The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-30
Letter fron the Seat Of War.
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W ~. w., NOV. A-CU.
Mr., EplToR w hiic see reports in tho Yer
mont papers of the doings and fortunes Of tho
different Vermont regiments, it seems that the
Vermont Sharp ShoOtersare almost entirely over
looked; ! suppose because our regiment did not
muster III Vermont; but for all that we feel
that We are Green Mountain Boys as much as
any Of the six regiments Of Infantry, and hum
bly ask that we may share in your sympathes.
ii nos in your boxes Of goodies. We even be
gan to fear (or at least some dd) that our lagni
les were TO be cut off from your bounties, in the
matte, of State pay, which was granted to the
other Vermont volunteers but our captain read
| us u letter yesterday. informing us that the Lc-
.islature had decided to pay us as much as our
comrades Of the infantry and it would have
done your heart good to have heard the cheers
gwen for old Vermont when we heard The news.
\ round was also given for Judge W ior his
exertions in getting the matter attended to-
We are in very comfortable circumstances,
! though some reports that haze gone ont seem
to Indicate otherwise. We have plenty to eat
and that which is good and wholesome 10 be
| sure our loaves of bread, at one Time, shrunk
down from the lawful weight of % OUNCES, to
IL, "A and some even less than IL ounces, and
tor two or three days the men did not have as
much as they wanted to eat, but on our repre-
seninS the case to the officers the loaves suoa
took their lawful size of % ounces and we have
| enough 10 satisfy any reasonable man and gene
| rally some to spare. We are also we'll protect
cd from the cold, as each man has two good
| blankets and u seamless felt overcoat. besides.
the men have constructed small fire. places in
nearly all the tents, while some have procured
! small stoves instead. So our quarters are very
| pleasant and comfortable even in cold, stormy
| weather.. believe there is but one man sick in
our company ut present, and he is in the hospi-
tai. A man in Company c, (Mlchigan) was
shot in the head the other day, by accident,
while holding Il target for another man to shool
at, the bali passing around between the skin and
| skull some four inches. lie is doing well and
will soon get over it.
We have heard that story is circulating 10
| Nermont that our company had been iii u fight
and Il number killed. If 81 it is is all iu!se Us
we have not been out OF camp or seen rebel
| yet, and what is worse, we begin to think we
shall not have that privilege for some tine to
| come, as we have no guns yet, except tnOss
| brought from home, and there appears to he
some difficulty in the way Of getting them. We
were promised Sharpe's improved brcech load
| in5 Riiits, and have been expecting them every
week since We came here. 1t appears that tho
rifles are ready but Government refuses to pay
the extra expense incurred by the improvement,
which, believe, was prepared by Col. Berdan.
and the Colonel Objects to sending us into the
field with anything else. Probably it will be
decided some way in few days.
| Our "a Lieutenant On. V. Bronson of Rut
land) who is great iavorite with US all. was
presented, the other day, with beautiful Colt S
Revolver by the company. list Lieut.. Seaton is
also noble hearted man, who has been known
TO give up his bed to u sick man and lie out OF
doors himself, not to say anything against the
Captain, who is u jolly fat fellow and knows
how to keep his company in good spirits. Oar
Lieut. Colonel (Mears) has resigned ,;.nd it rs
said that Capt. Ripley. Of the Rutland Light
Guards, will have the offer Of the vacrnt office.
More anon. Yours, &c,
| w. w.