Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-31
SUPPLIES FOR THE VERMONT
TROOPS.
The following letter explains iisel
New YORK, May %. 1861

The following letter explains Eel
NEw YORK, May Is, 1861.
Henry LoOmIs, Esq, Darlington; o,,:.
Dear Sir-Yours of the I'D lnst.
came to hand yesterday, with enclosures "hlou
will 20 forward to-day by Government uauSPJI1
State Of Georgia. The maple sugar, &c. toge n
with some two eartloads of articles received nom
d;erent parts of the State will also be Forwarded
by this vessel. / am in frequent correspondent
with the QuarterInaster of the Vermont Regiment
and have authority from Gov. Fairbanks and u ZEN
Davis, TO purchase and send TO them such sltleleS
as they may require, and the United States guar
termaster stationed in New York, will allow me TO
send by Government transports. In ADDITION "a
the articles received from Vermont, shall forE ID
to-day quantity of dried fruits, cheese, eggs &C
The United States Quartermsster will not give me
leaveito send such bulky articles as potatoes and
if he. would, l do not believesthey would reach
Fort Monroe in good condition.
I beg TO assure you, my dear SIR, that the inter
ests of the Vermont troops shall not Iufer in my
hands. 1 am deeply interested in their welfare,
and as long as l occupy the PosltiJ N in which the
Governor has placed me. nothing shall be lJt IN
done trtieh possible for to 10 for thc' begi
You will hear from me moro fully in regard 70
these matters, as 0on as have little more time
TO write, meant ne would recommend that only
such articles as 6red asG PTsseDsd fruits and veg
gaabes cheese, pickles. &C., be sent forward for the
troops. The overnment transports are very much
crowded at th - time, and can only send by each
the bulk Of rom 10 to 90 bbls, although an well
acquainted sith the Unitoi States QuarteTmasteT
and Comm isssry, W v.I do all they oa- -oT NE
and the erDont t-oogs. Iours very truly,
W. y. BATCH.
P. S. mail e cent from the New York Pest
Office by every transport.
The following extracts from G letter to
Gen. Baxter from DR.. Sanborn. surgeon Of
I the Vt. Regiment, published in the Rutland
Herald, convey information which WI. be
interesting to all who have f - in the
Regiment
The Surgeon Of tie Fortress. Or. hyler,
has granted me the special privilege Of or
| gauzing an independent Hospital, under my
! exclusive control, which Is now IN operation
/ with steward, (private Russell Of Niddlebury
| Coz three members and cook. To-day there
are twelve pat ents in the wards-only two
! of whom are seriously iil-0ne with pneu-
monia and one with typhoid fever following
measles. think they will recover. We have
| had a dozen cases of measles, and a great
number OF cases Of quInSy and pulmonary
| difficulties of various kinds, which the men
contracted during the inclement weather IN
camp at Rutland.
! The Colonel and other officers are untiTIny
| in their efforts TO promote the health and
comfort Of the men but it Is mar. aud hard
! for the Verm0nter TO be restricted 70 an al
| lowaace in bis food and privileges. and /
! have no doubt that the first reports YOU have
| from the men viii be of a somewhat COM
! planning character. | am satisfied that plenty
of food is equally distributed to the c3mpa-
! MES and whenever there is 4 short supply.
/ it Is due to improvidence and acknowledgement
on the part Of the men themselves
/ q The Colonel wishes me to say he rcmeu bars
with great satisfaction, your efforts 70 ht ouc
! the regiment and the result is so far seen in
I the unlimited concentrations the Regiment
| has received from those qualified ID judge
/ He saws the men viii first suffer from tie
| wearing out of their uniforms, particularly
/ the pantaloons. Fatigue duty i destructive
1 u clothes, and thousand pairs OF oyaralls
/ furnished by the town whence the company
comes) would save a good deal. some Of the
/ Massachusetts, men engaged IN mounting the
heavy guns were reduced . their drawar7-
and finally 70 fractions Of the same. Some
rolls Of gray 18th, 70 patch with, would
obyiate tho necessity Of pIecIng on; the legs
Of the trousers az the expense Of the scar.
and vice versa, instances Of which ! observe
N the Regiment.
The weather here Is delishttul-mercurY
about 80 at noon-with cool evenings. The
SICK report diminislcs in number every
morning, aud have 10 doubt few days
here will ohlIterate some Of the souvenirs Of
Camp Fairbanks
With regard to the medical outfit Of the
other Regiments, | viii give some useful
information in = subsequent letter viii
remark generally for the benefit OF the
ladies who were 20 generous IN Their CfJrts
and gifts, for the comfort of the SICK IF our
Regiment, that the chief demand is for bed
clothing and linen for the Hospital. frd
the night shirts. sheets, pillow cases, towels,
&c, to be Injuries
Every man entering the Hospital should
be stripped Of bis hot (aud Of course not over
clean) hannels, and arrayei in a comfortable
night shirt. Towels are in demand also anu
should all be marked "HOspitaI' OF Dis
pensary with the style IF t.' Regiment.
The number Of patients il Hospital ID a
Regiment, VIII not average probably oy-c
dozen or twenty, and therefore G charge for
that number Of men VIII answer 4 ver-
small supply Of ban5aSes aud lin. VIII 90
\ very generous contribution &c u5srital
furniture was made to ne IL y. York. bv the
Hospital Relief Association \ HosritaI
boaIS-ck. most ingenious portable ---i.-
cine case for the camp. and Fospit., lanterns
and stretcters fJ- conveying SICK and wound
81 u quarters. are among the articles kindly
given.