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450 HISTORY OF S~ARIC COUNTY.<br />
Montooth, Comfort Morgan, L. C. Dm~vyer, Henry C. I-Id, Aaron T.<br />
Currier, John Q. Adains, Walter Clarlc, Charles W. Lesan, George<br />
Cromden, William Donglas, Jr., Henry Burrows, George Dugan, F. P.<br />
Bloom, George Sharrer, John BlacBburn, Charles Bl~zclr~~ell, Alorlzo<br />
Lnce, Geor *e W. Ryerson, Chester P. Harsh, Willianl Ingtlls, Jollli<br />
Douglass, fohn G. Lamper, Daniel J. Moon, Josepli W. Pasl-, Wil1i;nn<br />
A. Cacle, John McLanay, Louis Williams, John IVel~ber, John L. limned~,<br />
James Huckings, J. 0. Ives, Isaac Iiinyon, IIenrv C. Sllull, 1)e<br />
Forest Chamberlain. James Merrill. 0 ~7en Carlin. ~llobns Eobi nson ,<br />
William N. ~elsoni Thomas ~eni'ck, A. W. Welnper, J. A. Case,<br />
Davicl Allen, Edward Erwin, J. M. Ln~uuer, Frank A. C~*o\rcler, John<br />
Thornton, E. W. Goodsell, Thomi~s son, Pliilip G~dley, Is;ri;~il<br />
Bates, William Johnson, James L. Atherton, George &Miller,(+eorg:.11<br />
Stone, Springer Galley, Spencer, George Hutchinson, ,l.<br />
Dre\vr,y, William Newcomer, George Greenfield. Drrui~~med oat.-<br />
Jaines Yuly, John Wood, John Sherry, Derrington Gootl, John)<br />
Haher.<br />
" Captain Charles Stuart, not Stewart, as generally spelled, is froln<br />
the Green mountains of Vermont, a pre-eminently fit place for breetling<br />
military commanders. The climate healthy, b:acing arid vigolaous ;<br />
the landscape bolcl, rough, mountainous and sublirne, malie the best<br />
craclle for incipient heroes; besicle, the moral tone of the people gives<br />
them strength and force of character quite as necessary as hardy c:onstitutions<br />
in the fielcl. Men got in siclily swainps of :~goe-sh~~lting ~ L T -<br />
ents, narsed on inalarious efflnviib, ancl rearecl in nloral and nlentt~l<br />
ignorance, may mope through the world half asleep, and may haye<br />
bile eno~ugh to be venornous enemies, but never to be great iiilita~ajr<br />
comm~nders. Nature always imparts to animal beings and vcgetal~l e<br />
life its local character. Bold, rugged, dashing, sublirne scenery fa.volas<br />
the growth of bold, clashing, sublime men, and ,uice verscc. &[en, wl~ose<br />
boyhoo and youth have been passed in mountain scenery, come II~IOII<br />
the field of life with strong, hardy constitutions anti invigor:~,tecl intellects<br />
- souncl min CIS in sountL bud ies. Vermont is hi11 011s for go( )t l<br />
horses and stal~va~rt men. Though Stuart is not one of the Verirlont<br />
"six-footers," yet the material for such a, inan is cfooq)resseti ant1<br />
ref necl into his organization of five feet six.<br />
" Captain StuaFt is not the birth of the present wan. escite~~lell t ; Ile<br />
long ago showed a talent for military colmna.nd, s strong pe~lch(c~lt for<br />
2% soldier's life even in the most piping times of peace. Eveiaytliing<br />
pertaining to the camp or fielcl in history, ora in the coln~notions of tJrc<br />
old worlcl was always seized upon by hi111 ils th: CIH bic~st 12eading :.os<br />
news. Over year ago he had so infused his 1rlilitn.ry artlu~* illto the<br />
quiet, oclel, n unexcit;thle Scotch settlelllent of Elmira as: to sc:t<br />
on foot the organization of a rifle coiripany. ancl in May, 1860, tllc<br />
company \vas orpnizetl under the old militia law. Stuart wits electetl<br />
captain by unanimous vote of the company. Stephen W Hill at t,l~e<br />
same time n7as electetl first lieutenant an tl Alexander Mo~*cliison, I I...<br />
second lieutenant. I-le found in the settlement just the i~~i~teriill Sola<br />
his company ; the Scotch in their characters are not tlissi~nilar to the<br />
Vermont mountaineers. The coinpany advanced as far as they conltl,
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