Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-20

CAnp HARM.
Annapolis, Feb. 6, 1852.

Annapolis, reo' o, 1907.
Mr.. EpIroR,-It has been some I'm.
since have had pleasure of perusing III.
Herald, or any other newspaper, for vs.
are where we cannot ge, them unless sen,
us by friends But little do they kno,
how much we value letters or papers.
l suppose you are very well acquainted
with our whereabouts, and of our journey
to this place. 1t was long and tedious
one to us, not being used to such iour
neys; but the boys stood it much bette,
than their horses. We were six days and
nights in getting TO Washington, wher
we found poor quarters for our horse,
they having to stand in the open air, e,.
posed to cold and severe storms. Al
number of them died whilst we wers
there, from sheer exposure. We have
heard and read numerous insnuations a,
20 their size and qualities, but l think i
those certain persons would take the trop
BILE to inspect them now, they would b.
obliged to pronounce them as whole 81.
perior animals. -. -,. .............
Some OF us, while we were in Washing.
ten, had pleasant strolls in the rooms q
the capitol. | went up on the outsids
of the dome. where could see both d,
and down the Potomac, and for mills
around could b. seen the camps of UnGs
Sans army. was inspired with the BE-.
lief that il would not be an easy matter h
drive them from their soldier homes. Va,
left the capito "a Christians morning, an;
started for this place Oh horse, and wer
two days in getting here. We passc
Christmas Eve in wood. Our conver
sation was turned upon Christmas gees
and turkeys, and friends that were "a
away. Probably it was the first tin:
that many of US had spent Christna
away from our homes. We arrived
our present camp ground the next nigh
little after dark, and had to sleep on d
frozen ground again without any dinls
or supper, for our baggage Wagons b
not arrived. But we slept very well, u
we were tired and used to hard bs
The next day set everything to righl
again.
We are eRcamped on tobacco fe.
with regiment of cavalry from Nj
York. A regiment of cavalry from Ms
sachusetts was in our camp, but has Latch
left for Port Royal. There were, | Il
lieve, thirteen or fourteen regiments q
camped here when we first came to t-
place, but they left with. Burnside's exs
dition. We have fine place to GAG
and for drill. 1t is about one mile fra
: Annapolis, and the same from the b
where We boys get oysters when we gel
chance. We have had some fine stegs4
and think of Vermont butter which gva
it seasoning. To tell the truth,
have some first-rate times. We are d
der Brigadier General whose name
: Hatch, and he is very well liked, |
! iieve. li9' aaia nmagsos -5r asa
} In the forenoon we drill on horsebs
and on foot with sabre in the afterno
, 1t will be some time yet before we q
+; show much science. We have very 60
: stables for our horses that we lately bul
, Our revolvers have arrived, but b
, not been distributed yet. We have
t laid floors in our tents, which make tAe
: quite comfortable. Each company hs
| cook house where the rations are cool
: for US. Since we have been here
+ health of the regiment has been V
good, although many of us have had Is
, colds, and a few have been kicked pre-
, bad. Our first Major has been quite
, ever since short time after we ca I
into camp, but is getting better now,
> lieve.
There has been but little snow
' this winter, but rain and mud we b I
i had by wholesale.
We have heard that the Vt. cav
was to be disbanded, but / think whe
!, is, secession will not trouble US much
Uncle Sam either. a-rsest s'
''l Yours truly. 40
a JAMES b