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

81. lost arm
James H. Shippe, wounded, June
30, so, prisoner.
Chandler T. Smith, wounded, Dec.
IL. So
Pratt Stone, wounded May 5, Ga.
Geo. e, Tyler, wounded, Sept. 16,
GO.
Space will not permit of an ex.
tended personal history of the com.
pany but if this article is found
worthy of use in the future 1t will
not be complete without brief men.
ton of some of the noteworthy ev.
ents
On May II, 1862, less than a year
from the date of the regiments mus
J ter, Captain Walbridge was promot-
ed Major. on January s. SO to Lieu.
tenant Colonel and on February 9th,
1864 to full Colonel Owing to ex.
posure in the campaigns OF the regi-
ment he contracted rheumatism and
in April, about two months before the
expiration of his term of service, was
compelled to resign.
J Lieut. Newton Stone a Readsboro
boy. was one of the first to answer
the presidents call. He was promot.
ed captain January %, 1862 major
January 8. 1863, LieutCol. February
I 9th, 1863 and full colonel April LIST,
1864 He was instantly killed May
9Th. 1864 at the Battle of the Wilder
ness when the old brigade suffered
its greatest loss in any one fight OF
the war
Lieut.. VIM II. Cady was wounded
and promoted Captain and Brevet
Major. VIM II. Bond. a private sol
def was wounded and rose through
the grades 10 be captain OF his com
pany. Sergeant Eugene o. Cole was
promoted Lieut. May %, 1862 anC
Lieut. Col. commanding the 5th Reg
/, iment April I'd. 1865 for gallant con
duct at the breaking OF the lines a
Petersburg Sergeants Appleton
Bliss, and Estes were promoted Lieu
tenants as we'll as Corporal A. ]. Rob
bins and private b. T. Cole.
( Co. A. 4th Regiment.
The second company for the wa
was recruited during the months o
+ August and September 1861 for tire
; years and was composed OF 1872 orig
nal members. John +. Pratt wa
elected Captain, Abel X. Parsons frs
Lieutenant and Gideon II. Burtol
y Second Lieutenant The Sergeant
\ were first, Fred c. Rogers; VIM. A
4 Coomer, Fred Godfrey. Addison
J. Grover and VIM. b. Barber; Corpol
ais, Adelbert w. Warren, Charles c
Cole, Elias d. Adams, II. c. Chapir
David II. Downer, VIM Cass, Jaco
!. l.. Cook, and VIM. II. Lever. Nelso
}. O.. Wilcox was drummer boy durln
its nearly four years of service.
}, was engaged in 20 battles of IN
army OF the Potomac and was r,
cruited from time to time an agr,
CATION of 40 men, losing altogethe
IS 10 killed and died OF wounds.
wounded. 26 died of disease. and 4
Is prisoners OF war or the origini
lO2, all Bennington county men. hi
tory gives the following.
3. Lieut.. Abel X. Parson, killed Jun
3. "a
0. Geo. Bracy, killed, May 5, Ga.
Lewis A. Davis, killed, Dec. 10. g
y Joseph Hufnagle, wounded, May l
died wounds. June s. Ga
b. John H. Minot killed, Dec. 10. g
Joseph Minot, killed, June %, g
O Elijah Knapp. wounded. May !
GA, died of wounds May "a.
3, VIM. A. Coomer, died Anderso
vile. prisoner.
A. A. ]. Grover, died Sept. 30. 90
a. Lyman II. Bowles, wounded. May
a. 90, prisoner. died Andersonville.
=, VIM Bowen, died February 10. q
Benz. Cary, died March 6, 80.
2. Luther Cary, died February s, Z
N. h. Carpenter died Dec. 4. '6l.
j. Bradford S. Downs, died, Aug.
d., Geo. II. Lille, died. February
4, c. II. Russell, died Dec. 10. SO.
II. f. Stafford. died, Feb. 2. go.
3. Col. John Il. Pratt, prisoner, Ju
20. 60.
r. Fred c. Rogers, wounded, June
'62.
ay Charles G. Cole wounded. Dec.
go.
cd H. c. Chaplin, prisoner. June 90.
David p Downer wounded, NJ
4. so.
s. NJ. S. Atwood, wounded, Dec.
a. Clark Bartlett, wounded. July
6S.
ay Joseph d. Belding, wounded, NJ
20. '62.
IL, Alonzo Bigelow wounded. July
'62.May TO- ga, prisoner.
Henry G. Camp. prisoner, June
nd William J. Camp, wounded, Ju
20. co.
lily Felix G. Cole, prisoner June 2
Norman d. Cole, prisoner, June
ay George Convato. wounded, June
'6s. prisoner, June %.
&, Lysander Davis, prisoner June