Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-10

FROM THE I2rH REGIMENT.

LEArrLEulEl, C-t. 4, l1l--
D,.r F,s, P,os
An ori 2 v-sr .aI g.. Dies, Parade
Thursday night announcing Gle ar.. .a-uel, Of
Col Z. II. stoughton, to t-ep s.t..la. C.a.uauI-
AIT Of this Post ami bis assumption col. tls duties
Of the station. lie has established his Leadqs4r-
tiers jus, outside tie grounds ana it is understood
will proceed actively with tleaors 81 4i-ciriinirg
these 9-mos. regiments.
The ove.c-ats kuapsaeAs. bolts. rtrids.toKes
and hayer.acks were distributed yes,.ri,y morn
iag, completing cur equipment Tie articles seem
to be very good with the exception perhaps OF the
knapsacks and haversacks which might be better,
without injury TO the service 90 20 the ;eelus Of
the troops. They are, however, suppose, the best
that could he procured. The whole form an
amount Of harness which strikes ths ua-
sophisticated recrlit with O. .l'-lt feeling 4
dismay. Is il possible, he s1ys 20 li-s.l.. Lat
a! this pile Of tIaps j, only zy share, ard is all
70 be carried on ny devoted shul5cr.7 Why have
they made them al 60 heavy Wba. earthly
reason now, f5r cutting ,l-s, Straps ont g such
an almighty thick side OF hara,ss leather. aud
making them So b-oad. too, However, We took
them all, aaI vers, I trust, daily tlaak.eI g.. ,lo
sane.
Yesterdiy afternoon was rendered mem ra5le
by our first kuapsacS drilI. The order, were Tor
a review Of the regiment. fully equipped with
knapsaeks packed. Tbs ovsIcoIts were according
ly folded AMI placed within The kaap.aes. the
change q unle1elo.hins. socks. &c, ditto; and
the wooden blanket rolled I, ghty within she rub
b-r blanket and then strapped on the tor the
whole concern, with the straps, weighs, on AZ av-
srage about IS pounds. There goes sse7es, let ne
tell you, to tho prollcti5a Of q sk.lliglIy picked
knapa1k.
Thi. review was clnsii.s,d, am t,Il. quite
fac Affair By the -umcrous array Of spectators.
Let ne erieav0r to give you issil, view Of the
adir, as it seemed to one ia the raaks. We did
Mt think it 50 fine. At o'clock, then, each pri-
waite hois;ei on TO bis shoulders bis kaapslek,
packed as above, Sung around hin his haversaek
and osntoen, bucEloI on his citlidgeb5z and
shoulier-belt, and, muske, ia hand. took bis place
in the ranks. The sun has come out hot aud it is
warm afternoon. About Is minutes Of waiting
takes place before moving into lie, in .lo course
Of which the lucAess volunteer becomes distinctly
conscious % q EsigE % hes b4st lie .trsigbtens
mp msnfslly, however, and endeayors, when the
orders come, to step out with his customary light
step. But that he finds is Tot quite so easy. lie
is hJy. He weighed 40 haitian hoar bsiors. now
he weighs 100. Tia, kllpslck gives an undue
momentum to hi. about-.ece. and bumps uncom-
fortaby against his ncgl5an as he faces
from file 70 front But We are 10 line
now. The captain, ast5lisheI at The unwoated
elumsiaess Of his men, labors hard, but with only
r-derat- s-,osss, to " dress them into a ,traight
line, and there We stand, ara. at shoulder There
is drumming AMI dias AID s.efping into place Of
officers but yo1 notice little Of what is going on
Yosr attention IL mainly directed to q spot
between your shoulder blades, which feels
peculiarly. Ia short, it aches. Til. s-nsa,ion
graiusllY spreads through your back aal shout
daIs, and is complicated with q ssBs, OF s1EJcl-
ti1n from The pressure Of the straps across the
chest. The Precipitation blrs's from every porr,
You hear groan from your comraie on the left,
aud are oorforted little to know tha. you have
company 10 your misery, bl. it Is r3or clnsola-
tion. That knapsack, strange TO say, Is evidently
grsirHg both in s;z, AL weight It felt heavy
before now it weighs on you like a thousand Of
brick. You cease to woudsr at the breadth and
thickness Of the straps which support i-,-luy |
thing less strong would map with the tension Of
such a weight You havl't beer ia the h,bi,
thus far, Of consiieria; il desirable thing 20 be
detailed fr guard duty cut, you now iad your. I
self looking OF at the seutres paein. to AMI fro .
with only their muskeis 70 carry, ard you wish
you was on guard today. And nov you are con.
'cious Of sharp pain in the hollow Of your right
lrm, from holding your muskct at the shoulder
or three quarters Of an hour Why can't thew
let US order arms for Eve minutes But instead
'cmes tie order to wheel into pla.ooas, and around
be grounds we are marched for weary hour.-
Ee don't march good. We don't "ri,ht dress.
nd "lef dress good. We don't "wheei' good, aad
Fe don't feel good; but somehow or other we get
hrcugh with it-thOugh few Of the more weak
J or siliDg ones drop out Of the ianks-and We ar,
till alive when marched 20 quarters aud allowed
o break ranks. Il feels better nox that it i. done
ching; bp. there are some find, who express
no dslibefr,e opinion, that With all the need Of