The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-03
From The Messenger.
From the Ninth Vermont Regiment
NEWPORT BARRACKS, \. q. }
November 10Th, 1868.


November 2Uth, 1900.
Mr.. EDITOR i wrote you about the mid
die of last mon b, Of our intended removal
from Yorktown, Virginia. Our anticlpatlonS
we're realized on the oath and 25th days of
October, in voyage Of two hundred and hi
ty miles on the steamer John Rice which
landed us safely at Morehead City, n. o.,
which is in full view Of Beaufort aud Fort
Macon. Our present location is at Newport,
a small station on the railroad between More
head, City, aud Newburn. ten miles from the
former place, and thirty from the latter. The
military post here is OF some Importance, as
we are to protect the railroad, and also to
prevent the rebels from making raids with
small forces to annoy the Inhabitants. Should
any be curious to know our numbers, | would
say, (presuming the information may not be
contrabaDd,) that we consider our force sutf
Gent 10 hold the place.
Three companies Of our regiment, B, D,
and X, are permanently stationed at the dis
tancos OF three, five, and eight miles from the
headquarters of the regiment. They arc in
the wilderness as well as ourselves, but have
good barracks for winter. have seldom, il
ever, seen our men more contonted than with
their present location. Our soldiers have not
yet full y recovered from the fever and ague,
which has so prevailed among US, but am
happy to say We have lost none OF our num-
Der aiuce we arrived here
We left more than one hundred of our men
sick at Fortress Monroe, most of which, am
correctly Informed, have been removed to
Vermont, and are in hospitals at Brattleboro,
and Burlington. | trust they may be permit
ted furloughs to see their friends at home,
while regaining their health, aud soon joiu
us and their comrades again in the field.
Since we landed in this State ] have ysi-
ted Newbern, which before the breaking out
of the rebellion was the second city in North
Carolina, and numbered five thousand inhabi-
tants. The population was much reduced in
numbers when Gen. Burnside took the place,
many Of the selI-styled " First Glass, choos-
ing to risk their fortunes with the Southern
Contederacy. BIT it turns cut i'll with them
for they have been kept out Of the use Of their
fine dwellings for the last year, aud are liable
to be deprived of the same 10 all time to come.
But must tell your readers that Newbern
IS, Of itself in spite of the war, and the evil
effects of Slavery for the last hny years, a
beautiful city. 1t has lot fallen to my lot,
in my travels, to look upon one that is so reg
ularly laid out, and so reasonably shaded with
trees as this fine little city on the Neuce
river.
You have seen much in relation to the Con-
sentative feeling of North Carolina. Do
your readers know how to interpret that
phrase | confess that did not, until con-
versed with the citizens of the State. 10 New
York, Ohio, and some other northern States,
those styling themselves Conservative for
the last two years, | regard as being at
least in strong sympathy with the rebel cause,
while these Conservatives of North Caro-
lima are in sympathy with the Union. OF
course, they would prefer the pro slavery ole-
ment to remain if they could save it and save
the Union, yet like Maryland aud Missouri,
begin to feel and know that slavery, or the
Union, is doomed. and they place the highest
value on the latter.
The rebel army is continually losing its SOL
diers from this State, especially from the east
ern part, or where we are located. They are
deserving and coming to our lines in great
numbers and are welcomed to their homes by
rejoicing friends. hope in few months our
armies may be SO powerful throughout the
entire State, that this rejoicing may become
universal.
l.. G. DICKINSON, Chaplain.
p. S. The Post Office Address for our
regiment is, 9th Vermont, Newbern, N. G..