The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-09
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, DEC. g. 1852,
(our War Correspondence.)
From the 18th Regiment.
CAMP VERMONT, Va.

DEAR SIR For the past week, we have
been constantly on tie move. As you doubtless
have learned ere this, the 18th, l4th and 10Th,
lett this camp the 25th ult. We were two days
in reaching the place where we were ordered to
encamp, which was short distance from Union
Mills, or rather the ruins, for but very little re-
mains of them. We were encamped on the
brow of hill, which was accessible by only q
narrow pass cut through the rucks, and so steep
and rough as to almost bid defiance to the mule
teams to ascend. The 18th were encamped Il
short distance TO the right, the 18th on the left
nd to each there was battery OF artillery at
tached, and to our reg inent there was one bat
terry and section of another f.; they were SPLEEN
dd ten-pound Parrot guns and were manned
by as strong ard robust looking fellows, as |
have seen. While there, We were employed
in doing picket duty three companies were
detailed, daily, from each regiment. Our ad
vanced line extended about five miles from the
rail road. A night or two since, Co. T,
brought in two men that were mounted. The
horses were branded with the letters G. 5. How
they came by the horses, as near as | can learn,
is the way that most of the secesn get what they
have, and that is either by stealing 1t from our
Government, or from one another. However,
our Colonel chose to keep them i'll custody until
they could give better account OF themselves
Yesterday a few of US visited the old battle field
of Bull Run. On our way timber, we were
halted several times by our cavalry pickets,
but on showing our passes, were permitted toI
proceed. A short time after our arrival on the
field, we observed body of cavalry emerging
from the woods on the opposite aide of the field
and nearly a mile from where we stood, they
after short consultation, struck into gallop
to receive them, not knowing whether they
were friends or foes. They were, however, a
scouting party, belonging to our cavalry pick |
cts; so we were disappointed in regard to their
charact er-lerhaps some of them happily. We
locked tic field over till the sun had settled |
we'll toward the western horizon, when we
started for our camp Each Of Us had something
to carry, either a shell, swords, hAttened bullets
or anything to keep, that we could carry
With us conveniently. On arriyIng in camp,
we were ordered to leave at 7 o'clock in the |
morning for Camp Vermont; 80 we all went
to packing up, 50 as to be ready though the
order for backward movement WAS nos relished
very wei by many Of the boys. When in
formed that they were to 90 OF to the cars,
they tejt rather better, but wished they were
going the other way. Some Of them felt rather
9 good-aatured, tonight, and &. good reason
they have for feeling so, for it has been showing
most all day. and ii u few minutes after our ar
,iyal the mud vas tAleo inches deep, beau,i-
tu! place 20 pitch orr tents and lay down to rest,
was it not? This moving eighteen or twenty
miles and il a hard rain, and then back to the |
sane sIoa in week or SO, is q little rough. I
though | suppose it is al right, yet some Of ue
g don quite see it," lis rumorcd that the
Vermont Brigade 10 to 90 into winter quarters
here, for The defence OF Washington. | hope
It's not so, for | wish to see the fate OF the Con
Tolerate Capital sealed ere long, and the sooner
the better. | trust this will serve 10 fiji some
corner CT your valuable Freeman, for the peru
sal of my friends that patronizo it and if they
are not friends, | take the advantage my po-
siton affords NE, and call them So
Yours Truly,
g. S. H., Co. II. 18th Regt.