The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-19
Another Letter from the I'd VT Repimon.

Another Letter from the I'd Vt. Regiment
The following extracts from an cxcec1innI,.
we'll written and interesting private letter 6oH,
a member Of the Second Vermont Reqmont
his parents in Barre, will amply repay nerr.
sal. The closing period is as patriotic as i, !.
touching, and Vermont may safely trust bou
honor in the keeping of such sons
NEAR ALEXANDRA, Va.
Friday, July II, 1861 {
DEAR PARENTS am seated y
day beneath the shade of IA splendid Vjroin;o
Locust" musing on the past, with all Of its Incl.
dents and though some thoughts may cen,
cause tear to tlow yet they have a soothmc
influence on the soul. Moore, the poet, has
well SAID
Memory draws from delight ere it dies.
An essence that breathes of her many a year >,
But will leave this STYLE ana proceed at
once to matters pertaining more directly to our
own affairs. | wrote you before that we wprp
very comfortably situated in Washington. Al.
though think it is quite unhealthy there on
account Of the water, which is very poor
Nothing OF interest occurred at our camp there
with the exception Of the death of one of the
soldiers. lie was private in Company G Of
Brattleboro, a fine fellow, and his loss seemed
to affect the whole Regiment. lie died of Din.
liberia. While in Washington | was allowed
many little liberties through the kindness of
Major Joyce, one of the best OF men, ana an Of
fcer that Vermont will be proud to acknowledge
as her own. [ was allowed leave of absence
Of three hours several times, which cm9l,yed
in visiting the Capitol and other public building
of interest.
We arrived on Virginia soil, and in the midst
Of our enemy, about three o'clock Saturday.
Here we waited about two hours for train to
take US to our encampment grounds, about four
miles southwest OF the city. While we were
waiting improved the opportunity of visiting
the Hotel where the gallant Ellsworth was as.
sassnated, and saw the very place where he
was shot also the room where Jackson was
killed. The house and contents have been used
been entirely destroyed had it not been for the
authorities
We left Alexandria just about dark. Arri-
wing at cur encampment, we had pleas
ant time, | assure you, pitching our tents Just
as we were leaving the cars, we We're greeted by
one of the Southern thunder-slorms-su
storm as we seldom see in Vermont But there
was no help for it; pitch our tents we must,
and every man went to work with will We
had to carry all our baggage about one hundred
rods on our backs, and pitch our tents, which
occupied only an hour This being completed
the next duty was to station Il double guard
which was promptly done, with a detachment
of twenty men to do picket duty The pick
cts are stationed outside the camps, some Of
them two miles OF more, with directions to look
out for No l, and if any one appears who is
suspected, to shoot him. They have the signals
50 arranged as to alarm the whole camp
Our encampment is situated on the estate of
Commodore Forest, late of the U. 5, Navy
He has been in the United States service num-
Der Of years, but has now joined the Southern
forces and is stationed at Richmond He has
also a son serving under Il commission in the
Confederate army-lst Lieutenant Of the AL.
exandria Rifles, think. theiExcelsior Company
of the South. The family are at Saratoga
Springs.
Contrabands arrive at the camp near y every
hour Enclosed you will find small picture,
which will explain the manner in which they
come,#
y
There is nothing that you can send me. We
are we'll provided for by our generous ''Old
Uncle Sam The Barre boys are all we'll
They seem to realize the circumstances in which
they are placed and we shall not trust reflect
any discredit upon our friends, and the town
which we represent. And in the grand army
that now stands for the Cnion-the greatest
army that ever trod this Continent there are
no partisans-no Democrats, no Republicans.
They are patriots only, volunteering to fight III
the most sacred cause that ever held the aztec
lions of men,; and in case we are inj ured in any
way, you will cherish this consolation.
| trust that the All-wise Being, whose eyes are
on all His creatures, will finally return me to
my friends; not, however, until this dreadful
conflict is ended, and everything adjusted to the
entire satisfaction of our Administration.
From your son,
Z. A. Il.
*The &c picture " is most comca of the Volun-
teer sappers and miners from the F. F. w. who have
seeded from Mean Junction., and are reporting
to Massa Buer'' 1T may be seen at this