Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-12-05
From the Eleventh Regiment.
Fort SLoCUMB, !
Washington, D. c., Nov. 20. I


Friend Eayie,-I wish there was on
single jot of news TO write you, so tha
in some way a letter could be of inter
est; and a man of my capacity to try Il
make sheet on the war worthy Of no
tice ought to be punishable crime
The less said on war the better. "Uncl,
Abe" can say as the Frenchman did
You just keep still and say noting anc
I'll get you out of dam mean scrape.'
President Lincoln is doing all any mar
can possibly do; he is swarmed with
committees and demagogues, and the
demagogues are accompanied with demi.
johns. 4" Honest Abe" said to Burnside
You 60 to Richmond and l will try to
save my head until you return" Bat
there is full organized brigade Of poll
ticians and contractors, armed and equip
ped, with forty rounds OF raiions and
three months of cartridges, and here they
stand, d" bow, WOW, wow" one says, " in
all mercy do not end the war, for l can
sell no more poor beef" Another says,
"go on until | drive one or two more
elections" Such is truly the state Of
things in Washington to-day; and for "a
man TO stand and see and know what IT.
huences are being brought to bear on the
president and three fourths Of the city
full blood secesh who are in daily cores
pondence with old jackson and Lee. ]
say with all this under your eye what
kind of conclusions are you going to come
at about the war.
The proclamation is out and soon takes
effect; then you may look for news; IN
til then you are going to enjoy one grand
halt. Congress may try to knock out
the trotters the opinion is the president
will stand to the post. If he does Jan
uary /, 1868, will open a new campaign.
A word or two as to company +, Of
the 1lth, and their whereabouts. pre-
sumo by the LOOKS of the mail which goes
from here that every man, woman and
child in Orleans county is fully posted.
We are on the east side of the city to
keep the secesh in the city that are in,
and out what are cut. The regiment are
to hold three forts this winter, and are
just now fixing for winter quarters. The
health Of the company istast improving
for few days the yellow jsundice broke
our lines and some Ten to fifteen men,
with myself tried to secede from the
Hlite race. We resembled a sunaower
yard in the morning; we soon became
with our looks, and much more
30 with our feelings; we are now re-
urning to the red, white and blue.
1t is needless for me to try to do jus
ice in complimenting my company; to
ay that I am very much pleased with
hem is merely Introductory; but to say
bat love them and look upon them as
ny brothers would open the first chapter
# my hearts feelings towards Co. L TO
lay. I did not think it possible for man
0 become so much attached TO mau.--
Dhe company 10 n man are ever ready
0 obey my request. ! am not under The
ecessiy TO repeat orders, nailed down
With an oath. Why is it? They are
nen come from their once happy homes j
0 mingle heart and hand in the deathly
FORK of subduing an internal rebellion.
DO not wish to represent Co. + as be-
'g lhe'only company Of men raised in
orleans county, for l think some Of the
est men have come from there in all the
egiments.
Our company have had to part with
lree of their number by death since
oming from Irasburgh, three as good
oldiers as ever come from the county Of
orleans. l am well aware their death
truck those happy families with gloom,
nd they can truly say in wonderment,
this war? Mourn not, friends greet
as been your sacrifice and great must
e your reward your sons died as
ravely and nobly as a soldier could, and
ave carried with them as many glories
; the greatest general Of the age. They
elonged to the army of the Union.
Our company have OF late been called e
sympathyze with two of our comrads q
nder circumstances which l trust may q
OF be frequent. Mr.. VIM. W. Tenney ,
nd Mr.. L. Foster have been called TO r
lourn the loss of most dear friends ,
Ir. Tenney's two children and Mr.. Eos
RS wife have quite lately died, Of which 4
ou are undoubtedly already aware
or me or any one to attempt to say
ley can realize, or l might. say sympa-
lyze, would be perhaps folly. We all 1
a man tried to enlist our sympathies,
Id did so rs far rs lay in our mower. hnl