Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-02
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PROM The I2TH REGIMENT.
PIcxt1 CsSP CsSTEEyILLE. Va
Dee 18Th. 1854

4
l-tb cane dAT bst.re yes;erlsy, before re sere
fairly warn il CIR camp Al Fairfax Il We
started At half pas :. 4 u, nth t-3-5iys' "a
lious ia CIR h.yersaek., snd we're marched 5Eiskiy
hither, mixing bat on- la.t Q: 10 minutes q the
-sy We marched over the CeatrsEille turnpike,
sbiea Is 5een - oftsu flled zita tie columns Of
tie army Of the P.,onsc IL adVares or in retreat
Ias sks.sions q Eorses and uales, left 10 20; as
sssy fell, were frequent o-n--ae1is Q, the hisas2g
nd tie ss=2ils q k1lPsaeks osyousi sasAias,
81. here All aere = broAen -ssskes, s;re-si along
tie s5s, toll the story Of panic An9 disaster, in
l.1u.as al years gone b. Three hours brought
Z 20 the hishlaats Of Ce1ireTiIie, severed With
frs Of 5a:sa eight. n sight frsl this mp,
o5unec.-d b. miles q 1-sz,sr lEks sui r.fePiis.
--e E0rk Of tie rsosis, uhilh KEEP, Ne1is..-a 50
leg 81 bsy, dsriag tie inpatient nouits o. lAsi
.i5,er. O.e O; tie faE0ss 'lIAkes" gGIs LES
usl- CTR camp
The regiment hAits5 here. All lie risa; ing
VA 4, oaes d=sPl.e5ei 20 tas Piezss lia.s, Co. c.
zrisr command Of Lieut. Wing for IBIS oeessiOn,
forming por;i q the detachment Three
miles more e s1srp marching scToss the a-ids,
over .-rflce sszue. -sta -i;.aes, snd covered
sta li.,le l1- si1s at.-1 t-.ss IL b-si 3, ZIP
~ the traveller. 5r5sglt u. aba. aoo-, 10 tie
pi,ksi lines an re 1-u Fs-e a. o1-= distributed
T. tie ssA,ieas, 70 relieve the men q the l6.a
I Regiment. ~ Tor :oar days ssi KEEP, -a',- .ui
Z sa-8 O., the IIr-. TIE space allotted . c.
sz;e-5si r. =iis O. =o-e si71E tie t--b.i
7 .tres1 10 Cab Esz froa point assr is .--'ion
3 9TH 1zl -u-. Up 30 All beyoai tae fori -aa
I 5-iIss, -asrs Eis7tia. D.ek- gi,a4rls.u pen
q tie Sighting. J-ly is-a 1851 q tie i-si has'is
/ q Bail Hza. Bl-k f--- the stream a ii..ls. are
] he x l.: emp. @: to- 6eorsiA rsgizsurs. tie
Is; Ksa,1sky. zai q a4ltery q re5al artillery,
. Eticz ri-:sre5 Aers as; -iatsr- III aa-. sre
I s9eare Of la-. plsstsrei -iih mud. vith shsd
ro,fs -tl11. spi; s,i1 lee - q Poles --v--s5 Esa
clay. ~ or, si-E.s sz-il aperture - window.
( AL ,lp.ei5-s e. F.a-= All chimney 4 stone ard
z1i mas rry. hey are rti5a e TIE fl=5us
h.: camps q lela-s.- ris army, Wish o--uPy "a
Desirable -8upi1. sp9-s many -i.s A-1--i sna
bsyo-d, Il which he rsssl army s?s-i e1-af-rt-
able zi-,er, -ails our amy vas saiverias IL ;sltf'
Oar reserves are NV posted j. then {, Ti;ss'
reserve is 55iy q Is q - Hea, O -li,a tie
Tieks;s fsl as,z ~ s7p-r; 3; si.ssksi, az f-5z
zs:sa =s- are SEE, O.; interval, 70 relieve tie zsl
O. lie l.1ssl a-i sai tAe= sal light VAN s-i
,s-,f-r-15ls s-si;sr q :Asss ,--i ristr.
L: ze describe 70 y,a iay al -is-i Z
pi,ss, duty. wez--s stationed =i,hi- aai.i-s
d.s.a-,e O.: ea-5 -:4.-. las Eaa a. Staten -
tie rs. art. t-t sometimes -, -ltt-es together
a. pos.. requiring ss7s-iAl visiiaass. ai'-s tie
eastern hank q Cab Ru-, = snail auiiy stream,
~ = ~ side vzis4 s-- tie present IS TIE
b-a-5a-y q C-cls Sz-'s Absolute e-a.r-I De-
you5 81. o.ac- hank Is dsbA;sabie srozui, -lTAl-
y patrol @; TIE :; Virginia loyzl) Cavalry (.-s
asa-a-a-.srs q zai,a rs-i-s-i a-e as-s a; Gen
.-syiis}. .ai -,s-si lall res-a-oi:sriag sIFsi'z
a.o-s 5asP1..-- Us zssssi5a Tis5 tie eus=y-
The C.ral-y 7o.:s Vi s,.s e. t-s GsizssTilis r-ai
sd ss-5 : Tat- d daily o-' over the r-Ai
~ fz- = E7s niles. We ;7-s o-- p's;s
j. E---y q 21r. exl--ly At
--5-. Ea,l ul-'s tss1g-i =ss 1-si . is
s-e al 1s1t e BIS 5ilasr. lie as-rss; f.--s -
b--slze17 furnishes tie -sl-s e r-Flsz..l i-s
tie re. -1s 5lr--sl-k s-rP plies t-- cher. Fr5z
i.s ier;ts tie picket r-1i1sss = III phase, q.
