The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-19
from the Christian Messenger
A Letter fyoui the Seat Of War.
CAMP GRIFFIN, VA, Feb. 10, 1862

EDITOR MESSENGER :-Accordng TO a pre-
vious engagement before leaving Vermont tor
the sacred soil CT Old Virginia, improve the
tirst opportunity for writing to you from the
seat of war. do not ilattor myself that l
Shall be able to give you or your readers any
information with regard TO The present state
OF affairs ut the seat OF war The fact IS
you who live 50 far from the scenes OF action,
occupy stand points which arc favorable for
obtaining information aud arriving at correct
conclusions about the "ar,-bclug from the
din OF Stir and strife you can see with u
clearer vision the great movements OF the day
than We who, though not cnvcoped in the
smoke Of BATTLE are III the mud, and We lind
this is the greatest obsac.e we have 10 con-
tend with III the way OF any forward move
ment.
Our first stopping place after We left the
Green Mountalu State was Boston, where we
arrived at o'clock On Sabbath morning, the
stern having been very severe. Here we en-.
joyed the hospitaities Of Rev. G. N. Smith
and D. Barrows, both Vermonters. They are
very popular preachers in the literary empo-
rum OF New England. No one can pass
through this city, especially in these trouble.
some times, and gaze upon its sacred shrlncs
of Liberty, without having his soul fired with
the spirit of Patriotism.
Monday morning VIC were permitted to look
in upon the Boston Preachers Meeting. Here
we recognized several whom we had met in
other days, prominent was Father Taylor the
acknowledged Patriarch among his brethreu
At halt-past five o'cio>k we were en- route
to w, shngton, and after the usual incidents
Of travel by land and water, we found our
selves i'll the Wica ed City, with its Capitol,
Monuments, and works OF Art. We tarried
here but short time, then hurried on toward
Camp Griffin, after travelling through u
world of mud, we arrived at camp at ten
o'clock in the evening, glad enough to rest
our weary limbs. COL Hyde kindly ordered
a tent Tor our accommodations Rather an
unpleasant scason to pitch our tent in the
SHOW and mud The officers and soldiers have
manifested deep interest 10 our welfare, and
dono al! they could to make us comfortable.
As remarked by one Of the officers, they ell
dea' cred to give ne Il warm rcception.'
CHr SabbatA services aIe in front Of the
l. : litai ii The opou air. The Attendance is
eccu, and lie audience arc very a tcnti>c.-
! Our social meetings are very interesting and
encouraging there being great may cry
earnest Christian lubo! ers who attend. One
tent is too small to admit all who come, many
so away without being able to get in. There
are quite u number who ale earnestly seeking
salvation. Dear Christian friends at home
pray tor us when you meet in the social meet.
ing, and when you gather around tho family
altar, remember those who have left friends
and home and laid themselves upon the altar
of Freedom.
Inc Vermont Third Regiment is considered
to be In very healthy condition. There arc
only nineteen on the sick list This MORNING
attended The funeral Of MIR. Parker Of
Company e, from Concord, Vermont who
died Saturday evening, Feb. Sth. His re.
malns will DC sent home.
With regard to the war, | shall leave of
where began, without imparting any inlor.
nation. 1t takes time for one who has lived
SO far from the scat of war to become nc.
qualnted with, and get initiated into, scenes
IKE these, where every man who is unarmcd
Is ,ooked upon with suspicion. One thing |
Will say No one can look upon these armed
regions scattered as they are, Tor miles up
and down the Potomac, filling every valley
ana c'own'ns every hilltop with their cam,
e,quipage and munitions OF war, without beip,
deeply impressed with the fact that there is ;
terrible power in the Northern army.
Yours, D. A. MACK
Chaplain 3D. VI. Reg't