The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-30

for the purpose of receiving their pay. Many
of them were working off their surplus en-
ergy by all sorts of rowdyism, and, to ap-
pearance, were as capable Of doing military
duty as those in active service. Men ough
90 be excused from the stern demands
of service when their health will not
allow them thus to serve, but when health
returns, they should return to duty, and not
be left under the false plea of sickness, to de.
fraud the Government out OF services justly
due, and thereby greatly weaken the army.
We still have brigade hospital at Fairfax
Court House. Fitch, of Chester, Newton,
Of White River, and Amsden, of Felchvile,
have been detailed from this regiment, the
first, as steward, and the latter as nurses, to
serve at the general hospital. Our assistant
surgeon, Spaford, is also doing duty as sur
geon at this hospital. This takes from our
regiment, surgeon, steward, ward master,
and nurse, and still they have taken SO
many patients from other regiments of the
brigade, they could not take more than eight
or ten from US, when we were moving from
Fairfax, here. This makes not q little work
and responsibility for Surgeon Park, as we
now have some forty eases of the measles in
our camp. But our surgeon knows how to
work, and manage his affairs to good &C.
count He has just had men detailed to
clean up az old church which we find near
this place, and had it fitted up FOX regimen
tai hospital, which will afford excellent ac-
eommodations for our sick The many cases
which We have Of the measles, all appear to
DO doing we'll. A. Allen, L. + Burlington,
Goth Of &c. +, have died since our last
writing. These, including ". X. Dole, of
he same company, who died in the hospita
1T Alexandria, l>umbers ten in all, that we
have lost by death, since leaving Vermont.
That it has not been greater, we regard as
favorable providence.
As our boys here stand small chance Of
being shot by the rebels, some OF them, by
their careessness, are learning something of
the sensation Of being shot. Anger, OF Go.
Fl, a few days since, while cleaning his gun,
discharged it, shooting himself through the
foot. The gun had formerly been carried BY
one who had left the company, and Anger
snapped cap upon it while it was pointing
at his feet, little expecting such sad result.
AS We camo to the station, the following
were sent to the Post Hospital at Fairfax
Court House
G. Harrington, Co. G. b. Burnham, Go.
3 II, H. Carlisle, Co. G; G. NJ. Gilbert,
Co. B T. w. Demary, Co. G; M. D.
Whitman, Co d G. w. Harrington, Co.
g ; q. w. Adams, Go. f. These patients
were thought to be improving in health when
they left US, and we shall expect their recov-
cry and return soon.
Lieut.. Col Cummings has returned from
the Provost office, at Fairfax, to the regl-
nent, and again pitched his tent with US.
Fairfax Station, is place of no great in
'erest, aside from its commercial Importance
TO the Government. There are only few
buildings within sight OF this place, scattered
IN different directions While our troops re-
main here, it is made place of business by
the transportation of Government stores Cars
are rnnninr J,;Ir "a anA fran, Alexandria