The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-09
From the 1Oth Vermont Regiment.
CoNRAp's FERRY. Md. Jan. 2, 1856,

Sunday, the 2lst of December, and arrived here
on the next Monday. lr was a hard march for
US. We had TO carry our guns, knapsacks, and
forty rounds of ammunition, and three days ra-
tions. We marched eighteen miles the first day,
to POolesville, and camped out In the woods
without tents, and the next forenoon marched
to this place. We were set OF lame, tired
boys when we got here. Our whole brigade
are doing picket duty on the Potomac now.
Our regiment is in three detachments There
are three companies of us at this place under
Major Chandler, and at Whites ford, three
miles above, our Colonel is stationed with four
companies, and at the mouth of the Monocacy
river six miles from here, the Lieut.. Colonel is
stationed with the other three companies. We
have not received any pay yet, but have been
mustered for tour months pay. Ne have to be
mustered once In two months. w hen We shall
get The money is more than | can tell, but
guess that it will be about the llme that we
take Richmond When do you think that will
be! We have bad another great hattie, | mean
the battle al fredericksburg, and have been de-
feated-another mastery retreat When shall
we get Generals that are not SO good on TIE re-
treat, bat are better on the advance? | think
we shall have to have them before we ever enter
Richmond But don't know anything about
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the rebels as long as our officers get SO large
pay. They don't want TO finish the war. It's
the most profitable business they can do But
cut their pay down to privates and keep
them on hard tack, and pat six of them into
small A tent, and | think this war would last
but short time.
We had quite scare last Monday night.
! One Of the patrol came into camp about one o.
no Al
to Halrisons Island. We were all called into
line and marched to the river, and word sent to
Poolesyllle, the headquarters OF the brigade, Tor
reinlorcements. They sent three companies of
infantry, and three sections Of artillery, and
some cavalry, who goC here before daylight, and
we waited to receive the rebels, but they did
not come. So We have no big victory to brag
about yet. But should not wonder If we had
chance to try our courage before long, for this
place is good ford for them u man can wade
across from the head of Harrison Island. Our
camp is in the woods, about one quarter of
mile from the river. We have got Fixed up IN
pretty comfortable quarters again. This makes
the third time we have fixed up for winter and
don't know how many more times we shall
have to before Spring. David Mower, from
Barre, has been in our camp; came last week
ana started for home last tuesday. Two negro
boys, about fourteen years old, came into our
camp yesterday from Virginia. They said that
they We're going to send the negroes down south
and so they thought they would run away
They waded the river as far as the Island, and
our Captain went over there on horseback and
brought them across. We have four ladies in
our cAmp-our Captains wife, Lieut.. Blodgett's
and Lieut.. Gales, and Mrs Hadlock. they
like camp life first rate.