Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-05

but if asked which would probably be Of the first
to Weld to the exposures and risks Of this hard
life, who would have pointed out that fine hand
some boy 1t seems hard that sucu 'hould be
sacrificed to Tie demon Of rebellion. lie hid IN
him, unless am mistaken, the making Of a hrst
rate soldier, and worthy and useful man. Inc
regularity ani hearty devotion with which he
performed all his military duties, from the Jay Of
his enlistment till disabled by sickness. was mat
ter Of remark anu his tall figure and pleasant
face, in the first file Of the company, was always
pleasant sight to every one. All who lrsw him
here were his friends, and he had not an enemy,
presume, in the world. lie began to l-ae flesh
and strength while We were on Capitol Hill,
without my apparently sufieient reason, ard
finally went into the rogimental hospital grew
better, was pronounced f: for duty by the
Surgeon was placed on guard at private house
near here, where he had the shelter Of roof and
more comforts than he could have in camp, caught
a severe cold, and died in DAY or two, from con-
ses,ion of the lungs. Captain Page, Lieut.Wing
the Chaplain, and Surgeon, did all they could for
his relief and miort after he was thus attacked,
and with two Of his comrades, were with him
when be died. lie received the intelligence that
/ lie must die calmly said be was ready, sent
| few words Of parting remembrance and
adnenition t9 his friends and passed away quiet
| Iy from earth. His death has cast a shade over
/ the Company, AMI We ask ourselves, "who will be
/ the next ,-
( One Of tie Line o. Ulcers. Lieut. Howard Of the
/ Ncrtb6clj Company, died in the hospital on Fri,
/ day, from iuf- nmltion Of the brain. Tho two
/ deaths were mad. the occasion Of some impressive
I remarks by Chaplain Br,='ow, at Divine Service
yesterday, preaching from the text, $50 teach US
to number ous days, that We may apply cur hearts
unto wisdom.
Many as are tie contrasts between our life in
the Amy and tLa: We led at home, there is none
greater than that between our Sabbaths there ami
here. As We sto5d at regiuental Service yester-
day, cur chapel a vacant spot before tie ColoneIs
tent, our heads cauopisd only by the grey clouds
drifting swiftly to the southwest, and the chill
November Wind blowing through cur ranks,
could not but cast back q thought to the quiet and
comfortable New England sanctuarie= most OF us
have been voat 20 worship in, and notice some Of
the differences. Bat wc were thus much better
Of than most of the regiments in the army, in
that few Of them, probably, had, ,or have common
| Iy, any Sabbath service at all.
We Lad four days Of almost ince.saut rain, las;
week - Tueslay, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. have been thinking Of going into some
description OF the special delights Of such a time,
for men living in small tents and sleeping on the
ground; but foIbcar. Our friends at home ex-
pend on US all the sympathy we neel, without
any detailed accogu; Of cur "blae" ii -es.
have the facts, however, for an essay or Virginia
sure you it is dap subject.
Orders were cut for grand review on Thursday
a, Fort Albany, six miles from here, Of all the
force, on this side Of the river, including Of
curse our Brigade. It was the third and
hardest day Of the storm. 4 e5untermand was
onfdently expected; but none came, and at
nine o'clock, the Twelfth, with three other regi-
ments, took up its line Of march through the mud
and rain. The mud varied from a thin porriige
q one part red clay to three parts water, TO
thick adhesive salye Of three parts clay to one Of
water.-ihere or thereabouts-I may not give the
proportions exactly. Il was hard march The
! loot planted in the red salve allud.
ed 20, is lifted With some difficulty.
and then comes up number oi sizes
larger, and three or four pounds heavier. A mile
or two Of such marching tries the sturiiest mus
1 cles. But the march Of cur boys wls that Of
host of couqaerins heroes. They took the whole
couutry-along with them, on their soles. In
;Ae lack Of any affection the part Of the inhab-
itaLts, it was delightful TO- fad such a strong at
tachment ou the part Of the sacred soil. Thee
were the main esmpensatious. We couldn't see,
/ somehow, the mysterious eonnsxion between this
tramp through tie mud, and the busiuess Of crush
I ing Gu, the rebellion on which We came down
here and when, a mile beyond Alexandria,
. courier met the column with orders .. return at
once to camp. the suspicion tha, when you a..
: down to the root of the matter you woui' find
/ that all might just as well have staid III camp,
/ became general. The substance Of the proceeding
| was that four thousard men bad march q eight
/ miles 10 storm which male the bare iiea of q
/ -eyicw an absurlity vis all Perhaps
somebody bluudered
! The siuter quarters .,r ;lis regiment are TO be
! long log huts, one for a company made Of logs set
( endvise in the ground ou which 2 roof Of
boards viii be placed. They make s.os Ir, gress
The truth is thi. Brigade has ge.I lsIi. do
Oar regimen's have picket line oi SIX miles to
guard, the nearest point e which is Eve or *
miles from Camp. They furnish a thousand men
daily, in coed weather, :. zig 10 the trere - Of
For; Lyon. They have to cut tie timber &, -eir
winter quarters. ard construct the .ame. tey
have to ill up the inierstiees Of time ri The
much needed 4,lH If Uncle am- $50 -anth
is not pretty generally earned, SO far. tlis
Brigade, some Of Us are much mistaken.
.he picket service is becoming arduous. lie
pilke;s are out Is hour- At many of the sta
tons no FIRE Is allowed, AID special vigilance is
eujoined, SO that liJ,e sleep be obtained; and
will all precautions there Is chance Of meeting
shot from some OF the rebel spies and struggling
gue:rillas which occasionally hover around the
outer circles Of orr lines. Saturday night a
couple of the Shelbu-ne boys in cur company we're
thus drsd on. Add to these inconvenieaces the spe
cial lisc5mforts Of rain and deep mud and picket
service becomes anything but romantic.
A sad event occurred on wednesday the
picket line. A Corporal of the 18th Regiment
while insiructing a soldier how 20 bait aud cover
with his piece any suspected enemy approaching
the station, fred Of his gun, shooting the man
through the breast. The wound vas terrible
one aud au told the u-an must die
noticed in a letter from the 18th giment ia
o. Daily Tipss, week or Eaors ago, a sweeping
statement that but few Of the articles ielt from
a.l4 ..s Tic c5mfoI; + sick soldiers ever reach
them, owing TO the fact that the ,G-srs aPproPriiJe
them 90 their ovn use. Il exc may be ildiv duI
eases Of that sort. peiAais many Il tb ~, take
the army through but that such theft from
sick men, Of the things they prize most, is eus-
f51-1ry, in orr Verm ant Regiments, I d. b e
licve. kaou that 10 the hospital Of tLe l-, tie
things sent IA for tie soljiers, ar put ta their