The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-10-28

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which relate 70 our national interests
and duties.
our Soldiers at Braitieboro.
Those WHO haze sQus Pr brothers
ID che camp aalnrally feel a great So
Iiciiude Tor thcr welfare, and arc trou-
BLEED by every report which is unia.
yorable respecting their condition.
That condition at best, must involve a
great deal Of seledenial and hard
slip. Bat all should take care not
to aggrayaie The sensitive minds Of
their friends by representing the
condition u tie soldiers in a light
more unlayorable tl,an the true state
Of the ease viii require.
We publish below the Substance Of
letter received directly from camp.
aud from one whose position enables
him 10 speak from the book in rela-
ton to the matter in question. After
referring to the uniayorablc reports,
aud their probable causes, the writer
responds thus;
In the fret place, then, LET me say,
the soldiers can not eat all the raions
dealt out 70 them. This ! know, for
i have dealt out every pound OF the
provisions ne yet, and expect TO do il
III lime to come. Every company in
the regiment has credited to them
back rations which they have not
drawn because they could not eat
their allowance. Ii was stated, also,
that We had nothing but bard bread
and meat. / viii tell you what we
have, and then you can Judge for
yourself whether this abatement Is
true. We have nice bakers bread
fresh from the bakery. Some taste
the yeast and call il sour, but they
have forgotten all about that now and
like II IA well. and some. better than
home made bread. We have first
rate quality Of beef, just as good as
fresh. ior il Is killed and salted only
one day before we eat it. Bread aud
beef VIC have delivered TO US every
morning. We have potatoes three
times week. We have rice every
day aud molasses enough to eat on it.
We have rs good sugar as can be
bought at tho Equinox for twelve
cents per pound. We have no butter
for the government does not furnish
Us any neither DO we have a variety
Of vegetables as VIC do at home but
we have good, wholesome fare, and
enough ofit It Is much better Than
I expected when ! enlisted, aud If |
ct as good for nine months rs / have
here, shall be perfectly satisfied.
The boys ate GENERALLY feeling quite
well. The oniy sickness has been
caused ny The change 81 Diet Most
Of Us have been accustomed to drink
hard wafer, fresh from the spring, but
here the water Is soft and stands in
tanks which makes Il worse. The
boys thought, 81 first, that they must
drink every time they felt a little
thirsty, but now they do rot drink
more than once day besides their
meal times. Ills change Of water
aud iiet has caused lit;le sickness.
Quite number have been slightly
sick with The diarhna, caused no
doubt by the soa water We have
no serious cases Of sickness in camp
Most every case where there has
been complaint, it has come from
some young fellow, who thought Il
would be a nice thing 70 be a soldier,
expecting an play ana no work. A
Jolly good time and a sight At The
Land Il Dixie. was 40 they thought
81 They overlooked the drIl and
guard duty they thought they could
ran down town whenever they chose,
%, they tnd ihings far different iaan
eIal ihey anticipated. 10 soliier IS
allowed down ioan without q pass
from he colonel Il be i caught ia
,Ae village without ere he Is taken
up aei taken % ihe guard house.
Sh Pine iah aoe not suit
lta SIZE BASE ay ga
tbep f N Hsed So lu2u1y al