Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-05

Correspondence OF the bellows Falls Times

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CAMP VERMONT, Nov %, 1862.
FRIEND SWAIN - After Yesterdays cold
storm it is pleasant TO see the suns face
once more. 1t has raned necessarily for the
las, two DAYS. The roads are very muddy
and almost impossible. The TINES of the
18th inst was received last night. ! need
not say il was read and hailed with joy, for
only to-nigh, it looks as though it had seen
a weeks hard service. Persons should write
oftener, AMI send more papers to the sol
diers. But few know or ever thik OF the
pleasure and happiness it gives one TO re-
,eive letters from friends at home. and pa
pers edited in the State. giving local news.
&c. Write friends. all, even if you do not
always get an aaswer,-remembering our
means of writing, &c. Great care should
be taken in directing letters TO us, that the
number of tie Regiment be plain. Many
letters to the 10Th regiment come here aud
no doubt many Of ours 20 there. owing to
the similarity Of the last two figures when
made carelessly. Nothing worthy of note
has occurred since | wrote you last, with
the exception Of the order for the 10 h and
10Th regiments to hold themselves Ia read
in SIS to proceed at a moments notice. by
"rail," with two days rations. Destination
not known to me, but probably to Harper's
Ferry. The boys generally were well
pleased with the order, but have little faith
in it now, as it was published several days
ago.
Most Of the regiments in this brigade
have commenced building barracks with ex-
pectation of remaining here during the win
ter. Here, as we'll as at home, every ont
has his own peculiar notions in regard tC
his own house. No two regiments builc
Them alike. This regiment has done bu
little towards building theirs, on account o.
orders previously mentioned. The l2tt
and l4th spare the most pains of any. The
latter are building theirs 100 feet long by
20 wide,--40 feet of this to be used for {
dining room and the remainder for sleep
ing apartments. The frames of these bar
racks are made by cutting small logs about
ten feet long, splitting them in the center
and inserting them in the ground about two
feet, the faced side inward, the creyice:
between these timbers are filed with mud
from the " sacred soil" which makes very
good mortar, being already made and guod
for nothing else in this vicinity. The in
side of these barracks are to be finished off
and covered with boards at the expense Of
the field and line officers. The 18th build
theirs similar. Charles Fl. Pond of Man
chester, Co. G, l4th regiment, was shot
til. ough the breast by the premature dis
charge of gun in the hands of corporal
while on picket duty few days since
The ball entered the right breast, passin!
through, took off the lower corner Of tn
shoulder blade. l saw him to-day in tn
hospital. He is a young man of very stron
constitution and great power OF endurance
and it is thought will recover. 1t appear
tina. the corporal had seen some service, an
was displaying his talents by showing sal
Pond how to halt persons approaching
and drawing up his piece discharged it, BIT
how it happened he don't seem to know
Lieut.. Wait Of West Windsor. Co. !
was fred al twice last night while on picl
ct, by men from his own regiment. 1t al
pears that they heard him coming and ca
cd out halt, ard probably being somewh;
frightened, fred almost the same instant.
Drum Major G. M. Clark. while stan
ing near company of pickets firing at
target. was struck by spent ball, near Il
the knee joint, causing him to g about face
pretty quick. The ball lodged in the grour
near by and was secured by Mr.. Clark wi
has the honor of being the first man woun
, ed in the regiment. Mr.. Clark has by E
the best drum corps in the brigade, this
conceded by all. Quartermaster Henry
acting Brigade Commissary with rank
? Captain. Mr.. Henry is deserving of t
app ointment and will no doubt receive it,
being the most energetic Quartermaster
: the brigade.
Kit Haskins, LIST Lieu,. Of Co. I, w
. Evansville, is acting Quartermaster. tt
a regiment excels all others in point of heal
We have not lost man and none are We
) sick at present. We may attribute this
a great measure to the unremitting labo
Of ourmost excellent Surgeon, G. B. Par
:. who is ever untiring in his efforts for /
comfort of those under his treatment.
=, Through his energy and perseverance,
A have the incest, best arranged and M
J. oommodious hospital in the brigade, bel
4 furnished with spring bedstesds, beddi
Il and everything conducive to the comfort
:, the sick. DIR. James Newton of Hartft
n, is ward master in the hospiial.-the II,
man in the right place. Co. D, TOWNSHIP,
N is the color company of the regiment. 7
b. is one Of the incest companies we have,
.. der Capt. Ball. who is ever pleasant q
20 has word for every one, but still stl
n and precise, and is liked much by all. I
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