WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 6 PM The Eastside Restaurant Jim Scherer on Arlington National Cemetery THE NEK CIVIL WAR efforts to increase the ranks of the deflated 11th Vermont Infantry. He may have been motivated NEWSLETTER by the $100 bounty paid for new enlistees. Less 2014 than 100 days later he was wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia and was discharged Wednesday September 17at 6 p.m. at the Eastside from the service. He made his living as a “huckster” or peddler and lived into his 70s and is Our speaker Jim Scherer says “A trip to buried in the Albany Cemetery. George Quimby Washington, D.C. without a stop at Arlington was born in Lyndon Vermont, graduated from National Cemetery is an incomplete trip.” Jim and Dartmouth College in the spring of 1859 and came wife Nancy retired to Newport from New Jersey in to Barton to teach and study law. He became the June of 2010. They saw a notice of our meeting principal of Barton Academy and by the time the and were soon members of our group. In 2012 country came to war, had nearly completed his they gave a wonderful presentation on “Lincoln in studies for the bar exam. After the war, his sister Illinois.” They visit family in Illinois every year Emeline Masta wrote: “He was noble, good and and also go to Gettysburg every year. It was brave. .When his country called him, I urged him Nancy who first got the Civil War bug when her to wait until he should be drafted. His reply was, I brother became a re-enactor. Over the years they will never go as a drafted man. I must give my life have both done a lot of reading on the Civil War voluntarily or not at all.” He enlisted in Co. D, 4th and I guess it paid off. They were 1/3 of the Regiment as a Lt. September 4 ‘61, was promoted winning team in March at our first Trivia Night. to Captain March 20 ‘62. He was killed in action Sylvia and John Ward, and Debra and Steven at Marye’s Heights on the evening of December Spencer made up the rest of the team. The team 13 ‘62. Ellery Webster enlisted August 9 ‘62, had 39 out of 40 questions correct. WOW! was one of 407 Vermonters taken prisoner at Jim offered to do a program on Arlington National Weldon Railroad June 23 ’64, first taken to Libby Cemetery when we were in a pinch last year, but Prison and then boarded railcars for a week’s journey Barbara Malloy had a program ready on local to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He was paroled people whose lives were touched by the St. Albans in December ‘64 and returned home a broken man Raiders, so Jim wasn’t needed. He has had time to weighing just 75 pounds. He went back to his unit research the history of Arlington National in March ‘65 and walked through the captured city Cemetery and will tell us about it and show some of Richmond the following month. He returned to beautiful pictures to bring the story to life. It is an Vermont and in 1872 founded the Orleans County amazing place. Monitor [newspaper] which was published for 80 Barton Soldiers in the Civil War years. For the last 25 years of his life he was the Dan Taylor came from Minnesota to tell us stories beloved Postmaster of the village of Barton. about eight of the 182 men from his hometown in Joseph N. Webster, older brother of Ellery, th Vermont who went off to the Civil War. Dan’s enlisted in the 15 Vermont Infantry in October interest in the Civil War began when he was in the ‘62 for a 9 month stint, mustering out August 5 7th grade at Barton Graded School and the ‘63. When he returned to Vermont he became a librarian, Margarite Histed, recommended “The photographer and opened a studio in Barton. He Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane. was very involved in the GAR and attended the th Carlos McDaniels enlisted on Abraham Lincoln’s 50 anniversary encampment of the battle of birthday Feb 12 ‘62, but disease cut his life short Gettysburg. William Wallace Grout, Lt. Col. of th in Nov ‘62 near New Orleans. The cemetery the 15 Vermont Infantry was commissioned where he is buried on the banks of the Mississippi September ‘62 and served until the regiment was covered in six feet of water when Hurricane mustered out August 5 ‘63. In response to the St. Katrina struck in 2005. David Green enlisted at Albans Raid, October 19 ‘64, the governor called the age of 45 in July 1864 responding to local up a militia to defend the Vermont border and the Legislature elected William Grout Brigadier The Saint Albans Raid 2014 General of troops from Richford east to the New The commemoration of the St. Albans Raid, Hampshire border. After the war