Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-17
I0ur Army Correspoldenoe.l
FROM THE CAVALRY REGIMENT.
HEADQUARTERS, lsT VI. CAvALET,
CAMP UAHRis, Jan. 4, lso2.

takes q road leading 90 tho right-psszins Con
ne,.:cut regiment, Rhode Island battery, and
I I4n-lusetts regiments including battalion @
/ ls. Macs. cavalry, Ae will zee on a slight elsva
! tion Of gr und. 8 regiment cneamped-and Of
their right be uigat recognize the sibly tent
that o. lately wlitened tbs Old Fif Ground il
I Burlington
The proper method oi layias out cavalry en'
/ -auFmeut WAS not observe IL Burlington, wan
I o.. room preve tsd tlis-but hero in a large TO
oa1oo feii many acres in extent and Of rccisngu
lar form level like prairie, the customary rules
relating to cavalry msy BE- complied With
Ten companies to ;be regiment. esch oomPa-
" having but one row Of tents facing to he front
Of tho regiment. SO that tho door OF tent No.
opens 70 the rear Of 10. ], No. . TO the rear oI
o. 2, and IN this u,naer throughout. In :he
rear Of tent No. is situsssl the Lisuteuants
t,.n. in Tssr Of tha. the Captains. Tho distance
betseen aeh row Of tents is sach that stables nsy
be built, and leave room then for an ordinary
street; In rear Of the line at right angles to the
street. runs a main strset; on this h-e ;to field
ofi-crs-ths Colonel in TIE centre, on either wing
E Major, and other ofcers in their appropriate
positions.
In addition to these arrangements, are others
adopted By the difeTsn. companies. The camp
being not fer from 81 old clearing whero young
pine Is abundant, the men have luzged this brush
and surrounded their ten with it, entirely con-
oesling the tent save the white c0le-like tops
that rise above the pine, protesting at ouco the
tents from the wind and adding to the beauty Of
the place. In front Of the streets in some cases
are artificial arehes, bending over the osicert
tent, while suspended from their centre swings
,hc company letter. and in others long rows Of
henlock OF cedar. extending to the last tent ia
the rear. Close up 10 the street one scarce No.
tices tho camp, but coming from distance, the
regularity ofthe streets the uniform heisat Of
the pines and the cleanliness il ana about the
gouuJs mi gh; make one pause, lest coming toe
near, he break the spell and the vision VANISH if
he comes near enough tho vision NIL disappear
be'icyeme.
These are TIC quarters OF Ito 1T Vermont Cav
airy in Annapolis-you know how they happen
cd 70 come to Annapolis. Thereby hangs tale
one that drags through 100 cars from New York;
drags through dusty tramp from Newark.
Lr e through two dsys and two nights on a Dutch
railroad 10 Pennsylvania; drag through delays
and hinlraa-es and nile ar h-u- from Ncr
To-a to wssaiastoa.
Az Jer.ey City, sltlocSl ss lli arrived .u
foreign iHui, strong Union seatmen, was evil
dent-'hs inhabitants Of that place bringing cat
te5, eales and other l9z1rlo' 10 large qusnhtiei.
to The me'' who Tere mounted 17aiung orders in
The -irlet
I-s Regiment having al crossed Tho '-'c'. cur
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IN one or Two asy' our camp vas u1sa-io'
mors ioan -o9 i'es from tie LANDING on hsri
'oii' and thers, in grave yari, vs pitched our
tents There We remained aH1iousiy awaiting
o'dtrt-ramors that We were to join the Vermont
Brigade, and replace the Dutch Cavalry from Penn
sylrsnis, delighted some, while tho more prudent
perhaps sought some camp Of in-truction.
Or Christmas Eve We received orders to ttrike
tents and march to Annapolis, and at A. NJ. the
tents we're struck, and at 81 the nrst squadron lss
VI avalfy marched on towards the espiial oi
o-''' i'H'. Ouf route '-i'si We '1''0'l'u II Da4-
'1s i'' ano 1t ''oA s'ul0 ''I-e'' was P.iH''PA'-y
'u'0usl 'ns largest lian'@'''1' % 'Hs ''a'e' 1t
gave us an opportunity TO witness 'ne pe'ui'sI H.
s'u'oa 70 large plantations 'ners are lew isnec''
to 'es aeld Of hundreds Of acres is not IN
common, and the highTaj running through It, In
travelling from one plantation to another the
guide had elvsy' to dismount and unfasten The
gate that va, on TIE boundary between the two;
the houses not built oose to the road but back
perhaps 30 Or 50 rods thels plantation houses
81 dista1oe seem N good o.der' but closer in
'peetion shows everything In poor repair fences
down. Wirao~S CUT steps 70 nouse' gong 70 ae-
cay ana every sQfel'7loe 0t apPio4lnins rum
nc" anu '-sn Asa' "1i'0 muse WIN a''-Uls
N'l' l4il guy 'Aa 'i'l'iS ,no'' 'Ss'' ''u'u
ls'i Ln' o'''ois ID 'l' 'o1a ''ni.l inC '''e','
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