. Vermont in the civil war. A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . an entire change of the fieldand stafi of every regiment, while of the fifty original cap-tains in the line, but six remained. On the retirementof Colonel Whiting, which took place February 9th, 1863,Colonel Lewis A. Grant of the Fifth, as the ranking colonel,succeeded to the command of the brigade. Colonel Grant had as yet his mark to make as a brigadecommander. Entering the service with no military train-ing or experience, he had by diligent study thoroughlymastered
. Vermont in the civil war. A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . an entire change of the fieldand stafi of every regiment, while of the fifty original cap-tains in the line, but six remained. On the retirementof Colonel Whiting, which took place February 9th, 1863,Colonel Lewis A. Grant of the Fifth, as the ranking colonel,succeeded to the command of the brigade. Colonel Grant had as yet his mark to make as a brigadecommander. Entering the service with no military train-ing or experience, he had by diligent study thoroughlymastered the Regulations, and gave a degree of attention todetails which some thought excessive, though by others itwas considered worthy of praise. He had shown courage,energy and industry in the command of the Fifth his accession to the command of the brigade regularand reasonably full reports of engagements and movementsbegan to be made; and he took hold of the duties of his new Captains Pratt, Piatt, Addison Brown, and Laird of the Fourth Ver-mont; Captain Jenne of the Fifth, and Captain Hutchinson of the
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