Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-10-31

it was Major General We wers drawn
mp in a line, and came to a present arms
on double and twisted quick. Ke came
up, saluted us, and took a branch road to
the left, and passed on. We did not
know then who it was, but found out af-
terwarRs that it was Gen. Banks We
then resumed our march. 1t was one of
the hot4cst days we have had since we
have been here so warm day is seldom
in Vermont. When we lad
gone a mile further we were glad to sit
down beside the road and wait for the
baggage wagon to come up, when we
threw on our knapsacks as though the
one that got it on first was the best fell
low. KaEf a mile further took us to
another road and opposite Fort Massachu-
setts where We halted, and after waiting
for the first regiment of Maine cavalry to
pass us on our way to Harper's Ferry,
turned into q field on the left, and pitched
our tents. To-day we are digging Naloi
pits
I have just been lacking ,ovoy Fort
Massachusetts,. Eight weeks ago it was
a small fort with only seven guns; but
since Stonewall jackson has made his
great threats of coming in here, with
his little drove of confederate black
boys, and annihilating the whole North
ern army, an addition has been in pro-
gress, and is now nearly completed, 200
feet long and 100 wide; it has already
mounted IL heavy pieces, 8 of which
are riaed parrot guns This part is
called Eort Lafayette when it is fin
ished, it will be shlenaid fort and one
too, tHat old upole &tonewall will have to
cat several ppddings befoao he can take.
Oct. 10. We finished digging rife pits
yesterday, and to-day are making govern
ment road The boys are getting pretty
we'll acquainted with the pick and shovel.
We were in hopes that when we finished
our bitches between Bunker Hill and
Taunton, that We had got done digging
but it is like working hard all day, then
going out to play dig cellar by moonlight
but we enlisted to work. and ought not to
complain if we do have to pick up chips,
then throw them down and picl them up
again. 1t will keep us from ,aemorai!2a-
tion, if nothing more.
This noon we received tthree days more
rations. When they are demolished,
unless wcthavo farther orders we expect
to 60 back to camp, where we shall prob
ably stay this winter We do not fine
much here for excitement. One week agC
tonight | was on guard, had just left my
beat, and had comfortably laid down in
the bomb proof, when little Dutch ser
geant came in, in hot haste, as excited a
bob-tailed bull in fly tine, apa vida
voice like suffering ,Aigscr, ttold ms t'
\ getup evaEy man, with his gun, "queeck
queeck, quecek +" ofcourse, we though
the devil, or something else was to pay
Corporal Buxton, who was corporal d.
gard, got us together, (only six of our Co.,
as soon as possible; the guards of the 9th
cr company, (the ll2th Penn. Req wer
ready as soon as we were and we double
ouicked it about hundred rods, to INA
nagery," as Dave Lcet calls it,--a plac
where they sell bcer, er,-surrounded it, tool
three prisoners, who, alas" had take
too meah lager, and put them in the ggarl
house. The next morning Lieut.. Nlars
took several men, went to the ,honse an!
seized five barrels of beer, brought it upst
camp, and poured it on the ground. Som
Of the boys said'twas "too bad, for the
wanted suck at the bung. The Lieut.
knew his duty, and they couldn't eve
lar the outside of the barrel.
Der. ll.-As did not get chance t
send this yesterday, | will add a littl
postcriptin relation to Capt. Rice. Will
we arc here with the parts Of six othe
companies, he has them all under his con
mand, to see to, and look after, which h
does in the best possible manner, an
without single exception, to the cntir
satisfaction of every soldier. 4his morr
ing was an exceedingly wet ,cpo, and tn
Capt. had orders from Liept. Col. Beptor
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