The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-25

HUht I'm
me"t has been furnished Us by Nh. y
although not written iof pubic.,i..
nave some interest to our rea ie.,. " 3
CAMP Mar Jaws R,,..
July E, 1862
Your letters, dated June 20b ,o-
I'D Dot receive until jay jta. -
was owing, partly, to tie c9nIa,io,a ,,'
by our aTmyo failing oa.s, All ,,, ,'.''.s
the sick !.st. retained from !! 0'.I
House Hospital to my regiment IN ,-y y. Vs.
day, June 18th and the next dag
down with the complaint which /, d.
lent in the army. About 3 oc'o.% PEI.
same day, June 26, The enemy msJs a "a
ack on our right. The next morn,
renewed 1t, and the battle cou,iDuad :; &
walls through the day with great slanas.7
both sides. About sunset 90 F,;5,"
commenced Smelling our camp. The g.. a
uts'ion | received large piece of an ~
ded shell went oareering by my tent Ia.'
struck tree my boy mad placed ,b..'
shade the tent. Shortly aftorvsrd. -
sick from the hospital went hobbIina :,
their way to the woods. My frs. iruD,s %1
was that had better go with them h.,
nally | concluded that as had ney.,
uuder fire for any length of time, had
ter not run the first time, and then !, ~
like distrusting Gods power to protec, M
my tent besides. l was safe it | copId ~
age to get behind i good sized tree, 30 e.,
iu my tent and let the balls fly on eacb :.
and whistle over me. No ono in GU, 90.
was hurt. Soon they commenced b,jnr,
along the wounded, and taking ny ca,1,
went out with them in search Of the =,
assigned for them, forgetting ior the lime !.
ing that l was, or ever expected to be Az
Alter rendering all the assistance | could
returned 20 my tent. Some OF ,e .o.t,
came in and converseJ of tee prospec, nj ~
coming day, leaving their money with NE a,
they should fall and be robbed by the eosr
then, commencing myself to Him >,
suffers not the sparrow to fall TO the yrop,
without his notice: retired to rest. Soon ..
quartermaster notified me there was No I'm
to be lost in leaving our present camp,
ground. The teams, together with those q,
fit for duty, moved back about two miles II
halted until 3 o'clock on Saturday aferaY
when W. all started Tor James River. Tn
night | slept on a board by the side Of \.
road, IN the rain. Sabbath day was 7:-
warm and became very mucn exnau.g
Monday, about noon, the enemy commeps
shelling our rear guard, creating much cor:.
sion among the teams. One poor woman =.
seen running to escape from The enemy, ~
her child only three weeks old. Her b..
band was a tln MON man aud had been wouDde.
Oar Vermont boys pu, them on the tear
add hnally they were put on board the hos,
ia boat when We arrived at Turkey Landi..
which place We reached on Tuesday | BE-
came so much tatigucd that the asst 6 mia;
rode IN an ambulance.
Here obtained some medica atteuiasx
Tuesday night aud the next day | rested
self beneath the shade OF u tree that sC
In the yard near the house in which Pre.Id,.
harrison was born the rain decended
torrents all the while The next night /.
medical director gave me lodgings ia . 5ra
barn, with 400 others sick and wounde.
with promise Of something better, but tbs
was luxury, for there were thousands
poor sick soldiers, compelled to lie down d:
the mud and rain without any shelter u
the 4th of July, started for my regime
and by resting succeeded in getting :r3-
the barn to the house, where | was llul
cared for This is The first time have oe.
so could not get about TO help myself AZ:
the most painful feelings 1 experience are ::
seeing so much suffering without the po'@
OF alternating it.
lhe wet Their Is so oppressive, and | fee )
weak, that 1t is with great effort | suun@
strength to write to you to-day, but thOu!!.
you would wish to know of my whereaboas
The lowest estimate | have heard made .
our loss is 10000 killed aud wounded To
cry Is On to Richmond That cry d
Already cost us $4,000 men, reckonIl:
those who arc IN the hospitals, disabled \,
ana We are now twenty FIVE miles from the'
lou at home, know nothing of the dlhc.'
Ties We have to coutend with. Those pest
lentlal swamps that exhale the malaria, '''
iasi'ude oil the climate, &c, conspire to 10
pede our progress, and sap our strength. l''
inquiry is often made how are the sick carr!
Tor think from my own observation tbs:
considering the number, and the means Taai
Inc nurses have in their power, they Oh
treated as faithfully as could lie expe'e
III; mere rs great lack oil hospital :up?