The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-28
(Our War Corrsspondence)
From the Second Vermont Regiment.
CAMP ADVANCE, Va. DC

written YOU. most of which have been narrated
correctly or incorrectly and Perhaps may not
much improve on these narratives SHOULD try :
and hence will confine myself mainly 70 mat
ters not yet written of. | have not omitted to
write for want Of time. however. for of that
there is no lack with me. Indeed the Colonel
has excused me from all duty for some reason
either Imaginary Or real, or the last three weeks,
notifying INC that in the meantime | need not
trouble myself to travel farther than our Com
pany grounds, which are not very extensive
and it necessarily affords me great deal of
time to write letters to my friends, and amuse
myself in any way most agreeable. lam afraid
! shall never be able to requite him in suita-
bic way for 30 marked and extensive favor
but shall always hold myself in readiness to do
so on presentation of suitable occasion
would not, however, have my friends think that
l find nothing to make myself useful about In
the first place, during my relief from duty. |
have managed to pick up recruits enough to in
crease my Company to one hundred men. and
have them ready to 60 on duty as soon as they
get arms. These recruits are mostly from Ad-
Olson County. with some from Orange and
Washington Counties. give their names that
their friends may know where they are. or in
what Company they are W. H. Brown. Hen
ry Bclcher, Thomas Cochran john Catfrey.
| VIM 7. Cole. Patrick Donally. L. B. Forth,
Joseph Fuller. Ellick Fuller, VIM. Fuller. Ju-
Illus Laport Charles Miner, Charles Price Chas
H. Platt. Horace Stoddard Daniel Smith. Louis
| Torvillc. Fred. Williams. In the same time,
however. am losing some members from my
Company who came from Montpelier with me-
Besides Taylor and Goodrich who were lost at
Bull run, VIM S. Smith died Sept 25th at
Fort Ethan Allen, in consequence Of disease
contracted by night exposures and over work.
occasoned in consequence Of our advanced 30
sition and extraordinary picketan fatigue duty.
| Seldom Harran, Hiram +. Mills, and Jared
Parker are i'll the city in General Hospital, and
| Almond VI orccster and Elcnc Shorv are in the
| hospt2! here for the same reasons. Julius Per-
rim and Elisha Cas- are probably t. be discharged
in q few days ,-alfo Chas Storrs drew their
papers, or AT least Perrin s. tonight t. cradle
! hin t. make the application. and Cas- and
Storrs' were drawn a long time ago ard our
Surgeon and Colonel have approved them and
it We can do as we'll with the Brigade Surgeon.
! they will Ne sent 10 their friends where I ho1c
hey may. By the treatment tney viii there .sct
| be restored in some degree. Thoac who are in
! the hospital axe very rick. Worcester has been
recovering. bat has Just been taken with fever
/ aud asuc, aud is to-day doliriors and very se.,
| IL is my Orderly Sergeant, aud SUCH OH. rs
can lily afford to lose, There are some 9th
ers vino are not confined in hospital who are
not WELL generally owing TO hard duty
am sorry to say it. but our Regiment has
not been used right, and instead of any crest
number Of the arrests Of privatcs and non
commissioned officers having been for sncakinc
away from threatened engassa.cnt,'' they
| neglected duty simply because thcy could do it
| m 1f ,l,,,
worn out condition feel bound With what
ever influence I possess T. rcpel with indi.na-
ton the charges that have appeared in Ir;nt,
that any considera he number of men in the
Vermont md were recently in - limbo for sneak
ing as ha- been asserted So i;r Us commits
! stoned officers are concerned, the facts hest de-
tcrmine whether they have sneakcl on not .
however. sncak for none Of the commissioned
officers hut myself and Lieut. Philips. had
been, up to Monday Of the week that w:r ar
rested. for five weeks sick and off duty. On
that day left the house where had been stop
ping. and went into camp but * was well rn-
dersVood that | was not tit for any hard duty
and was detailed for none anti! Friday Of that
week, when the Adiutart rcq:csted ne, AZ Il
matter OF favor, 70 take charge Of Il party de-
tailed 10 chop down tie woods near Hail.
| hou6c. distance of about three miles from our
camp. This was because there was not one Off
Ger besides, on duty, bat was engaged. This |
consented to do. az it would not Keep me ont
all night. On Saturday Re requested me -
do the same thing again, rcnarking that il was
| asking a good deal OF sick man. but urqin
said there was no officer to 70, all being sick OF
on duty somewhere. again went On ret
ting home at night found tire camp in com
motion, and learned that an advance Wa to bc
made towards fali's Church, and the Regiment
soon fell into line for that purpose. Company
F, and Lieut,. Phillips and Cr6ssman had been.
during Friday and Friday highland until about
noon saturday, on picket duty, standing all
night in tic rain, (as it was q very cold. rainy
night and they, and several other COMPANIES.
were wholly unable to 60 with any proprietv.
They were. however. required to 60, and did
80 about four miles out. making eight miles
out and back They came back t. camp about
eight or nine O'Clock in the evening, and being
very tired. Immediately turned in. They had
been asleep about all hour when the Regiment.
(at about ten 'clock) had orders to fall into
line again. saw this was going to be pretty
hard on those that had been on picket shc night
before. and got up and went 10 sec if they were
going to I've required to fall in. was told they
were, and then went to the tents Of nv Lieu
tehauts, anu iouhu lhcm Doth asleep, az l sup
posed should, the drum not having walked
them. walked them, and Lieut. Phillips was
really sick. He had high fever and saw Wa,
not able 70 go, and Lieut. Crossman was moi
much better. Things looked pretty tough Ger
tainly, but finally told my Lieutenants to kee,
their beds. and would go out that night ancc
they must come in the morning carly and re
lieve me- as probably should be worn out BY
that time as had walked six miles and tacl
already that day. besides taking charge Of on,