Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-01

, being paid, am told, at the eleventh hour, while
the Fourth got not cent. The cause Of this was
some defect in the making out Of the pay rolls.
The Fourth boys are highly dspleased with such
bad management. They think it hardly fair that
they should have to suffer that way for the blum.
ders Of others. But there are other injustices
that speak even louder than this, and certainly
call for redress allude to the way men sick
and off to general hospital are sometimes &C.
courted for on the company muster roll, or rather
how they are not accounted for, when their RICH,
to be so is as unquestioned as il they had carried
arms and had done their duty with heir regiment
every minute Of the time.
AT my elbow at thi, moment sits fellow who
was sent away to general hospital from Hani-
sons Landing and who was absent till we left our
camp near White Oak Church tho last time. lie
was sent away by the regimental surgeon, and ha.
beef kept in hospital or at a convalescent camp
every day since. His officers knew where be had
gone and knew that be no more intended to de-
ser the service Of bis country than he did TO com.
NIT suicide, yet they marked him deserter and
struck bis rame from tho pay roll. lie has not,
during all this time received single cent OF pay,
and cannot get any now. At the present time hi.
health is none too good, but he has filed bis place
in the ranks and borne the hrunt and fatigue Of
The late tedious campaigo, yet bis status as a SOL
der Is not recognized by the Government he ha,
been gghtng for, and he has no claims above TINT
Of a common deserter. Uncle Sam treats bis ne
groes better than that Had he died in the hos.
pital or been killed in battle, the matter might
never h:ve been Strengthened out, and his back
psy been lost. lie brought certificates from the
hospital surgeons, but from some defect the pa,
master could not give him bis money. Had he
been apprsed when away, of the disposition that
was being made Of him in bis company he could
have done no different from what be did, but be
was not acquainted with the facts till he had been
absent long time. Had be heardthat he was a
convicted murderer be could not have been more
surprised than he was to hesr Of bis deserton
But there was no remedy. A soldier in hospi
tai cannot return to bis regiment when he chooses,
be s completely at the di,pasal of the surgeon iu
charge Had this soldier run away from bis sur.
geon to bis regiment he would have been con-
sidered dsserier from the hospital and perh,p,
got himself into double dilemma without extri-
eating himself from any. Let an officer be az
frontsd and he can generally get satisfaction, or
il he cannot do that he can generally resign and
leave the hardships Of war 10 other hsnd,; but
for US there !, no alternative, 10 cases ike these,
but ssrvils, save.ke submission. We were viii
lirg 10 leave our homes and our business to fsh,
for the government and, If duty requires, we are
willing to do more; but we Indignantly protest
against being robbed Of our good name and de-
csrsd criminal, or being deprived Of our pay,
unls. there 10 "me shadow OF a cause for it.
ANTI-REBrL