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Guyer Charles B., of Wolcott, age 18, private Co. E, 3d Regt., June 1, '61 ; Corp .; re-enlisted, Dec. 21, '63 ; Sergt., Jan. 1, '64 ; Ist Sergt., Aug. 13, '64; 2d Lieut., May 10, '65 ; mustered out of service as Ist Sergt., July II, '65.
Guyer Guy H., of Wolcott, age 32, Ist Lieut., Co. C, 17th Regt., Feb. 24, '64; killed in action near Petersburgh, Va., June 17, '64.
·Hadlock Charles P., of Derby, age 18, private Co. K., Ioth Regt., July 29,
'62 ; Corp., Sept. 1, '62 ; Sergt. Nov. 2, 64; 2d Lieut., June 15, '65; mustered out of service as Sergt., June 22, '65.
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Hale Oscar A., of Troy, age 24, Capt. Co. D, 8th Regt., Oct. 8, '61 ; Maj., Jan. 12, '63 ; Lieut-Col., March 16, '63 ; wounded Aug. 21, '64; mus- tered out of service, Oct. 28, '64.
Harrison George B., of Morristown, age 25, private Co. L, 11th Regt., July 21, '63 ; Corp., Dec. 27, '63; Sergt., March 11, '65; Co. Qr. M. Sergt., June 23, '65 ; transferred to Company C., June 24, '65 ; 2d Lieut., June 26, '65 ; mustered out of service, Aug. 25, '65.
Hibbard Curtis A., of Troy, age 25, 2d Lieut., Co E, 9th Regt., June 25, '62 ; resigned May 16, '63.
Hodge Charles H., of Stowe, age 28, private Co. H, 9th Regt., June 20, '62 ; Sergt .; 2d Lieut., June 4, '63 ; resigned, Dec. 18, '64.
Holbrook Samuel H., of Newport, age 19, private Co. F, 11th Regt., Aug. II, '62 ; Corp., Oct., 25, '64; Ist Sergt., Dec. 30, '64; 2d Lieut., May
13, '65 ; mustered out of service as ist Sergt., Co. F, June 24, '65 ; re- enlisted ; 2d Lieut., Co. B, June 26, '65 ; mustered out of service Aug. 25, '65.
Hopkins Maxmilian, of Derby, age 22, 2d Lieut., Co. A, 10th Regt., July 7, '62 ; resigned Jan. 15, '63.
Howard George C., of Morristown, age 19, private Co. E, 3d Regt., June 1, '61 ; Sergt., July 16, '61; 2d Lieut., Co. C, Sept. 22,'62 ; resigned Feb. 14, '63.
Hudson William, of Stowe, age 24, private Co. D, 11th Regt., July 18, '62 ; Sergt., Sept. 1, '62 ; rst Sergt., Jan. 16, '64; 2d Lieut., Sept. 2. '64; wounded Oct. 19, '64; Ist Lieut., Co. B, May 23, '65 ; mustered out of service as 2d Lieut., Co. D, June 24, '65.
Hyde Breed N., of Hyde Park, age 30, Lieut .- Col., 3d Regt., June 6, '61 ; Col., Aug. 13, '61 ; resigned Jan. 15, '63.
Hyde Leo, of Hyde Park, age 19, Sergt .- Maj., 3d Regt., July 16, '61 ; 2d Lieut., Co. A, Dec., 5, '61 ; Ist Lieut., Co. C, Sept. 22, '62; Capt., Nov. 1, '63 ; mustered out of service July 27, '64.
Johnston William H., of Albany, Capt., Co. I, 15th Regt., Sept. 28, '62 ; re- signed Jan. 12, '63.
Joslyn C. Edwin, of Brownington, age 24, private Co. D, 6th Regt., Oct. 2, '61 ; Sergt. ; 2d Lieut., Co. G, Nov. 1, '62 ; Ist Lieut., Co. D, Feb. 3, '63 ; Capt., Co. A, May 15, '64 ; honorably discharged Jan. 18, '65, for wounds received in action at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, '64.
