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80 ng for my special exchanged At any rate let
EN- take up the question. | hope you VIII
write soon to your obedicnt servant.
f. Sz.BAD, Capt. A. d. I.
todr Army Correspondence
From the Second Regiment.
CAMP OF THE ID VT. VOLUNTEERS,
(near Brandy Station,) Nov. Is, 1908.


tunate When on the march the different divs-
ions take turns in leading the corps; and the
several brigades of each division take turns also
in leading the division. Hence, on march, our
brigade is sometimes in the van, sometimes in
the centre and sometimes in the rear Of the corps
On the da9 OF the engagement our division was
the centre and our brigade was in the rear OF
the division, and was placed in the second line
of battle on the extreme left Of the skirmish line
If we had been in the advance that day, the dsty
Of storming those rebel works might have been
assigned to us II we had been called upon TO
perform that work, believe we should have done
it as it was done-treH
At present we are occupying deserted camps
Of the rebels, to the right of Brandy Station. 1t IS
both interesting and instructive tn wander thro'
their tiessrte,i camps, and see how they build
their huts and notice how different in appear
ance their camps are from ours. One Of the
most noticeable features Of rebel camp is its
irregularity. You do not see that uniformity IN
the arrangement Of the tents which you always
see in ours. if we stop to stay but week. As a
general thing they do not lay out their ground
with company streets; but every man seems to
be his own engineer, and selects that spot OF
ground that best suits his taste
A camp occupied by rebels differs from one Of
our camus in another respect. Our men have
tents, but many of the rebels have not; so they
will cover their huts with poles, or slabs split out
with an axe, and these are covered with layer
Of dirt.
Again, when We break up camp, We always
leave behind piles Of bareback, pork and coffee
In fart many poor families get their entire sup
port by gathering up what We leave. But you
see nothing Of this kind in a rebel camp. Neither
/ DO YOU see in their camps that pile Of refuse in
the shape Of reading matter and tin cans, al IN
faifus1, which Is always collected in our camps.
The only things they left u. in these camps, as
relics, was SOM Of their Old WORKOUT clothing
+ for they had Just got their new clothing FOR
winter
I Prisoners which we iolk said they had received
orders to TX up for winter. And their camps
/ here show beyond a doubt, that they were max
/ Ing calculations to stay here all winter. They
had built little log houses with fre-places, made
after the Oh style, with sticks and mud
F Some Of cur boys wondered At their in
genuity il building hre-places. But we
must remember that in this branch
/ Of architecture they have been well taught.
Many Of them never enjoyed the luxury # a
stove. They were horn in houses warmed by
these hreplaces. and have been brought up upon
hoe-cakes baked in them, In fact these FIRE
/ places are the principal part in many Of these
southern domiciles-the houses being only
small editions.
Weare nov having our Indian summer. The
weather Is extremely mild and pleasant for this
time Of the year. The roads are in fac condi-
ton, and every thing seems favorable for militia
~ operations. But tins fine weather cannot
last long. Cold storms will soon be uponus +;
and We shall have Virginia mud in abundance
The men make no calculations Of going into
winter quarters vet awhile We expect to move
on soon ; and no doubt some Of our troops will.
in . lew days, be doing picket duty again on
the Rapidan.
/ l. OF course. cannot tell whether or not there
will be another general engagement between the
two armies this Fall, but if there is our brigade
stands ready and willing to do its part. must
confess, however. that We have not that great
/ desire TO meet the enemy" that "eagerHsss for
| battle" that many newspaper correspondents
with sit-in-the-parlor courage, give US the
credit Of having And doubt whether any
troops in the service have
Now few WORKS in regard to volunteering.
The President has made another call for men,
yes, men not money. hope the men of Vermont
especially the young mea will nobly respond to
this call Men are needed and men must be
had. | 10 sincerely bsliers if every man drafted
under the other call had come out here as
soldier instead Of paying $780, that We could
walk right through this rebellion. For instance
If Gen Meade should attack Lee this Fall on the
Rapidan, he would get repulsei or gain victo-
~ At a great sacrifice Of life, for 10 doubt Lee
has nearly as many men as Meade, and then his
position is naturally a strong one; and is
strongly fortified But suppose We had 10000
more men. which We might have, had the North
furnis ed the men under the other call. Meade
could then show a strong trent and by his supe-
rior numbers could flank Lee and thus drive
him FROM his stronghold with but small loss Of
life. And thus, with our other armies proper
tonslly reinforce we could march triumphantly
through rebellion.
We need not hope for peace. need not lock for
a termination Of this cruel war So long a. they
have an armed force sufficient to keep Us at bay
Friends at the North, ifyou wish to have this
war ended, volunteer If you want peace, vol
unteer. Come and strengthen our hands Come
and I'll up our decimated ranks and together
we viii strike another blow for Freedom and
our country. B.W.
Pr WoRDs--Ey Every one familiar with the
course Of newsraper writing cannot fail IN