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sdue' SecoHu DIVISION, 18TH Army corps,
appointed captain and assistant quar-
termaster United States Volunteers.
March II. 1865, and assigned to the First
Brigade, Third Division, 24th Army Corps
He served on the STATS of General Stan
nard, Gen. Wistar General Joseph II.
Potter, General Donohue and Gen. y. II.
Ripley. Present in action at Middletown
and Winchester Va, May "a and Is,
1862. with the Vermont Cavalry: at
Winchester in August, ard at Har.
per's Ferry September, 1867, with the
Ninth Vermont Infantry. At the latter
place. with his regiment. he was cap
tured and paroled; at the siege
of Suffolk. Nansemond. Edenton Road
and Blackwater, May, 1863; Yorktown
and Gloucester Court House, Va, July
and August, 1853; Younss Cross Roads,
\. c., December, 1862 Newport Bar.
racks, February 2. 1854 where he re-
ceived medal of honor from Congress
for distinguished gallantry in action.
Swansboro and Jacksonville. n. c.. May.
1854 served with his command from
August to the latter part of September,
1864 on the Petersburg and Bermuda
Hundred Fronts in Virginia, in the
Fort Harrison, Va. September 1890,
1864 where he was wounded Fair Oaks,
Va, October 90 1864; special duty COM
handing a battalion of the ninth Yer
mont Regiment November !, 1864 in
New York city, a riot duty, during the
second election of President Lincoln; IN
the trenches at the siege and capture
of Richmond, winter and spring of 1854
60, and with the Third Brigade Third
Division, oath Army Corps. was among
the first to enter Richmond, Va, at
the surrender April 3, 1865. He was
mustered out Of service June 23, 1865. At
the close of his volunteer service he
was offered three commissions in the
regular army, which were declined
Upon his return to his home in YER
mont he was appointed chief of staff
with rank of colonel by Governor John
W. Stewart. In July, 1866. he was APP
pointed major and assistant ndJutant
general of the First Brigade, Vermont
Militia, and upon its muster-out he was
elected May 10. 1868, first lieutenant of
the light battery, and captain COM
handing February 16, 1869. September
!. 1852 he was elected lieutenant colonel
commanding battalion Of the First Reg-
ment, Vermont National Guard, and
colonel Of the First Regiment OF the
Brigade OF Vermont National Guard,
Sept. 49, 1870. Upon the consolda ton OF
the brigade to one regiment. April Il,
1873. he was elected colonel of the same,
and held command for eight years until
appointed adjutant-ge general of Vermont,
with rank Of brigadier-general in 1881
by the Governor OF Vermont Hon Ros-
we'll Farnham. From this time to 1901
he was unanimously elected by the Joint
assembly Of the Vermont Legislature at
its several biennial sessions as adjutant-
general and was promoted to the
rank OF major general by brevet in
1894, for faithful and meritor-
ious service. He served the nation and
State almost continuously for forty
years, and was chief OF staff for the fol-
lowing governors oe Vermont: Farnham,
Barstow, Pingree Ormsbee. Fuller
Page, Dillingham;, Woodbury.. Grout and
Smith, until October 1901. when he was
placed upon the retired list.
In 1869 he was made assistant adj
jutant-general of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of Vermont and
and department commander in 1s76-77
He was secretary Of the Vermont COM
mission, appointed by Governor Fletcher.
to erect the monument and bronze
tablet in honor Of the First Vermont
Cavalry and its commander. Major
General William Wells, on the battle
field at Gettysburg on July 3, 1913. fifty
years after the battle.
lie is charter member Of the Ver-
mont Commandery, Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion of the Emitted states
and was its commander in 1923. Was
vice-president general. also historian
general of the National Society, Sons of
the American Revolution. first governor
OF the Vermont Society of Colonial
Wars; June 10, 1910, appointed deputy
governor general for the State of YER
mont, General Society OF Colonial Wars;
commander Of the Medal of Honor
Legion of the United States in 1s99-1soO.
In 1891 appointed by President Harrison
member Of the board Of visitors at
the United states Military Academy at
West Point. n. Y. While adjutant-
general OF Vermont, in 1895 he modified.
armed and equipped the First Regiment
Infantry, Vermont Volunteers, which
rendezvoused on the State permanent
camp ground near Fort Ethan Allen.
VT, between the 4th and 7th OF May,
1885, and was mustered into the United
States service May 16, 1898, proceeding
to Chickamauga, Ga, on the 2lst, and
returning therefrom and being mustered
out on the 7th OF November. 1898, He
Is member Of the Society Of Foreign
Wars and Spanish American War
Veterans, also of the Military order Of
the Medal Of Honor. The honorary de-
gree Of master of arts has been CON
ferred upon him by Norwich University
His residence since the war has been
Burlington, Vt. and his business that Of
general insurance, the agency having
been established in 1869 lie is a member
of the Algonquin and Ethan Allen clubs
Of Burlington. University cub OF Wash
ington, ID. c., and the Army and Navy
club OF New York city. but has never
held any civic office.
On the Goth of October, 1879, in New
York city, he married Agnes Louisa
Leslie OF Toronto. Ont, daughter Of
William Leslie and Louisa NJ, Webb.
and has one child, Theodore Agnes
Peck, born In Burlington. VT. October
20, 1882 Miss Peck is a member of the
second class, Military Order of the
Medal Of Honor. and has tho distinction
OF being No. ! in this class. At the