The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-11
Death of Major L. M. Grout,
VermOnt's Last Survivor
of Mexican War
QUELLED MUTINY AT
BRATTLEBORO CAMP
But He Drove. Them Back to Quar-
ters-Was 80 Years Old and Lived
with His Son, DR.. D. D. Grout

Major Human NJ Grout, % a vctcr-
an OF the Mexican and civil wars.
died Tuesday in Waterbury III the
home Of his son, Dr. -. y. CIRCUIT, su
pcrlnteudtnt of the Vermont state
hospital. lie was % wears old when
he enlisted for service in the Mexican
war. He took part in many important
engagements and narrowly escaped
death several times. During the war
he marched four times over the road
between Vera cruz and Mexico City
| When the war of the Rebellion
broke ont, his military experience was
remembered and ne was given charge
OF recruiting work. But he soon he
cided to 90 himself 10 the front. He
had been drilling body of yolun-
tcors, which later became Company 4
Of the Eighth Vermont, and his men
refused to organize unless he would
accept the captaincy Of the COMPANY
Captain CIRCUIT spent the winter of
lS6l-lS62 in camp with his regiment
at Brattleboro, where his only protcc-
tion from the cold was that afforded
by canvas tent Part Of the reei-
ment, dissatisfied with their quarters
in portable sheds, planned to leave
the camp. On the very night when the
IjIdH WIS 70 10 CtfIltU our, ANA MAJ I'll n
4 few minutes of the time set, On ,.ain
Circuit overheard conversation which
revealed the scheme to him Iastcniag
to a point where a sentry vas station
ed in a narrow passage cut through a
snowdrift - feet deep, re relieved he
Soldicr Of his rifle and took the post
himself
Go TO the first lieutenant q my
lcomPany, said the captain, and tel
him to bring the men here at once or
the double quick. But before III,
company reached the spot the dis at
jsfied men, 6oo strong, appeared. Cap
tain Grout faced them. Not mar
passes. Said he, Except over ny
dead body \ few TRUSTS OF his bay
onet held them back until the al1iva
of his men, when the rchcllious vo!un
tccrs were quickly driven hack I,
their quarters. unarmed as they were.
The battles OF Winchester an,
81 Fishers Hill were the. aast-aaeiaora
bic OF the engagements participated il
: by the Eighth. Captain Grout ais,
:, was in one Of the most important ooc
| ration, OF the four years struggle -
l the capture OF New Orleans. the chic
| port Of the Confcdesacy. There Il
| gained his promotion to major to sue
| coed Charles Dillingham;, who had bee
! raised to lieutenant colonel This va
| on Doe -, $50.
In the following mouth Of 1uac
| Major Grout was forced to rtsion o.
account OF 4 threatening illness an
he returned to Vermont. lie lived i
Elmore for some Years and then wen
! TO Montpelier, where he took NJ hi
residence near the Junction for m a
wears. For some time he also liN-cil /
Stonoham, Mass, and when his seran
wife died he returned to Wat, rftr
: to pass the remainder OF his dev
with his son. Until within fc'
i months he has been familiar Gear
on the streets and many have iist"Ga
| to his stories of two wars.
BESIDES his son. Pr. y. d. Grar
with whom he lived, he is survived i
] four other children, George Grout {
| Morri,yille, Frank Grout Of Non
| pelicr. Mrs Harvey Collier Of Ston
| ham, Mass, and Mrs. Marccllus B.n'
| ham Of Burlington. There are also
| grandchildren and fvc great gran
| children.