. The "Dutchess county regiment [electronic resource] (150th regiment of New York state volunteer infantry) in the Civil War . n attached, ColonelW B. Maulsby of the ist Potomac Home Brigade, Cap-tain W R. Woodin, Captain Obed Wheeler and CaptainS. V R. Cruger. Mrs. E. O. Bartlett, the wife of the Chaplain, read aspirited poem composed by Wallace Bruce, entitled, 176 THE DUTCHESS COUNTY REGIMENT. ON GUARD, The 150TH Regiment at Gettysburg, after which the services were concluded by Chaplain E. who pronounced the benediction, and the monu-ment was dedicated. At the impromptu and info
. The "Dutchess county regiment [electronic resource] (150th regiment of New York state volunteer infantry) in the Civil War . n attached, ColonelW B. Maulsby of the ist Potomac Home Brigade, Cap-tain W R. Woodin, Captain Obed Wheeler and CaptainS. V R. Cruger. Mrs. E. O. Bartlett, the wife of the Chaplain, read aspirited poem composed by Wallace Bruce, entitled, 176 THE DUTCHESS COUNTY REGIMENT. ON GUARD, The 150TH Regiment at Gettysburg, after which the services were concluded by Chaplain E. who pronounced the benediction, and the monu-ment was dedicated. At the impromptu and informal campfire, called at Spring Hotel by General A. B. Smith after the dedica-tion ceremonies had been performed, several interesting,eloquent and touching speeches were made by Rev E. L. Allen,Rev W F Hatfield,General A. B. Smith,Dr. S. G. Cook,Adjutant W H. Bartlett, and several others whose names I cannot recall. Captain Woodin recited a poem entitled, ThoseBeautiful Hands, soon after which the campfire wasextinguished and the next morning we left for our severalhomes never as a body to meet again on that CHAPTER Charles E. Benton. How It Was Created—Its Members—A Unique Character—Its Service in Battle—Regi-ments Position Marked by One of Its Members—Band Men Wounded—Faithful to a Variety of Duties. The members of the regimental band were not enlistedas musicians, for the military law at that time gave noplace in the regimental organization for a band, but itwas made up of men detailed from the different com-panies for that purpose. It was formed while the regi-ment was at Camp Dutchess, but some of the memberswho were at first detailed for that service were not re-tained in it, but were replaced by others. Stephen H. Stephenson, of Company B, was the leaderat first, but while we were in Baltimore he was returnedto his company, and James H. Vassar, of Company A,was made xhe leader, serving in that capacity to the closeof the
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