A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Vermont > Rutland http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=627 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=55262 Submitted by: Joan H. Bixby Article Title: Rutland Weekly Herald Article Date: June 1862 Article Description: Rutland Green Mt. Lancers. Article Text: RUTLAND LOCAL MATTERS. GREEN MOUNTAIN LANCERS.--We recently witnessed the drill of this fine company of lads at our Town Hall, which they are permitted to use as an armory. The proficiency to which they have attained is really surprising and commendable. Let no one suppose that the time spent in military exercises and study by these boys is thrown away. The importance of making military tactics a branch of study in our academies and schools is quite generally acknowledged . Some of our academies in this State have already a military department.And the bill which recently passed Congress donating lands to the States for the establishment and support of Agricultural Colleges, provides specifically for military instruction, as part of the course of study in these Colleges. The following is the Muster Roll of the Lancers: MUSTER ROLL GREEN MOUNTAIN LANCERS. Commissioned Officers--Fordyce H.Bowman,Captain: Lewis Clark, 1 st Lt.; Kingsley K. Hannum, 2d Lt.George T. Batchelde, 1st Sergeant. Justus A.Southard, 2d "Varnum Whitcomb, 3d " Henry H. Pierce, 4th "Louis Valinquette, 1st Corporal. Fred W. Brown, 2d "George H. Owen, 3d Harvey Boutell, 4th "James McDaniels, 5th "Fred W. Littlefield, Standard Bearer. Henry C. Davey, Geo. Patch, Hiram Lewin, Charles Frost,Levi B. Southard, Musicians,Henry C.Davey. Clerk. Privates--Albert Angier, George F.Bailey, Edward R.Bailey, Charles Bates, Charles Bateman, Ransom Bennett, Avery Billings, Elliot J.Brewer, Jewett P.Cain, John H. Chatterton, Cornelius P. Curtis, Edward C.Channell, Earl Cutler, Edward Durfey, Geo.Dunton, Charles Farmer, Albert Fillmore,Chester Giddings,John Grandy, Hiram Haynes, Clark Hopkins, Stephen Mead,Geo.Page, Warren Page, Marsh Perkins, Charles Patch, Almon Persons,Charles Pierpont, Edward Prout,Horace Pratt, Frank Ross, Henry Stewart, Charles Thompson, Egbert Tuttle, Vine Watkins, Albert Kelsie. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VT-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com