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Remembering the beautiful sentiment expressed by Colonel Stuart Taylor, it may well be asked: Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters of Bennington county, can you look up to see the morning furrow all the orient into gold without thinking what sacred graves it gilds ? Or, can you watch the slow de- clining day without wishing it could be always sunlight on the silent mounds of Bennington's patriot dead ? Do you ever see the springtime daisy, or the purple violet, but that you think of the darling dust which feeds the wild flow- ers of the Wilderness, of Antietam, of Gettysburg, of Spottsylvania, of Peters- burg, and other fields where loved and lost are sleeping?
But the martial spirit of Bennington county was not born with the out- break of the rebellion ; it was in being in the days when the sturdy pioneer woodsman first felled the forest that prosperous towns might spring up, agri- cultural interests be enlarged, and the mechanical arts add to the wealth of the progressive inhabitants; it was in existence when the New York authorities sought to disposess the struggling settlers from the lands they had purchased, and to which they were entitled under the New Hampshire charters; it existed when Ethan Allen, Seth Warner, Remember Baker, Robert Cochran and other brave patriots, and their followers, organized themselves into the famous band of Green Mountain Boys for the protection of homes as well as rights ; it ex- isted when, during the darkest days of the Revolution, the inhabitants of the county and State found themselves deserted by their sister States and were compelled, almost single-handed, to combat the common enemy in a battle for self-preservation ; it certainly existed when, on the 16th of August, 1777, the British arms received their first decisive defeat on the bloody battlefield of Ben- nington. That martial spirit certainly existed during the period of uncertainty after the Revolution had passed, when Vermont was seeking admission to the Union, and being practically denied by Congress, was compelled to substan-
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tially defy the power of the Federal government in order to achieve that much desired independence and recognition for which her people were asking. Had it not been for that determined martial spirit Verinont as a State, would not have been known.
That same determined spirit was inherited by a later generation of sons of Vermont, and became patent when, in 1812, and the years following, the gov- ernment of Great Britain again sought to wrest the control of America from the people that held it ; for, despite the opposition of the Federalists, and their ob- structive measures, the loyal men of the county again rushed to the defense of the country and performed well their part in driving the invaders from the land, thus preserving intact our Federal institutions.
Following the second war with England that spirit slept, and the only man- ifestation of its presence was on the grand old days of " general training," when the farmer, the mechanic, and the woodsman abandoned toil and hied away to the " muster " for a season of jollification, to eat Yankee gingerbread and drink new cider, and boast of the prowess of the American eagle.
The record inade by the volunteers of Bennington county from the first blaze of hostile cannon until secession was buried at Appomattox by the sur- render of General Lee's sword, forms one of the most brilliant of the many grand chapters of its history. To faintly picture their services it will be nec- essary to refer to the records of the regiments to which they belonged, which forms an unbroken chain of testimony to demonstrate the patriotism of the county's soldiery.
It is not to keep alive sectional animosity that the historian recites the acts of a victorious host. Would the Athenians meeting in the Angora listen to a proposition that no man speak of Marathon? Would Romans teach nothing but philosophy, and withhold from a rising generation all knowledge of the victory of Scipio over Hannibal, or how Horatius held the bridge? It was not Marathon, but the memory of Marathon which fixed the home of civilization in Europe instead of in Asia. It was not the surrender at Appomattox that binds in iron bands the States of this Union, but it is the memory of its cost, kept alive in the hearts of the people which gave to civilization its grandest onward step, and which some future Guizot, in tracing the pathway of human advancement, will declare secured to the world the fullest enlargement of hu- man liberty. And as other generations shall know the record of the services of the sons of Bennington from 1861 to 1865, it will at least inspire them to preserve sacred the patriotic sentiment of "country first, the citizen afterward." But, to the record.
