Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-01-14
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FROM the Potomac.

CAxr GRnflS, Jan. G., 1862.
Here ! en- among potion oi our uraud
Army ct lhe Potomac, and We who live go far
fraal thasegt Of war know bat little Of is IN
hictIOns upon = country. wItt from Wa =
ing.un with Mr. Brock who kindly rendered me
every assistance. Arrived here last night and
am stopping with Capt Randall, who gives me
ted .ad board | Will give you sketch Of my
day work.
After breakfast, with Major Joyce, wife and
daughter, aud osG Captain Randall, ! visited
the Hospital OF the - Vermont. The Hospital
IS ol cloth, aad Is wide enough ior two rows Of
cots. leaving o space of some two or three feet
in the centre to pass up and down between the
sick There We're about twenty sick, mostly
from leycrs, but | was p.elsed 10 find 30 many
cut of danger. There were only two but viii
get we'll, and those, | think, viii soon be
through with their suilesin5s and fighting on
earth Poor fellows 1t is 50 hard to be here
sick and friends so iar away. While looking over
The sick | came across Sergeant Br.dsmln,
whom knew. | shouk h nds with him, and
when laskci him how he did ne sand, =" will
soon be- ready 10 fight again. lie said he
wished he had some Of that good curant vine,
and fortunately the good woman had put bot
lie N nv trunk IL Was untouched, and car.
red it immediately % him, and only regret
that had not more to distribute among the
pOor ieuws. After leaving the hospital | went
over to the 9Th Regiment saw Capt. Mead and
Stratt0n with clerks all busy dealing out the
.uxuries to the men. | then visited Quarter
master Calk and assistant Hatch, aud alter
wards Cross and Brad.sh, with whom diued
Then visited the grounds aud soldiers OF the
Regiment, and many a hearty Sake got from
the brave fellows. Leaving the 9th / took a
stroll BY myself out on the h.lls, or swellS, as
we should call them, Tor the country about here
is in gentle and beautiful uadulstions aud where
not cleared up, which is beng done very iast By
our army, is covered with beautiful groves Of
chestnut, rel and white oak, white wood and
hard pine, and here and there on the outskirts a
uxuraut grape vine. The fields indicate that
the farmers raised principally corn and English
grain. hundreds OF acres OF fine looking hand
have been destroyed by the culture of tobacco
But if Northern farmers were here i; would
soon be restored by their Industry, and hope
the Government will give them u chance to buy
these lands, that this beautiful country may bC
settled by those more worthy OF 1t. Having re-
turned from my visit of forest and field to the
great parade ground, saw line display OF u
portion Of this dyision-whch is about fifteen
thousand men-ten thousand of whom were { ut
Ihey have made great proficiency IN their drill
their, maneuyers were fine, the practice OF th,
batteries in firing was excellent, and the boou
of the heavy guns was terrific. After feastml
my eyes ON this splendid spectacle, | returned
To camp and found our friend, Captain Randall
looking for me he said Major Joyce had beer
ordered ont on the rebel lines for picket duty
and that he wished me with the Captain to com,
down and help catch rebel. SO of We starte,
over fields and through peach orchards through
Townsville. About two miles out we came L
the reserved picket Major Joyce being cut Oh
the line about one mile farther, We awaited hl
return At this point our soldiers have Gu
town hundreds OF acr OF forest This wa
done that tho rches should not secrete them