Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-28
tOur Army CorTespondenoe.l
FROM THE FOURTH REGIMENT.
CAN'T G RTFrIs, Va.,I
Feb. IA, 1862.


CAN'T GRurrs, VAIL
Feb. IA, 1852.
M,sus. Editors Of fhe Free Press:
am pAined to notice paragraph in
the letter Of your correspondent in the sth Regi.
uent, contained in your daily of the llth inst,
rejecting upon the loyalty Of Col. stoughton,
Of the 4th, and calculated to convey false in
been more persistently and unressonably abused
or atrociously and malieously misrepresented than
he. The charges so freely made and Industrious
ly circulated, especially while his appointment
was under consideration, have their only founda-
tion in the fact that his father had been a lead
er Of the Breckenridge party in Vermont during
the last Presidential Campaign, and his,ssf stand
ing tls ray Of ofhvs irko eovdsd The pos-iOH \,
occupies. Col. sto1ghton, the youngest man who
| ever commanded regiment in America, stands
to-day confessedly the best colonel Vermont has
in the field So much are his merits appreciated
by hs superior officers, that his resignation, re-
Gently profered by him, was refused with every
expression of esteem and conhdenos in him, as an
| officer and gentleman. Strict in his discipline
and enforcement Of military requirements, he
| is kind aud genial in his intercourse with
officers and men, and Of a singularly prepo-
sessing appearance, be would he singled out
any where, man Of marked ability.
state simply the truth in aging that all under
hi, command love him. and arc proud Of him, and
Vermont, should bis life b. spared, will yet be
proud to call him her ,on.
As the papers daily inform their readers, "sll
is quiet along the POtonso." and We are living
quiet life in Camp Griffin, varied BY picket .xour-
sions, which are furnished from our Regiment
once in Eve days. Tho mud, which sbounds
erywhere, is beyond description. Virgini. lie one
bed Of slush and mortar, about the oonsistencs Of
hasty pudding, and knee deep, bat the Lac. fe-
days have been warm and delightful, and give
promise Of a change for the better. Ths news of
the recent victories have been received with joy
and enthusiasm by the Vermont Brigade, but
they make US pine still more for action. and vs
lcok forward with anxiety for the tin. 70 arise
when we too can take az sotivs part in crushing
this unhnIy rebellion.
The presence OF large number Of ladies' In
Camp, wives Of the officers adds much 10 the pleas.
ure and civilization Of Camp life. Most of them
are comfortably housed in primitive log cabins,
but warm, dry and comfortable. You would be
surprised could you lock in and how home
like they appear. The near vicinity Of Washing
ton, enables them to procure and ,urround them
selves with all the lu1uries of life they choose,
and the climate seems just the thing for their
health and good looks l imsgine this day In
Virginia i, quite contrast to Vermont. Here the
Thermometer has indicated so . above zero, and
we have been sitting with open doors and wind
ovs (yes, We have windovs) enjoying the bright
sunshine end the songs of the birds. few such
day, must make the roads passsble.
some smart vsrnonter might make a fortune
BY bringing potatoes to Washington, provided he
could get them here without freezing them on the
road. lis almost impossible to obtain them at
81 so per bush.l, and they are eagerly purchased
at that prcei eggs are thirty cents per dcrsni
best butter thirty-hve cents per pound cheese
twenty cents, and other things in proportion.
These are suffers prices, however, but we pay
them. More anon,
NERMosI.