Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-10-17
From the Eleventh Regiment.
FoRT BUNRER HILL, |
Washington, D. @, Oct. 6.


Friend Edrle,-While the company
now called the "Alen Guards" was be-
ing recruited at Irasburgh, you frequent
ly expressed a wish that its members,
when in camp, would write now and then
an article for the Standard, and let the
friends at home know how we got along.
Webster has given you very good ae-
count up to the time he wrote. Since
then our circumstances have changed in
many respects. Week ago last Friday
night it was rumorod that the regiment
was to move the next day, and of course
every one was very anxious TO know the
place Of our destination, but although ten
thousand questions were asked, fe~ of US
were any the wiser for the answers we
received, and many thought it was all
hoax. The next morning at roll call we
were ordered to pack our knapsacks and
strike tents, which settled the fact that
we were to move. Breakfast was soon
out the way and everything ready for a
march. We soon had the satisfaction OF
learning that our destination was Fort
| Bunker Hill, and as the distance was but
three miles we felt very well satisfied
that we should not give up until we had
reached our new location, for we were
told that we should pitch tents and make
it our home for the present. We have
not yet had orders for a removal, and we
some expect TO make our winter quar-
ters here. Other companies were sent
to other forts on this line of defences, for
the support of artillery companies occu-
pying them. The company with whom
we are connected are Germans, a real
jolly set OF fellows, and judging from
appearances l should think they were in
their natural element, for they seem to
have genuine love for the profession of
arms. Our duties are somewhat differ
ent from what they were at Fort Lincoln,
for though we have taken few lessons
in the spade drill, it is not TO De our prin-
cipal business. We shall have to learn
artillery practice soon, and perhaps our
company will be changed to an artillery
company. If this be the case suppose
we shall have to send to Orleans county
for more of our friends to recruit our
company to the proper size. If we do
this | have no doubt they will uolunteer
to come to our aid. We should proba-
bly, have been sent to the other side of
the river if we had been provided with
suitable guns, but though they are very
poorly made we are Going the best we
can with them, and many look quite re-
spectacle after taking their second finish.
We now haye to mourn the loss of three
who started with Us from our native
county, and though they have not been
called 10 their long nome from the battle
field, still we all feel that their lives have
been sacrificed in our nations defence
he same as though they had been ter
by a rebel bullet. The first to
all before the hand of the destroyer was
AIonzo Ware. He was loved and re-
pected by all who had made his acquain-
ance. We were compelled with sad
hearts to lay him in the tomb on the NOR
ling of our departure from Brattleboro.
The names Of the others are Benz Ash
md Thomas Williams, whose remains
epose peacefully in the burying ground
t the Soldiers Home" for as circum-
tances were it was impossible to return
hem to their dear friends at home.
Our Captain works necessarily for our
'elfare he tries especially to have US
axe care of our health, and / think his
forts are beginning to be appreciated.
he health of our company is good at
resent, and l think the same is true
trough the regiment. We feel rather
at. being separated from our
lends in other companies, but we can
Ow have many privileges it would be
npossible for US to enjoy if the regiment
as all together.
We are having very fine weather SO
r; no rain Of any amount, and the
Gather is not so much hotter here than
Vermont. as most of us supposed pre-
Gus to coming here. But presume
we already written more than you will
sh to transcribe, and | will close.
Your ob't servt, X. r.
L HE PRoCLAMATIoN.-The Wash.
,ton correspondent of the New York
urnal Of Commerce (old line Demo-
,t) makes this significant statemeut:-
Facts have come to my knowledge
itch induce me to believe that the
esident will yet be fully vindicsted for
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