Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-01
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From the Fifth Vermont Regiment

CAHr NnG NEW Bridge, Va,

tsJme w1te 1t camp Before Richmond, =
June II, 1862
Mr. WILLARD We certainly are htore
Richmond digging ike woodchurks, roofing
llke swine. colhng and c.awllng ike the pesky
pent that swallows his wlttels whole
ur 90 the nes., roo.t and cradle OF the niger
uursed, cJtt0n-swaddled monster Of treason.
treacler1 and thieves. Richmond-bef0re
Richmond to-day--m Richmond to-morrow-
Aua holny rom Richmond the next day is all
that yua near talked abOut IN these tented
lltes NJ soldier doubts, no soldier ialtcrs,
but Ia his minds eye every soldier sees that his
ddg ls most therr But. week is nothing
Dc on to Richmond l. nothing N newspaper,
-u W. ii talk OF that anon.
Pickg,. picket ficKet. " Say, Jim, do you
- out on PICKET this morning " - Where's
John, ls he elected 20 day + ' say | am
! j give you a dollar 10 ill my picket detail
Inis morlng. These are some OF the
sounds hat u.t now are heard in camp.
Nhile on lhe outposts ii il crack crack, crack,
uoW tic snril. report OF the sharp shooter, and
nov The heavy ecbOing shot of the MIME mus
ket, with every now aud then the roar ot can
non and the VIM of shell. IL is not halt
mile TO tile enemys line, ami hardly half
Jay passtr that their " lead or ifon hail does
not tall III our camp. And 81 it has been ever
since We iound he enemy ~ Yorktown. No
matter Nher, the enemy ls, or where W march,
W are sure 70 crowd up to him. and camp di
reeuy under his nose IL must he annoying.
but | don't Se Low they can well help Il, as
long Ne We pnd they are before Richmond
Camping a. We do-and / learn this i
" Camp No 20 IRON Yorktown of from the
linz OF any direct or indirect roads, We some
,iiues put our Quartermasters TO considerable
trouble, Tot only 70 lind as, but to get n US
alter they have made the reconnaissance ON
horseback. Bat they generally get along IN
good imie and are always sure of welcome
when they do arrive. BY the way, we have
;aken sach fancy n our new official in that
apartment AMI appreciate his services - much
that, whlle blvouaced at our last camp, the Line
officers presented him with tine horse and sad
lie, Tor wuch valuable present your correspond
-ut, as his next friend, returns to the Line -
ms many franks and every assurance Of his
respect anu esteem. Having associated with
Lieut.. Austin, and been with hun step by sep
10 hls hnc oi promotion, from the ranks, and
through all the trials and tribulstions ot the
uou-cOmmissioned stoh and their tashiuuable
and ever celebrated quarters at Camp Advance
and Camp Griiln, your correspondent speaks BY
The card when he awards him all crtdli for fur
niShing Us with every advantage to be had in that
department. oi a others the most difficult and
annoying to manage.
The mail last evening brought a. quite
batch OF home papers, with their budgets Of
news, State. local aud military. Reading along
very quietly lrst noticed your remarks about
Pierce =" new and delightful beverage, lnan-
uiaetured from dandelion and yellow dock and
as | read aloud, u dozen soldiers wanted to swap
their coffee rations for yellow dock Then
again another paragraph-One Of the many that
attract but little attention at home, but here
are read with anxiety read this aloud, and
over 1t quite an argument arose You had
gwen in detail IN snort paragraph, The num-
Der OF men sent To the war from this, that and
the other town. But none of those mentioned
seemed to tally very large. and one claimed that
his town had sent more than any other, aud
then another set up his claim for some other
place 50 they pushed the arithmetic Jam up
against their argument, and us now recollect.
the towns OF Troy, ilydepark and Roxbury
got the advantage, or rather the ascendency. |
was not the only one from Montpelier in that
crowd, and very well knew that there was as
much latent IT not working patriotism there US
in any other town in the State. but not being
familiar with the musters that had been made
in the town, | could not get right down to the
hgure work. My friend, however, had long
head and good memory, Sc he went TO work
invoicing the lighting weight seat out by Mont
peher to the army. lie commenced the coun,
on his fingers, hut it took all his fingers and
one toe, to bout, before he completed the roll
OF suffers. " Eleven suffers, tally that, Char
ley, and now for soldiers ds facto' He com
menced u new count, and as he began to st,ul.
mer and smgger, and looked litle worried
just as he got up even with the sutler estimate,
grew inpatient and began myself TO be a little
uneasy, and every nov aud then would tell him
To" 10 On, " go On, +" that isn't half"
Up 10 eighteen and thcre was an awful
drag, but by n good deal OF head-scratching
and knger,musing hs finally got his count up 70
,wsn,y-,wo, and there halted and went into