Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-15
Our armu Correspondence
Correspondence Of the Watchmanl
FROM THE SIXTH REGIMENT.
CAwr GmrriS Fairfax Co.. Va.
Sixth Regiment, VT Vol, Nov. ., 1861

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Sixth Regiment W. Vol, Nov. 8, 1861 /
Mr.. EDITOR 81 have Just returned from a
hasty consultation Of the chaplains of the
five Vermont regiments, held to compare
notes and plans Of work. II is the first
meeting they have had for though so near
together that they can almost see each others
tents, the pressing demands upon their time
and strength do not allow them very frequent
ly to see each others faces, and never long
at time. They all appear DESTROYS to do
all IN their power to help the soldiers and
their friends and TO serve God and their
Country, yet rumor of additional duties
quite foreign to their office though very neces-
sary to be performed by some one and sought
to be devoved upon them, was very sugges-
tive of "the last straw"
IL seems to be an appropriate part of
chaplains work to keep up some commune
cation between the soldiers and their friends
at home through the papers, and have hoped
all along to find leisure to tell you of our
journey from Montpelier to Warrington
Of the noble men and ladies' Of Philadelphia
who sit up nights, without reward, save as H.
is more blessed to give than to receive. to give
food and drink to all the soldiers and take care
of the sick in the comfortable quarters where
soldiers life in earnest at Washington, sleep
ing we'll in a blanket on the floor OF soldiers
rest. with the sculptor Mead on one side, a
neghbor of yours on the other. several Of
the staff at my head and some at my feet and
eating well at SOLDIERS rest" from ration
al quantity of bread. meat and coffee, how
we marched TO Capitol Hill to pitch our tents
and somebody pitched them and our baggage
fpf FaIl ,1s a..
again and pitched and struck them, how
Sargeon Woodlands lameness increased so
much that he thought prudent to resign, and
all the officers signed paper to express their
sympathy and prevent any suspicious persons
from referring the resignation to unworthy
motives, how all desire that Assistant Sur
geon Chandler should be appointed to bis
place, how we'll we endured the somewhat
sudden long and rapid march TO Join the other
Vermont regiments, how we found the
weather here colder than in Vermont and the
grassy hills much more like that State than
the country farther south, how it rained one
night and the wind blow down some Of our
tents and many Of our effects were soiled
with sacred soil.
have wished to tell the Montpelier ladies
how much their books arc read and priced.
auu an tutIr klUuuess remembered. ana now
impatientIy we have waited for the song books
which Mr. Hatch writes us can not be obtain
ed in New York but he will try to obtain in
Boston. II they are not found there, we shall
send for some other kind The box of Testa-
ments from the Bible Society which we sup
posed would come with us, has not yet arriy-
ed. There are many inquiries for them at
the time Of our sabbath services and almost
daily prayer-meetings, and not day passed
but some come % my tent to ask for them.
The general health of the regiment has been
remarkably good, though there has been
enough TO keep one surgeon quite busy. and
now there are some cases of mea,les-none
dangerous we hope. l wish to write Of 9th.
er things, but fear lest time have now taken
should delay till another mail a letter wish
20 write for "a sick boy to his mother.
CHATHAM.
p. S. Letters and papers for Vermont sol
diers should be sent to Washington with the
company letter, and especially the name Of the
regiment very plainly wrilten-the word YER
mont not Abbreviated.
Thu. Private John Smith. Co. A. YER
MONT SIXTH REGIMENT.
Many letters are daily received here not
designed for us, and probably many Of ours
are missent TO other regiments.