The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-05
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ElON'aB'ELsGgs, We,
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1861.
Correspondence Of the Freeman-From the
Second Vermont Regiment.
CAMP FAIRBANKS, Washington, D. c., }

CAMP FAIRBANKS, Washington, d. c.,
june 80, 1861.
Mr.. EDIToR-Dear Sir Il take this occa-
sion to address you a few lines from the seat OF
war. You must not expect much from me, sit
uaed as am here at present. All is excite
ment and bustle-duties occupying most OF my
time and attention and when at leisure, there
is no rest nor peace Tor me. The hardships and
fatigue of a life in cam" arc great but | think
stand it pretty well-l am feeling better than
when we first arrived here Our journey here
together with the public receptions that we re-
received on the way, pretty nearly used Us all
up. OF course you have heard all the partcu-
lars Of our fine receptions at Troy, New York
and Phladelph SO | need not give you de-
scri ption of them. had the pleasure OF dining
at the Aslor in New York, and met many old
acquaintance there. Our reception in Balti-
more liked not to have been pleasant an affair,
but it might have been a grand one, You will
see an account in the papers of our passage
through that city. We got through safely, but
were walking over mine that the least spark
would have exploded. The arrest of The Mar
shall and the finding OF arms, &c. the next day
showed that We were we'll prepared lor them.
Every man had his musket loaded, and many
had Il bottle Of fluid to set houses on ire. We
would have burnt that whole city II they had
attacked us. | think they had some notion OF
it from some things that observed myself
| Police Officer came to me as we were marching
through, and inquired II our guns were loaded
| told him how well we were prepared, and he
Immediately hastcued on ahead .! us. | also
saw woman waving secesSlol hag and hur
rahlng lcr jeff DAVIS. The police rushed up
and bid her :. sop for Goo sake, telling hel
tnut we were too well prepared ior them.
Well, we are here now, and settled down IL
camp. Our tents are plicled on tie Commons
cast Of the Capital, about one mlIo trom the
Capitol building. We are completely surround
ed by other regiments. Twenty-Five regiments
have arrived here within the last ten days. and
still they come One from Minnesota came Fri
day. | have seen quite u number OF the Kegl-
ments, but am not AFRAID to match ours against
any one OF them, as far as the men ana oullts
are concerned. Some others are bette drilled
no doubt, but our boys are working hard, drill
ing as many hours as they can possibly stand
and all seem anxious 10 be ready for " brush
and to become proficient in arms, &c. we
don know how long We shall remain here.
have heard that the Regiment would soon &c
out to camp near Arlington niglhs about slS
miles from here. We expect to change our old
muskets for Mime rifles soon Our drill has
been changed from SCOTS to Hardees rifle
Gen Scott is to review us Tomorrow and we
shall march down through the city.
| had the pleasure OF receiving call soon
after our arrival from Charles Lyman, Ex-Goy.
lade, and Lieut.. Newman. Mr.. Lyman was
looking very well, and seemed to be in first ate
spirits.
Yesterday morning we were treated to sllgh'
sensation by the reception of some Mime rifle
balls whistlmg through the camp, three OF
which struck on the ground. We immediately
sent men out and found that they came from
some men belonging to the Minnesota Regiment
who were firing at u target against bank and
by accident some Of them fired too high, 50 they
came over into our camp. see it reported III
the papers that we were fired into by the seces
slonists, but that is I. mistake, the above is the
truth If the matter
Joshua Sawyer of Hpdepark, my % Sergeant
was detailed by the Colonel to command th'
squad of men who pursued the supposed seces
sionists, and he did 1t up bravely and deserves
much credit tor his promptness
attended, to day, divine service on the pa
rade ground The sermon was delivered by oul
excellent Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Smith
W. T. B.