The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-13
(our War Correspondence.1
From Berdans Sharp Shooters.
February 1st, 1868.

TINE since nave sent you any llenS vi lDio ina-
ton about the sharp shooters, because have
been away from them long time, and knew not
Of their locality even, ill quite recently. As your
readers are aware | was taken prisoner on the
day of the Gaines Hill fight, and was carried to
Richmond, where had taste OF tobacco.factory
accommodation. was paroled on the Is Of
July, and sent to the Chesapeake General Hos
pital at Fortress Monroe. About the 18th of
August, was sent to Camp Parole at Annapolis
where have been ever since, till | was exchanged
and sent to my regimen, which | reached on the
20th Of December. found it had changed in
appearance considerably since | left it six months
before scarcely an officer in the regiment, ex-
cept the Colonel was in the same position as
when / left some havng died. others resigned
and the VACANCIES been filed by promotion, and
where one officer is promoted, Of coarse, as a
general thing, all the officers Of lower rank are
raised a step to keep the list complete though
this rule has some exceptions. Lieut. Col. Rip,
ley has been obliged to resign on account OF
his wounds, while his place has been filed
by MAJOR Trap, who is replaced by Capt. Hast
ings, of Co. II. In ny own company, T, fnn
,hat Capt. Weston has resigned, and his otics
pissed to first Lieut.. Seaton; NJ. V. Bronson,
who WAS second Lieutenant, is now FIRST. and Ser
geant Kinds has been promoted to fill his place.
Both these officers are now sick, In the ranks,
also, the appearance has change. Of the original
company, not more thaa half are LIFT, while the
company has been filled up With new recruits,
who, OF course, were strangers TO me. AS have
given you something of history of my capture
and OF my treatment by the rebels, will say a
few words about the life of paro!ed prisoner.
Wnen left Richmond, had got SO much re-
duced by nay cares in the hospital, and by scanty
and unwholesome food, that / was glad of the
chance to take the place Of patient in the hospital
myself.
While in the Chesapeake Hospital, besides the
chronic diarrhe2, the doctors said had the dys-
pepsla, jaundice, and liver compIaint,-a formid-
able array Of Ills 10 face at once. But ! was
dosed for all these complaints to such an extent,
that when reached Annapolis had such a sore
mouth that could not eat a single moulhfu! Of
anything bat what was in a liquid state. Thought |
by this time had probably endured sufficient
doc,eTing to last me for some time to come, e.
peciaI!y, as the doctors there were heard TO say
that they coul1 not cure the chronic darrhea. |
was no: able TO sit up more than half the time |
after leaving Richmond till | was exchanged, |
about five months, and if you do not object to ad |
hitting puff without the pay in advance, would |
like to inform your readers what cured me- az it !
may be benefit tosotbers in like circumstances.
After had despaired of ever being fit fer ser !
vice again, and Was reduced almost to skeleton
an article was brought into the camp for sale called
" Evans Medicated Safeguard and Supporter."l
bought tne and commSnced wearing i constantly !
90 my bowels. 10 three days I could feel a !
marked change in my system, aud from that time |
my recovery was rapid and sure; my flesh re-
turned, and my appetite has increased so fast that
my powers Of punjshiag hard tack and salt pork.
are now only limited by the supply. The " Safe
guard have known also to prove equally bene-
fetal to others.
A word about Camp Parole When Rrs ar
rived there it was il very bad condition there
was great lack Of tents, clothing, and proper
food; many Of the paroled men-,ick, as well as
well ones-hlving to sleep on the damp ground
without blankets or sufficient clothing; bat
through the efforts of the Chaplain of the 9th
New York Voluoteers, and his excellent wife, also
of Col. Stanton of said Regiment, Che 9th New
York was stationed near to guard the paroled
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