Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-04-23
FROM THE NINTH REGIMENT.
CAMP HAMILTON, near Fortress Monroe, |
April 18th, 1868.

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April 18th, 1868. J
Mr.. EDITOR we have once more
got into camp, perhaps ! cannot spend q
few minutes more pleasantly than BY
writing few lines describing in my poor
way some few things we have done, and
seen since we left camp Douglass. We
Co. II. and G, left camp Douglass at s
o'clock a. m., Thursday April I'd, to guard
some over 400 rebel prisoners. Wemarch,
ed miles to the Depot of the Chicago
Rail Road, where the prisoners got aboard
and guard detailed for each car. We
started at 10 q. M, Thursday from Chica'
90, arrived at Pittsburg at II a. In. Fri.
day when we changed cars, and started at
70 m. on the Northern Central Rail Road
for Baltimore, where we arrived at 3 p. m.
Sunday we marched four or five miles to
Fort McHenry, and found comfortable
quarters for ourselves and the prisoners.
but after dark there came an order
Guards fall in !" Some of US had al
ready got camped for the night. but we
always obey orders with alacrity. and in
less time than it takes me to write it, we
were in line on each side Of the prisoners.
We marched nearly two miles to the St.
Charles Hotel, which was appropriated to
us and the prisoners. We stald there two
nights and two days, when another squad
Of about 200 prisoners, mostly officers
were turned over TO US, but as VIC had a
boat-load they had to 80 aboard another
boat and wait until the next morning.
Tuesday the 7th, at p. m, VIC went
aboard the steamer Robert Morris, and
steamed down the harbor about two miles,
and anchored for the night. Capt. Bis
bee was in command of those on tho Rob-
ert Morris, and Capt. Seligson, of the off,
GERS on board the other boat.
At 2 u. H., the Sth, We started for For
tress Monroe, where we arrived at p. m,
took on some coal, and steamed out short
distance and anchored for the night. At
10 a. NJ, We weighed anchor and steamed
up for City Point. We passed great
many vessels, transports, gunboats &c, of
all kinds, sizes and shapes.
AT 6 p m, the 9th, we arrived at City
Point, distance of 80 miles from the
Fortress, and 40 miles from Richmond by
rail. We anchored for the night, and had
to wait until guard arrived from Peters
burg to receive the prisoners, which were
not exchanged. but parolled. Toward
night on the 10th. the guard arrived, and
the prisoners we're delivered over to them
in due form, but it was SO late we had to
anchor for the night. as it is not safe for
a boat to sail on these rivers in the nigh
at present.
Saturday the 18th, at 6 IL a. m, VIC
started down the river and had very
pleasant trip. The Robert Morris arrived
at Fortress Monroe, at o'clock p. M. and
we marched about 2 miles to Camp Ham,
ilton. Those who came on before US, had
got our tents pitched for us, and we were
truly thankful, for we had been on con-
slant duty for ten days, and travelled
nearly fifteen hundred miles. The re-
nainder of our company have just arrived
and seem to be glad to get once more into
camp. Co G, is still at Chicago, waiting
10 take those left in the hospital.
We shall be glad when our regiment
once more gets together, for we are here
within hearing of heavy cannonading to-
day, and are liable to DO called out at any
time as the enemy is but few miles
distant. and are pushing hard upon our
boys who are in the advance. The 9th, |
N. Y, Hawkins Zouave regiment was in
camp here when we came here, but left
to reinforce at Suffolk. They
met the enemy and rcpulsed it, but lost
their leader Lieut. Col. Kimball, formerly
of Cabot Vt. He was noble man, and
had passed through fourteen battles I'M
scathed. He was here in our camp but
few hours before be was killed, and said
thathe had escaped SO far. but that he
expected to receive the whole of it when
he was hit. We have no news Of what is
about us, but know that some
thinp q nm | have mt time In daeor;h