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

Ell and go many Of our boys almost killed,
Col. Thomas was with us and vept like a
child There was but one man hurt except
what was in our company Lieut. Mcfarland
had his back hurt, but think he will yet bet
ter soon. tell you, wife, that have reason
to be thankful that am spared thus far
Capt. Grout and myself escaped without a
scratch
Tell Mrs. Hall that her husband is safe but
prisoner together with most Of his company.
However, It will not be long before we will
have them back again viii write about
him every time ! learn any thing respecting
him. d. not know how many Of Captain
Halls company were killed, butthink not
many Sergeant James Thayer was wounded
in the bowels, and George Poor was shot
through the head, both of Capt. Halls com
pany Some Of the men who had pretended
TO be good union men took their guns and
fought against us.
subsequent letter dated Sept 10Th,
gives the following
81 wrote you in my last about Capt. Hall
and his company being taken prisoners. Our
men are after them. Four regiments have
been sent up the river and have engaged the
enemy They have taken from the rebels
23O horses and about so prisoners, and are
still fghting It is said they treat our men
who are prisoners very we'll. and I hope they
do. Geo. Poor is dead, died from the effect
of has vounl He .yeu two days but was
not concious Sergeant Tbaysr is also dead
We are in receipt Of still another interest
ing account of the sad calamity to the sth
Regiment, as Is does not differ materially
from the above, we publish only the following
extract
"Whonth boys found they we're surrender
ed, they took the breeches from the two raed
pieces, and threw them in the bayou, so the
rebels never can use them As soon as they
had stacked their arms, some of them run for
the woods, swearing they would not be given
mp in that way, and some of them have since
come into camp. s. e
The rebels tayed there that night, and the
next morning, having taken all their things
away from them but their poorest suit, they
started for Texas. Capt Craig was down
here sick so he got out Of that sorape We
have only eight men for duty now, though
somewhere about thirty-fve in the whole
/ left, but they are either sick or wounded
Capt Clark Co. X who came
down on the train was not hurt at all, though
be stood up and gave off the orders the same
as 10 on parade He has about 25 men left
in the whole, and a few from Co. E, have
come in since the fight Tue rebels made
the union citizens suffer for their escape, by ar y
resting their wives and children as hostages /;
but, as soon as they could get away, the cit-
lens helped our boys all they could in giving
them food and sending their teams to bring
them to camp. One OF the wounded men
that was hurt by the cars had both legs brok-
en-, and one knee and shoulder out of Joint
and his breast smashed so it was thought be
could not live and when asked by one Of his
friends if be had anything to say, he replied,
"propuse me yoa hight them as tong as you
liUe, you cannot get better cause" Through
the whole operation of dressing his wounds,
be was the calmest one in the crowd, and
now he is doing we'll, so that they think he
will live"
CHARLES G. FARRELL, u. S. S. c.