Kelley Francis W., of Derby, age -, Surg., Jan. 25, '62 ; resigned Sept. 8, '62
Kenesson Daniel J., of Derby, age 38, Ist Lieut., Co. D, 3d Regt., May 23, '61 ; wounded June 3, '64 ; Capt., Sept. 14, '62 ; mustered out of ser- vice July 27, '64
Kenfield Frank, of Morristown, age 24, 2d Lieut., Co. E, 13th Regt., Sept. 8, '62 ; wounded July 3, '63 ; Ist Lieut., June 4, '63 ; mustered out of service July 21, '63 ; re-enlisted ; Capt., Co. C, 17th Regt., Feb. 23, '64; wounded May 6, '64 ; honorably discharged May 15, '65.
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Kimball Fred M., of Glover, age 21, private Co. D, 6th Regt., Sept. 20, '61 ; Sergt , Oct. 15, '61 ; Ist Sergt. ; wounded May 4, '63, and July 10, '63 ; 2d Lieut., Feb. 3. '63 ; honorably discharged Oct. 22, '63, for wounds. Kimball Isaac, of Coventry, age 34, private Co. B, 3d Regt., June 1, '61 ; Ist Sergt., July 16, '61 ; 2d Lieut., April 12, '62 ; resigned Oct. 16, '62. Kinehan James, of Barton, age 21, private Co. M, Ist Cav., Oct. 6, '62 ; Sergt., Dec. 31, '62 ; Sergt .- Maj., Aug. 30, '64 ; Ist Lieut., Co. E, Nov. 19, '64 ; transferred to Co. A, June 21, '65, by reason of consolidation of regiment ; Ist Lieut., Nov. 19, '64 ; mustered out of service Aug. 9, '65.
Landon Daniel, of Stowe, age 35, Capt., Co. E, 7th Regt., Jan. 9, '62 ; re- signed Nov. 17, '62.
Law John F., private, 2d Regt., sharp-shooters, Oct. 5, '61 ; Sergt., Nov. 9, '61 ; 2d Lieut., Sept. 17, '62; wounded July 3, '63 ; Ist Lieut., Sept. 14, '63 ; died in Burlington hospital Aug. 22, '64, of wounds received in action before Petersburg, Va., June 18, '64.
Leach Charles H., of Waterville, age 20, private Co. E, 7th Regt., Dec. 2, . '61 ; Sergt., Feb. 12, '62; re-enlisted Feb. 18, '64; Ist Sergt., March 21, '65 ; Adjt., Dec. 13, '65 ; mustered out of service as Ist Sergt., March 14, '66.
Livingston Wheaton, Jr., of Albany, age 28, private Co. B, 8th Regt., Dec. 2, '61 ; Corp. ; Sergt. ; re-enlisted Jan. 5, '64; Ist Sergt., June 9, '64; wounded Sept. 19, '64 ; Ist Lieut., Aug. 21, '64 ; mustered out of ser- vice June 28, '65.
Loveland Calvin R., of Hyde Park, age 30, 2d Lieut., Co. H, 9th Regt., June 27, '62 ; resigned March 5, '63.
Lynn Curtiss W., of Derby, age 23, private Co. B, 8th Regt., Nov. 25, '61 ; Corp. ; re-enlisted Jan. 5, '64 ; Sergt., March 24, '64; Ist Sergt., March 2, '65 ; 2d Lieut., April 6, '65 ; mustered out of service June 28, '65. Mason Marvin M., of Irasburgh, age 22, private . Co. I, Ist Regt. Cav., Sept. 28, '61 ; Sergt., Nov. 19, '61 ; discharged Nov. 5, '62, for disability ; en- listed in Vet. Res. Corps, June 26, '63 ; transferred to Co. I, Feb. 24, '64; re-enlisted March 29, '64; Ist Sergt., Nov. 19, '64; 2d Lieut., Feb. 9, '65 ; Ist Lieut., June 4, '65 ; not mustered as Ist Lieut. ; transferred to Co. F, as 2d Lieut., June 21, '65, by reason of consolidation of regi- ment ; mustered out of service Aug. 9, '65.
