Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-27

N''5"pV ILlt leads TIE DlNlslOH 10 Jay wiz w
III ille rear tomorrow.
NOW Itso happened that 90 the day this
pursuit Commenced, sunday, the Ith INST, the
) vermont Brigade led the column. II was line
; day for marching, and, excited by the many
novel scenes OF evacuation, the boys let them
} selves out and did some tall marching. General
htyes and Stan we're along usually riding Al
the head Of the column, clralty sklrmshers
only being IN advance. But every now and
then he would find himself somewhere behind
From Information gwen him 10y tnese Skin
mShers and lis aids, he had decided on halt
at Il ? ace some three miles IN the rear OF where
we finally halted. But the head Of the column
hau ALREADY passed this place. - the old Gen
eral, exhibiting some lltde restlessness and good
nature at The same time, sings out to one OF his
mounted ordtrhts " Orderly, orderly, come
here. II your horse has cot bottom enough to
catch up with that Vermont Brigade, | want
you to ogertake them and order halt. Tell
em we are not going TO Richmond to-day, or to
h-ll either. f"
SO of posted the orderly with his unique or
der, which understand he delivered to General
BROOKS, verbatim, when the old man turned hal!
round, placed his hand upon the rump OF his
horse, great habit with him, by the way, and
replied, The HI, we amt.
day Or Two after this we were making an
other march, some other Brigade leading Dur
ing the day Gen. Keyes had occasion TO ride
some distance IN advance, nearly up to the line
oil skrmlshers or scouts, where he overlook Il
squad OF advance straggIers. 1t being no place
Tor stray soldiers the General asked them what
Regiment they belonged to. -- Yer
mont, was ibe reply. g" What, Brooks Bri-
gade - " Yes, SIR Then, after giving tie
boys IL significant look lie remarked " W ell, II
that deyllsh Brigade ain t first Iuto Richmond,
some Of the meu viii be, and on he went,
leaving the BOYS alone IN their glory
1t Is somewhat late, but there is another IN
cdcnt that Insist upon relating AZ Juis tune
and in my own way, Tor tell tnis story not 50
much to Interest your readers, as % give myself
an opportunity Of hatay and almost cursing
our hendlsh Toe.
The morning. al;er the engagement OF the
jth inst, before Willamshurgn, the Dattle-
ground was s.ivwn wltn the dead, dying and
wounded, IKE leaves IN \a.lanbr. Sd.
The night had been very severe upcn all save
the dead, as tac ram tell constantly and tne
piercing night Wines chlieI even those ot us
WHO had The Tess comforts VI u bYUuac rest
| blankets and brJNse How acute, then, must
nave been the suderngs OF those bleeding, eX-
hausted ana .aeltcrlesa ylcuus oi their oNu io.-
lily At day r-ak, however, we had men ON the
held, aud all tIa- could be done 10 alleviate their
sullarngs temporarily, until medical and uosPi-
TAI comforts could basetured. was promptly anu
eueer.ully done In the rear ot the bate
Ground was large tobacco house u hui.d.n9 as
comfortable 4, any shelter can be wthou; tie
rne hoor Of ls building was covered thick with
euru nusks, ankcts and oyercoats were secured,
mostly by l5.tion from our own men, and also
coffee aud otter stlmulants given those men 70
warm, nourisl and strengthen them. before our
medical corps attended To them professionally.
All was done 6r the wounded CArolitlans that
their nearest friends could do under the clreum-
stances, and sarely enough TO awaken gratitude
, IN Sepoys, Slpgcs " Devils During the day
neary every wound was dressed, several ampu-
tatous were made, and the best nourshmsni
that the hospital department had at command
was furnished.
The mex. day, the second after the battle
9 they received even additional attentions, very
1 many being forwarded in our ambuunces to III,
! river, ami sent by boats TO northern hospitals
- la this building alone there were one hundred
Il and one wounded men, nnetenths OF then
Carolnmus Having nothing else 10 do, | Wis
tied these men, --conyersed very freely wltl
many of them, and found not Icw who wer,
repcnlaut and they made TO me what prcsum,
., they considered an acknowledgement TINT the,
were wrons that they had been deceived thu
!. our soldiers were not yandas and one Of then
4, told me that our wounded at Manassas mt
/, different jate Passing along was soon il
K conversation with young Lieutenant who ha,
n been wounded near the knee aud as he fell owe
, uuon h, hanus he received another wound IL
g the thigh the ball passing up his back and lodg
: ing in hs neck His wounds had been wei
dressed his bed furnished with matrass, blank
:. cts and pillow, and clean under clothes glyer
!. him by Lieut. Sawyer of the 81 Vermont. Ii
ar sh jrt, he was comfortable, suffering but liltl
T. from hs Wounds and being very laxative,
1 remained ia conversation with him for som
70 time. Not many, IL any, leading question
~ were asked or answered, he talking mainly upo
n the relative manhood OF the two armies, saying
e OF course very much about Southern blood
thOw the world over it had ever been victorious
For suck room, and more especially Ot sic
, hals pointed would be better wOrd,-an
: though most of his remarks were pregnant wit
} taunt, boasting and abuse, and that damnabl
b. Southern air, accent and emphasis. that alon
is enough to vex and lrrilale the best nature
III man in the world, remained perfectly cool.
ed knew, as Doestcks used to characterize one
rs his friends that he was a " dam phool, for Il
Sc man with his talents and education could |
or anything else and hold Il commission under Je
IA Davis. Finally said something, but ms quc
er and wicked response made me 50 angry that
is could not remember what did say. Why,
re said he, = hope this war Will last twent
80 years, for the moment recover, ! will be in /
as Don't You think am weaned OF cured by an
lp kindness. No sir, not me and il you doul
n my sincerity, gire me a musket and RI shoot
nd man noe don't wish to be egoistcal, but
&C. certainly would be much obliged to the schol'
Ii who vii point out to me any remarkable dl
,se larpnna ha,waan the scrlnturul pOrtrniturp