From Historical Rutland: an illustrated history of Rutland, Vermont, from the granting of the charter in 1761 to 1911 by Rev. F. E. Davison, Rutland, Vt.: P.H. Brehmer, 1911, page 54:
Green Mountain Lancers
On Wednesday, May 15, 1861, many of the boys of the town of Rutland met in the barn of S. F. Bowman, where now stands Trinity church, West street, and formed themselves into a military company, giving themselves the name of 'The Green Mountain Lancers.' They took the zouave dress.
The young ladies took great interest in them. Misses Katie C. Strong and Jennie A. Hopkins, for the ladies, gave them a fine banner June 1 of the same year.
Exhibition drills were given in Wallingford, Brandon, Pittsford and Burlington and were always well received.
The roll bore the following names:
Commissioned Officers-Fordyce H. Bowman, captain; Kingsley K. Hannum, first lieuutenant; Philo J. Bates, second lieutenant; George T. Batchelder, first sergeant; Justus Southard, second sergeant; Varnum Whitcomb, third serrgeant; Lewis Clark, fourth sergeant; Louis Valiquette, first corporal; Fred W. Brown, second corporal; George H. Owen, third corporal; Henry H. Pierce, fourth corporal; James McDaniels, fifth corporal; Fred W. Littlefield, standard bearer; Henry C. Davy, George Patch, Hiram Lewin, Charles Frost, Levi B. Southard, musicians; Henry C. Davy, clerk.
Privates-Albert Angier, George F. Bailey, Edward B. Bailey, Harvey Boutell, Charles P. Bates, Charles Bateman, Benson Bennett, Avery Billings, Elliot Brewer, Jewett P. Cain, John H. Chatterton, Cornelius P. Curtis, Edward C. Channell, Earl Cutler, Edward Durfey, George Dunton, Charles Farmer, Albert Filmore, Chester Giddings, John Grandy, Hiram Hayes, Clark Hopkins, Stephen Mead, George Page, Warren Page, Marsh Perkins, Charles Patch, Almon Pearsons, Charles Pierpoint, Edward Prout, Horace Pratt, Frank Ross, Henry Stewart, Charles Thompson, Egbert C. Tuttle, Vine Watkins, Albert Kelsie.