Mathews Asa D., of Brownington, age 24, private Co. F, 11th Regt., Aug. 7, '62 ; Ist Sergt., Oct. 21, '62 ; 2d Lieut., Aug. 11,'63 ; paroled prisoner ; Ist Lieut., Jan. 21, '64; honorably discharged May 15, '65.
McClary Ira D., of Albany, age 20, private Co. D, 6th Regt., Sept. 30, '61 ; Sergt., Oct. 15. '61 ; Ist Sergt., May 1, '62 ; 2d Lieut., Dec. 29; '62 ; honorably discharged April 11, '63, for wounds received in action.
McFarland Moses, of Waterville, age 40, ist Lieut., Co. A, 8th Regt., Nov.
13, '61 ; Capt., Dec. 24, '62 ; mustered out of service June 28, '65.
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Meigs John J., of Hyde Park, age 23, Assist. Surg., 11th Regt., Aug. 11, '62 ; Surg., Oct., 1, '64; mustered out of service July 8, '65.
Morse Nixon, of Charleston, age 21, Ist Lieut. Co. F, IIth Regt., Aug. 12, '62 ; resigned, Aug. 4, '63.
Newton Henry H., of Lowell, age 21, private Co. A, 8th Regt., October 19, '61 ; Corp .; Sergt .; re-enlisted, Jan. 5, '64; 2d Lieut., Dec. 13, '64; mustered out of service, June 28, '65.
Nye Elbert H., of Glover, age 21, private Co. I), 6th Regt., Sept, 26, '61 ; Corp., Oct. 15, '61 ; Sergt., May 1, '62; Ist Sergt., March 1, '63; 2d Lieut., April 12, '63 ; Ist Lieut,, May 15, '64 ; mustered out of service, Oct. 28, '64.
Oakes John H., of Coventry, age 29, Ist Lieut. Co. H, 15th Regt., Sept. 18, '62 ; Capt .. Nov. 8, '62 ; mustered out of service, Aug. 5, '63.
Parker Richard F., of Coventry, age 29, private Co. E, 9th Regt., June 3, '62 ; Sergt., July 9, '62 ; . ist Sergt., Jan. 20, '63 ; 2d Lieut., Oct. 19, '64; ist Lieut., May 20, '65 ; mustered out of service as 2d Lieut., June 13, '65.
Pettingill Harry B., of Newport, age 19, private Co. D, 6th Regt., Sept. 4, '61 ; Corp., May 1, '62 ; Sergt., Dec. 15, '63 ; re-enlisted, Dec. 16, '63 ; Ist Sergt., June 10, '64; transferred to Co. H, Oct. 16, '64, by reason of consolidation of regiment ; 2d Lieut., Co. C, Nov. 12, '64; Ist Lieut., April 22, '65 ; mustered out of service June 26, '65.
Phelps George H., of Albany, age 22, Ist Lieut., Co. D, 6th Regt., Oct. 8,'61 ; died Jan. 2, '62 ; at Camp Griffin, Va., of typhoid fever.
Pierce William A., of Wolcott, age 28, private Co. E, 3d Regt., June 1, '61 ; Ist Sergt., July 16, '61 ; 2d Lieut. Co. B, Dec. '5, '61 ; Ist Lieut., Sept. 22, '62 ; Capt., Jan. 15, '63 ; mustered out of service, July 27, '64.
Pike Paphro D., of Stowe, age 26, private Co. D, 11th Regt., Aug. 9, '62 ; Corp., Aug. 11, '63 ; Co. Qr. M. Sergt., Dec. 26, '63 ; 2d Lieut., May 23, '65 ; mustered out of service as Qr. M. Sergt., June 24, '65.
