Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07


into service next wednesday. The boys
are quite elatcd at the prospect of soon
seeing ..Dixie's Land" aud are deter
mined that our noble Eighth, shall render
a good account of itself. Company A.
Light Battery are here in camp, also and
are progressing finely they Will make
their mark. 1t were folly to award praise
to any company present, when all vie
With each other to excel. The Chaplain
was on the ground early this morning to
distribute Testaments to the soldiers;
quite a number were thus supplied, n
more promised, and the donors wonld
have been pleased to with SIS the avldlty
with which they seized upon the precious
word. There are only about half as many
in the hospital as when last wrote The
measles have been pretty much through
the regiment and have nearly come to a
stand, for want of new material: though
the sick ones are not all discharged from
the hospital. When it is pleasant wealth
er, we have a good many visitors, espec-
jally at dress parade. We shall evidently
linger with a feeling of sadness, mingled
with pleasure, to view the green hills of
our own Vermont, as we take our depart
ure of sadness, that our country is in
peril and such sacrifices, are necessary for
her preservation-of pleasure that to our
hands is committed the grave trust of
transmitting to our posterity those insti-
buttons which were bequeathed to us by
our revolutionary sires.
Quite an excitement was created in
camp tonight by a rumor that a member
of the st. Adams Co. had been assaulted
while at the village, and dangerously
wounded by being stabbed, beside receiving
one or more bullet wounds from a revolver.
In less time than it takes to write a great
portion of his company were making their
way towards the village burning for ven-
geuce. They were suddenly brought to
a halt by the sentinel who promptly chal-
lenged them and called earnestly for the
Corporal of the guarl' naming the num-
Der of his post. The tone of the sentry.
together with the clamor of the enraged
soldiers, caused nearly half the regiment
to rush for that part of the cncampmeht
to see what was the trouble. while these
men were being kept at bay by the senti-
nels, (who, fortunately were assisted by
Capt. Grout.) Co. A and Go. B were
promptly but quietly called out to
assist in dispensing the rioters. Co. B
under command of Lieut.. Spalding was
formed at the extreme left of the line,
(the point threatened) and bringing them
to a charge bayonet, it was amusing to
see the crowd grow " beautifully less"
while some minus their caps and others
falling headlong in the melee. beat a
hasty retreat to their quarters.
A few of the more excited ones still
gathered in groups, and threatened to
break through the line of guards, but the
Hyde Park company fortunately appeared
just in time to prevent any further dem
onstration. During the skirmish the re-
ported wounded man made his appearance
in the cook room, ate a hearty supper,
after which he came to barracks safe and
sound with the exception Of a bruise or
two received in disarming his enemy at
the village, which he is said to have done
by Wrestling his revolver from him. and
bringing it as a trophy into camp. The
deeds of personal daring and heroic vaior
had better be postponed until some future
time.