The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-29

clerk, under the instructions Of DR.. Shaw, had
these two men placed in an ambulance. Here
they rode for half Il mile, when the Ma or OF the
4th Vermont came along and ordered them out.
W hat au5 hority he had for 50 doing know not,
bat steps are being taken to ascertain. Both Of
these young men are men off from duty and viii
not be soldiers fer u long time. Near seven o.
clock we came into camp, had suppers prepared
and were ready for bed long before tattoo
About eleven O'Clock we were called on by the
Sergeant Major and notified to be ready at l-2
o'clock in the morning to move with the brig
ade on
| 4 RECONNOIsANCE IN FORCE.
The receipt of this order, at the dead of light,
alter such tramp as We had just made, was
anything but pleasant, and l presume that it
caused many to violate the third commandment.
Before day we were again up, preparing for
the scout. In light marching order; that is, no
knapsacks or Blankets and with forty rounds Of
cartridges, at 8 l2o clock, the column moves,
every man feeling glad Of an opportunity to
meet the cnomy. IN this scout there Was the
Vermont brigade, the Cameron Dragons and
Ayers battery of light artillery. Our march
Was VIA. townsville, past our outpcsts and en-
beyond Freedom Hill into the neighborhood of
Flint hill, where, We understood, the rebel
plckets we're posted We had lively, pleasant
march. Every soldier knew his duty and was
prepared tor any emergency. We coveted an
action, and many time did [ hear the remark,
If we don t find them to-day hope we will
stay over night; I've got hart bread enough for
torty-eisht hours" When past the outposts
oAo company froIa each regiment Was deployed
as sklrmlshers, to tlo rjsh5 and loft Of the main
BODY, and when about four miles ou5 VIC GANG
1D r,,,A n, .l,
hood rosGs, and weed roads, loaang in cvery d.
rec5,oa. Here VIC halted, OF, Freedom iiill lear
an cid chu: cil called Freedom church, the build
IN; being tho one where W ashinston IS said 10
have hHa his military courts. bat lA.tly il vas
used by rebels as q council chamber, the desk
and W!alow sllls being Written over with the
names q reid oiiieers, thcir co1lpaAiUs, brig
aces, &c. Enclosed send goa a saup.c o! tie
cAoreh taken from t!Io desk. 4; 1Hagc roads
we were az -oycI ny regiments AID were 40
longer oie body; bat 3 g:54n Of signals was
ad9p:ld fAa5 enabled our (icno.al 10 call US to-
8 Tie" at any moments Our regiment, she 9th,
WIS sent on II the direction Of i3nIiu and halt
eI ID Il large corn !icld, nndor cover OF heavy
Dody Of timber, aud about one mile nearly nor.n
0i l2nna depot. 4;t;tr the halt three cain,rl-
nies we've Sent Oat inco tho timber round Atou!
as sa.TASilcr2, while the rest Of US lay on or
arms II tie corn Held, spocGatins about wAai
vas gong to turn ap. Well, We lay there till
&i(cT SondJNn az! saw no ssns CT rebels
Leaving ny o3Hpany IN command OF my p
Ai@ult:taIJ, oblalneG leave Of oAG Lieutenant
colonel to mage D reconnaissance on my own
hook, tor an hour " 50. Taking a trusty Ser
Geant started oNt, mud soon found myself ut
an oia FARMHOUSE occupied 1ya woman and
aiE children. iconyGrsed with her about fvde-
I@I and robe. troops for some time, but cou,d
gather 10 information of uiIy account She
was IN every Sense OF tic word u know no.h.
ins'-she krow but little ahou! us and less con.
corning the rebels. Anxious end determined to
learn something, thought OF testing her faith
III the rebel money question. | accordingly
asked her if She ever had any of that currency,
and II she had any on hand " No, never use
II, never had it, was her reply; but enc of
her little boys, lad OF some seven or eight years,
spoke ont, - / have some, Captain !" Tie wo-
man blushtd some, and told abou! the boy sell.
is some cabbage for it. - But when and to
whom was tho sale made" asked and here
again She mes rue with the know nothing'
The money was Fifty cent NOTE
asked the lad for it, when his mother 20. it. /
The same being deposited in junk bottle, done
up nicely in brown paper. | took the nc.a and |
gave the littc fellow the silver for il and en- |
closed please lind the same, which YOU will turn !
over TO that society of little girls who have done
50 noDiy towards provide s Tor the winter ne. !
ccssitieS OF cur Vermont troops. They can keep
1t IN their cabinet of rebel curiosities, as thew
accumulate from time 10 time. From the con.
7ersation was satisfied that she felt necossita-
yea 10 DC aS ci'h and courteous to enc army as
20 The other.
Just before sundown VIC marched on rotre,,
10 u high piece of gr0und, waved our colors
Is signal Tor the sAlrnlsffers to come on, and
n about BALI an hour they we're all in. Andu
light hearty laugh We had when Company =
'aino IN. Nearly every man mad his hat deco
atcd with geese or turkey feathers, sheir haver
hck5 hiied with the slaughtered fowls, and
.6out 400 pounds Of fresh pork, strung upop
he shoulders Of the soldiers. They had cot nm
nc s"ro into chunks Of twenty or thirty popna
weight, and III that way provided for is tyans-
'ort'uon, A more ridiculous and aughabls
ighG nave not seen in years. You can imagine
low soldier would look, with shoulder of log
neat With the haIr oil on, dashed on his back.
hey got IA bad scald ON thut hoe.
! But we We're SOON Jon tie home march again,
company !. being designated to march as q rear
,o"ro we had pleasant march, joviai
narch. Every now and then squad of men
ceiling glorious would break out witb
Pray on, sing on, ye followers Of Emanuel
As the result of this expedition we brought in
rom sixty to L hundred wagon loads of corn
md hay, and .onnd out where there 10 more to
% had. That the rebels could get no news of
'nr coming, at every house whore there was
nan or suspicious woman, we placed IL sentinel
% guard the premises. [ understand that tho
Sirmshels Of the 4th regiment came in sight of