The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-30
Correspondence of the Freemal--From the
Third Vermont Regiment.
CAMP LYON, near Washington, D.C.,}
Aug. Goth, 1861.

# Aug. 10th, 1861.
Mr. EDITOR Seated on a boy that onca
Contained pilot bread, with the cover of a choese-
box resting on my lap for table, am WRITING
line for the Freeman. Since ! last wyoto
you it has become certainly known that the
Rebels did intend to attack us last week hut
the elements have been against them, as the
heavy rains we had between the 18th and Goth
Of this month caused SO great & rise Of the Po-
tOmac that II became an utter impos,ib lity for
them to ford II az any point. 1t is thought ~
many NOW that the Confederate forces will at
TEMPT 20 cross over into Maryland in the yicin-
Z ity Of Annapolis, or below that point, ana they
expect the Secessl0nlsts will riso in MARYLAND,
and then thoy will cut off railroad and tee-
graphic communication with the North, and
advance on Washington. One thing is certain,
they will do it soon or not at all, a. the recent
order from the War Department calls on all tbs
enlisted soldiers in certain States to be forward
cd with dispatch to Washington, whore those
who have not already been will be uniformed
and equipped 1t is estimated that some rs zoe
or 100 600 will soon be here in pursuance OF
said call. OF this fact old JEFF end Beaure-
gard are we'll aware.
There was a general inspection Of this brig
ade on Wednesday last, by Gen, Mcclellan, &C.
companied by - Old Abe" Secretaries Came
ron, Seward and Chase. They said cur camp
was in excellent condition.
The largest Rebel force between our lines
and Manassas is in the vicinity Of Fairfax
Court House. The Rebels come close to cur
pickets nearly every day, scouting about, seek
ing whom they may catch to press into their
service, and plundering the property Of Union
men. Three Companies of our infantry, one
Of cavalry and one of artillery 8ent over into
Virgin some five miles, the Other day, at the
request of Union man, and drew off the re-
mainder Of his hay, as the Rebels had como
few days previous, and drawn off over one-half
Of it, and all his grain. Union men are leav-
ing the sacred soil Of Virginia every day--leav-
ing their homes, their houses, and orchards
hanging full of peaches and apples to the meI
cies Of the Rebels. They had rather lose their
property than fall into the embrace OF the SER
penis themselves
Oliver kilder, Sd Sergeant Of Company 3,
died on the 23d at Georgetown Hospital, lie
was from Irasbnrgh. He is the first one that
has died from sickness since we went into en-
campment at St. Johnsbury the 8th Of June
last, which israther remarkable circumstance.
We arc the mostof ST mean the Sd Regiment
lin good health, and are in fair way to live
until We are called into battle, as We are fur
nished with sufficient quantity Of good, whole
some food and the State Of Vermont has fur
nished each one Of US with q straw tick which
we have filled and find much more comfortable
than ly ing on the ground The Cd Vermont with
the sick and one Company of well ores, has been
stationed up the river few miles, the past week
to gnard ford but the stay will not be perma,
asnt an, told. No more at present.
D. NJ. NJ,
Go. F, Sd VERMONT REc1xENT V. NJ.