Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-27
(OuT War CorrespopdaaJ
irom the Ellth Vermont .egiment.

CAMP AT CuMBEaiND LANDING.
Aa 3, 1862. {
Wa WILLARD We arc a.ing another
ha!l, el.acr uu ,.tc,uu. ~ th3 .e.sl,e heat Of
the day, or lui a,ne straleY'm uiposg. can
not sAy winch Tor no Ons ku9 though the
questions are IN a thousand mO.hs, what are
We halting for. and what are many troops
coming 10 this one place for? lthe Thing could
be done, would ike very muo to have tne
talent TO DO it, Tor it would be Gather in any
man 4 cap, to write out a compete picture Of
an armg under marching ordefs don { mean
a sentimental affair that some novelist could
spin out and yarnish up Tor sls in - yellow
kiyer," but an out and out ealp march and
halt story, incident and scene ll.r, that alto.
ggther would be a soldiers lilt ana as such,
one Of the best inside, green i,On histories of
the war that can possibly be Wrt.en But il III
lOllg TO Oad ourselves down Will bigger back
load ol aspirations than we e.n conveniently
carry. and Al .he same time attend ~ our Iegiti-
mate business Now I don't wish to be severe
or sarcastic, but " reckon tat truth VIII
81 harder on the stOmaclis 0f 4s broken. down
politicians than a glass ol Wbely would. 81.
as we 30 not aspire TO do tha lher tulng, iet
US DO what We can Tor the leders OF our
army corre,p ,pondence ID plain, oh-hall
manner
L4ss night our brigade, ths agcy Vermont
brigade, lay i've miles IN adyanc Of the division,
on the road u Richmond, and ls ae want alt
the credit We get, ! might as weli ada ,hat w.
were All as brave as lions. w we're sent .or-
ward, suppose, as an adganee guard, tnat Il,
OF infantry. But our position alter all, was
not very perllous, Ior TIE enemy was miles ahead
test news being that s,roug rear guard was IN
position on the CnickahOmiby
ought not to write any more this evening,
for am actually IN too good humOr to write
an army letter | have whole book foil Of
notes, some week old. but AN l get at them
as long as | run On ia tins way. | must nave
something new Yesterday some cavalry OF the
Sth llHnois brought IN one Of their men wound
ed. They iound hlm iying on the held where
there nad been lIttle sklrinhh, ana negro
was over hlnl tryns to cut he throat, but ne
managed to Keep him off with nls sabre, They
c4ugI the negro and hung him.
1t is late, quite dark, and III not write any
more tonight, but will close, engaging to give
gpu ~ hcAb out Vi kut uio1t EfAHuiN shkiG
scenes ever witnessed. fbe,5as no army new.
that know oil. Ii seems thAs 40 are waiting
for the maturing of some new plans; ut all
events, everything Is mysterious 10 US There
is some talk that we shall have an engagement
Tomorrow, but do not credit 1t. Ii may seem
iools'l for me to say 50, bul II is almost lmpos-
slble Tor soldier to obtain any news about our
affairs. and it he writes atall he must conhne
himself to such items as have just been giving.
| hope to write again tv.m,rOw, bot may not
do 80, AS We are 70 march early. and how far |
cannot ray. There are large number OF YES
svls here loaded with supplies, and some with
troops. By the way. ou our march to-day the
4;h regiment got lost 1t va, marching IN the
rear, anc 10y some mistake got on To the wrong
road, and | understand came near getting INTO
trouble. They are IN camp now aud all right.
Yours, &c SEE SEK EsS