Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-18
From Newborn, n. &.
CAMP BREoHwooD, NEAR NEwBERE !
August, 1864.

Editor Ratlaaa Herald II question II
there be man. woman, or child in the
whole range of Christendom, whether
of mature of pigmean growth" who
aspires not to the dignity of authorship
More than two years ago, when the ne
cessity for draft was first mooted,
your correspondent was an advocate Of.
that measure, and predicted in the HER
AID that unless it were speedily enforced
to raise the five hundred thousand men
just then urgently called for by the
President, two millions of the best men
in the North would yet be required to
bring the contest TO a successful termi-
ton. This was my first essay at news
paper prophecy, as it was indeed my
last, for my peculiar views were not
accepted, and sunk into disrepute. In
a word, my occupation was gone" and
in despair joined the army Two years
have wrought wondrous change, how
ever, and what was regarded as wild
conjecture then is a verify to-day. l
am therefore encouraged to once more
resume the "grey goose" and address a
word Of friendly greeting to my old
Rutland friends
Well, after having seen world Of
sights in the army, anu having had
hair breadth escapes innumerable,-
as every soldier must have, you know
I at length find myself quietly settled
down here, beside company Of the
good old Ninth Vermont. On becoming
better acquainted, find the command
ing officer to be none other than Captain
(whom you only know, perhaps, as Ser
geant- Major,) J, T. Gorham, of Rutland.
While Sergeant-8Iajor, the Captain, by
his courteous and gentlemanly conduct,
! faithfulness and marked abilities, earned
for himself the favorable opinion Of his
superiors, and when the proper occasion
| presented itself, his services and quail
tications were not forgotten. While
| never eeasing to be kind to his COM
mand, he is yet strict disciplinarian.
| His men, knowing there can be no
shirking of duty, promptly and cheer
fully perform it, and indeed never speak
of their Cap" but in the highest terms
of praise. He has now in his command
some eighty-seven men-weather- beat
en-, athletic, fearless boys-whose. quiet,
orderly and gentlemanly conduct is alike
creditable TO themselves and their noble
little state.
"When this cruel war is over" Ner-
mont will indeed have formidable ar
ray of architectural talent to find en-
ployment for. There is hardly man in
| CAPTAIN Gorhams command who has
not planned and built, within the past
two years, at least dozen houses, lit
tie and big. They but just complete
building very substantial and tasteful
quarters, when they are necessitated -tt
leave them. This is all very annoying
to thus persistently deprive these pool
men of even the semblance OF hons
which they erect with so much labor
; The fatigue duty daily performed by al
American soldier is greater than is ex
, acted of an English trooper in month
I am occasionally favored with cop.
of the HERALD, and you will believe m
when l assure you that it warns M
E heart to pore over its well-filled col
5 umns and meet at every turn the name
. of so many ''old familiar faces" / mus
: congratulate you upon its "get up
The HERALD is in good repute her
e among the efffcers of the Ninth, VIII
warmly approve its loyal tone and soil
: principles. .... ...
e Speaking of officers, perhaps youn
$ Colonel RIPLEY has not become greG
q man in a hurry Five years ago n6 wa
t a boy attending school Notwithstan(
:, ing his youth, however, he is said to b
q very excellent soldier, and constan
study has made him familiar with th
: the principles of our best drill-books.
To say that it is warm would be civ
ing but faint idea of summers da
:, in Dixie. 1t is hotter than--the domir
t ions of the Prince of Darkness.
: Fraternally yours,
Y PRIVATE 12TH N. Y. CAV.