During the course of the war Bennington county, according to the most authentic record obtainable, furnished for the service the gross number of fif- teen hundred and seventy-four men, divided among the several towns of the county, as follows: Arlington, 129; Bennington, 358 ; Dorset, 121; Glasten-
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bury, 12; Landgrove, 34; Manchester, 156; Peru, 42 ; Pownal, 113; Read - boro, 78; Rupert, 92; Sandgate, 60; Searsburg, 20; Shaftsbury, 147; Stam- ford, 53 ; Sunderland, 53 ; Winhall, 76; Woodford, 30.
The first command that held any considerable number of Bennington county volunteers was the Second Regiment of infantry, recruited for the three years' service. Bennington county was represented by Company A. Like- wise Company A, of the Fourth Regiment, and Company E, of the Fifth, were from the county.
In the fall of 1861, after the regiments above named had entered the field for service, there was organized what was known as the First Vermont Brigade, comprised of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regiments, the lat- ter not, however, forming a part of the brigade until the latter part of October, 1861. The command of this brigade was given Major W. T. H. Brooks, him- self a native of Ohio, but born of native Vermont parents. He was also a graduate from the United States Military Academy, and at the time of his advancement to the brigade command was on General McClellan's staff.
The history of the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Regiments of Vermont in- fantry was, in general, the same as the history of the Vermont brigade, al- though separate mention is made of each in the succeeding pages. (For a detailed account of the army life and experience of these regiments reference is hereby made to the first volume of " Vermont in the Civil War," prepared by Granville G. Benedict, and recently issued.)
The subsequently raised Vermont regiments in which were the county's volunteers were the First Cavalry, the Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth, and Seventeenth Regiments infantry, the Second Regiment of Sharpshooters, the First Battery of Light Artillery, and possibly other commands, the representa- tion in which from the county was so exceedingly small as to be hardly worthy of mention.
Under President Lincoln's call for three hundred thousand more troops, made in August, 1862, the Second Brigade of Vermont regiments was formed, and in the same were that portion of the Bennington men that were enlisted in the Twelfth and Sixteenth Regiments of infantry.
THE SECOND REGIMENT.
This was, perhaps, the most notable command in many respects, from Ver- mont in the war, and it was the first regiment, moreover, raised in the State for the three years' service. The ten companies that composed the regiment were selected from about forty whose services were tendered at this time. The towns of Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Castleton, Fletcher, Lud- low, Montpelier, Tunbridge, Vergennes and Waterbury furnished the men that made up the Second, and no less than nine counties were represented in the composition.
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THE SECOND REGIMENT.
The Second Regiment was mustered into the United States service on the 20th of June, 1861, with the following field officers in command : Colonel. Henry Whiting; lieutenant-colonel, George J. Stannard; major, Charles 11. Joyce ; quartermaster, Perley P. Pitkin ; surgeon, N. H. Ballou ; assistant sur- geon, B. W. Carpenter; adjutant, Guilford S. Ladd; chaplain, Claudius B Smith.
For this regiment the county of Bennington contributed Company A, a roster of which will be found in connection with this sketch, but there were others in the regiment from the county who were not members of this com- pany.
On the 24th of June the regiment proceeded under orders upon the jour- ney to Washington, where it arrived on the 26th, and went into camp on Cap- itol Hill. After remaining here some two weeks, it was ordered into Virginia, the field of active military operations, and where, on the 2Ist of July, it partici- pated in the ever memorable battle of Bull Run.
Should there be made here an attempt to follow the detail of war experi- ences of the Second Vermont, from the time of entering the service until the final muster-out, reciting at length the successes and reverses, joys and hard- ships of the regiment, a volume would be required to complete the narrative. The record is written on no less than twenty-eight battlefields in the South, scattered over which are the graves of no less than three hundred and eighty- five of the regiment's dead. The whole number of men that, during its ser- vice, belonged to the Second, both original and recruits, was 1, 858.
