The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-05

Charles X. Rideout, Thomas Waite
William Whitman. w. G. Brown, Mel
IN Burnham and five Of the six broth
ers Cummins. The sixth brother WA
wounded, and one cousin, II. c. Clay
| ton WAS killed. All these have rela
dyes living In town today. Lieutenant
Peck was badly wounded but manages
| - stagger back with the army In II,
retreat and later was transferred Il
the Invalid Corps. Co. Z, out Of 81
linen in line, lost ~; of them rs wer,
killed or mortally wounded, the mos,
| remarkable proportion Of killed t.
wounded recorded In the history Of thu
war. Seventy-6ve wounded and thres
|rick men were left In the hands Of ths
enemy when the regimnt was obliged
|t0 retreat. heard these particulars
|cf the battle Of Savage Station giver
by Sergeant Lucius Bigelow, some
years Afterwards editor Of the Rutland
Herald.
Cyrus Hard, son Of Zera Hard, one
a the most patriotic and jealous
members in the formation Of the COM
pany, Ind died q short time before.
After McClellan's retreat General
Lee invaded Maryland but was de-
featsd at Crampton's Gap and Antie-
tem. Co. f lost no men, but Leonard
Ipusley, q Manchester boy in regi-
u1ent from another state, was killed.
The two battles of Fredericksburg
followed, in the first Of which Co. Els
orderly sergeant, Warren Dunton,
tUusferred to another company as
ltQutenant, was severely wounded and
later discharged from service for dis
ahiIlty. Before this, Lieut.. Colonel
Grant was made colonel. Captain
Dudley was made major and Lieuten-
ant BurnhAm, captain.
On the 9Th Of June the brigade
started on the hard northern march
which ended at Gettysburg.
Rcused by the reverses Of the PEN
ineula campaign to q full realization
of the magnitude Of the task, Presi-
dent Lincoln issued q call July 1st,
1852, Tor 100000 three year men.
Draft Or ccnscription was to be re-
sorted 10 Il necessary. On August 4th
another call for 1000 nine months
men WAS made. A company of the
latter was called for from the north
shire, and by August 18th, only "a
days afterwards, company was fully
Organised. It assembled at Manches-
ter Village, was cared for in the same
way as Company E, and was treated
MaIn even greater interest and regard
tn2n tnet company. Josiah b. Mum
son q Mancnester, was elected cap
Uni Natnan b. Andrews OF Airing
yon, VINO mao seen service before, first
leulenant; henry y. Young OF Man
cneSser, secona iieutenant, and Charles
q. rlerce q Mancnester, editor OF The
mAncnester journal, orderly sergeant.
uorSet ana rupert ielt, and justly,
tns Mancnester nad received more
snaa ner snare o. me omcers ana there
was mucn dlssatisiactlon ana dlsa-
srecaDie IeeiinE maniIested' Inc
Weutner tnat 1ali was very mild and
mo mos. OF tne men went nome nights.
Inc nrst saturday night after the
eiectioh, phe weatner nad turned cold.
one Of the rupert boys who. had re-
NAMED N Manchester' during the
wees, toid captain Munson that ne
caihe away on MONDAY morning with
oue ms coa', ana asked the captain to
m lena nlm an old coat to protect him
vli Wnlie gong over Rupert mountain.
WIilout q moments hesitation the
sapoaiii LOOK on ms own coat and gave
y 70 the Doy. Ihis ended all the dis
satisfaction, atlast with Captain Mum
son, H.,
Inc company was ordered to Brat
Ileooro ana became company 7, the
,oior company OF the 18th Regiment,
,eofge W. Knight and George Cutler
peing tne stalwart color bearers.
'naii NOT attempt TO describe the COM
9any departure. ihe memory OF the
lea.n oI 80 many Manchester boys At
.sssage z Station was iresn IN the minds
= lne great crowd that saw their
'ons ions ana TRENDS depart Harrison
rlihdie, OF 70. = was commissioned
id!utant 81 the regiment.
q. brattieDoro another evidence OF
1aptain Munson,s care Of his men was
.lven; Caivin Reed, for some una
'oldaDle preach OF the rules OF the
amp was arrested Dy the Police Guard
lnd taken TO the guard house. Cap
am Munson, nearing OF the arrest,
Vent at once 70 the guard house and
,Iougnt Calv back 70 the company.
,or TINS General Stoughton disciplined
Iaptain Munson and took away his
word, Inc captain told him ne could
eep ms sword; that ne was not yet
worn into tne Y. ,. service; II not