Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-03
Altsfellanp.
[0ur War Correspoadence.)
From the Fifth Vermont Regiment.
CAMP AT WHITE HousE FARM, Va,

NIX. W lLLAhD - W Y nave DttH III tnlb camp
since the forenoon OF the l4th inst. and troops
aro concentrating here all the time Trans
portatiOn has been greatly ilnpeded by the long
rain storm, making the roads almost i'm passa-
bic ! learned yesterday that the roads between
this camp and our last one, at Cumberland, are
filed with our wagons fast in the mud. But
slowly tey keep coming up, and | should say
that now We have at least sixty thousand men
at this camp--all on one level, open field, the
east side beng skrled by the river with is
)aklng masts and smoking chlmneys Near the
northeast corner ~ the " hite House, a very re-
rpectabe, bat not costly or fancy residence. It's
yard and garden grounds are extensive, unique,
and very pleasant just the place to satiate TIE
extrayagant home feelings OF the most priocaly
American.
y pom these grounds Little Mac has pitched
his tents aud hIuse and sah are evidently
quitcAt home 10 ther ,hade and clover Though
strictly guarded, the premises are constantly
surrounded by thousands Ot anxious soldiers ,-
anxious Ton what? Why, more to see their
Geuerdi taan this deserted homestead Of the
arch traitor, for we all lose him and 1t is % sat
Islacuon mat no soldier can express u btlong
90 tbs army, to share ,heir tra and suilrriu9s
with one thcy 50 much honor and esteem es
! haze told ,uu this before. Nothing can shake
our confidence IN that man, Tor It r absolute
Ike the laith of tue Cnristan mother IN her
God
Bat now, On We Co. II is only eight clock,
aud at twelve We marta again -- that IL, this
division. and for aught know, others. But
think the oIder is Tor tlls division only as We
have all tbc time been pushed IN advance, and
n lt = ~ Hritr
adler General IS confirmed at least, that Is
what veal thiuk. But no matter it we are to
frhr So AS To Kill two birds wth oce stone, So
much the better. Yet, il may cost us a little
more blood 10 30 this heavy and pellious
work We nave a fierce bitter and desperate
foe before u.s. and from many specimens thar
hage seen OF taeir raut aud file as also Of their
afhcers and from the further evidence before us
OF their cruelty and bamrlty, 1t IL hard very
hard indeed, 20 persuade myself that these men
were ever ameuahle to the intueuees OF Chris
/; r.tv God knows | r;tv them, and ~he We
fight them as enemies, and aay by day become
more familiar with their folly. pefyelseness and
crime. our shame for them as countrymen Is
Augmented. But as have just tod you, We
are - proceed on onward to richmond, anG
shoad IT be my good fortune to 1--we to pass tins
equator OF Rebellion, ! expect to see enough
more OF treason and its blind adorauon to Ia
bic me to finish this partial exordium OF my hate
What + to be the character oi our march
from thi. point, cannot be known. Ayers bat
terry has mst gone on gunboats OuT oruer Is
70 march at noon with two days ratlons' Oat as
a remark apt and spicy, and too goou 10 be-
lost. and not contrahand. think, must iniorm
you that nv friend. Mai Joyce, says every
man is to be put IN a rubber case and foated up
the river Not bad we are short OF trans
poYation. and the idea, impromptu and original
j. not mach behind Cen Mitchel'S cotton bale
bridge. By the way this reminds me OF an
other good thing on a Washington County off.
Ger. snd when You are short for " copy Just
ask, in a mild hRt not exactly leading manner,
Cant Randall about his novel mule trade, and
he will tell you something rich. once owned
mule myself. and can in measure sympathize
with the Captain when his transaction. like my
own. comes to be standing Joke. Don't be
afraid the Captain is the best nalured man in
the world. and IN sefdelcnce will give YOU at
last "a plain. unyarnished tale
For wonder, we have not seen wood-ticl-
since we have been in this camp. Yet it is no
wonder either. for we are fully quarter Of "a
mile from timber But we have the marks OF
our old friends still about us. in the shape Of
hlotches and scars, and to make a clean breast
of il. we are Just about as well tick, flea and
bug bitten, dirty ragged and cross as We can
be and sill be in a condition TO make good
fight Soldiers must have something all them
besides hunger, or they would be of little ac.
count. | said hunger, for can think of moth
ing else that plaques us more Yet we have
enough to eat, such as 1t is at the same time
we can't call il nourlshment IL is simply sub
sstence. And Just as ! feel now, though am
not hungry. and do not expect to die Just yet,
| would freely give five dollars, If had a, for
the measure of good bread and milk that could
"mow away" That may look little extrav-
ngant in your "price current but the late
sutler tariff has used us soldiers to such extrav.
arance " Uncle Ira says, he saw nigger
this moring milking COW, and he had mind
To run up and knock him over and take the
milk 80 and there are many soldiers here who
would not have showed a good resolution in
that wav.-they lpoWd have Knocked him over.
But am writing more than intended to.
and taking time that should be giving to prep.
aratiops for the march, Richmond Richmond
the great Babel of rebellion, is all we think
about Shall we ever get thore2 hope SO,
and II we do, your correspondent will have
something besides "A dearth OF news for his let
ters. What u field will then be open for the
rivalship of scribblers Somebody will spill y
in attempts at sensation. Artemas will be
there to tell hls tale and open his show, cxhlb.
iting to the astonished natives =" wax works y
of their loreathers, and the Dixie mummes of
their DESCENDANTS And cant Greeley, or some
one else, be there to tell Oshello's tale Of men