The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-18

in Iwenty-tOur hours they would have the city on
wheels, coupled to a suffers train and run INTO
Washington, Fortress Monroe or any other
Head Quarters this side the mountains
OF other regiments | write what please and
when please; and just now must say some
thing about the Second. IL is "a long Time since
have given those boys favorable and genteel
- hist " Since leaving Camp Griffin they have
thrO"n away very many Of their old clothes,
lived on lighter diet, and by virtue Of stringent
" orders = forgotten some ot their iavOrlte fry
o!les On ordinary occasions they are not too
proud to be happy, and on extraordinary occa-
SONS they are not too poor to be proud, and on
all occasions they are che SECOND 'ERAoNT-the
largest regiment in the Army Of the United
States, mustered into service with che regular
com llement of men. mean by ths-and II 1t
Is nos irue the records OF tie v ar Department
will correct The statement-tbat II We should
have general engagement 10 day, or tC-Lnor-
row, or next day, the Second Vermont would
put more muskets into the field than any other
regiment. Yes, mean more than this even--I
mean that they would put more man, or more
soldier, into the field than any other regiment
for SO picked is their rank and file .ha, put them
on the scale, and to-day they will out weigh any
regiment in the service You bone folks need
not " argue this matter at all. You may
he az nrond ~ Won nleaso about il for il is yer;
~ :, Rns;4.s all In. thay are the host ma
tored NOV, ~ tba told and r !, ,,ora NJ for
stror,, ,,t I'd tHo,' would to.,ho ha.t ,a;,b,
bors % tho Srn,r, ao = 100 ovor oo+ =, e.
mond shah ar,ect ~ 6nI them me host sen-
nors and ,ni,.,s F,dars md rn,ch.rs ;, tho
conquered city.
On ramn renorts a.. rrmoy. they 4,o u.rfaet
adents : Old Shack "--eyprvb,Jy kn.L q, him
lot me INFO that sa,rfr H., calls ON me yery
often. and bls vis,t1 are a REGULAR treat. About
camn STORIES hs told mo ,,.t Whenever fbn
S.r,nd bo,ss,,y .onaa of na,,,,s in cnoy4rs.-
ion. u,kipo ,oy and l,okin,r visa and wild.
,nat one wrrd ,verhcar,; vac pnorgh tor N.
higrost camn yarn ~, r.,.ord ard that in less
tb.ln ten mjnnte. SOM. alse ru,norist would have
= story agojng Al, over flo Brioadn. and m halj
IN hnDr more il ,y.ild b.. confirmed Shack he
Ing ~, :. CID sylG,ar a3DN yea the ni5S q his
remark. and pxn,,., is i, 900 true.
One thing more, # NV readers have patience
and a. % od Shady sI05 10 rcad taa papers. and
will niIir
On the 29;h alt,no. | ,hinI tia; was the liuy,
Cart. Randall with 9 detachment Of troops from
the Second Vermont and Hanrork's Brlgnop.
was guarding one q! our uontoon bt,,cns over
the Chickahominy. when he vas suddenly sur
urIscd by the appearluce Of quite q lr0or n
rebels upon the opios,;e shore His men were
under arms in a moment. and M and down tin,
stream Tor forty rods thair rifles were levelled al
the jnsoIent t9e. " just as yhe mon were ON
the point Of Grlno the Cgntuiu discovered q
white fla. He AZ ontp ordered the rebel officer
in command to halt his mon advance and make
known his business. Coming forward 70 ,hs
nbutmert opposite he cave his name As Lient,
Scofeld. of the Fifth Ion,sana. and stated that
he wished nerm,ssIon 70 search for and hnrc
some Of bis men who wrrs Killed n..~ Tho hridos
few DAYS previously. The me-. or bodes
having been buried Wv our own men his bushes,
v,s sam o,a- uo tbo, a.ls4 ca. ,o,,n;ss,,,