Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-04
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ut 1laI.nt % t1s peculiar rue-. ! pre-
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y perhaps, Ir. LH,Yr, AMONG the uuli5Etc
91I .a- .llI eIEalNtN, tacfy may
9e -..ue "H9 4o aot ua'e fiaul, uege 10 iuHi.1
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H.#a. lrtH w. fa .lr rAue- would not Dt WAa. s.
aa.a..resant. y.u nAfa gwen uu. -upct.5.s
ra.u u 5HDr columns ,' .,leir story ao Ha-
AAt ll i.'H Itl'ue-. Iig-l cue privilege. II t.i-
h- mtne. pmk tat tuu'at's 0o5at 90 oe rev.
'.nitd m s'e press c'.n il t.e approximation
fJ0r one u.c-u,a VS. are largely 90 the ha-
.f.ty ana ta'e ths burden 70 the Work % DO.
Di .l tHe 4uus> .tqullel Ol Is. pIcKcuu is
considered among the least desirable, especially
- d the nights ate eJid and stormy Ihe pick
ets are posted hlln- 30 i Inc HaOu. lniie lu
iguu, ui tue federal camIs. and extending, ior
taght ! know, from we Atlantic y the Missls-
apl certain portion ol TINS 'he Is as
signed to ihe Vermont brigade, each regiment
taxing 1htI lu4h IN guarding IT, lhcrc are ANe
'sHIch's ih our orISaNe' oon'lq lquehIy each
one '"'u comes ONO '" H'' h'sn'a' I'VE al
WA, US 1He .'ih Hy"'' 'ecause ti' u9st uh'
"eieome ioI''h ~ In's uu'y y ~ lhe hls"t'
u"s we "t"' '"'h') ''uF "o"'sJ inV huihocI
H''a"eD '"c" 'i'io - wv ''"''N'04' H'aAi"s
l"tily 70 edgh company - company mas
'oity Ao'e men not o'ner"iSo ug'"'ieu' ~ mas
'Ho"S" ioI '"o 'is'"'n'i'S' "uu He"Co 0"ch M
aAiuu"l : 'uIh VIII W uu'c IA 'eh HishS, "Alch
is about the average His ae'ali is ftad 70 VS.
ue hlgh' u'loIe""hu "' "''oo, ~ uC oEuvIIy
sergeant 80 'la' each man ae'"ueN may ue ieAIy
at 1h' appointed moment armed anu eqnipFcd
lor INC service IN '"c morning 'ne cam pre-
s'"t7 an unusually DISK appearance. he'eiIie
e beat sooner 'A"a usual lno COOKS are ouSy
preparing Us something so2o ''F our Fa'ons'--
We generally 6c' generous h@h1Iu' OF dough
nuts WHICH, considering 'hc l'''lpd resources
oi our eoo&ins uepAr'hieht' | may sAieiy SCI
Gown ~ hrst-tat3. LIS VIII" tne usual reg
Ah'"ul prrau anu sa'' JuuA' Is amply sui
lc!en' 70 sa'isiy '"e inner man
lhe pickeIs are o"sy' too IN getting 'her
equipments on thels hA'ers"cAs Ailed' ana thelr
blankets shouidefeu' oooh 'he oFuer Is heard
l''Nv's 'alI 'n' h'co orovI'y sergeant tneu
ioiH'S nlS leu INTO " nue. Huu o'iis Tue ron 20
see 'h"t al are On manu. anu 'hen We 'narch oH'
ana 'o'm in'o one company OF battalion II a
leiio" Is oeh'ho 'hs ''me' as was once owing
70 my o'er"eenins Anxiety 10 So' " iet'es INTO
we once o''oio ! started ne mus IAN 70 tne
rear ana De among strangers "'I d"y we are
'hen m"1cheu N'h'fe Is slec'a' proprle'Y IN
as'hS the passive NeFo htte) tNo nest part OF "
mae OUT o' our way 70 tne "'ueral heauqu'r,
"r'' 20 so 'nloubh " performance tAe pract'ea'
uui'y o' "nich IL would be Out oil place IN me
70 question: ''ousu 'on'e'' am 600 ootuse 70
9g',y u"ug's.',,o ~ o'I'ea so",q mounting
l,.'' = a Nv" oene'"' 0Ie'l' '''e No. OF