he served in the which took place on October 19, 1864 in St. Vermont House and Senate and then spent 18 Albans Vermont when over 20 Confederates years in the U.S. House of Representatives. robbed three local banks and took their loot over William H. Daniels enlisted September ‘61 in the the border into Canada, is scheduled for First Regiment Cavalry. He saw much action September 18-21, a month early. About 80 Re- including the death of his Captain and best friend enactors will have an encampment in Taylor Park Henry Flint of Irasburgh fighting Mosby at in St. Albans during this time. Representatives Miskel’s Farm April 1 ‘63. On September 22 ‘64 from the 2nd Vermont –headquartered in Burling- near Front Royal Virginia six of Mosby’s men ton, Vermont; 118th New York –headquartered in were publicly executed following Grant’s orders. Tupper Lake, New York; 1st Vermont Cavalry – Another was soon executed. On November 5, headquartered in the Shoreham-Orwell Vermont 1864 Daniels was part of an escort of Gen. and area; and 1st US Dismounted Cavalry will Mrs. Custer. Something was left behind and represent the Union. The 2nd Mississippi – Custer asked for five volunteers to retrieve it. headquartered in St. Albans; 10th Louisiana – Daniels and the others fell into a trap, were headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario; 12th Georgia captured and thrown in with other Union – headquartered in southern New England; 27th prisoners. They thought they were going south to Virginia –headquartered in Montreal; 55th Virginia prison, but they were subjected to Mosby’s Death and the 61st Georgia – headquartered in Raffle, by which 26 papers were put in a hat, Gloversville, New York; Middlesex Artillery – seven of which were numbered. The unlucky headquartered in Indian Lake, New York; and seven men, which included Daniels, were to be Alexander’s Battery – headquartered in the executed in retaliation. Daniels life was saved Plattsburgh, New York area represent the when Mosby Ranger, Captain Richard Montjoy Confederates. The write-up on the internet says saw the 1st VT. Cavalry badge on his cap. Montjoy “Civil War mayhem will rise again in St. Albans, had been saved from death by members of the 1st Vt. from Sept 18 -21 during elaborate outdoor re- VT Cavalry at Catlett’s Station in ’63. Montjoy enactments of the St. Albans Raid, the northern- traded two other of Custer’s men for Daniels and a most land action of the American Civil War.” I fellow Mason. Christopher Snell was a Canadian hope to be able to go over the mountain to see who immigrated to Barton. He enlisted in some of this. Let’s talk at the meeting on the 17th. September ‘61, was wounded at the Wilderness May 5 ‘64, captured at Weldon Railroad, June 23 Condolences ‘64, imprisoned at Andersonville, paroled I was so sorry to read of the sudden death of November ’64, discharged for disability December Richard Colburn, Jr., son of long time member ’64. In the 1880s he and his wife and eight Richard Colburn of Charleston. Our sincere children migrated west to Minnesota where he sympathy goes out to the family. died at 78 in 1909. I had an e-mail message from the daughter of Jacqueline O’Bomwasin of Odanak saying that her The Battle of Plattsburgh mother had died. Several years ago about 20 of us The Bicentennial commemoration of the Battle of went to Odanak, the site of the Rogers’ Rangers Plattsburgh will be celebrated September 11-14 massacre in 1759, to see the museum there. We with live battle re-enactments on land and water; were treated to a great lunch and tour of the military encampments, memorial ceremonies and museum and grounds. Jacqueline was our hostess. historical tributes, live music and Macomb Ball. She, her daughter and our tour guide, Rodrigo Also tours of the Kent Delord House Museum, a Brinkous of the tribe came to our meeting at the former British headquarters and Battle of Eastside as our special guests the next night when Plattsburgh Museum. Elliot Morse was knighted and Ed Bearss spoke. 3 Future Meetings Winchester, Virginia, September 13, 1864 October Paul Lefebvre Fisher’s Hill, Virginia, September 21 and 22, 1864 November ?? December ?? FIFTH REGIMENT (Three Years) By Hon. Lewis A. DUES ARE DUE Grant, (Ast Secty of War), Brig. and Brvt Maj-Gen US Vols. and Charles G. Gould, Capt. and Brvt. Maj. Fifth Reg’t Dues are $10 [$14 if possible] per year per household, payable to NEKCWRT. Send to: Sept. 15, 1864, the term of the original members of the regiment who had not re-enlisted expired, and they Bridget Huguenin were mustered out at Clifton, Va., leaving present for 92 N.