The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-06
(Our War Correspondence.)
From the Second Vermont Regiment.


EDITOR OF FREEMAN We are still occupy
ing our old camp where we have been for xix OF
seven weeks past, and with not much prospect
of soon leaving it, although we have rumors of
an engagement to take place, or an advance to
be made, quite often. am inclined, however,
to think that our division Of the army IS to re-
main for the present to protect Washington,
and menace the enemy at Manassas AMI other
points in this direction, and compel them to
keep large force concentrated in this vicinity,
Sin state of mastery inactivity" We have
had reports lately that our Regiment was to be
sent down on the Southern coast, but presume
there is not much to these reports. Such re-
ports arc not very reliable, generally. We al
ways know exactly where we are going about
the time we get there, and not much before.
Our Regiment is in very good health at this
time, much better than the Third, or the new
Regiment that have recently come out. The
Fifth has suffered most. A funeral every day,
and sometimes twice day, is common with
them. The Fourth are pretty bad off also, and
learn that in the Sixth the sick list is fast in.
creasing. The Fifth has probably lost already
more than twice as many by sickness, as we
have in all the time we have been here The
cause is sudden colds, induced by the necessary
exposures of soldier life, resulting in fevers.
do not myself think the change Of climate has
the slightest thing to do with it. Probably
subject thoni to the same exposures and fatigue
In Vermont, and the consequences would be as
bad If there happen to be any that don t APP
preciate the point let them take light blanket
and sleep under the shed exposed to the night
air, after having, perhaps, made a long march
through the day, and they will, towards morning.
have very fair realization of it. And such
would be better than the soldiers lot. The
weather here is probably not quite as cold as in
Vermont at this season, and yet the difference
is not very perceptible. 1t is moro inclined to
be rainy, and we have had two or three pretty
smart snow squalls. On the whole, it is pretty
stormy, cold weather, and the incessant cough
ing around camp at night but too plainly tells
that c)lds and fevers here are induced by the
same causes as in Vermont. While in mod
crate tno the men huddle themselves into their
tents and keep comfortably enough, or as much
so as can be expected, a severe cold night brings
them out by two or three clock in the morn
ing, and they shiver around the camp fires until
the revellle relieves them by calling them to
l,,s II ~.
ships, the camp has its pleasures and amuse-
ments and there is an excitement about it that
tends to keep.up the spirits {; and think most
Of the men of our Regiment would decline Il
discharge were it offered The pay is ample
and regular, and there is NO lost time. The
clothing Is furnished, and those who arc go in
clined, are saving good amount of cash, as
think the report of our financial agent will at
test. The Regiments are now being paid off,
and Judge Poland and the sutlcr are vieing with
each other to see who shall have the p,le These
suffers are about ss thick here as Fiddlers in
Tophet," and are making a pretty good thing
of it, and still not so much, probably as many
think. They are, however, a necessary evil, for
we certainly could not live without them, as
the officers are, to greas extent, dependent on
them for getting supplies, as they are not fur
nished by the Government.
am not only happy but psoud to say thas
the efforts Of watchlul and benefcent friends at
home have materially a'leviated our wants 10
many respects. do not possess language ade-
quate to express our gratitude to them
improve this opportunity to acknowledge
the receipt of various packages of siotbing from
different towns to me for the benefit OF my Com
pany. | received box from Montpelier, sent
under direction Of Mrs j. r. Langdon. richly
filled with necessares. On the parcels noticed
the names, as donors, of Mrs. Goss, Mrs. Scott,
Mr.. Bowen, Mrs. Geo. Wilder, Mrs. hyde, Mrs.
Hubbard, Mrs. Walton, Miss Ward. Mrs.
Jas. French, Mr. Shepherd, Mrs. W. B. Hub
bard, Mrs. J. r. LangdoD, Mrs. Burbank, Mrs.
Willard, and many others which do not rec
Ollect, to all of whom, as well as to these whose
parcels were not marked, l would retarn for
myself and Company our heartfelt thanks.
! was panied to notice in our Montpelier pa
pcrs, about the same time received the above
articles, the obituary notice OF one of the donors
whose package was marked, g From Mrs. Goss,
a lady II years Old" Born at about the close
of our great National struggle for independence G,
she lived to enjoy the sunshine of our Nation y
independence, and one of her last acts, although
humble in itself, was in aid OF avertpg the
llamentahe conseanences attending She etfNrt