Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-18
FROM CAMP BAXTER.
Camp Baxter, St. Johnsbury, VT,

July 18th 1861.
Editor, Rutland Herald - Everybody
wishes to know when the Sd regiment is to
leave and nobody can tell. The 18th inst is
now mentioned as the probable time, but your
correspondent, if he may be allowed to haz-
ard an opinion, believes they will not move
before the first of the following week.
Lieut.. Col. Hyde is still in command of the
regiment, as it has not been publicly an
nounced who is to receive the Colonelcy.-
Z. ii. Stoughton of Bellows Falls has been
mentioned for that office. He is young
gentleman of ability and graduate of West
Point, where he held high rank in his class
Before the present troubles broke out he had
resigned his commission and was studying
law with relative in New York But he
has renounced his chosen profession for the
present, offered his services to Gov Fair
banks, and starts this week, it is said, for
Newport News, where, according to rumor,
he is to relieve Col. Phelps or Lieut. Col.
Washburn, in order that one of them may
take command of the 3D.
Col. Cochran of Bellows Falls has accepted
his appointment as Major in this regiment
The camp, which is about a mile from town,
is in healthy location, we'll supplied with
! water, and has large and comfortable bar
racks, with every convenience that coald be
desired, except, perhaps, that the parade
ground is not quite large enough for exten-
sive evolutions.
Everything has been done by the Govern
or and General Davis to render the soldiers
comfortable. They have full suits furnished
them, consisting of cap, coats, suspenders
pants, pair of shirts, two pair Of stockings
and shoes. They are also TO have Enfield
rifles with angular boyonets, whereat the mer
are greatly rejoiced. The men have the bes
Of fare and a plenty OF it in fact Camp
Baxter deserves to rank first. without excep
ton. among the astronomical institutions o
the town.
The measles in a mild form are quite prev
alent in camp, there being about forty case
in he hospital. The soldiers are large, stall
wart, fine looking, active men, in tact Yer
u,outery. which means that for mind and mus
Gle, they are unsurpassed by any similar bod,
of men in the world. They are improvin.
fast in company drill, and this week the!
have commenced in the school for the battal
ion. Among the well drilled companies
Capt. Veazey's OF Springfield, which occu
pies the right of the regiment. attracts uni
versal attention not only for their fine sol
dierly bearing and precision OF movement, but
also for the intelligence with which they ON
preLend any new command, and the readi
ness with which they execute it. Capt. Yea
zey Is deservedIy popular both among men
and officers.
Capt. Seaver's company of Hartford and
Capt. Corbins of Wells River also rank high
The Calais was finally organized yesterday.
thereby completing the regimental ranks
and they will all probably be mustered in to-
morrow, as Capt Starr has signifed his in
tention of returning to Washington Monday
The Daily Caledonan is to be discontinued
tomorrow for lack of sufficient patronage TO
render its publication profitable, not being
able to dispose of more than one hundred
copies in s.. Johnsbury, as it announces in
It's issue for to-day. L.