Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-10
Our Army Correspondence.
FROM THE TFIRTEENTH REGIMENT
CAMP LINCOLN.
Brattleboro. Oct. 5, 1862.

DhAh JoUhNAb' do you want letter
written on Sunday EVENING" If so, your
special will write few words, improviB,
the first opportunity that be has had since n.
came into camp. You are informed Of on,
journey here, &c, and so will only tell you
of our present condition, physical, mental and
moral, and hope to be able to suit your wish
with brevity, if nothing else.
In the first place, then. we arc situated in
barracks, Of which. though there has been
considerable said in one way and another. |
find people know very little generally after all.
They are built ofslit-work and rough boards.
one story in height besides the roof, which
slants both ways from the center, IS feet LONG
by ~ in width, and provided with a glass
window in each gable end. They have good
floor and there is door in each end and A
good wide hall leading through the whole
length of the building, and one side door.
which marks the side Of the building where
the Company form. On the inside of this
building are rs frames OF two berths each
one above the other, steamboat fashion-and
each berth is o. ample width to accommodate
two men, and Of sufficient depth to hold
straw enough to make a good bed SO each
building is just large enough for a company.
and all the buildings stand in a row acros.
one side Of the parade ground about 20 feet
apart, and In the rear Of each is a good snug
little building for the commissioned officers.
on one side Of which is the cook stand. still
in the rear of these and at regular intervals
are buildings occupied by the staff officers 49,
The hospital on the left. then the Quarter
masters buildings, the Coloners head quar-
tiers, then the Commissary's and music bar
racks, and lastly the guard-house. All things
connected with these are very convenient,
aud the parade ground is large and dry
Our Regiment is all here and is becoming
accustomed to its organization and drill. 30
that even now it appears splendidly. Capt
Lonergan's company, from Burlington, occu-
pies the right, and Captain Wilders. from
Waitsteld. the left-the East Montpelier
Company under the capable Captain Coburn.
being Co. c, the color company-iust at the
right Of which stands the splendid Montpelier
Company, so ably commanded by our accom-
plished little Capt. Thatcher. We are awoke
about as soon as light in the morning by the
reveille, at which we all fall in on the compa-
ny street for call-then do police duty
that is, pick up and carry away all rubbish
from the ground-and then comes breakfast.
the call being beat by the drums, at which
each company falls into line, marches to the
, cook stand, receives from the hands Of the
! cook the allowance on tin plates, and then
breaks and eats at pleasure. Then comes
squad drill little while-then company drill
then dnner--then battalion dril-then
dress parade-then supper-then nothing till
half past s. when the tattoo sounds, roll is
called and lights ex,inguished, and the Com
pany and Regiment and camp are quiet So
much for the daily round. To-day being Sun
day, we have had less drill-or rather. none
at all-but still round Of duty This fore
noon, though it was quite cool, your special
took charge Of 80 men, who went to the river
and returned to thousand other little per-
sonal cares and this afternoon the Regiment
formed in hollow square, and we had reli-
, gous services. Our Colonel allowed us to sit
on the ground, and our chaplain stood in the
> center Of the square, to which also was ad-
0 mitted, by our gallant Colonel a number Of
ladies, and read to US from the Bible, aud
made an excellent prayer-delivered to US
( some brief and appropriate remarks, and after
singing by large choir of excellent singers
E detailed from the several companies, pro-
( nounced the bensdiction and we marched 10
e our quarters We had dress parade at the
+ usual time. and thus much for the routine
} of to-day. Many Of US sighed for the good
y old Church at home, and many for those in
the village in the valley below-but no use
r this is military life just as much as though
we were in the enemy's country, and so must
{ do things up in soldier style Our men find
T. this kind of life harder than they have been
t accustomed to, but they are very patient for
they are patriots, and it is noticeable here, as
9 elsewhere, that those who have had the best
) homes find tho least fault
CNA guns hio tht opltuulu pilnButlu IlNts
and no regiment was ever better armed and
Z equipped than this. When we go into action
y you may expect to hear favorable report Of
u.s. Our officers are all popular. All the
boys are in love with the Colonel, and the
efficiency, and patience, and executive ability
which he manifests justify them in feeling
As for the Lieut.. Colonel, / cant tell the
Journal anything about him. The boys say,
= What splendid looking officer p The Ma
j, jor is an old officer, and not a whit behind
8 anybody. Our Quartermaster ia a great, no
BILE fat man, and such men always feed well.
b Our Surgeon is competent, sympathetic, kind
Y and alive, and his new assistant, Dr. Gran
}, DALI has just been appointed, but it is an APP
+ pointment with which the boys are all pleas
ed. He deserved the office, and he honors it.
a The sick in the hospital tonight are as fol-
s lows LEROY Prescott, Waterbury, feyerish'
). A. b. Stockwell, Moretown. dumb-ague-
: VIM Maybury Cahot diarrua T. Bah