Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-04-09
FROM THE PROVOST GUARD.
CAssEY's DIVISION, CAMP SPAULDING,
March 3lst, 1868.

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CAssEY's DIVISION, CAMP SPAULDING,
March 3lst, 1868.
When wrote you before, believe l
partly promised to keep your readers post
ed respecting the Provost Guard of this
division, but have not been able to do so
on account of some recent changes which
have taken place in the guard, within the
last week. By order of Gen. Casey,
Major Spaulding has removed his Head
Quarters, from Fairfax seminary to Cen
terville and of course we have had to 60
there. So it has been very busy time
with US for the last week, but we hope
soon to get settled, and then everything
will be all right. We find it not quite so
nice as at the Seminary, for there we had
our tents stockaded and good hunks in
them, while here, we have to set our tents
on the ground, and take the soldiers bed,
which the God of nature has supplied for
us. No matter how much the soldier may
move, yet when the long days march is
completed, and he seeks repose, the earth
is always ready to receive him. Chang
ing our hunks for the ground, we find
some difference. Some of US have got bad
colds. When we get settled down we
think we shall like the place much better
than the old one. Let me now say some
thing respecting the country in this vicin-
ity. Centerville, was undoubtedly, before
the breaking out of this great rebellion,
pleasant place. 1t bears the resemblance
Of once being neat little country village,
like some of our little country villages in
the northern states. 1t is pleasantly To-
Gated, and noted for its scenery; but now
it is all gone to ruin. Oh, the horrors of
war; there is but one house in the village
that can be called house, this house is
two story house, and is the headquarters
of Brig Gen. Haze, commanding the Sd
brigade in this division. Also is the
headquarters of Major spaulding, Provost
Marshall of this division The church in
this place, which has been used for hos
pital, in which the rebels took all our sick
and wounded at the time of the last Bull
Run battle, is now used for horse stable,
not window or door is in it. Here
were once good houses nicely arrang-
ed, and the owners mansion where he and
his family have taken so much comfort.
and the negro was happy and contented,
we'll fed and clothed, and all was peace
and harmony in days gone by, now de-
serted, abandoned and all going to ruin,
and what for /? for the accursed of all cur
ses, slavery. Better to have compromised
the difficulties without war, than to have
the confederates degenerate into abolition
crusade. We are encamped within about
2 miles of the old Bull Run battle field.
The country here is level and shows signs
Of once being cultivated, but it is now
used for drilling troops. There are now
at the present encamped around, New
York regiments, the lllth, l25th, l26th
and the Garabaldi regiment, beside this,
the Keystone Battery, and Boston light
artillery. 1t is reported that Stonewall
Jackson, with 100 thousand men arc be-
tween here and Warrenton. Citizens are
coming through our lines with their fam
lilies constantly, saying they expect to be
forced into the rebel army if they do not
flee. six came in to-day, and say they are
willing to take the oath, that they never
want to 60 go back outside our lines again.
Yours truly, ARTHUR W. TAYLOR.