The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-23

The boys in the Guards are all pretty ws,l.
No Company in the Regiment suffers less, and
perhaps SO little, from sickness as ours. The
men are all intelligent and We don't seem to
have many slothtul drones, and they take pretty
good care Of themselves. and We try to manage
to avoid unnecessary exposures besides, our
cooking arrangements are not surpassed by any,
all of which tends to preserve health. really
don't feel as though we were exposed to much
more sickness than at home. Young Cass, from
Warren, is the only man we hare who is sick
and he is fast improving. | think he will be
able to do duty before long. He had the mea-
sles at Washington when we first got there, and
has not been we'll since. almost forgot Norris
who Is at home on furl0ugb He went home
from Washington and has been with US 50 little
should hardly know him were to see HIN,
and We hardly remember Linn as one of cur
Company. Yet he was good soldier before
he got sick, and l hope will return. He has an
extension oil his tur,ough for thirty days and |
hope to see him back when that expires. There
are other instances of slight sickness occurring
occasionally hut not serious. The effective men
in our Company are sevventy,seven, non com
missioned officers and priyates, and three com
missioned officers. We bad originally eighty
men, besides commissioned officers. We lost
Taylor and Goodrich, leaving only seventy eight.
VIM. Clark then enlisted. which made seventy
nine in all, but Cass and Norris being on the
sick list leaves only seventy seven effective.
am lame myself in one hip, the effects of cur
Blu run march, and not able TO make very long
marches yet, but Quartermaster Pltkin has been
very liberal in furnishing me {. horse for long
marches and has let me have Cne for Tomorrow.
T0o much praise cannot be accorded 10 him ior
bis exertions for the comfort Of the Regiment
and the Whole corps of his assistants prove to
be Of the right stamp. Indeed, ali OF the Off
GERS of our Regiment more than answer our
fondest expectations with one exception, and
get along well enough personally with tha. ex
ceptlon, bat there is sach a feeling here with
all, that think if be consulted bis own good,
he would leave us. l think likely if there had
not been strong rreiudices started early we
could have got along well enough. hut those
prejudices exist, whether right or wrong, and
don't exactly see how We are to get along with
them. Of course. allude to Col. W biting
Major Joyce and he are desperately at variance,
and | think the Regiment sustain the Major.
1t must be very unpleasant for Colonel Whit
ing, and certainly feel sorry for it. But the
fact is SO. There has been very much said about
the officers requesting the Colonel to resign. \
paper, pretty much unanimously signed by the
commissioned officers Of the Companies present,
was presented to him n ght before last request
ing him 10 resign. This paper was drawn up
and signed Immediately after the Bull run battle,
but was withheld for reasons existing.
l mentioned that Lieut. Col. Stannard had
gone up the river with the Regiment. This is
for the reason that Col. Whiting is detailed on
a court-martial now sitting at Washington, and
hence the command devolves on Lieut.. Col.
Stannard. He and Adjutant LAID are alone, but
they will he likely to 10 the duties devolying
on them ably and we'll. Yours truly,
F. Y. r.