The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-24

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F rssa tasg have tseu mtrs ta3.
iaa tsr safs. ! have Neglect.
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aiserp shsg}l
Esfy b September last I was aischarse.
ficu tls Ceaefai iisyitsl Il lraotaa. asi
rcuucl 60 gar reg u.sat, thsu the 81 Cale-
ral Infantry. stationed at pli kueb.
We fsmaeel AZ ths Knob hll the "a q
0aebsr. al tlsu. "a acerl anes vjth q,
ders rgadyel fvu tbe Drpar,mea, Com,
maaier. brek' camp. AMI afrr march g
li.He OVER ase days. through storm ana
Hui. found ourselves here da.h 81 rs
pm 81 headquarters having strangely me
,amarphossd as inJo ol,alrv The order
sas fgr our battalion II h,r companies q
prooeoi 10 Rella -aas haairel and twVuty.
drs mer, ueu n Denver City belonging 6
the ga % match % Kansas City, aud eight
companies belonging 70 tbe Colorado ~, al
Fori Blunt, T. 70 sa 70 Springfield, ia
this STATE, aui Al these several posts L
await further orders respecting The detail.
eftheir consolidation as the sesoul Colora.
do cavalry
We have been mustered as cavalry. our
Officers have mounted their yellow straps.
and there j quite a spIinhl.ng through Ii,
digeren, companies q Orange, yellow. blue
and black, giving our battalion pisbal,i
appearance on dress parade more like Yer
ulout fyrcst Ia October than IN acoorjauo,
With the regulation blae-book This evi.
dence We have that We aye mounted, our
horses sud equipments Icing yet to come
There is possibility that we shall 81
sent to s. Louis or Springfield, into q camp
Of instruction. during the coming winter r
At any rate, We are All anxious 10 be sent
away from this uncon Portable spot where
storms and wind seem 10 hold constant rev.
el, aud where guarl duty occupies two.
thirds Of the time. Our naughty thought,
about our otheers are supposed to be contra
baud, else | might be disposed to give gra-
tuitous opinion of some u our officials IN
high positions.
ROlla is too well known in the history o.
Missouri campaigns to require description
At this time It It's place 'hat would hard
y be selecied for permanent residence by
pleasure seeker on account Of its match
less attractions, II oUes its position as AZ
important military post 10 the flet Of its be-
ing The actual terminus as the s. W branch
Of the Pacific K. h. a, the outbreak Of tn,
rebellion, and in consequence a convenient
base Of supplies for the region around. I'll,
road is more o. less graded for thirty mile,
IN the direction Of Springfield; and when
peace Is restored it must subside into an Tn.
important way station on tie railroad.
Our hearts have been made glad by til,
convincing maiJrities With which the loya
States, one by one, are telling the outside
world and tile :" rest of mankind that III,
people are true to their instincts ia NANTES
ting their determination 20 stand by Tie I'D
miistrntion in maintaining the iu'cgrity .
our Government against the cons traitor,
abo have banlcd for It's overthrow.
As Missouri, and Maryland. to, swing
gracefully into the radical lines, have ",
not the strongest assur uces that This reyo.
luton thus begun viii never stop nor Z,
backwards til the last rernant Of cur M.
tional curse shah have been cxiinguished?
In the meantime our Abolition army"
il doing its work, advancing surely and not
any slowly, week by week, circumscrbihq
into yet narrower limits tie traitor Coufid-
crazy, and by 50 much eularging the area
Of freedom; rs our aag waves otor new ter
rtory contemplated in that immoral procla-
nation that wi give our honest President
Administration ludre destined 10 outshinc
in history all Of is predecessors.
With bright anticipations Of an carly and
happy issue out If al our national perpex.
tics, We calmly await the march Of events.
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