The battles and engagements in which the Second Regiment participated, as officially recorded, were as follows : Bull Run, July 21, 1861 ; Lee's Mill, April 16, 1862; Williamsburg, May 5, 1862 ; Golding's Farm, June 26, 1862; Savage's Station, June 29, 1862 ; White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862 ; Cramp- ton's Gap, September 14, 1862 ; Antietam, September 17, 1862; Fredericks- burg, December 13, 1862 ; Marye's Heights, May 3, 1863; Salem Heights, May 4, 1863; Fredericksburg, June 5, 1863; Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; Funks- town, July 10, 1863 ; Rappahannock Station, November 7, 1863; Wilderness, May 5-10, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 10-18, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 1-12, 1864; Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Charlestown, August 21, 1864; Opequan, September 13, 1864; Winchester, September 19, 1864; Fisher's I lill, Septem- ber 21, 1864; Mount Jackson, September 24, 1864; Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Petersburg, March 25, 1865 ;. Petersburg, April 2, 1865 ; Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865.
The Second Regiment was mustered into service on the 20th of June, 1861. The original members, not veterans were mustered out of service June 29, 1864. Recruits for one year, . nd recruits whose term of service would expire pre- vious to October 1, 1865, were mustered out June 19, 1865. Remaining offi- cers and men were mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
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The following is a roster of the men of the Second Regiment who were cre ited to the county of Bennington, as the same was compiled in the reports in the adjutant-general.
FIELD AND STAFF.
James H. Walbridge, colonel ; elected captain company A, May 14, 1861; promoted major May 21, 1862 ; to lieutenant-colonel January 8, 1863 ; to co !- onel February 9, 1863; resigned April 1, 1864.
Newton Stone, colonel; elected first lieutenant, company A, May 14, 1861 ; captain, company I, January 22, 1862; promoted major January 8, 1863; lieutenant colonel February 9, 1863 ; colonel April 2, 1864; killed at Wilder- ness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Guilford S. Ladd, adjutant ; resigned July 17, 1862.
ROSTER-COMPANY A.
James HI. Walbridge, captain ; promoted major May 21, 1862.
William H. Cady, captain ; elected second lieutenant May 14, 1861 ; pro- moted first lieutenant January 22, 1862 ; wounded at Wilderness May 5, 1864; mustered out June 29, 1864.
Pratt Stone, enlisted as private; promoted sergeant November 1, 1861 ; first sergeant October 14, 1862; wounded May 3, 1863 ; discharged ; re-en- listed December 1, 1863 ; first lieutenant company D, June 20, 1864; cap- tain December 24, 1864 ; resigned July 9, 1865.
Eugene O. Cole, first lieutenant ; appointed sergeant June 20, 1861 ; first sergeant September 14, 1861; second lieutenant May 21, 1862 ; first lieuten- ant October 17, 1862; mustered out June 29, 1864.
Edward W. Appleton, first lieutenant ; promoted first sergeant June 20, 1861 ; second lieutenant company H. September 12, 1861 ; first lieutenant company B, January 25, 1862 ; discharged for disability September 25, 1862.
Otis V. Estes, second lieutenant ; appointed sergeant May 7, 1861 ; first sergeant May 21, 1862 ; second lieutenant October 17, 1862 ; wounded May 12, 1864 ; mustered out June 29, 1864.
Burr T. Cole, second lieutenant ; wounded May 6, 1864 ; corporal Decem- ber 1, 1864; first sergeant February 7, 1865 ; mustered out of service July 21, 1865.
Charles M. Bliss, second lieutenant ; enlisted as private ; appointed ser- geant June 20, 1861 ; promoted second lieutenant September 2, 1861 ; honor- ably discharged October 4, 1862.
Russell Fisk, second lieutenant ; appointed sergeant-major February 7, 1865 ; mustered out of service as sergeant-major July 15, 1865.
John P. Harwood, sergeant ; transferred to Invalid Corps July 27, 1863.
Augustus J. Robbins, corporal ; promoted second lieutenant company D, December 20, 1862.
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John W. Reay, corporal ; deserted August 29, 1862.