Quimby Elisha M., of Charleston, age 21, Ist Lieut. Co. E, 9th Regt., June 25, '62 ; Capt., Dec. 22, '63 ; resigned, May 11, '65.
Quimby George W., of Barton, age 26, Ist Lieut. Co. D, 4th Regt., Sept. 4, '61 ; Capt., March 20,'62 ; killed in action at Fredericksburgh, Va., Dec. 13, '62.
Randall Fernando, of Glover, age 32, private Co. H, 7th Regt., Jan. 9, '62 ; Sergt., Feb, 12, '62 ; re-enlisted, Feb. 14, '64 ; Ist Lieut., Sept. 13, '64 ; Capt., July 13, '65; mustered out of service, March 14, '66.
Raymond Albert C., of Stowe, age 22, private Co. C, 17th Regt., Feb. 5, '64; Sergt., March 2, '64 ; Ist Sergt .; wounded July 26, '64; Ist Lieut. Co. C, March 11, '65 ; Capt., June 26, '65 ; mustered out of service as Ist Lieut., July 14, '65.
Rice Julius, of Brownington, age 35, private Co. F, 11th Regt., Aug. 11, '62 ; Sergt., Sept. 1, '62 ; Ist Lieut., Nov. 2, '63 ; mustered out of service June 24, '65.
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Roundy Justin O., of Derby, age 26, private Co. H, 15th Regt., Sept. 18, '62 ; ist Sergt., Oct. 22, '62 ; 2d Lieut., Jan. 9, '63 ; Ist Lieut., June 19, '63 ; mustered out of service, Aug. 5, '63.
Rowell William R., of Troy, age 19, private 3d Battery Lt. Art., Nov. 23, '63 ; Ist Sergt., Jan 1, '64; 2d Lieut., July 26, '64; Ist Lieut., Feb. 22, '65; mustered out of service, June 15, '65.
Rutherford Joseph C., of Newport, age 44, Asst. Surg. roth Regt., Aug. 8, '62 ; Surg., March 6, '65 ; mustered out of service July 14, '65.
Safford Darius J., of Morristown, age 26, Ist Lieut. Co. D, 11th Regt., Aug. 12, '62 ; Capt. Co. L, July 11, '63 ; wounded Sept. 19, '64; Maj., May 23, '65; Lieut-Col., July 10, '65 ; mustered out of service as Major, Aug. 25,'65.
Sargent Jackson, of Stowe, age 20, private Co. D., 5th Regt., Aug. 17, '61 ; Corp. ; re-enlisted, Dec. 15, '63 ; wounded, May 12, '64; Sergt., Oct. 17, '64; Ist Lieut., Co. K., June 24, '65 ; mustered out of service, June 29, '65.
Sargent Moses G., of Newport, age 32, private Co. F., 11th Regt., Aug. 8, '62 ; Corp., Sept. 1, '62; Sergt., Dec. 22, '63; paroled prisoner; 2d Lieut. June 21, '64 ; honorably discharged, May 15, '65.
Sawyer Edward B., of Hyde Park. age 33, Capt. Co. I., Ist Reg., Cav., Oct. 21, '61; Maj., April 25, '62 ; Col., Sept. 16, '62; resigned, April 28, '64.
Sheldon Charles H., of Johnson, age 23, private Co. E., 7th Regt., Nov. 23, '61 ; Sergt., Feb. 12, '62; 2d Lieut. Co. I., Dec. 21, '63 ; mustered out of service, March 14, '66.
Sheldon George W., of Johnson, age 25, Ist Lieut. Co. E., 7th Regt., Jan. 9, '62 ; Adjt. Dec. 9, '62 ; mustered out of service, Dec. 8, '65.
Slayton Abial, of Stowe, age 33, Capt., Co. H., 9th Regt., June 27, '62 ; resigned, Dec. 8, '62.
