Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-15

Luz dlr Whd cltdf; ana tneIe were no signs 0
rain nor any probability that the movemen
would DO postponed again. Our knapsacks wer,
packed, tenle struck, hugei bonfres were burn
Ing all through the camp, consuming matera
that had cost US a great deal Of pains to collect
The sun was just beginning to melt away the
frost, when we fell into line and filed off toward.
Brandy Station Camp without number were
being deserted, some of which had been fixed VI
as comfortable as would be needed for winte
quarters. Inc whole army was in motion. In
lantry, artillery, and baggage wagons ad mini
tum, rad suddenly walked to life and were crowd
ing along, or halting ina field for it to come
their turn to start 1t was nearly noon before
we got hardly 80 Tar as Brandy Station. The
marching all day was very slow. Sometimes we
would hardly get half mile from one hating
place before we would halt again Asi grew
towards night, and we believed that we had got
to cross the river before we halted tor the night
We began TO grow inpatient of these vexatlous
dehys,and anxious to get to our j0urney's end
Before we reached the river we had got couple
OF miles OF woods to go through, and there was
only one little road hardly wide enough for a
bic OF four men to walk in abreast, while on
each side was a dense thlcket of all sorls Of tim
Der that nature ever invented II we could have
marched right straight along in this road it
would have been all well enough, but, instead
OF that, we could only march few steps at a
time, then wait for those ahead Of US to clear
the way. We would march about rod. then
wait five minutes, when we could march rod
moro, and then wait another five minutes and
all this while the weight Of our knapsacks was
increasing, and our patience steadily diminish.
lng' until the boys began u curse patriots and
traitors ,wi.h,ut much discrimination. FINALLY
we halted and sat down. An hour passed and
still we didn't move. Some Of the boys ven.
tured to make coffee, running the risk of being
ordered to fall in just as they were Invested of
their load, and enjoying their warm drink. By
and by orders came that we might make us cof.
fee, aud cat our supper, aud we all pltohednto
the business with a will We had ample time To
allowed US to finish our msal. and when we
were at las ordered to fall in, the road was
clear and We could march along as !ast as we
liked.
We -rossed the RapidAn between Gernania
ana Kaccoon f1rd,at Jacobs Ferry on a pon,oon
bridge The opposite bIuG was almost perpep-
Ocular IND rs son as we had climbed to the
TOP We halted aud camped for the night, or for
w.at there was left Of it, for it was past mid
aight when W suUY-d. Before sunrise We
we're ordered up and soon On tie march again
There was skrmshlng ahead D. ~ and our adj.
vance was slow We gained but three or four
miles from the s.,er oil day Towards night
firing lesaE to DO more RAPID aud we were or
daled forward into line. The third corps we're
ahead OF us Our line extended into tho woods
toIhe extreme right Aboutqnarter h lore four
the firing commenced with terrible earnestness.
10 US it looked rs thoggh there would BE- a
chauo. Tor aG TO- have hand in ii. Va could
not see the fight, Tor the wood was so dense that
We could sce but a few rods ahead Of US, but
from .Ae sound . tic firing, and from the mum.
Aes OF frightened sAeialdIers that were making
swift tracks to the rear, We had reason 10 fear
that the battle was going agaiutt ", fhe FIR
ing continued till long into tho night. Evident
y The rebels cQN'Ia. hTcak our lines or they
would have 1asn On " as. |. WIS liicul, 10
-! -hy xaet iulJrmatlon of the resrl of ,be
battle, bot The sum aud substance Of ahat we
could get Was, that We had hesa banked and
io'eed 10 tall back that Ito ycbels had charged
upon our liao aud lea yeyal.ei that We in
iurn charged ,as4, dove them back and gained
sJme -soeuA A. he close OF the struggle. The
sAs'h Vermont was in the 6ght, ani there was a
report 'bHi ugh. that they broke ami raus OH
tf epoftcontladioled it. haye keard that thew
bore the test ahd held ,ha.. gE.und like men,a.
though "a Iue "a. oi them broke and sked d.
died back rasht through their ranks aud for a
vermont regiment, THIS Is de, idedly tn mos. IA.
tioual story to believe
Ai'era while The firing ceased aad everything
was quiet as the grave We commenced to
build fires 20 way-. ourselves and to make coffee
by, hG: u. .ller came 70 allow no fires on the
na'' Airward they concluded to let US have
"a T." small fires, and we eat our sunpers and
l4ii down About midnight We were ordered
20 Qa'A o. and Iall in Our lipe OF march was
towards TIE ieit By tao number of troops
that were n motion, should Judge that all
hands lett thai paee during the night. Itwould
he Impossible to guess how fur we marched be.
fore daylight, when We Unanswered around and
got INTO position here, We diJn march very
rapidly, nor very straigSt but if was to mako
rough guess at the mattel, should say that
we came about halla dozen lilies from where
the hgh; was Friday night, aud that now We
must be pretty well down towards Chanoellors.
vile Next time write, hope shall be bet.
ter informed and 10 able to write more intel.
ligept le;toE,
Anti REBRL.
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