Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-01-17
From the Burlington Free Press,
Prom the Cavalry Regiment.
HEADouARrERs, lsT vi. CAVALRY,
CAMP HARRIS, JAN. 4, 1862.

State House, takes street thot ruis
south. east and follows it about one mil,
and a half, then takes road leading to
the rigbt-passing Connecticut regi-
ment, Rhode Island battery, and three
Massachusetts regiments including a
battalion of LIST Massachusetts, cavalry, he
will see OH slight elevation Of ground,
regiment encamped-and on their right he
might recognize the Sibly tents that SO
Lately whitened the old Fair Ground III
Burlington.
The proper method Of laying out a cav
airy encampment was not observed Ill Bur-
lington, want of room prevented this
but here in u large tobacco field many
acres in extent and of Rectangular form,
level like prairie, the customary rules re-
lating to cavalry may be complied with
len con paules to the regiment, each
company having but one ro.' OF tents,
facing TO the trout of the regiment, 50 that
the door of tent No. opens to the rear OF
No. |, No. 3 to the rear Of Nc. 2, and in
this manner throughout. lu the rear Of
tent No. is situated the Lieutenant S,
tent, in the rear Of the Captain S. The
distance between each row OF tents is such
that stables may be built, and leave room
then for an ordinary street. In rear ot
the line at right angles to the street runs
a maiu street; on this are the field Vt-
ticcrs-the Colonel III the centre, on either
wing Major, aud other officers i'll their
appropriate positions.
tu addition to these arrangements, are
others adopted by the different cumpanies.
The camp being not far from All oiu cleal-
Ing where young pine Is abundant, the
men have lugged this brush and SURROUND
GU their tents with it. entirely concealing
the tent, save the white cone-like tope
that rise above the pine, protecting at
once the tents from the wluu, and adding
to the beauty # the place. In font y.
the streets III some cases are artificial AZ
ches, DeudinS over the officers tent, while
SUSPENDED from their centre swings the
company letter; and i'll Others long rows
OF heluiock or cedar, extending to the last
tent III the rear. close up TO the street
Que scarce notices the camp, but coming
i.osu distance. the regularity OF the
streets, the Uniform height Ut the pines,
and the cteaulluesS III anu about the
grounds might make one pause, lest COM
l.,g too near, he break the spell and the
vision vanish ii he comes hear enough
the vision Uta disappear, believe me.
those are the quarters OF the lst Yer
,aont Cavalry i'll Annapolis-you know
how they happened to come to Annapolis.
thereby hangs tale--one that drags
Though lUU cars from New lolk; drags
through a dusty tramp from Newark p;
drags through TWO days and two nights
on Dutch railroad in Pcnnsy lvania
drags through delays and hiudrauces aud
eight miles ali hour from New York to
Washington.
At Jersey City, although we had ar
rived i'll foreign land, strong Union
sentiment was evident-the inhabitants
OF that place bringing out tea. cakes and
other luxuries in large quantities, to the
men, who were mounted, awaiting orders
i'll the street.
The Regiment having all crossed the
river, our march was made to Elizabeth.
port, with but few incidents. except q
grand reception in Newark, which far out
did anything OF the kind which had
TRANSFERRED in New York, Il speak COM
paratlvely.) At Elizabethport we took
the train for Harrisburgh. and reached
there late on tuesday evening and there,
by great effort, succeeded i'll getting hay
aud water for the horses, who had remain
ed unfed for nearly ~ hours At the
same rate OF speed we Travelled on towards
Baltimore and on Wednesday reached
that delightful spot--cven now hot bed
OF secesslon,-- may talk of the Union
sentiment there, if anything Union exists
it is but sentiment. The Chaplain hav.
ing occasion to make purchase, called in
at store for that purpose. The ladic.
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