Slayton Azro P., of Elmore, age 44, Ist Lieut., 13th Regt., Sept. 23, '62 ; Capt., June 4, '63 ; mustered out of service, July 21, '63.
Sleeper Asa C., of Newport, age 25, private Co. E., 9th Regt., June 9, '62 ; Corp., July 9, '62 ; Sergt., Aug., 8. '62 ; Ist Sergt., Nov. 28, '64; 2d Lieut., May 20,' 65; mustered out of service as Ist Sergt., June 13, '65.
Smith Edwin B., of Newport, age 25, private Co. M., 11th Regt., July 29, '63 ; Sergt., Oct. 7, '63 ; wounded, June 1, '64 ; paroled prisoner ; 2d Lieut., Jan. 21, '64 ; honorably discharged. May 15, '65.
Spaulding Stephen F., of Derby, age 22, Ist Lieut., Co. B., 8th Regt., Dec. 19, '61 ; killed in action at Port Hudson, La., June 14, '63.
Spencer William H., of Derby, age 32, private Co. B., 8th Regt., Nov. 30, '61 ; Sergt., Feb. 18, '62 ; wounded, June 14, '63 ; re-enlisted, Jan. 5,'64; Ist Sergt., March 28,'64; 2d Lieut., Feb. 20, '64; honorably discharged, March 9, '65, for wounds received in action Oct. 19, '64.
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Stearns Samuel F., of Holland, age 38, private Co. M., Ist Regt. Cav., Oct. 8, '62 ; Sergt., Dec. 31,'62 ; Ist Sergt .; 2d Lieut., June 4, '65 ; transferred to Co. F., as Ist Sergt., June 21, '65, by reason of consolidation of Regt .; mustered out of service as Ist Sergt., Aug. 9,''65.
Steele Hiram R., of Derby, age 20, Capt. Co. K., 10th Regt., Aug. 12, '62 ; wounded, May 12, '64; appointed Capt., and Com. Sub., U. S. Vols. May 18, '64.
Steinberg George W., of Eden, age 29, private Co. D., 5th Regt., Aug 17, '61 ; Corp. ; Sergt. ; re-enlisted, Dec. 15, '63 ; wounded, May 5, '64, and April 2, '65 ; Ist Sergt., Oct. 17, '64; 2d Lieut., June 4, '65; mus- tered out of services as Ist Sergt, June 29, '65.
Stevens Jonas, of Eden, age 20, private Co. I., Ist Reg., Cav., Aug. 27, '62 ; Corp., June 1, '64 ; Sergt., Nov. 19, '64; Ist Sergt., March 23, '65 ; 2d Lieut., June 4, '65 ; mustered out of service as ist Sergt., June 21, '65. Stiles Oliver T., of Albany, age 22, private Co. D., 6th Reg., Sept. 26, '61 ; Corp. Oct., 15, '61 ; Sergt. ; Ist Sergt .; re-enlisted, Dec. 16, '63; 2d Lieut. Co. D., May 15, '64 ; transferred to Co. I., Oct. 16, '64, by rea- son of consolidation of regiment; Ist Lieut., Oct. 29, '64; muster as 2d Lieut. revoked, Feb. S, '65 ; discharged as Ist Sergt. Co. I., at Montpelier, Oct. 12, '65, for wounds received in action at Wilderness, Va., May 5, '64.
Stone Lauriston L., of Stowe, age 28, Regt. Com. Sergt., 2d Regt., June 20, '61 ; Q. M. Sergt., Jan. 16, '62 ; Q. M., April 3, '62 ; taken prisoner, Oct. 20, '63 ; paroled ; mustered out of service, April 16, '65.
Stone Stillman, of Eden, age 26, private Co. H., 9th Regt., May 29, '62 ; 1st Sergt., July 9, '62; 2d Lieut., March 13, '63 ; Ist Lieut., June 4, '63; resigned Oct. 19, '63.