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G.: szsz- AHA sarq! o.. "-Ari .scz- L t.
,--s5 IL = sA-l- zeal, be e--s d sl.-s CO tv- 81.
lis PARK 81 t-.ss &; ca BIS 7-a;,. GO i les as
.5i-zs. =, ;-Ess a; rs= ~.-l Is 1s-5 5-s-@. Iii
,1r Is 1--3 t--- 81. c.a,ssa a-i F.l--l u re
Ere. a-8 ez7 G.. e.==s j. SCI s.la=i-= u-i-- AiI
1-ss. WIZ sz,- materials, 81 ,-s az. ,.i.'
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=a3s4 ,.ya, neal.
TIE aa,r--- passed v.sa II. ..-.
i-as--;. 40 rs s.A-s-. z-- t-.- sa-
.a-7 v...,.-. q r4--. s-i ys..r z. T.. y. 80
-a-- q sly ala. zs 49, r---i-z'-r.y --1..-s @.
say :.s -ll. lie t.5 len l-sz-5 Lis ,l-... ss-i
L-5ra,5sr t5l- Lave tssz t1r-si. lie ---,i --iH
s,-s 7c-5 ~ .zs pissst--l s-s;e-,i5l F-'-l
FIND iAvs- v-.- ols 5-yi. "a ;-s 5,i fl--
f.-u5 -c,a7as.5- sa-asl ~ himself, ~ "a
ycks @. -1su. f--- g q sA.-- o.. tee day tl-i-
i1s -col BE- re s.4-i.--- ;a-ksl zi.- li- ..-=
tine. lie vas = V--Ei1il- 5---. -P-ei q fam E:
So s.-ss. I'D r. ,pF'ss. r-i 20 -c--lri O. -s-s=
AZ VIII, 20 potatoes s..-s-, --;ai1s .-l. 81.
i.sr vu-5 ss;. s1,--- ga zeal. 80 -l-,i-',
So. a1y = .l-., e ais z-rF : vas s-4-. al Be
c--,5 III --cs. lie Fi-z-. lie 90 nil, lad --T
,4Esa TIE sa.a Ct Allegiance 20 5se- asked gu
;sEs q; zzs q F=-,=at.s ~ himself a-i =s1-t
= keep frie-is piL lie so.5.srs tie Test ~ Q
knew 70; t.z-5 s--r. Sd men and s5=s As-l
fs.l.rs zz.-s tas- q b5:a Sizes lad Us; goa.
isalby lie var; Ia: ssli =os. lie less e BIS
.-r.s. v5i-a 5s sis vs-e taken fr-z bis s-s-le
zai-s lie 80 s.,s. b. s-zs Uzi-1 E-.ii--'i A--
20 slaves o s-yt-iy'3 ts,P al- t-r SIS s-y.
aai Il ga u 49, description --i never os-sl
s-s: Vas -ll5 3. 5elis7s TIE ~ s-sii -o; lass
forever al --ly A-7=i 3, =1a.i e ever s5e-, e.
si1e o. l-lvs ziz she his f-a,es s-5 t.z5s--
- cz- reserve sts-i5z, IN --s Oh r=l=l ARTILLERY
camp. s--e .,i- ~ss oc,lsi.asi /. , . ssio-si Ia
5i7.szaI, re C q .-=iiy C. free negroes VI, eva
sas farm q. go acres jas. a---si tie R--, VIZ
s.zs iz q, So t-r;s az 80 Re beI-Ts5 20 b 9
s.css- soldier issss.4 IL e.ti1 IS ,-.ls. La ---
tse- .. his house 4-5 ua5s 1azsroEs .-s -.-.-- 90
% IL number All character O.: Pi,k.ts- Lis-r-
Wig a. 1-.s started SIT sikh sr1 q izres ZEE.
s.~ lie .e-.-v =lk.-g tracks - tie z.ois ard
gave i-s-zzi chase. lie gained tie ii-ts-, l--
ever. i iizs 70 make go lis escape. As s--l
ssa-,a - information night be Irsli- iuA-y 90
= rebel dash q CIR Pi,ks; lils, t-e l5lir lad a
tsa5ezey e PIT oar men q tie alsli- TuI.AsE
5-v- tie line, tie nea Of another e-=Pany, vhle
s,oa'iag r-uai lie premises ofsaoiAsE farmhouse,
discovered II TIE bA-a szsPieio.s io-ki-g tex,
-ai.a, -hea opened, disclosed within tiaek-Al-
TT bc1, covering Metallic bzriAl ,A,s, a0ntSir-
iug eorpse, which tie family ihsrs aTsrTsd 70 =
tie to5y Ct Southern 05osr, vhiea vas ls;'
there q the rsire4, CT tie rebel amy las; March,
viii dirsssio1s to keep il until il should he sent
f5r. b., iihss 70, been sent for AID perhaps
Fever viii be.
The night settled down clear Aai very cold
With the dsrkasss e17s orders to put cat TIE
pixie; srss CT keep then suOaliering vi;Lozi
fame o. light Tear humble servant vas STA
tened slsas c. the blnK, sone sfy feet above