Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17
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MONTPELIER, v.
From the Fifth Vermont Regiment

NIX n y LARD '-N i'a'' Hia'' aHu'h.l -
connoissanee Ia force, ths grand sensation par.
ueulars d winch Ihe lightning Has gwen yon
can imagine ho" the desIaleh' the =" H7a'd
SPECIAL, vail read and am not ~ al plruca-
lar aDon. seeing 1t, bat am ANXIOUS that yoni
@eaders should have a. least some VI ihe minor
particulars Of the expedition o. J1e Oid NIT
a Reconnaissance IN IohCG"
Tina farce consistcdnrSoat,.. Division -..,,o
force roual to one Rrriurot on.tirEe'.-as section
Of Bars Battery, a section OF Ayers Battery
The Cameron DIaEoon', and four OF I'VE compa
ales OF COfmhn Mounted hlles' together WIN
the available force Of Mccall DIVISION, ~
Twelve or liiren t"ousahd troops J." a'I ihe
mam bJdy took the ROAD 70 LgNin'lH'e, al which
place several bflgad2s L'cl Oh 10 Ine 'is1t ~ 70
.ne leesoufGu IiNe' i"e oaiahCg proceeding on
g freedom llili' miIe ana nan EIst Oh Vi
euna Here we made matt ueH' brooA8 beng
p command Ne batteries We're piah'ea on tae
hiIi, tDe same 1-l8a position iuHy ny command
.ub .. Munsoh ma ihe O'h ana 81 Vermont
Tho iJth y e" lolk' ana several compa4Ms Of
DI"e5'"H ai.I hHss renamed upon '"e aHI 10
support tHe batteries ana ''a u feseI'a. Ne'tn
tflhoA', tu Name ana ""I N'W 1orH We're
"eiio}e1 1" '"t llaNt anu l.i'' say one 0l Two
mlls' SeliAG tlheealea ~ IUe IIhbif'
beius sort ~ 'uPlu"We''y Myself VH4'
II, having 40 company " command, (oui ch!re
company being on pickett was al liberty 70
- where pleased, and leaning That the II
Vermont, portion 81 the 4ib, and an csc0r, Of
Cavalry and Germans Rangers, were 10 move
On to Vienna | fell in with the , Boys and
moved on, kc.ping company with one of the best,
most r-lia5lo and we'll informed officers q! this
1rmg--Nlaior Charles II Joyce.
y,e,y,
e"rri'oa ~ 'e4 ,n, ~ n'', p'st Az 9 Goes
anu 'ounG' "h4'' ~" 1''"'iI'uel NAH
lo"u' WIN " "i''N " "u'u'u ''''' ''E''i1' "io
ihAcu'ie' 'o"c'y' u'7oiaSo' ue9el 'ou PARISH =
,or u o1i'"''ly oan'o' ~ 0'''st "" " w
'age'-oa' 40 c'euJ' ana Nv gus u one W
emma nA''"8 nau'eu ~ c9r' P'c9ohSlJ 10 oPe-
cIa'S' vi wal '.'' l'' ,'.a ~ H3'ueiS' ) cef,
''"'y 'Ai0o'o" ~ INV ~ i''o' '''' o'lug''0 =,
solpe ~ Bolc 'nil'' Ooniin'iIo' prosperity anu
'"V"o" Do' ~ va XIX ~ l,,., ',io 49,
claims to exquisite style or choice finish, and
these nearly Al unoceuuied. was the Vienna tbat
editors, statesmen. soldiers, and lightning have
eaid So much about The settlement AT Wr;,bt's
Mills is far ,lp,rior to this clas.ic.chri.tened
hamlet Of = old Virginia certainly would
like 70 see Il fair specimen of q Virgiuia VILLAGE
Why, any Of the paper towns Of :. BIe.dino
kansas are long way in advance Of anytbing
/ have yet seen ON the i" Sacred Soil.F The
only building Of any prominence IN Vienna was
a twO-story unfinished frame house, built and
occupied Tor Hotel and retail grocery and tape
purposes W 1t is ali jammed, riddled and
backed, and # Thoroughly repaired would make
quite comfortable . stand > fora county ian
and shoe-shop. On the extreme west sido OF
hhe place, we found TWO families living from
Nand TO mouth, and AFRAID OF both armies. Well,
eEho Wouldn't be Tor neither army can have
any confidence IN what they say, ana have Of
ten thought that 1t would be economy Tor our
army to order every lnhabitaut out OF Virginia
living between our Ilae OF peket5 and the army
and PROVIDE some way Tor Their support They
'''[taluIy nave an opportunity 10 learn valuable
',.e,.I,,I .lF..l'.,,I,.;
r,.sr,r oy ryoy,,ncs
AZ o"c VI '.,sSc uous1s Iouhu ueh' bro9Ns'
aus anus anu w S''''i't'u' eohyels'hS WIN an
olu NAN "'o"' '"o position anu ioieo oI I',e en-
s'uy' h1ep't's a. i1'poo,iui u''''F'c0' u' 'aey
louo away | it'He" up 20 'u' iei'e' 'eiuS at tH'
'lme mounted upon The Mayors hose and Prob
any le!f .e an 'na' nal cen loIa 70 ln' Gen
'i',, "p'e" "'i' SIMPLY '',IS 'U"' " "fse 'o'''
Of Cav&ify ana Infantry was Stationed Gt linn-
iol H',s' "ooU' TWO n''0S E Nc ana est OF
us ana 'hat " io'co Oh some MY Thousand was
Al ehWeNi4e' freP"r'u 10 u''''o %ltl theh' IN
case oil an at'aGH' before we c3u!d orns up any
reserve Inc olu man dpP1afea 10 osyeiy candid
anu WV Si"'e"F 'o"" tN o'0'J' iiV saw Ie9,i
scouts nearly every any. put none mat DAY lie
siaa 10 Oe very guarded ABOUT "Lat he sand as
9niy le" Gays previous one oil ms neIghDois
had been take" ny 'ne rebels ior simply remark
ing tAaI " 'ne Vnon troops u'el the nelshbors5
'Jos'ei wa" ''io 'Vu'"eI" uools' sHoNeu