Giles J. Burges, corporal ; mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Warren M. Wyman, corporal ; mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
James N. Williams, corporal ; promoted sergeant ; mustered out June 29, 1 864.
William Lecor, corporal ; killed at Antietam September 16, 1862.
Edwin R. Welch, corporal ; discharged July 31, 1862.
William E. Murphy, corporal ; mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Horace Gates, musician ; discharged March 31, 1863.
Lucius Norton, musician ; mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Alfred Ladd, wagoner ; discharged March 31, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Joseph Alsop, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
Waldo E. Barrows, promoted corporal ; killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
George W. Benjamin, deserted December 21, 1862.
Frederick H. Blake, discharged February 4, 1862.
William H. Bond, promoted sergeant; re-enlisted December 21, 1864; promoted first lieutenant September 15, 1864; captain December 24, 1864 ; mustered out July 15, 1865.
Nelson C. Bradford, discharged July 18, 1862.
Amos J. Brown, deserted January 31, 1864.
Burton E. Bryant, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Lucius Carpenter, died May 1, 1862.
Thomas Dempsey, promoted corporal ; discharged April 16, 1864.
Andrew J. Downs, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Jerome Draper, discharged July 18, 1862.
Charles Dunn, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Myron Dunn, deserted September 30, 1863.
Abiather P. Edwards, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Myron S. Ferguson, transferred to Invalid Corps July 1, 1863.
John B. Fox, wagoner; re-enlisted January 15, 1864; mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
William C. Gage, transferred to Signal Corps December 15, 1863.
Joseph L. Gilmore, deserted August 28, 1862.
Alonzo Goodenough, promoted corporal ; mustered out June 29, 1864.
Fletcher B. Goldsmith, transferred to Invalid Corps September 1, 1863.
Orsamus B. Goldsmith, deserted October 17, 1862.
Edward Grace, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
Edward Griffin, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Hiram H. Harrington, deserted June 18, 1862.
Charles C. Harris, on detached service June 29, 1864.
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HISTORY OF BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Henry M. Harris, deserted August 31, 1862.
H. Martin Harwood, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Thomas S. Hathaway, discharged February 17, 1863.
James Hicks, discharged November 29, 1861.
Charles H. Hill, mustered out of service June 29, 1864. Horace S. Hill, promoted corporal ; killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864. Selah H. Holbrook, dropped October 17, 1862.
Henry Holden, promoted sergeant ; sick in hospital June 29, 1864.
Orrin A. Holden, transferred to Invalid Corps September 1, 1863.
Jeremiah Hurlburt, discharged September 23, 1862.
Cornelius Hurley, deserted September 3, 1862.
Charles Kelley, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Alonzo Mattison, deserted September 3, 1862.
Ezra I. Mead, deserted September 18, 1862.
Thomas Morrisey, discharged March 26, 1863.
George Morrison, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Johnson W. Niles, died May 15, 1864, of wounds received in action May 12, 1864.
Henry D. Norton, sick in hospital June 29, 1864.
Andrew J. Noyce, discharged April 3, 1862.
Hiland A. Percy, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
John Powers, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
James L. Robinson, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Melvin W. Sanborn, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
William H. Sears, promoted corporal ; wounded and in hospital June 29, 1864.
James H. Shippee, discharged November 27, 1862.
Chandler T. Smith, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps April 15, 1864.
Francis E. Smith, killed at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862.
Albert Stafford, died February 8, 1863.
Frank L. Taylor, discharged April 4, 1864.
Leander M. Towsley, deserted June 20, 1864.
Linus M. Towsley, died May 1, 1862.
Nathan J. Tracy, discharged December 15, 1862.
George E. Tyler, discharged August 26, 1863.
Solomon H. Westcott, transferred to Invalid Corps.
Jabez F. Wilcox, mustered out of service June 29, 1864.
Lewis Wood, died May 1, 1862.
Abel T. Wyman, re-enlisted March 31, 1864; sick in general hospital July 15, 1865.
