The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-28

tJrOu5n our Inc Inie was hooh' ii'"''N,
| queted, and very soon two dead and two wound
ed soldiers were brought down the road past ne,
We were ordered forward but had not proceed
ed many rods when m>re firing was heard and
we again halted. and was ordered in connection
| with Co-4pany \, VI, being at the head of the
column. to denloy our companies to the right IN
| the woods as skirmishcrS This woods came to
tie road on our right, and on our left open land.
| had just got my Company deploycd at inter-
vals of five PAGES making pretty long line,
when the cavalry charge was made upon the
head eff our column, Capt. Dillinghams Com
pany receiving them first. The darkness was
completely dispelled by tie blaze of fire that
rolled from the guns Of the cavalry and the re-
Spouse from our regiment, four horses and three
men fell dead so near our front and SO near me
thst | could almost reach them. Up to this
time | supposed them rebels and think our
folks generally did. But the light revealed
their uniforms from which we saw they were
our men. The mistake was soon made known
and thus ended that part of the affair. but We
still had Just as much necessity for vigilance as
we were near Falls Church. | was kept with
my Company depoyed until the next day at
three O'Clock in the afternoon, when [ was Ne
lieved by another Company taking my place
We had TO keep up during all this time the
greatest vigilance as we constantly expected a
battle, and having 10 LcutS during the night
was pretty much done for However we came
into the road ct three and were permitted to lie
down on the ground and sleep until about five.
when some one walked me and said The enemy
had evacuated Falls Church and Munson Hill.
and that our regiment with others were going
back to camp. Lieut.. Crosslnan had come out
during the forenoon. but Lieut.. Phillips was so
sick he could not, We were immediately in
line and started ltoncwards. After going bout
one or two miles We met some teams coming to
bring ;s some dinner. Ga fashionable hour)
which was passed out to the boys Of tie regi-
mcnt and the teams headed homcwart!s told
Lieut.. trossnlau to come along with the Com
pany and | would get Oh to one Of the team,
ana ride as waa so hard up; and did: and got
III about dark. TIE regiment came about 4
mlle f'rther and were, BY some means no, yet
Iuliy understood by me, ordered to hiyuuack for
thc night. This Of course left ire in camp and
them out. It il for this that am under arra;t
and Lieut.. Phillips is under arrest for remain
ing III camp as above stated. In addition /
would say the regiment was ordered in by Cen
Smith. but by some misunderstanding Gen.
Hancock. who was in the immediate command.
directed them t, remain ont. | an told this
next morning quite early, Capt. Mun,!er. Adj
lNtant General acting. ordered detail Of one
hundred and twenty-five men from our regiment
6upposins they were in camp and was greatly
surprised u learn they were not, and said they
should have come in; and he directed the detail
10 Dc made as soon as they came H. and they
were immediately ordered in
Tie foregoing it the whole story as under
~. 4 mo-. -. =.
about it, but have several letters from anxious
friends III regard u it. and seeing some moor
rect statements in the papers, | concluded to
let ny good friends know " how ead is nv con-
dition.'
would farther add Jhat the rri,atcs #nd
nVn-comni:sioncd officers VINO We're arrested
and fined, Or punished. in my ComIany-and =!
an told by the officers throughout the Rcgi-
lnent that it was generally so--werc men who
best do their duty az general thing. and they
went the first time cut that night, but, on ii,
count of their worn out condition, some did not
wake up, and scSpe that did We're too tired and
worn out to go. Now wish you. their friends
before passing Judgment on them. or deciding
that they" sneaked away, t. determine whcth-
er the above facts are So, and if 50 make such
allowances as you think JUS. wouiS 10. be
understood that there were mona who did not
act liatrUdcntly, or endeayor to avoid reasona-
bic duty. ior such was undoubtedly the case.
but they were very few. The Vermont ond
after having done the amount of work and
fighting we have. with the little Of consideration
we have received | rhink Ought not to he sub
iect 10 unius fcanda. F.V.R.
L. ;. lEotce that tie Legislature are takin!
I'd assures 70 ''aYe an a,,rn: appointed TO trans
mi. money for tie soldiers to the friends q,
| h0ulc. | ain Glad to see this. Ifsucl, an agent
is provided .cr Il vii, result III the soldiers who
Lave families dependent On them, sending much
J more money ho'nc than they otherwise y ould
Ihat agent should be on TIE ground at the time
We arc paId oil. Ibis pay notice has a strong
tendency 10 make good feeling in camp, anu
| there - u time hen men will thilk and Zee
Kindly oi those at home and having the money
and the agent being present, they viii start tht
money that if they have the trouble OF mailipe
ard feeling the risk Of loss, they will neglect ant
the came is spent for what il Of No part;cula,
use.
You and our people 1T home may lie sur
prised to know that there are sharks in tn,
shape of gamblers following our camps, but j
is nevertheless true, and | know of men tba
have gambled away every dollar of the tw,
months pay within five hours after getting II
Some perhaps would have sent it home had a.,
agent been there to have done it, and pehap
have limited to such that they had better send ]
home Officers know who their men are tina
ought to send money home, and can su sgess [,
the agent and thus cooperate. This cash sen
home must prove pry4ie and public benefit
as the individual receiving it gets the immedas
good, and so large an amount OF money sen 10
I" the State once in tso months and extractin,
no immediate equivalent, must be lelt as IA pub
lie benefit souid thiak IL will be rememhero