Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-17
FROM THE 11TH REGIMENT.
Fort SLoCUM. WASHINGTON, D. G., !
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do just now l VIII write you few lines
in my way, to let you know that =" all is
quiet" around the line of defences north
of Washington. The l til regiment still
remains in its old position, anxiously
waiting for the better end of this spree
between North and south. We expect to
stay where we are until we move toward
Vermont, unless we have orders to 20
somewhere else. The boys often express
wish to be somewhere else. They think
they have seen enough of the District of
Columbia. They wish to see more of this
bloody country they wish they might go
aboard gun.boat, and help lombard
Charleston. Some wish they could go to
Vicksburg or Port Hudson, and do garri-
son duty there. But the most of all wish
the war was done so that we could, one
and all, 60 back to our homes. That the
farmer boy might again take hold the
plow handles, and as he turned the corner,
hit the off OK rap over the rump and
sing out to him as in days gone by ''come
round here buck, you lazy;" that the
merchant might again take his place be-
hind the counter and wait on his numer-
! Gus customers; the shoemaker at his
bench, singing a.rub de dub dub as he
thinks of his sole the blacksmith blow
ing away, telling what he's done, at his
big bellows. Theprinter's devil, first at
the case, then at the Press, rolling off
edition after edition of the illustrious pa
per, each containing long columns of
thrilling and wonderful adventures of
some brave " soger boy" while he was in
the soft, sunny Southern cline What
joyful day will it be, to both the soldiers
and their friends at home, when they hear
the trump of peace blowing loud and long
blasts of peace! PEACE !! PEACEl!! JOY
full to the friends at home because Moth
ers would know that she should see her
Johnny again. Joyful to the soldiers, be.
cause it would be mighty recall from
long dark and terrible campaign. How
such recall would re-echo, on the tele-
graphic wires from shore to shore, and
from nation to nation. The whole world
would climb some high hill and cry out
in concert" Glory to God brother Brown"
Though it may not be for fifteen years, and
half the present generation may be like
the j" Famous JOHN "a mouldering in
the grave" it will come. io nsea s!.l '1
Egbert Need says there is some body
"out here" that wants to see me, so
shall have to put up my writing for
while aa W aaIlgHl at ID H""nAa' 'li
Sunday, Sept 6M--When commenced
this | expected to finish it at once, atas
you see was called away to see stran-
ger-inl-aw, MIR. Perry Collins of Albany,
and did not do it, But | suppose that it
will all be there when it gets there just
the same. Battery j, came in o week ago
yesterday. looking and feeling first rate.
Quite a number are now sick and in the
hospital 1t is pretty unhealthy here now
as the boys like to eat everything they can
get hold Of and now is the time Of year
for them to get hold of anything they
want. From Co. F, there is George Tap
lin, Martin E. Guild, Samuel Holbrook,
George Twiss, and Horace oulham, in the
hospital, and 10 or IL off duty in quar-
.ters Since our first Lieut.. Nixon Morse
resigned, our I'd Lieutenant, r. A. Wright
has been promoted to first Lieutenant in
his place. and our Orderly A. d. Mat
thews to 3D. Lieutenant, in place Of
Wright. 2 al9ulS DIi3 9aiGlola bns
ra We have been having fine weather for
the last two weeks, neither to hot or cold,
but just about inkstand. We are in
hopes yet to have very long spell Of the
same kind. ma stLela t.fa esscd
Yesterday we were all busy cleaning UP
for inspection, which comes off at five
o'clock this afternoon. The flies bother
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me 50 shall have TO stop, The first, !
shall know some Of them will DO right in
nv face with their old dirty feet, So
,"Good bytJohn." z e. II. WEBSTER