Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
From the Vermont Brigaie--.uore
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oil
WARS and yenus.-.Protection Oh
Property, sc.

CAMP MAR BRANDY STATION, VA
Editor R.tlqaa Herala.-The usual quiet
prevails here and 1t does not seem prob
able that 1t will be disturbed for some
time. Veterans are returning daily IN
large numbers and receive a right hear
ty welcome, All seem as well pleased to
return as they were 10 so home, and ma
ny came back several days before the
expiration of their furloughs. Surely
soldiers life is not without Its attrac-
lions, when those who had been absent
from home for nearly three years could
not stay with their friends for the short
period of thirty-dve days.
The return of the veterans has given
new impetus to -enlisting, as 1t is now
expected that those who re-enlst Will
receive their furloughs immediately
Upwards of hundred will probably
leave the brigade for Vermont in few
days.
That remarkable conjunction Of Mars
and Venus recently noticed in some local
tiles has also been visible in this region,
There have been several marriages OF
soldiers with Virginla's fair daughters,
in this vicinity and judging from up
pearances there is a prospect OF several
more Ladies, who year ago, were
no doubt, affected with the most violent
Yankeephobia, are now often seen es-
corted by Union officers and soldiers,
and if they hate "those horrid Yankees"
very badly, appearances are deceptive
The sodies are getting to be on the best
of terms with the citizens about here
The latter confess that our boys don't
steal any more than the rebels, so there
is no cause for quarreling on that score.
Few families remain in the immediate
vicinity Of the camps, but at the houses
nearer the picket line, groups of soldiers
often gather in the evening before broad
fire places and fight their battles Ger
again" while members of the family re-
late incidents told by their friends, just
now on the other side of the Rapidan
with an occasional sarcastic remark
which shows where their real sympa-
thies are. A soldier, perhaps, tells how
his regiment was surrounded at Fair
Oaks; that there was long line of reb-
els in front of us, and at our right and
left and behind us, we could see moth
ing but rebs and" There" interrupts
some pretty secesher," that's exactly
where I'd like to be !" All join in a
hearty laugh which follows, and the he
70 of Fair Oaks grows suspicious that
after all, his society it not so agreeable
as that of some of those fellows of but
ternut hue, who tent beyond the Rapi-
dan, would be.
However friendly these people may
seem, they never forget their secession
sympathies, and though the men are
more cautious, the women never hesitate
to avow their enthusiasm for the South
ern cause and their faith in its sue
cess.
The practice of granting safeguards tC
such citizens as may request it, where
the army is in camp, has no doubt con-
tributed much to the good feeling exist
ing between the soldiers and those
whom they are "subjugating, " The
term safeguard" is applied both to the
document given the owner of the prop
erty protected, and to the non-commiS.
stoned officer or soldier stationed to en-
force it. These guards are stationed moi
only at the houses in the vicinity of the
camps, but often some distance beyonc
the picket line, where scouting parties
from both sides render property espe'
cially insecure When they are beyond
the outposts they are also furnished
with a safeguard, which reads some
thing like this As the bearer is sta.
toned here solely to protect this prop
erty, if he is captured or injured in any
way, this house and the adjoining bull
dings will be burned to the ground ~
or course they are never harmed. Stree
the duties of safeguard are much
lighter than service in camp, the benefit
is mutual and while the guards are
faithful to their trust, the families with
which they are stationed treat them as
one of their own members, and share
with them the best they have. But
enough for this time of secessionists and
their property. A. A.. c.