The Second Battle of Bennington; A History of Vermont's Centennial, and the One Hundredth Anniversary of Bennington's Battle. a Civic and Military Rev

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877. Excerpt: ... PART SECOND. Review of the Military Organizations at the Second Battle of Benninyton, --A History of the Citizen Soldiery of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, at Bennington, on Vermont's Centennial Week. THE NATIONAL GUARD OF VERMONT. T was a matter of pride to every Vermonter worthy of the name, that our State possessed a body of citizen jjiv soldiery so well appointed and efficient as our First Regiment showed itself to be at Bennington. No organization contributed more to the success of the centennial celebration. The fine order of its camp, the good behaviour of the men, and the appearance of the Regiment on parade, on guard and in drill, won very high compliments from many strangers, officers of the regular army, veterans of the late war, and officers in the militia of other States and of Canada, whose praise is worth something in military matters. While each man in the Regiment is entitled to his share of the praise thus accorded, it is undervaluing no one to say that the chief credit for the condition of the Regiment has been due to its commander, Col. T. S. Peck. He has infused a good share of his own interest in the formation of an efficient militia into the officers and men of his command; and in attention to its interests and labor for its welfare he has been indefatigable. He has been ably seconded by his subordinate officers; and with such veteran field and line officers as Lieut. Colonel Greenleaf, Major Carr, Captains Henry, Newton, Williams and others, with so large a sprinkling of veterans in the companics, and with such an amount of good material in the rank and file, no one can doubt that the Regiment would render as good an account of itself in action as it does on the parade ground. From the flood wood ...