Sumner Samuel, Jr., of Troy, age 21, 2d Lieut., Co. D, 5th Regt., Aug. 28, '61 ; killed in action at Savage Station, Va., June 29, '62.
Tabor Rufus K., of Derby, age 23, 2d Lieut., Co. K, roth Regt., Aug. 12, '62 ; Ist Lieut., Co. A, June 6, '64; Capt., Co. C, March 22, '65; mus- tered out of service June 29, '65.
Thompson John S., of Glover, age 26, private Co. B, 3d Regt., June 1, '61 ; Corp., July 16, '61 ; Sergt .; Ist Sergt .; re-enlisted Dec. 21, '63 ; wounded June 3, '64; Ist Lieut., Co. E, Aug. 4, '64; Capt., Feb. 25, '65 ; mustered out of service July 11, '65.
Tice Leonard D., of Hyde Park, age 21, private Co, D, 5th Regt., Aug. 12, '61 ; ist Sergt., Sept. 16, '61; 2d Lieut., Co. E, Oct. 6, '62 ; Ist Lieut., March 21, '63 ; Capt., Nov. 1, '63; wounded May 5, '64 ; mustered out of service Sept. 15, '64.
Tucker George, of Barton, age 35, Capt., Co. D, 4th Regt., Sept. 4, '61 ; re- signed Feb. 22, '62.
West Augustin C., of Newport, age 29, Capt., Co. B, 3d Regt., May 22, '61 ; resigned Sept. 19, '62.
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Westman Orson C., of Cambridge, age 19, private Co. H, 2d Regt., May 15, '62 ; re-enlisted Jan. 31, '63 ; Sergt., Sept. 1, '64; Ist Sergt., Feb. 28, '65 ; 2d Lieut., June 7, '65 ; mustered out of service July 15, '65.
Whittemore Robert D., of Belvidere, age 36, Ist Lieut., Co. E, may 24, '6t ; Capt., April 12, '62 ; resigned Sept. 19, '62.
Wilson Stephen R., of Morristown, age 21, 2d Lieut., Co. L, 12th Regt., July 11, '63 ; died at Armory Square hospital, Washington, D. C., July 6, '64, of wounds received in action at Cold Harbor, Va., June I, '64.
Woodbury Charles A., of Hyde Park, age 25, private Co. I, Ist Regt. Cav., Sept. 13, '61 ; ist Sergt., Nov. 19, '61; 2d Lieut., April 25, '62; Ist Lieut., Oct. 30, '62 ; . killed in action at Broad Run, Va., April 1, '63. Wooster Winfield S., of Derby, age 19, private Co. D, 4th Regt., Aug. 30, '61 ; Sergt., Sept. 21, '61; Ist Sergt. ; 2d Lieut., Co. K, Nov. 5, '62 ; killed in action at Wilderness, Va., May 5, '64.
Wright Riley E, of Coventry, age 23, Capt., Co. H, 15th Regt., Sept. 18, '62 ; resigned June 16, '63.
Of the 5,022 men discharged, 317 commissioned officers resigned, sixty- one commissioned officers and 3,865 enlisted men were discharged for dis- ability, forty-four commissioned officers and 596 enlisted men for wounds received in action. Eleven enlisted men were paroled prisoners. Twenty- eight commissioned officers and one hundred enlisted men were dishonorably discharged.
Among the whole number of troops it is to be expected that some were not true, and the records show that 2,219 men (mostly, if not all, of whom were substitutes,) deserted.
The number of Engagements in which the several Regiments, Batteries and detached troops, (officered in part by Lamoille and Orleans county men,) bore honorable part during the war, are as follows :-
First Regiment, Infantry ... I
Ninth Regiment, Infantry ... 4
Second Regiment, Infantry 28
Tenth Regiment, Infantry . I3
Third Regiment, Infantry 28
Eleventh Regiment, Infantry. 12
Fourth Regiment, Infantry 26 Thirteenth Regiment, Infantry. ..
