Memorial Exercises Held in Castleton, Vermont, in the Year 1885
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Excerpt from Memorial Exercises Held in Castleton, Vermont, in the Year 1885: Including the Addresses, Biographical Sketches, Reminiscenes, List of the Graves Decorated, Roster of the Veterans in Line, Giving Company and Regiment, History of Previous Memorial Days in Castleton, and an Account of the Relics Exhibited It was thought best this year to vary the program of exercises on Memorial Day in Castleton, from the old custom of set speeches, an hour or more in length, by some "sprigs of the law," or some dress-parade soldiers of a fresh-water type, and call out for speakers genuine, scarred, maimed, salt-water sailors and soldiers, who have endured the hardships and privations of a long, cruel war, and let them tell their own stories. Far better will it be for historical science to record the details of actual experiences of life in camp and on the field of battle, from the soldiers themselves, than to print a spread-eagle speech filled with flowery expressions for effect, but devoid of the least historical untold fact. The soldiers stories go home to the hearts of their kindred and friends for generations that follow, but the euphonious address is forgotten before the audience reach home. War history is never completed. It never can be until the smallest facts are brought in by individuals. This is what is proposed for the occasion of Memorial Day exercises, to bring in the details. There is no better time nor more fitting occasion. Every year the number of graves of soldiers to be decorated are increasing, and correspondingly a lesser number are left to relate the sad data of history. We fondly cherish the memory of those who have lost or periled their lives for their and our country. There is a sad and mournful pleasure derived in placing flowers upon their graves. Equally so is it to rehearse the story of their lives and military career; though the sad and mirthful may sometimes mingle. The citizens and soldiers of Castleton decided to make this innovation into the old custom of long, dry speeches and in their place, have a program made up of biographical sketches of officers and soldiers, reminiscences of the war, and contributions of interest, by the participators themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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