Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
YANKEE MORALS AND LITERATURE.

To the Editor Of the Wig:
Your publication Of letter purporiing to be written
BY a soldier of Company I, "a Vermont Rsiment iu-
duces TO send you the copy of another in the hope
that Il will be acceptable to your readers. l. not only
coroboratss the vandalism SET forth in the bat sheds
additional light the in which the invasion CT
Virginia was prosecuted.
Il was taken from the writer after bis death 10 the
battle of the els by William Jouee, ci Cap. Boyds
company, Nelson Grays, who handed IL 70 ms with
,w to publication. TIE iginsl Is now In posi- sion
Of Gen Bonham bu. the following is as correct copy
as can be made. H.CW.
The letter has the superscrpion OF H. j. shop, Bur.
lngtou, Vermont. On the envelope there Is picture
representing man SPRAYING on the ground, in ono
hand is q miniature representation Of tie Capitol OF
the late United States in the other, Fort saH'eF-sn
eagle bouncing the PROSTATE man, while the letter.
ing is
"a birds eye view Of the great Southern ioap-
All We ask Is to be let alone"
Virginia, North East Division.
July 10. 1851.
DElR WuT-I will write you few lines as ! have
chance to send i. to you by Thomas Garfield he came
into camp to-day, and glad to hear from VI sgan.
We expect fight tonight We are now seventy ,hcd.
sand strong in our Division Brigade. Weme TO rein.
force Gen Pattersons Division Of sixty thousand, also
to be Joined by GenI hcDoweis Division Of seyenty6se
thousand making quite strong force. Y,s.srd,y 70
routed camp of rebbes and took possession Of mass
battery. To-day we burned reboe house and took the
inmates prisoners. In the ght we LOST on our side
and "a wounded. 0fthe enemy the killed andwoanted
must have been over four hundred We 10 march 10
haosssss Junction tonight Now will tel you our
stie and means Of living. We march on TO place Of
epcsmpment and halt Our Captains Of the several COM
psnys detale men from each company TO 80 GU, aud
procure food for their company do the cooking so
am not detailed In the squad but sooa the boys come in
with "a, OF, or pggs. turkeys and chickens, sd
horse to help them along with the burhen II We wart
some thing nice the boys right into house AID tep
.hsuselvea. To day vent about mile from camp
aud brought in hive of bees With about 10 lbs. no ey.
put on my rubber blanket 80 they could not stDe ne
and the old and family took after me but tie bees
drove them back by charging bayooes on them we bad
fnefess, Of honey day before yesterday We took about
20 horses and Last night the Zouazss brought in some
Sixty head Of fat oxen. all of officers have got
horse now. wee take great many prisoners but don't
take their lives only In some instances to day wee hung
one Rebel which had been taken tho third tine we
hung him on tree and after he vas dead wee filed him
with buetts aud left bin hanging for sign have not
heard from you since left. don't see how !. is We
geta mail every day. want yoa TO see Miles Evers or
Phiness Balou and tell them to send my masonic papers
to Capt &. Smith. Co 4 VI "a Regt (Washipgtop)
goth. I will fuish this ths morning bad no fight
aat nsht and don't know when We sha have one You
vrh and direct to Washington D. @. % Z. VI "a Rg
give my respects TO all and write soon
Yours HI. BISHOP.