Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-03-25
MARCH or a COMPANY OF u &
INFANTRY FROM FORT Smell.
IJ\GJO ST LOUIS


III" s. l.oaos Republican Of the 25h
uh giv,s somc particulars OF the hard
ships endured By the company Stationed n,
fon Smelling. m lho.r recon, march % that
cay On thrif way to the South ! ct;
Smelling IS IN lnliInic a. dec snl tho m.
der r'ach"d Capt Plnmn'-' n, that place,
r'Inirlng HIM iorihwlih t. take his com.
mani - the cali If M-x,co, hHuic =,
degrees
Th" government s1pnlici the command
With trnuspptli'lon 'of lhc qInu,iiy OF bag.
gage allowed by the army regulations. but
no more Such WI. the severity Of tho
weather thu, the men had to provide them
selves with other means TO keep from ffcrz
ing and hal TO pay on, Of ,h.ir own peck.
c's one hundred nni twenty dollar. NJ.
on moons ierahlo sum when their payi,,a
acn INTO account
Ties second nigh, after they left Fo',
Sn'llmg the voynron,,' who were nlong
whh thc transportation tram say that u
whs tie cn.lcs, nigh, tina, they had ever
witnessed So cold wn. u TIM, the hors,s
cmplo, Il IN drnv,ng the Trans, had to b.
covered wnh blankets and were brough,
10 he camp IRE 20 keep them from ifc,y
! he ro0p, couli not r'irh their
l.Dis nul WcIc comm o. T.. l.~ ~ '~9,s
l,iutc lhe cA-,p hf, an. san no shelter
whatever ] he men brcamc 80 s'uplh,d
whh cold after Iiyn, doNn II llulc
whi.", la, Captain plumnct bal to threat.
"a II'm with severe punishment, 10. keep
'h'n lio ao'nionug Themselves - ,Lur
late At was absolutely necessary to keep
licm sllrrus aul their blood IN cltculi on
10 proscn' them from trccling to death
For ton days before lAcir auiynl ut Pal
ne d. Chen. tht thermometer a, that place
averaged ugh degree. below zero l. IS
hardly necessary - Say th,, II wns mvch
coz where tho troops were ne ih'y ,crc
all NE l.uc marching 70 tho south S'li
worse, for lory mil,s before ihcy e., 10
pfHrie IN Chen the solii,. lsI TO hrcnk
- roni through fiy''en inch,s q 'uow ani
from Vat pace 20 D.buqHc, they lad to
andc through t,o i,,i o. snow
Before The company rcach,I the i.,ino.'
rlycr. they lad 10 uaio IN the mud inlr
p ler deep; md vhcn They 'cpped ut night
hey hni 10 some some instances 10 CT
branclci Of u'ts 10 lay down ujon to kc,j
themselves from ,lnkinr into tie mud -
1h'se are 'om' Of the instances n ti.,y
'raorl.nary march Tor rearly fe,,r
"eets these f,i'i1l mon ,nlurl almost ~
D. cry extreme Of puva'ion without rnurmnl
. anil dung all .Aat ,n.c. tLo, bad no .Lel
~ over ,hcif nd. save one nici
Captain I'iumm,o ,duil.s ntuif,d him
70 b. On horseback portion Il the pmc
tat Nh'n not thus comp lied he marched
Ni'h IA men i NAY nlso he intnpon,A
hat during to- ,crubir match only ,uc
ctn were losl by dc..l,ion - nci which
, .p.ahs volumes Tor ih. energy care nni 81
, f"i'noy Of Cnp'n,n I'lnmmsr AMI a.. sub
ni'fns the more especially n. We I'atn
that ihe command consis''a IN PAL Of ~
rrur. who hri loiu'i he campary only a
'hDr ume before the comm encrmcn, Of the
unfoh
pom lhe htrval oflhc dc,nchmcnl here
most Of TIE mon were unit Tor ssrvie.-
'f'if carr, face md hanls were badly frost,
bn'n They are. hoNerer ms uniernooi
g"riuF t'lief. oni ~ % n fw ",,.s WtI
b. oca' on ih'if wsy south
Nh toN having sei/ei iucirns. AMI
'k'lcb~I tn' rrog'',s oil thea. hhrdy mn
,astpry ad.nnctd 10 ~ lDui. We a,a ~ bat
eooi no. C''n accomplished b. ~ How
much been gained ~ he march 20 Ne.eo .
ii'r. ~ sfe, lhfr' or ioyf weeks IA a.
vsnre Of no Tine ~bsn hey migh, 10
irsn,ppf'ot neaf, Tie Whole dis,stes %
80 f.,1s bot ih'y are - ! 'pb'ei % Ailhey
. 40 b. cd iIl.s s'f,,ce ~rhin ihsf'r.e
TIE S-rf'iafy ous .Honr
,.a'' such At Cf!sr ~h,a cf1s and walton
n-ftcs Of n.'r and money lorih'i By ~
prs,4ng nsccss.iy alihsl ums iors1 mean.
,isrs.e body o. 'roop, ~ Ne,leo, md a.
hti'a degre' ~ sno'nncs ~ Ia pan snd
A.. liza lnnluann - Lb oGcs dana a.
~hch 30 ough' ~ y, s,,am'd