Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-11-18

HEIbouARTERs Sd BRIGADE.
LIST Division. 10th Army Corps,

to some of your readers, thought would
improve short time in writing few facts
which may be interesting to them. After
the taking of Port Hudson, we were i'm.
'mediately put aboard transports, and
brought down the river about so miles tc
Fort Butler, where we landed. and after
being there several days, our advance force
had quite a smart fight with portion Of
Gen. Dick 'Taylor's forces, which resulted
in severe loss on both sides. and total
rout of the enemy. .st
2 After staying there about two weeks. we
marched down the Bayou Lafourche road
about 40 miles. We,then went into camp
near village named Thiberdeaux. We
hal very pleasant camp. which was
named Camp Hubbard, IN honor of our
former Adjt. General, Capt. Hubbard,
who was killed in the assault on Port
Hudson, May 9th, and here We passed a
pleasant month. E. ....,..
August 3lst, we broke up camp. and
the next morning we marched down to
the Opelousas Railroad, distance Of
about five miles, took the cars for Algiers,
where we arrived late in the afternoon,
and went Immediately into camp.
September 4th, we were ordered aboard
the steamship Cahawba, and started on
the unsuccessful expedition against Sabine
Pass. How that turned out, your readers
are probably we'll informed ere this
There were three regiments aboard our
boat. and it is impossible to relate one
half the inconvenience we suffered. Suf-
flee to say we had during the eight
days we we're on the ship about half ra-
tiQns Of water and meat, and what hard
bread we had was of the poorest quality ;
but we survived it and arrived safely
back at Algiers, where we remained sew
eral days. We were then packed aboard
the cars and transported to Brashear City,
where we remained one day. when we
crossed to the Berwick side of the Bay,
where we remained until the Goth, when
we took up the line of march up through
the Teche Country; since that we have
been moving slowly forward. We arrived
at this place "a distance of about eighty
niles one week ago to day. Our advance
had slight brush with the enemy back
about 10 miles. at Vermillion Bayou.
which resulted in stopping us about 81
honrs to lay our pontoons where they
burned bridge. Our front has been at
tackled twice since we have been here, but
were easily repulsed. For several days
we have heard nothing from them. We
are expecting to move every day, but may
remain here some time yet. A soldier is
not supposed to know all that is going on.
Now | will say few words about the
regiment and close. We have about 1926
men present with guns. Our Go. which
was raised in your place. and now com.
manded by Capt. Mcfarland, has present
for duty with guns. 81 men. We have
present, absent. and on detail duty. enough
to make up fifty eight men. out of the
one hundred and one that we left the
State with less than two years ago. The
regiment will probably muster, present
and absent six hundred and fifty men.
Our Col. went home sick Immediately af.
ter the taking of Port Hudson. We hear
he is coming back soon. and we all ear.
nestly hope he will, for he is brave and
noble man; and to us. is like father to
E.
his children. Our Lieutenant Colonel
went home on sick leave about two week.
ago, and We are now commanded by Major
H. Y. Dutton. We have three commiss.
toned officers. and six enlisted men in Vt
who were sent two months ago for drafted
men to fill up the regiment, but do moi
seem to have very good luck in getting
them, for it would seem that most Of the
good people of Vermont, who were drafted
had no wish to eujoy the pcrils and hard
ships Of soldiers life. or hear the whist
ling of cannon ball quietly paid their
$500, and settled quietly down in theil
easy chair perfectly contented that the wal
should last forever, so long as they dom