus NJ. Towsley killed April 3
'62.
Louis Wood. died of wounds, Nj
], '62.
Albert Stafford, died disease, Fe
ruary s, 60.
James Hicks, died of disease. n
vember 2, 81.
William II. Cady, wounded, May
"a.
w. II. Bond, wounded, Aug. 81, Z
Burr T. Cole, wounded, May g. Z
o. V. Estes, wounded, May IL. Z
A. J. Robbins, wounded, May
"a.
G. J. Burgess, wounded, May
ga.
w. NJ. wyman, wounded, Dec.
'62,
VIM. f. Murphy prisoner. wouu
ed, May 5, ga.
Burton T. Bryant, wounded June
Ca
Thomas Dempsey wounded May
SO, lost leg.
NJ. S. Ferguson. June 20,
prisoner.
Alonzo Goodnough wounded, NJ
3, SO.
Alonzo Goodnough, Jr, wound
Oct 10, ga.
A. A. Grant, wounded. May 5. "a
Edward Griffin, wounded, May
"a.
John Griffin, wounded, March
go.
Martin II. Harwood, wounded, NJ
e, "a.
Henry Holden, wounded, Dec.
'GS.
Chas. Kelly, wounded. May 8, 90
II. d. Norton, wounded, May s, q
18th, "a.
Andrew ]. Noyes, wounded, j
81 81, prisoner.
James l.. Robinson, wounded, N
g. "a.
VIM. II Sears, wounded, May