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Fifth Regiment, Infantry. 25
Fourteenth Regiment, Infantry.
Sixth Regiment, Infantry. 25
Seventh Regiment, Infantry. 5 Seventeenth Regiment, Infantry . . 13 Third Battery, Light Artillery . 4 Eighth Regiment, Infantry. 7 First Regiment, Cavalry. 73
IN CONCLUSION.
It may be well to state that the War Department accredited to this State 5,242 men ; being one thousand and four more than are shown by the State records, and gives the State credit over the aggregate quota under all calls, of fifeeen hundred and thirteen men. "This discrepancy may be and proba- bly is to be accounted for," says Adjutant-General P. T. Washburn, " by en- listments in organizations of other States, to the credit of this State, which appear upon muster rolls of those organizations and were not reported to the State."
GAZETTEER OF TOWNS. LAMOILLE COUNTY.
BELVIDERE.
ELVIDERE, a very mountainous, pentagonal shaped town, located in the northwestern corner of the county, in 44º 47' north latitude, and in. longitude 4° 19' east from Washington,* is bounded north by Avery's. Gore, and Montgomery, in Franklin county, east by Eden, south by Johnson and Waterville, and west by Waterville. It was granted to a Mr. John Kelley, of New York city, March 5, 1787, and chartered by Vermont, November 14, 1791, by the name of Belvidere. The town originally contained an area of 30, 100 acres, but was shorn of its limits November 15, 1824, when a portion of its territory was taken towards forming the town of Waterville, and again, October 30, 1828, 13,440 acres were annexed to Eden, so that Belvidere now has an area of less than 20,000 acres.
In surface, the town is extremely broken and irregular, some of the moun -- tains attaining an elevation of from 2, 000 to 3,000 feet, so that for agricul- tural purposes it is of little value, though there are some good farms found along the streams, where the soil is principally a clay loam. To compensate for this deficiency, however, Belvidere has, aside from a variety of wild and picturesque scenery, many thousand feet of valuable timber standing in her forests. The manufacture of this timber into lumber, and into manufac- tured articles,-butter tubs, sap buckets, etc.,-constitutes the principal occu- pation of the inhabitants, and is the source of the principal exports of the town. The higher peaks and ridges of the territory are covered with im- mense quantities of spruce and hemlock, while the lower portions abound with maple, white and yellow birch, etc. The maple yields an excellent quality of sugar, many thousand pounds of which find their way to market annually. North Branch flows through the center of the town, from east to west, affording many excellent mill-sites, several of which are utilized. This stream forms the water-course of the town, and into it flow the waters of Rattling, Basin, Mill, and several other brooks. All of the streams are noticable for their clear, cold water, and are quite plentifully supplied with. trout.
* As the whole county is in north latitude, and in east longitude from Washington,. the terms north and east will hereafter be omitted.
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TOWN OF BELVIDERE.
The geological structure of the town is composed of rocks principally of the talcose schist and gneiss formations. The foriner underlies the western half, and the latter the eastern half of the township. The large bed of schist is cut in several places by beds of steatite, or soapstone, many deposits of which bid fair to develop into quarries of value. Gold in alluvium is said to have been discovered in the extreme western portion of the town, though in very small quantities. A bed of saccharoid azoic limestone also exists, near the line of Bakersfield. Iron and led ores, too, have been discovered in lim- ited quantities, yet sufficient to warrant the belief that mines of considerable value might be developed. Current tradition has it that an Indian at one time took one of the first settlers with him upon Belvidere mountain, and there cut from a ledge a chunk of very pure led ore, which he afterwards run into bullets. There were indications from the cuts in the ledge, so it is said, that there were large quantities of lead, and that the Indian had frequently been there before to procure it. The settler thought to mark the place with his eye, and his route back, so as to return, but the wily savage crossed and re-crossed his steps so many times on their return, that the man lost all traces of the spot containing the treasure, and was never able to find the place after- wards.
