The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-09

mont but with very 70" eAS7P"O0'
hoard NO insulting or threatening ren'ArAs' ~
did they offer to take anything from u.s. ef'eP'
ouy arms bot would buy alB"s' "hy'"ins
had. at uur own prices, ana paT ~ O'"i
scrin. One of thsm Vas almost angry W'au'S
| would not Jet bla have wat'o'' "hc" "a'
not worth more than ten dollars, lcr '"on'y
five dollars in Confederate treasury notes ou'
had faith that should get out " Feeei'"h
before | should need that amount OF 0htif mo"
ev and declined, The Confederate authorities
took as good care Of VI as OF their OVID men, ""'
nrovided only halt rations for any OF We, ana No
sugar. tea, coffee OF sails at that tat IL "
wonoerful how Providence sdapts our wants ~
our means. When in our own lines | could eat
s;x bord.tocks to a neal now | had but TWO
and nv annette craved no more-unless II Was
better When they had got their wcAndeo
MOSTLY awsy. we were taken also (July lfh)
and carried 70 Richmond in omnibusses brought
from the city The officer who had charge OF
the train was very kind and gentlenanly ger
son. pointed gu, everything OF interest on me
way showed us the good springs OF water, and
allowed us 10 stop and ill cuT canteens, and gave
US al! the advice he could mink OF to insure
good usage in prison. He SAID ne was ADVISED
to bring guard bu, he did aot want any. We
met one woman, however. who was OF differ
ent temperament. As she passed MS, IN a gay
buggy, she sung out to the officer IN a shrlll, au
,boritatiye tone, Who have 700 got there
Answer-" Yankees. - " here d you get
EN- !" Back here in a camp - Are they
pr,sonersr Yes Nv has hid We want to
lake EN- prisoners for you had no business to
YOU ought TO have shot em all Being near
the oeicer | exclaimed, - Whne a WOMAN
lie laughed. and said, - On she has lost her
hust4nd. | suppose hut she will OILY baYe the
tun Of getting another.
On arriving q, Richmond we W 2as confined in
Palmer i AlIIs,>nS tobacco factory near the
liver Our baggage and persons were thor
oughlv searched before he door, aN<b our KNAPP
sachs taken away, but nothing else OF any con-
sequence. They booked more particularly Tor
small arms. but by the advice OF our conductor,
all s,!sh that TIL. men had about them bad ben
given w before reached tie city. My h-au-
tlfui htile ak Shooter got slipped, ~ accident,
INTO the coat pocket OF a Union-lor'ng Negro,
who p-esume viii Keep 1t
W nile at RichnSond our lodgings "e7e not
over.nice or desirable. but still think the
cesh rulers did sbuat well by us rs they bad
the means u do with our rooms yese dark
dismal. and coated al over with tobacco. The
room sAaf occu pied, with some l21s' others,
-
corner Oar food consisted ot one qul.-tsr %
loaf OF bread, tgood,I with cup of !hin soup,
10 q ration, ana tw~rations day. 1tloee who
NAT money could seud out BY the guagt. who
were very accommodating, and buy anything therr
was IN the market, - rather nigh figure 80 De
sure-butter 81 ,ee per pound, cheese %,
sar IS 10 soc, molasees 30 per gallon, k.
But we saw soMe sympsthlzing iaees even
hoy In al II m IDA hat
there were many r!sh people in RichEAIad sho
would p7nvlde everything We needed, i it WAS
safe .cr tnem to 90 Il She said that ~Ne ne
self had plenty OF means and would gladly an
deriake 10 supper, $50 Union prisoners At her
own expense. if she dared TO. There wee many
5ite OF not biscuit and butter hot cotbe- pies,
&c, smuggled In at The windows. W. only
staid IN Richmond eight days. We were taken
uut Friday morning JNIy p. and msrshel 10
the depot-thaI ~ MI that were able - yak
the rest w ere CARRIED n Ambulances. We got
loaded. and lett The seeG-b capital at :, o cheek
4 ". We had good passenger cars Ill Is 20;
10 Petersburgh, When we were Transferred TO
train 81 freight and cattle cas-. without sAts
and IN these. all lanme0 up III heap, W. uGn-
uled Oh 10 Clly Point, ahlch We rsa >a4! At
{ CLOCK 2. VI. We ha4 Hot been u lcEg Vine in
urlson 10 D. >u1e. out it would ne ilacult 10
describe our sensations A. we drew, near the
landing, ana Jaw :h-ee large, beau T.al white
steamer. waiting 20 reeve US. with he glOu-
"us star, pansled 5anEeY auItering in ID hreeze,
anu tile eck.eovered siih friends, alsans " nom
Were numker Of LADIES', waving u5A Welcome
: with caps ami hanG kesehiets.
AIN not = demonstration mau, hAs own |
found ny Ia; 10 my hand nv h=ass II nv
throat, ana tears on NY cheeks, 54iore ! we'll
knew wnere | Was. AN sure the oIi ias new.
er looked we'll oes0re. W. were SON trans
ierred TO :hc Fe6eraI steamers Gonnodore.
State OF Name ana hennebec, the only form Ii.
~ required OF Us II going ABOARD beng to :Ivs
our names vith Tie Company ana Regiment ~
which e4sh belon- 81. u Federal AID Coniedera: :.
oucer. sitting side by sac, and sach taxing a
T copy. hen On o1sru each man Ms furnished
with Clean under Clothes anu dean bed ~,
good cup OF Dot coffee We dropped d.wr
Ih= river u mile OF !wo that nlsst, and the noxr
morn ~ stained down = uaII,<,D's LauGans
when or army are uow encanped. We lax
here I'll near dark. In the Course of tie day
Gen. Mcclellan passed through all tie boats
shaking hands and II King familiarity VITA every
man On eoAFd. Tie next Gay, (Sundayl W,
arrived IN the Hampton Roads, where III VII,
were able - walk We're transferred 10 th
, hOsi l1al. On shore. while the res, wer4 sen, u,
North. | AN domIciIe3 10 the ChesapeaS.
: general hospital, formerly the Chesapeake Il
male college, large tre-s;oIy building neA
the BEACH beautiful location. The wiadov
IL tie Leaf 0! nv BET commands = view If ID
: Hampton koals, with Sevall's PAM in the Us
tACve
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