The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-03
From the 18th Regiment

| we nave Deen kiIdly permitted 10 puOilsl
the following sketch of the journey Of this
Regiment from Brattleboro. The writer is a
son OF Hon. I. j. Cree, one Of thu Senators
from Caledonia County
CAPITOL Hill. Washington, Oct. 20
DEAR FATHER II will occupy ieW moments
OF the present tine to write you, IL beng the
! fist opportunity since | let's ErattcbGro. We
! I,!t brattiebor the pa lnst. AT 2 O'Clock z.
I ii. ; rode 10 New Haven, CT. ; took beats tor
! New 1eik, Where we arrived ut O'Clock the
! mex, myrning. l. WAS u beautiful! s.gat, AS
. sGIu You, as We passed Beooklyn, New io.h ca
/ ana Jersey Cs,y,-eyoyJ aOjy, every ty,.5 ami
( e'eiy ho.so waving flags aud cheering Us; III
iaut It vas 50 atouS the Whole route. No .aud-
ed at New York and were suvpi d on TIC
wharf wlih good breakfast, then took boats
for Monmouth, n. j., 80 miles from thence by
cars to Philacelphla. Arriving there at II
o'clocil at night, we were taken TO the SoidlerS
Home, where the cltlZens OF Philadelphia teed
every soldier who goes through he clIy. The
building is u large one, large enough to con-
vene TWO or thee K simeuts, and Is completely
covered outside with patriotic notices, painted
IN bright colors. The inside is neat ana clean,
and is furnished with large wash room with
one hundred bowls aud towels which we used
not sparlpgly. Every soldier was fed with good
meat bread, butter, coffee, &c. When we left
we gave them three rousing cheers that almost
lifted the roof. The people hattered US by say
ing that We were the best regimeAt that had
ever passed through The city. They have fed
800 $50 men slnce the building was opened.
Alter bludlng the PnIladelphians good by we
started Tor i.al,more ana arrived about o clock
Z. NJ. We marched through the streets where
the Massachusetts, Regiments were mobbod.
Some waved tl49s, Others looked mad enough to
XII us II they dared to- We started for W ASH
ington at dark, III company with @Rhodc Island
Regiment, IN forty Cars II enc train. Arrived
there at E A. NJ. Sunday, and stopped all that
day and night III lurge shed. lie raincd very
hard all day and night, and we bad to steep on
the vet muddy floor, AZ thick as we could pack
down. Monday morning We marched seven
miles into Virginia and encamped on Arlington
IIeigh,s stopped there two DAYS and then
marched back, and are now encamped on Capt.
tol Hill, about one mile IN the rear Of the Capt.
tol buildings.
The Vermont nine months regiments are here,
and are to be brlgaded together. The prospect
is, as near as can learn, that we are TO stay
here some time perhaps all winter Our camp
is Pleasantly located, but Arlington Heights is
lovely place. 1t was owned by the rebel Gencr-
al Lee, but was confscated by the Government.
When We were there, there were forty regiments
within three miles of Us. There were seye0
forts in sight from cur clmp.
! I0u may rest assured that Washington CAR
never be taken by lho rebels from mat s'ue, ior
BESIDE these forts there miles o! bTeaStWOrks
thrown up, and Long bridge is stockaded in
seven places. Tue nine months men are coming
IN al tbs rate .! elchc or nine regiments per
day. The railroad is guarded at every bridge
and culgcrJ from Wilmington, Delaware, to
Washington, by soldiers and one OF them told
me that il Xix weeks there had passed Annap0-
lis, Maryland, forty-elGht regiments 70: Wash,
| ington and stlll they come.
| have to wrIte thus letter upon the bottom
Of tin pail, aud presume it will trouble you
some to read II. will write again soon with
better advantages, hope, and more pAr;iculars
of our Condition. Yours,
S. &. CREE,
Co. e, 18th Regiment V. V. NJ.