Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-26
FROM THE EIGHTH REGIMENT.

We are indebted to Rev. y. DRUoN, Of
this llage, for the following extract of let
,er,of a soldier Of the sth Vermont Regiment,
cent to his wife residing in Randolph;
CANT DEs ALLENANDs, Aug. %, 1862.
Ny Dear VIE The reason why did
not answer your letter is becauseth regiment
the past week has had something to do in
confscatng property. On Thursday the 25th,
the property Of Gen. Richard Taylor was con-
fscaied. He is a son Of old Gen. Taylor,
and is now in the rebel army. They took all
the mules and cattle There were over 100
mules and IS head Of cattle, and $50 slaves.
The slaves were all declared emancipated.-
This plantation formerly belonged to old
Gen. Taylor, who gave it to his son Richard
at his DEATH 1t is one Of the most splendid
plantations that | ever saw. There are on it
700 acres of sugar cane which must rot upon
the ground if the Government does not har-
vest it. wish you could have seen the SOL
ders plunder this plantation. After the
stock was driven off, the boys began by or
deiiug the slaves to bring out everything
there was to eat and drink. They brought
out hundreds Of bottles of wine, eggs, pre-
served figs and peaches, turkeys, chickens
and honey in any quantity. brought away
large camp kettle and iryng-paus tnat be-
longed to old Gen. Taylor, and also many of
his private papers. have one letter Of his
own hand writing, and many from Secretary
Marcy-some from Gen. Scott, and some
from the traitor Floyd. | brought TO camp
four bottles Of claret wine Lieut. brought
away half barrel of the best syrup from the
sugar-house, and large can Of honey. The
camp kettle and pans | intend to send home
They are made of heavy tin covered with cop
per. think / will send home the privat
papers by mall if l do not let any one have
them. The camp is loaded down with plum
der-all kinds of clothing, rings, watches,
guns, pistols, swords, and some Of Gen. Tay-
lor's old hats and coats, belts, swords-and,
in fact, every old relic he had is worn about
the camp.
Yesterday morning there was detachment
from this Regiment of two companies, the
battery Of two pieces of cannon, and one
company of cavalry from the city, went out
securing the country for rebels and their pro-
perty We have not yet heard from them,
but expect them back tonight
killed large fat COW on
Thursday that came from Taylor's plantation.
had the tongue for dinner. The boys SAID
it was too fat. The boys who use tobacco
have confscated enough to last them one
year. We are bound to live now-that is, if
we are called out every day to take rebels
property. | expect to go again tomorrow
When get box full of curiosi,es | will
send them home. expect Lieut.. - will
bring something more from Taylor's planta-
ton to-day. You and every one may be thank
full that you are out of the reach of plundering
armies Here are whole families Of women
and children running in the woodbridge
plantations entirely deserted-nothing left
except slaves too old to run away-all kinds
of the best of mahogany furniture broken to
pieces. Nothing is respected -
= Gov. Holbrook has made the following APP
pointments OF field officers in the Seventh
Vermont:
Colonel - VIM. G. Holbrook, Dice Geo. T..
Roberts killed at Baton Rouge.
Lieut. Colonel--D B. Peck r'ce Volney
S Fullsm. resigned.