Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

From Berdans Sharp Shooters.


ton about the sharp shooters, because | have
been away from them a long time, and knew not
Of their locality even, till quito recently. AS your
readers are aware | was taken prisoner on the
day of the Gaines Hill fight, and was carried to
Richmond, where had "a taste Of tobacco'iactorl
accomm, dation. was paroled on the 25 b ot
July, and sent to the Chesapeake General Hos.
pital, at Fortress Monroe. About the 25th oi
August, was sent to Camp Parole at Annapolis
where have been ever SINCE till was exchanged
and sent to my regimen, which reached on the
/ 20lh Of Deeem,er. | found it had changed in
/ appearance considerably since | left it six month,
before scarcely an officer in the regiment. ex-
cept the Colonel, was in the sams position as
when left some having died, others resigned,
and the vacancies been filed by promotion, and
where one officer is pr NOTED, Of course as a
genera thing, oil the officers OF lower rank are
,i,ed step 70 keep tn list complete though
his rule has some exceptions. Lieut. Col. Rip.
ley has been obliged to resign on account oil
his wounds, while bis place has been filled
by Major lr,pp, who is replaced by CIpt. Hast
ng' Of Co II. In my own company, +, fad
hat Capt Weston has resigned, and his office
passed 10 first Lieut.. Seaon VI. V. Bronson
who was second Lieutenant, is now first, and Ser
/ geant llinds ba' been promoted 70 ill his place.
Both Of these Off ,ers are now SEX. In the rank,
also, the appearance has change. OF The original
company, not more than half are | f. while the
compan, has been filed up With new recruits,
who, Of course, we're strangers to me. As have
given you something Of history Of my capture
tud Of my treatment BY the rebel., | will say a
ew word. about the life Of pAroed prisoner.
Woen lefr' X chmond, had got so much re-
duced by my cares in the hospital, and by scAnty
md unshoesome food, that was glad of th,
chance to take the place of patent in the ho'pita
myself.
While in the Chesapeake Hospital, besides the
chronic d4rrhea, the doctors sad had the dys
pep-e, Iuudice, and liver complaini,-a iormd
able AIRY Of ills 10 face a, once. But wa
do.ed for all these complaints to such an extent
that vhen | reached Annapoli, | had such a sore
mouth that | could not eat single moulhlul o
/ anything but what was in a liquid state. though
by this time had probably endured srth'enl
docjering to last me for some tma to come, es,
pecialy, as the doctors there we're heard TO a!
that they coull mol cure the chronic darrhea.
was no. able to sit up more than hall the tint
after leaving Richmond till was exchanged
about Eve month. and fyou do no, object TO ad
miuinga pdf without the pay in advance, would
like to inform your readers what cured me, as i
may be a beneG 10 others in like circumstances
After had de'pared Of ever being fit for ser
vice g.in, anl was reduced almost to skeleton
IN article vas brought into the camp for sale, ,caleC
Evans Medic,ted Safeguard and Supporter"
bought me and oommsncrd wearing i constant,
on my bowels. In three days could feel {
marked change in my system, aud from that tim,
my recovery was rapid and sure my flesh re
turued and my appetite has increased so fast ths
my powers Of furnishing hard tack and salt pork
arc npw only limited by the supply. The Safe
guard have known also to prove equally bene
fetal 10 others.
A word about Clmp Parole. When frat ar
rived there it was in very bad condition ther,
was great lack of tents, clothing, and prope
f'od many OF the paroed men--,ck, as well Al
well ones-haviug to sleep on the damp ground
without blankets or sufficient clothing bn
through the efforts Of the Chaplain Of the cd
New York Volu teers and his excellent wife, slst
of COL Stanton Of said Regiment, he 9th New
York wa, stationed near to guard. the parort
oamp,) aud others, things began to be better man
aged, especially aitei the camp was moved to it
present ocalityi 5, that before lef, ii was YER
comfortable aud desirable place to live, wher
compared with soldiers in the h,l.
The camp is now furnished with good Sible,
tents, with stoves in them, wood to keep then
warm, and lhe men are provided with all ,h
clothes and blankets they want, also with sof
bread every day, and fresh beef every other day
With moa"es, rice, potatoes, &c. must admi
that my patriotism die no. prevent my leaving
this camp, ISL as got able to erj y good Living
with some reluctance.
lhak in my last | mentioned the destruction
of a large suffers store by mob. Since tha
time another store has been established where al
most everything can be hid -fIr money lh
prices, too, are qlite rel onIole, when compared
with the sutlrr', prices in the dsd. For instance
Butter at Camp Parole vas IS cents per pound
and cheese 20 cents while the R-glmentAl sui
lars ask so e.nts for butter, and 40 for cheese
intended to say few sosls about the Hospa
; arrangements at Annapolis, but il would make IN
letter too long.
reached the Regiment Dec. Goth, at thei
camp abou, miles from falmouth. and foun
them preparing for winter q',r;ers and notsin
important occurred, except our reconnaissance i
force, and one grand resi1w, ill the is Of IN
uiry when the lst Regiment vas divided, aut
the l,t Division. under Li,uL.Cil. Tripp, wa
detached aud sent to Summers Grand Division
The detachment consisted of five companies, viz
A,F,C, and IL. We eneamped near Gee
Summers Headquarters on high table land. d
reclly opposite the city Of fredericksburg. III
next day Burnsides second advance uron FREQ
ericksburg commenced but severe rain storr
coming On, which m,de the roads impossible,
J MAS ahandnn.d and The ironns which had slarle