Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-10-11
From The ARMY.
,rrcspondcocc Of the Bellows Falls Times.


1h Vermont Regiment.
Friend .StcaiB We are now en,amped
on the sacred SOIL" at the advanced post
of the division, in the vicinity Of Chain
Bridge. But word regarding our trip
We left Camp IIolbrook, at Brattlebo'o,
Saturday evening about s o'clock, and arri-
we'd AT New Haven about daylight, and en-
ban ked immediately on board the steamer
Elm City aud landed at Jersey City Sun
day, about II o'clock, and started immedi-
ately by rail for Washington. We were
furnished at Philadelphia with splendid
supper, and as ure you Tie Toys d d ample
justice to the good things, for more hungry
set would be hard to find. | understand
every regiment passing through is fed-and
in good shape io)--a large building has
been erected, and everything arranged in
the best shape, With separate room for
working, which is all supported by a vol
untary subscription, with plenty Of pretty
volunteer girls to wait on the bold soldier
boys,
Without knowing ones location, it is easy
to trace the change from freedom to slavery.
The houses of the middle classes disappear,
and we see only mansion, or rich mans
estate surrounded by novels for the slaves
and the poor whites; light crops and bar
rem fields take the place of the small, well
titled farms, and large, level fields are past
ures, where the New England farmer would
have fertile meadow, with luxuriant crops.
Our trip through Baltimore was without
incident but one thing | noticed in pariic-
ular-the first and last part Of our march
was receive with cheers, but the centre Of
the city was silent as death. The only ex.
PLANTATION | can give is, that we were wei.
coined by the populace in their residences
but the business portion was neutral from
necessity. Only one secession flag coult
we see in the city, and that a small one OF
back street still no efftrt is needed to
pick out the secession element, who gree
you with dark, scowlng looks, which hat
but little effect upon the Green Mountain
Boys.
We arrived in Washington Monday
evening, and quartered in the soldier
rest" on the floor, and went into camp abou
one mile north of the capitol, where we re
manned until Saturday morning, when We
were off for "Dixie Land" distance o
eleven miles across Cham Bridge; ant
here we are now, about three miles int
Virginia.
4 Fort Smith is an earth fertilization on
hill, which. with Fort Lyon, large foriifi
cation south of us, commands the valley--th
only route to Chain Bridge.
You have, ere this, heard of the sad ca
lamity in the vicinity of Falls Church, Of
Sunday morning, when friend fred upo
Misunderstanding in the death of nine, an
wounding thirty or forty; whether the re
suit of carelessDess or inexperience we can
not say.
We have force in this vicinity sufiicsr
to act upon the offensive or defensive, an
is probably four times larger than you in
aeine, and is constantly increasing. W
hear to-day that great battle is being fougl
above US. at Great Falls; that tie rebe
attempted to ford the river and were repu
, sed by Banks forces who cut away til
dam. One thing is certain the river h;
been very high here to-day, and sewers
dead bodies have passed.
You think at home that we must, OF cours
know everything, when, in fact, we kno
, but little OF the movements of armies, AT
E do not know even our own movemnets uni
weare there. And another thing--you blau
soldiers for exaggerating stories. As
sample of reports on the very scene of a
Z ton, we first heard that the result of II
catastrophe Sunday morning, was so m,
killed, and $50 wounded so you must a
Z low always for exaggeration, when the e
e element of battle is fresh.
: We shall probably remain here fe
o weeks, aad then move further into "Dixi,
+ as our forces are now gradually advancir
: | will, however, keep you posted on o
/ movements. The 9th is within half a m
g Of us in the valley. G..