The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-30

was close to noon, we naturally began to feel
the keen demands Of appetite. One OF our COM
pany happened to have q paper of tea which
| he generously distributed as far as it would 60,
and we repaired to the bushes near by and
struck up u fire, and in a short time had 1t COW
cred with cups of water for our TEA Just as it
was beginning to simmer, and we were anticlpa-
ting Il decent breaKfas after all, the everlasting
order came for the fifth time believe to " fall
In" We had no means OF knowing wheth er
VIC were to march ten miles or ten feet, but the
old Colonel was coming and the order must be
obeyed, and promptly too. 80 away went our
tea into the fire, and with it all our labor and
expectations, and many fear lost their patience
too IN that unlucky moment, for their countc-
nances which few minutes before we're all
agow with animation, suddenly became darken-
ed with angry scowls, and more than one fierce
thunderboIt Of wrath III the shape of oaths and
curses, was hurled forth from under that black
cloud OF trUwns, but OF no avail. Forward
march was soon ordered. We go on 200 yards
perhaps and halt, uns!ing knapsacks and sit
down once more, but not long. " Fall in,
the order again and we marched straight
back TO tn place where we were at first. - Such
is life, soldiers life at any rate. We have
our vexAtlons, trines as well as stirring events
The next day we marched up the river to the
farm of Col. Robert General Of the rebel army
near the White House, where We remained TIL
morning, This was very pleasant place. We
had but very little to do except guard duty, out
considerable of that as a guard was stationed
around every regiment to keep us where we be-
long. The always expected but never welcome
detail for night fatigue that we had become &C
customed to a, Lee y Mills, did not trouble US
here. We had nothing to do the prnci pal
part OF the time but sit IN our cents and discuss
the e,s.t of the day.
The inevitable negro question would of course
De the subject OF the most animated conversa-
ton of anything we could bring up, for that in
e1haustlble subject claims preeInlnence in camp
as well as court, and there are almost as many
opinions expressed in regard to it in tents
company az there are IN Congress. The boys
think 1T Their duty To put down rebellion and
nothing more, and they view the abolition of
slavery IN the present time as saddlng 50 much
additional labor upon them before the presen,
great work Is accomplished. Negro prejudice
is as strong here as anywhere ana most Of the
boys would think 1t a Illuminating compromise
to the dignity Of their work to have it declared
that the object OF their services was to free the
repulslye creatures from slavery, 4nd raise the
believe II such declaration Was made to-day i.
INA. orily would be inclincd to lay down their
arms aud, quit the service in disgust, The most
cordial reception by far that We have received
since we lett the free states, was rendered us BY
this sable species OF human poperty. AZ We
were passing by the premises OF one Of the more
wealthy farmers on our way her, group of
negroes score or more composed Of men wo-
Inen and children OF all ages, imbed upon the
fence by the roadside and greeted us in their
earnest simple way " God Dress you, -" Is glad
to see you, is glad you's come - God
hreas you, and many similar ordinations rs
they bowed, and caurteSieI, and waved their
hands to US, attesting their childish gle at aol-
ing 80 many Union soldiers They we're dirty
and ragged and probably as perfectly natural
result were ignorant and degraded but they
seemed TO understand, as nearly all the negroes
here do, that somehow all this commoton has
connection with them and viii orng about their
freedom in the end. They seem conscious Of
being at the bottom of all this trouble, and all
the receptions their masters could invent have
failed to rob them OF this knowledge.
Monday tue 18th we had orders to start on
again. We were thoroughly rested and IDLE
ness was beginning to be Us rksome Us marching
had been. 1t was actually a relief to be on the
road once more. Tonight We are oncamped in
an oak woods, whose rich foliage protects usOyer.
head while buckle and blue berries Just in foil
bloom make beautiful carpet underneath
The whIpowi is singing nerrlly on IL branch
over my head and as we ore to start again in the
morning at precselytour clock am reminded
that II Is time to seek repose.
ANTI REBEL.