RECRUITS.
John P. Abbott, drafted; mustered out of service May 24, 1865.
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THE SECOND REGIMENT.
Daniel Abby, drafted ; mustered out of service July 15, 1865. Ira Allen, substitute ; died May 12, 1864, of wounds received in action May 5, 1864.
James Allen, substitute ; deserted October 10, 1863. Albert Amidon, promoted corporal; mustered out June 19, 1865. Truman Amidon, died at Brattboro February 12, 1864.
John Anderson, substitute; deserted October 10, 1863. Jacob B. Angier, substitute ; mustered out of service July 15, 1865. William H. Austin, substitute; deserted July 24, 1864. James Bailey, substitute ; died at Andersonville, Ga. July 11, 1864. Eliphalet E. Baich, killed at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862. Harlow E. Batchelder, mustered out of service October 31, 1864.
William W. Beals, mustered out of service July 15, 1865. Benjamin S. Bernard, discharged November 7, 1862.
Enos Blair, substitute ; missing May 21, 1864; supposed prisoner.
William Blowers, deserted September 19, 1864.
George E. Blowers, courtmartialed and shot for desertion December 8, 1863.
Charles N. Brown, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Clark R. Bryant, mustered out of service October 31, 1864.
Cornelius Bryant, deserted October 10, 1863.
Warren S. Bryant, dishonorably discharged December 7, 1864. James Burrett, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Henry H. Bushey, deserted September 13, 1864; substitute.
Jonathan Camp, killed at Charlestown, Va. August 21, 1864.
Alfred Card, discharged June 13, 1865.
Samuel Carpenter, killed at Petersburg March 25, 1865.
Ransom Chaffee, drafted; on detached service at muster out.
Charles E. Clough, died July 9, 1863. John Clough, died December 9, 1861. Marcus M. Clough, killed at Charlestown, Va. August 21, 1864.
Warren Clough, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; mustered out July 3, 1863.
Samuel G. Conant, discharged December 29, 1864.
Charles Cone, jr., mustered out of service May 25, 1865.
Hugh E. Cone, mustered out of service July 15, I$65. Daniel F. Coolidge, discharged September 16, 1862.
George L. Crozier, mustered out July 15, 1865; veteran.
Clark Curtice, killed at Charlestown, Va., August 21, 1864. Curtis Davis, mustered out of service July 15, 1865. Leroy G. Davis, mustered out of service June 9, 1865.
Henry W. Downs, mustered out of service May 22, 1865. 19
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Cyrus J. Ellsworth, mustered out of service July 15, 1865. Josephus Ellsworth, mustered out of service June 19, 1865. Chester B. Elmer, drafted ; died December 31, 1864.
Russell Fisk, promoted sergeant-major, February 7, 1865. Hiland A. Fuller, killed near Cold Harbor June 5, 1864.
Alonzo Goodenough, promoted corporal ; mustered out July 15, 1865. Azariah A. Grant, discharged May 29, 1865.
Antoine Gravlin, mustered out of service Jnne 19, 1865.
Seymour Green, deserted July 1, 1864.
John Griffin, mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
Sirenus Griffis, discharged July 2, 1863.
Foster Grousbeck, discharged May 20, 1865.
Charles M. Hapgood, mustered out of service October 31, 1864.
Calvin Hathaway, died November 23, 1862.
Henry Haskins, promoted corporal; mustered out of service June 19, 1865. - William Hill, substitute; mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
C. Eugene Horton, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
George Horton, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
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Henry Horton, promoted corporal ; mustered out of service June 19, 1865. James G. Howard, re-enlisted December 21, 1863; promoted sergeant; first lieutenant company A, December 24, 1864.
Lyman Hulett, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps November 25, 1864. Moses Hulett, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Charles V. Hupf, re-enlisted April 13, 1864; deserted August 15, 1864.
Albert C. Jackson, mustered out of service July 10, 1865.
