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tour Army Correspondence
FROM THE ID VT. REGIMENT.
RESTING PLACE, TWO MILES FROM ,
CENrREvILL, Friday, July 10, 1851. {

RESTING PLACE, TWO MILES FROM
cENrREvILL, Friday, July 10, 1861.
MEssRs. EDITORS OF THE FREE PsEss
AS We arc having few hours rest to-day,
will give you short description of our march
this place, and whatever may have of interest
write
On Monday last VIC had orders to have thrt
days rations cooked, aud to be ready for ligf
marching; that is, with rubber and woclen blar
kets, haversscks, and cantoens - all our othe
camp equipage to lie left in camp. Our boy
went to bed Monday night, quito happy at tn
prospect Of an advance. The long roll beat, an
the regiment was called out, just before daylight
next morning, and the first four companies
being companies A, I, D, and G>-were led off
short distance from camp, where they awai'e
further orders. We had heard that our picket
were attacked and the telegraph wire cut, bu
alter waiting hour we went oac., to camp
rather down in the mouth, tho alarm proving
false one. Wo received orders to march a
twelve o'clock, but did not get started unit
nearly two. There were two brgadcs front in
and two in the rear Of us; and as We came upon
an cmnen.o now and then, and saw the long line
of glistenius bayonets, we could not but feel a
sense Of security and imagine ourselves a match
for the whole rebel army. We came on in a
westerly direction. by steady marching, until
about sundown, when we had hard march until
about ten o'clock, nroviag in that time only about
two miles. 1t seems the rebels, upon our ad-
vance, had buried the bridge across stream
some forty feet wide, and our whole division
were obliged to cross in single file, upon log,
hardly wide enough to cross in the day me,
much less in the night. You may imagine that
it took some time for so many thousa-d men to
cross in this way. We marched along a couple
of miles, where we found the brigades cncamped
1t o'clock before our regiment arrived,
and I think l never men so completely tired
out. Many poor fellow fell cut by the road
side, preferrins to be LETT behind in a hostile
country than to 30 forward without rest. We
a gain next morning at eight o'clock. We march
ID through country heavily wooded; indeed,
We had to travel in the woods almost all the way,
with the exception of the last three or four miles
Dur journey was very much inpeded all day We'd
lesiay BY trees which the rebels had feled across
he road, aud in some places our pioneers we're
bligei 10 build new roads for US entirely. On
recount Of these obsttuctions, cur march was
-atter slow.
About noon wc reached point in the road
where We found regiment drawn up in line of
,attie. The sight cheered US up, as we were told
hat an Alabama regiment of rifemen hal crossed
he road only few moments before, the re
roat. Th succeeded in escaping, however,
,ly our whole division for two or three days. The
cbels did not suffer from hunger, as they had all
.inds of vegetables, with tho necessary apparatus
or cooking. We stopped for the night about
nile South Of their camp, and men were immo-
lately sent for provisions, as our three days
rom Company D succeeded in taking prisoner,
sho had been out as picket guard AMI had been
eft He was armed with rifle and revolver, bat
ave himself up willingly. lie seems to he quite
intelligent, and says he volunteered thinking 1t
lis duty to do so. lie appears to he confident
hat we cannot get possession OF Manassas Gap and
cports great concentration of rebel forces at that
,Iacc. lie SAYS that Gen. Bcaurcgard has visited
heir camp several times within the past week.
We spert the day, yesterday at rest, within hear
ng Of the cannon'diDg, at Bulls Kun
Our mon Of course were onragei when they
leard the news Of our repulso at that place, and
re longing for chance to blot ont the disgrace
f the disaster.
We did not start until five o'clock, when we
moved on in a westerly direction towards tho
scene Of the days conflict. Companies 3 and q,
,ndo Major Joycc. were LEFT behind with the bag
"a -c and ammunition wagons as rear guard We
lid not have very pleasant march, as we were
obliged to carry our load Of cartridges up steep
lilI the horses being too tired to do SO, having
ome all the distance from Washington without
eed. Cur pleasure was not at all heign'ehcu
yhcn We learned that we were two miles IN the
car of the main body, with 500 rebels han5-
ng upon our rear. We caught up with the main
,ody at ten o'clock, having marched about six
niles We are about four miles from Bulls Kun,
md six miles from Manassas Junction. An
dvancc upjn these places is expected Tonight
II to morrow.
We have several brigadcs about Us, WITH artii-
cry and cavalry. have been out a little ways,
nd como across our old friends tho Minnesota
nd ~ Y Sixteenth regiments. Both regiments
ire in good spirits and enjoy general coed health
lieut.. Pierce Of the Sixteenth, Capt. Stetaons
company, is quite sick in their camp
md is not expected to live. Our own regiment Is
njoying first-ratc health, with the exception Oh
!. few who pre sick in cur camp. We have come
through without a single accident; while one
If the Maine regiments has had two killed and
NO seriously woundcd-sll the results Of care
essncss. I hear somebody has sent homo word
hat Capt. Drew is sickly. This is not near as
,ad as some have made it. He was quite unwell
While we we're st Camp Fairbanks. bat only for
hort time, and is now as we'll as ever He will
,e found all right when We come upon the battle
ield. As for Father Saarpley,' Gas he is called
through tho regiment ho is as young and boyish
Is any of US, aud is tho life of the whole camp
lieut.. Weed has gone back to our camp with
trong guard for our wagons. We are waiting
rlcrs to march on to Centreville, but hear We
re to have rcinforcements before we 60 on to
Manassas Junction. 1 have no doubt bat that
We shall have warm time there; but imagine
he rebels will find out that the Yankees" ~iN
ight. We were visited to-day by Messrs. Can
ield Shaw, and Page, and a few days ago by
!. G. Bigelow, Esq. Of course, we were much
,.eased to see Vermonters. I hope they will
cport all right.
Yours truly, W.
TIE Loss or THE SECOND REGIMENT In
lddition to those already given, Corporals
; 2resplj II BENJAMIN and Elijah L. Keables