The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-04
The Evacuation Of Frederlcksburgh.

From correspondence in the n. Y T;mcs
relative to the evacuation OF Fredercksburgh.
We make the following extract
On reaching headquarters. at the Lacey
House, found all the tents had been slrlck :;
the ambulance and army wagons We're hitched
Up oifcels horses were al saddicd fOr start,
and everything bctokcncd decided movement
| Infantry regiments stood IN lin9 upon the wide
plain fronting headquarters long lines OF wag-
ons and artillery occupied Vlc main road, ana
cavalry men sat in their saddles ready for I'll,
word ''march" Ia the MIDST Of this scene the
commanding General was observed walking lei
surely to and fro dlsparchlnG ORDERS - the dit
tervnt regiments, and watching IN calm silence
the movements Of the various commauts |,
was indeed an hour of deep interest and con-
cern TO hun. For days and nights lc had
watched with sleeple>s vigilance every move
ment ot cur own and tue enemy forces, rs
they affected his own position, and something
OF wc4rlnrs5 could be detected in his usual elias
tic step.
At this .juncture a poor woman with three
lovely children clngng to her side came up the
hill and passed through the gate bringing, each
OF them. some little article OF household iurn
ture. The quick eye of the General immediate
ly recognized her as an excellent Union lady o.
FreGericksburgh, who was escaping with hel
children and little effects from the town. "Ilavt
you my thing else down at the bridge, Madam?
asked the General. Only bed and a few
small articles, Sir she timidly answered
Send down an Ambulance, wagon master, anC
have them brought up and catrel to the de
pot was the General order, and it was done
In a few minutes the poor widow had the pleas
ure Of seeing al her remaining goods safely de.
posted On the cars for Aqua Creek
Meantime all other arrangements having beer
completed, IL mounted orderly was sent to TIT
point to order the Eighth Connecticut on pickle
du;y 10 retire. Col. Harlan accordingly ortert,
his men to fall IN, and they immediately Tel
back ON the town. When they reached th
river, The railroad and wire bridges were al
ready on fire, and they went down and crosse,
on the ouly remaining brldg,-that conStructc,
OF canal hoals-at the lover part of the town
General Burnside and staff were the last /,
leave e ground, alter seeing everything sliel
OF, aud proceeding along lie road
The marcn from the river to Aqua CreeE
was very diihcult, aud occupied the whole night
The roads, llooded by the morning rains, an
cut up by ncessant travel of animals vehicle
and cannon, were almost impossible i'll som
3 places. Gen. Buinsldc kept along with til
Tram, and seemed always IN the place whe!
there was the most difficulty. Ga several Ucca
sions ne dismOunted, and staining leg deep i
mud, put aio shoulder to the Wheels and caIie
On the men to iml ate his example, III orier /
eXtrlcatc the ambulances and wagons from dee
) holes IN which they had become stalled On
} ambulance was upset near Station No. 9, an
three or tour persons who were in it narrowl
escaped being killed. Onc or two other team
were disabled by the breaking of axle. or whIiil,
trees, but nothing OF serious character o,
Cured on the road.
BY daylight nearly the whole of the immen,
r train was safely through the hills, and encamIc
within sight VI the landing. Without waitin
Tor sleep, an hour OF which no has scarcely c.
perienced for forty-eght hours, Gen Burnsic