In 1882, Belvidere had a population of 400, was divided into five school districts, and contained five common schools, employing nine female teachers at an aggregate salary of $430.10. There were 109 pupils attending com- mon school, while the entire cost of the schools for the year, ending October 3Ist, was $466.10, with R. D. Whittemore school superintendent.
BELVIDERE, a small post village located in the southwestern part of the town, on North Branch, contains one church (Christian), one store, a saw and grist-mill, paint shop, etc., and about a dozen dwellings.
BELVIDERE CORNERS (p. o.) is a hamlet located at the junction of roads I, 2, 3, and 4.
Joel C. Hodgkin's saw-mill, located on road Io, was built by Mr. Hodgkins in 1877. The mill is supplied with an excellent water-power, employs twelve men, and manufacturers about 3,000,000 feet of lumber per annum. This lumber is mostly spruce, and is marketed throughout Vermont and Mass- achusetts.
J. C. Hodgkin's tub factory, located on road 10, was established by Harris Dennio, in 1868, operated by him about three years, then sold to Curtis Brown, and by him re-sold to Frank Lumbra & Co., and finally, in 1876, came into the possession of Mr. Hodgkins. The gentleman employs a num- ber of hands, and manufactures about 40,000 tubs annually.
Brown & Fullington's saw-mill, and butter-tub factory, located on Kelly brook, near road 13, was built by John Hunter, and, in 1880, was purchased by L. M. Fullington, of Johnson, and is now operated under the firm title as above. The saw-mill has the capacity for cutting 8,000 to 10,000 feet of lumber per day, and in the manufacture of tubs the firm employs ten men, who turn out about 40,000 tubs per year.
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Thomas W. Shattuck's grist-mill, located on road 16, was built by Oliver Potter, and operated by him for several years, then was owned by several parties in succession until 1864, when it was purchased by the present pro- prietor.
J. L. Squire's saw-mill, located on road 14, was built by Edmund Potter, about the year 1850, and, in the autumn of 1881, was purchased by Mr. Squires. The mill has a capacity of 4,000 feet of lumber per day, but de- pends upon the supply of water, which varies.
It was nearly twenty years after the granting of its charter, that the first settlement in Belvidere was commenced. The first settlers were Nathaniel Hodgkins, Moody Shattuck, Timothy Carpenter, John Fletcher, and others, in 1806, '07, and '08, who were joined by others so rapidly, that, in 1810, the town had a population of 217. The first town meeting was held March 21, 1808, pursuant to a warning issued by Sylvanus Eaton, justice of the peace, March 7, 1808. John Holmes was chosen moderator of the meeting, which was then opened in due form, and the following named gentlemen elected as the first town officers: John Brown, town clerk ; William Beal, John Hodg- kins, and John Adams, selectmen; Jonathan Perham, John Adams, and Lem- uel Warren, listers; Nathaniel Hodgkins, first constable ; David Chaffee, grand juror ; Jonathan Chaffee, Nathaniel Hodgkins, and Timothy Carpen- ter, surveyors of highways; John Holmes and John Adams, pound keepers ; John Perham, David Chaffee, and Putnam Phelps, fence viewers ; John Brown, sealer of leather ; Nathaniel Hodgkins, sealer of weights and measures ; Abel Raymore, tythingman ; and Samuel and Jonathan Perham, haywards.
At a meeting held at the house of Enoch Dodge, on the first Tuesday in September, 1808, the first ballot for electing a person to represent the State in Congress, was taken, there being fourteen votes cast, ten of which were for Ezra Butler, and four for Martin Chittenden. The names of the voters were as follows: John Holmes, John Adams, John Hodgkins, Tavish Pul- safur, Sherebiah Leach, Samuel Perham, William Beals, Enoch Dodge, David Chaffee, Joel W. Perham, Jonathan Perham, Nathaniel Hodgkins, John Brown, and Moody Shattuck, being in all probability all the legal voters there were in the town at that time.
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