The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-27

our marching strength was being pretty well
tested About five o'clock we reached Dumfres
and halted or the night. In some of the regi-
ments less than one-third of the men were in
the time of stopping. A Bible full OF general
orders couldn MT have prevented struggling that
day. At half past two o'clock the next morning
We were ordered to pack up again, and as soon as
it was fairly light we're once more on our way.
1t was a little cooler and we marched and rested
more Systematically than the day before, so that
but few we're left behind. At nine P. NJ. we
reached this place, having made, according to the
statement Of citizen, twenty-five miles since
morning.
The reader probably understands that there is
great difference between marching in the ranks
with column of troops, and walking the same
road alone, at will Anything that obstructs the
way, hinder. the whole column, and all have to
wait for the rest. One cannot slacken his pace
over rough ground, and quicken it again when
the going ssmooth be must jostle along with the
crowd, and perhaps, hurry where hurrying is the
least possible, or be continually hindered where
| the ground is the most favorable to rapid pro-
gress. The temptation for half man to
straggle along on his own hook outside the ranks
is very stroag and not always successfully resist
ed. In this way many keep up that could not, il
obliged to keep their places.
We reached Wolf Run Shoals, where the I'd
Brigade has been in camp, about three in the after
noon, having marched nineteen miles. All the
Vermont regiments OF the other Brigade ha(
gone, except the 14h Here we rested two
hours and half, which gave US pleasant oppor
tunity of greeting our friends in the 18th. The!
had contemplated providing good dinner ant
giving US hearty reception, but found it mprac
tcable, as the time of our arrival could not b.
definitely known. AS the cool of the day ap
preached, the inevitable order, Fall in" wa
given. With regular Vermont cheer, the boy
obeyed. The last nineteen miles siege had no
tanned their spirits, and the next half dozen cou
not The column moved along very rapidly, am
some of the boys mischievously inquired of tn
mounted officers when they were going to stop t
change horses. We finally reached our journey
end, and filed off from the road into the woods
where hope we shall remain at least till l &c
) my letter finished. Where we shall go to-mol
: row, Gen. Hooker only knows. The rebel Lei
they sayis up in Maryland cutting up mischief q
saucy rate, and probably We shall be put wher
we can bother him the most. We expect NOR
. hard marching, but snail either get toughened I
t it, or, as the boys say, die toughenng. Gener
Hooker knows how to plan hard marching an
a hard fighting, but whether he knows enough
e catch Gen. Lee remains to be seen. After O,
t severe march yesterday and the day before, "
were surprised to learn that we had reached tn
q place .wenty-four hours behind the time Gener
4. Hooker had ordered. If we get whipped tn
a time, the kind reader will not blame the boys
, they sing long and earnestly,
0 GO Come back to us, Mcclellan
ANTI-REBEL.