John W. Jackson, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Lysander L. Jackson, promoted corporal; to sergeant ; killed at Peters- burg April 2, 1865.
Sidney E. Jackson, promoted corporal ; mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
William C. Jackson, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
William J. Johnson, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps November 25, 1864.
Joseph P. Kellogg, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps March 15, 1864; discharged May 8, 1865.
Henry C. Lanfair, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 28, 1865; mustered out June 26, 1865.
Hollis S. Larrabee, mustered out July 15, 1865.
Lyman H. Larrabee, mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
Vetal Lassor, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Russell E. Lasure, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
John Lavine, re-enlisted April 13, 1864; deserted May 19, 1864.
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THE SECOND REGIMENT.
Thomas Leen, deserted September 23, 1864.
Henry Lord, substitute ; deserted September 29, 1863.
Albert Lyon, died February 23, 1862.
Albert M. Matteson, deserted December 28, 1862.
Solomon Matteson, died May 12, 1864, of wounds received at battle of Wil- derness.
Charles R. Mooney, discharged April 5, 1863.
George M. Nelson, deserted July 1, 1863.
Josiah W. Norcross, killed at Fredericksburg May 3, 1863.
William B. Nichols, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Brownell Niles, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Elihu North, mustered out of service July 15, 1865.
William O'Brien, promoted corporal ; sergeant; mustered out June 19, 1865.
Simeon M. Palmer, mustered out of service July 19, 1865.
Gideon Parents, died June 17, 1862.
George M. Perkins, mustered out of service, July 21, 1865.
George E. Plumb, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Benajal Potter, discharged April 13, 1862.
Daniel M. Priest, discharged October 15, 1862.
Willard Rice, jr., died December 19, 1862.
Henry A. Richardson, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
Silas W. Richardson, transferred to Invalid Reserve Corps; mustered out July 1, 1865.
Charles D. Robbins, discharged February 14, 1863.
Daniel Ryan, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
Norman H. Ryan, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Chauncey S. Sampson, died May 4, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericks- burg May 3, 1863.
George A. Schumaker, taken prisoner May 26, 1864.
Henry G. Seger, promoted corporal; sergeant; mustered out June 12, 1865. Edward A. Seldon, died August 4, 1862.
Abraham Sherman, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps December 20, 1864; mustered out of service July 1, 1865.
George C. Shippee, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Leander E. Shippee, sick in general hospital July 15, 1865.
William E. Shippee, mustered out of service July 12, 1865.
Frederick C. Squires, promoted corporal; mustered out July 10, 1865. Emerson Stafford, mustered out of service June 19, 1865.
Fayette Stone, re-enlisted December 21, 1863; mustered out July 15, 1865; veteran.
Henry Styles, promoted corporal; to sergeant; to sergeant-major May 7, 1864.
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Patrick Sumner, mustered out of service May 13, 1865.
Sylvester Sweet, discharged April 19, 1864.
Andrew J. Vorce, killed at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
William S. Weymouth, died December 14, 1861.
Henry Willard, substitute ; desertcd September 17, 1863.
Horatio K. Wilson, promoted sergeant ; mustered out June 19, 1865. Leroy Wyman, died October 14, 1864.
The band that accompanied the Second Regiment was that known as Cros. sett's Band of Bennington. The members entered the service in June, 1861, and were discharged December 19, 1861. The band comprised the following persons : Franklin M. Crossett, leader, and musicians, Durrane O. Abell, Wil- lard S. Cotton, Daniel H. Cross, Barnard F. Childs, J. Dow Chapman, Gusta- vus Foster, George W. Fisk, Rufus C. Holbrook, Thomas A. Hutchins, John Kehoe, Joseph H. Lottridge, Gordon Monroe, George M. Marsh, Richard Moon, Chauncey R. Marsh, Edward Norton, Wales W. Puffer, William G. Phelps, Martin V. Peters, William B. Shaw, Norman Puffer, Charles White, Charles Warren.
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