The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-07
(our VI ar Correspondence.)
FHom the Fifth Regiment.
DAMP GRIFFIN, Nov. 80, Il


age was read on Dress Parade, accompanied
vita instructions from our Lieut.. Col. command
lns 10 the effect that Company officers shou lie
taho steps to see that all WAS Done that it was
possible u 10, to provide suitable Thanksgiving
.oiaSG Tor Their men. When these instructions
were gwen II was suggested to The COL thai
perhaps tie best steps To take would be to senC
he boys outside the line of pickets on scout,
aud give them an opportunity to levy upon reb-
eiuom iof such supplies as they might ind
lie sugS' stloD, though timely and right to the
puiiIt, Mas not acted upon we were, therefore,
lett TO make such provision as We could upon
the " sacred soil that has been pretty thorough
~ stripped OF the luXuries that usually grace a
ThanAeg wing table-bolh rebel and Federal ar
mes having had d hand in the aforesaid strip
ping. We accordingly arranged for several gal
itiio Of oysters, butter, crackers, and such et-
ceferos ae cuuIu be purchased through the sui
Ter agency The day came round, and for
stlEe reason unhuown to your cores ondent
this arrangement tell through, and the best that
the boys couiu do then was to give their junk >
AN extra bic, and get their Jaws "a going four
or i've hours beforehand, before making an as
sault upon their " hard tack suppose they
dlu TINS thn-, but being absent cannut say
On ednesu&y night, about ! | clock, while
engaged upon letter descriptive of the great
parade We hopen and expected to make Oh the
next day, the Regiment Ma, or presented himself
AT my quarters, and atteI grln. laugh and
chuckIe, quctly informed me that was detail
ed tor picket duty in the morning. to report at
headquarters vt . clock A. NJ. Wei, | soon
CLOSED th0| letter, and SAID some things to .he
Mayor that We will not at this time record -
- There y no use alking-nearly all lhc line
officers are sick or excused from duty, aud 90
goa mus, was all the consolation received. |
accordlngy ~ent, ami now undertake to give
yon II pm IIiu ink sketch Of Il
THANKSGIVING DAY on PICKET.
At3 ~ clock was up and dressed. and in
the course OF an hour had eaten Il very good
breakfast baked potatoes, tripe toast aud cof-
Tee not bad to begin on. While the aforesaid
lnxurIes were cooking, picked tip !. paper,
Horper Weekly, and the first thing that met
my eye was an article In verse, purportinn 70 be
written by II soldier, and entitled " The Picket
Guard Lest L should never have a more on
perfume time TO gather instruction from IL pro
auclon OF that character, read it. 1t was
uos poetry, and for the time made
NE more sad and thong htlul than | had ever
Dech curing my connection with the army.
by y clock our detail, (from the Bri.adel
,! $40 men, had reached the main reserve, about
)ne-hall mile this side LewnsvilIc when we de-
ached 42O for the rei!ei Of the Maine bows, then
ma there posted Arrived at townsville Four
~ornerS, We fled Oft to the right and were soon
'"Zly posted on the SUB reserve mentioned in
ny last, where dozen warm and cheerful fires
we're oiazlng otacklng arms and unslinging
inaps2cks, we made due preparation for the /
lrst SIX hours OF our Thanksgiving programme.
ne commissioned staff, consisting OF one Can
ain and four Lieutenan;s from the 5th YER
mont (names given in full dlre.tly) took pos
ession OF the most stylish looking wigwam on
he ground, and calling council of war, omen.
u miscellaneous discussion upon war, picket
M Thanksgiving matters. During the debate.
ne captain was waited upon by II couple Of
hrewd and vlgllant private from his own Com
any, who quietly informed him that several
eese and quite large force of harvard pheas
hts mad undertaken to " run the picket" and
hey wished the necessary instruction in the
PREMISES. No copy of Army Regulations or
Instructions to outposts' being upon the
round, we were neccestated to Introduce u
ttie common sersc into the army, and in a.
luch as Carolina had raised tho black aag
Ieclal instructions were given to seize, confs-
atc ana slaughter the Joci wrechcs Where. !
pom the soldiers departed, and, as if NOTHING
ad happened the debate was resumed the ,
ONT ut issue being the cha factor of the dsease
'lth which the Captain was afflicted while on
uty at Fort Marcy. The Captain claimed tha, I
e had 'he rheumatism, while the Surgeon and c
Is attendants administered for the govt. there
coming IN contact with the Captains wrath i
nj vltupera'ion. Every man had his say on tho f
atter IN question, ior none were able TO con- I
eve how the Captain diet of hard bread and d
INK could bring on such metropolitan disease |!
the govt. When the Captain and all Others I
ere thEough, took occasion to say that their y
marks bad called to my mind story that Vas q
ght to the point. though the same was reh. =.
d to me years ago. O
During the first years Of Legislature IN Yer. h
ont, Esquire Iceland grandfather Of th, =
eSsrs. Iceland of Metropolitan Hotel notoricty c
New YORK, was member elect from his town n
r series Of years. At one session. it SO han n
med that The old gentleman, while an impcr. G
mt measure was before the House, was confined 81
his room by sickness Ills opinion was need n
the previous question could not be called h
i Squire Iceland had been consulted Accor. a
nsly Judge --,a veteran legislator, n a
arm friend of the Squire, and withal Il very s,
ID and rough old customer, called at the a
ulre's quai tiers Well, Squire, good morn Il
&. How are you? What are you down here I,
~" :;
" Oh judge, nave got an awful, awful At "
OK OF the rheumatism and ain nearly gone" N
" Rheumatism, be Oh, you We got the govt,
c govt. SIR Ia
A." Well, Judge, perhaps have, but would Ct
&c to know the difference between the two Of
mpaints." n
" Great difference, wonderful difference, sir. b