The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-28

left.
But very few of US put up any tents, and i'm
agne but very few of US slept any that first night,
unless they had great deal better success than
| did The keen northwest wind direct from the
frig.d zone was our tormenter, aud we couldn't
get away from it. Cover ourselves over ever SO
nicely with blankets, head ears, toes and all, and
a current Of air like a current Of ice cold water
would feel US out, and spoil our comfort. Night
passed away bat the cold weather did not. For
several days aud nga,s Il remained the same.
We gathered wood VIII all our GIT, and built
US fires large and high, and IN this way managed
very well to keep warm. The exercise of gath
eriog the wood however, deserved the principal
share of the credit, for gne fire would burn but
not warm US. The amp is in what was short
time ago magnificent oak forest but many of the
tall trees had been cul.ed out 10y the rebels, and
now We have nearly destroyed the remainder a
continual Pecking is heard all through the camp
every day, and especa during this cold wealth
er. Every axe and every hatchet that we could
borrow, by fair means Or foul, were put to their
busiest use. The crashing of falling oaks was
constant. The Army o. the Potomac was obliged
TO be busy the cold weather drove them to it.
But we have a.d some very mild, pleasant wealth
er since. For the las. few days it has been the
finest of Indian Summers.
We had left Warrenton with what they told
US must answer for six days rations, but mine, for
some reason or other entirely disappeared about
the fourth day, and many Of the other boys were
in the ssme unrational predcament Cold wealth
err and the duties and exposures we had under
gone, had sharpeoed our appetites, and when one
days ratons were not enough, We always borrow
from the next SO long as we have the next days
rations with US, and when the next day comes if
We can't buy anything Of the commissares q s we
almost always can't, nor at the sutlets, and these
are never around at such times there is no other
alternative bat to 90 without till rations Issued
again. From an inventory Of the contents Of my
haversack when we started from Warrenton, |
noticed that had just forty eight hard tack, and
about one pound and half of salt pork, besides
sugar and coffee OF which had plenty. Now am
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