Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-05
Our lllar Correspondence.
A Soldiers Letter. No. 81.
GAyP NEAR BRANDY STATION Va, /
March l7th, 1864.

EDIoE FsLgHAS The equinoctial storm
seems to be upon US in all Of its violence. More
snow ha, fen here within the last six hours
that We have had before th, winter and still it
comes. The prospect this evening i that It viii
snow oil highland, for oil Of any signs that are
apparent now, it may keep on showing forever.
The Storm King seem, to have awakened from
his inactivity with determination to make up
for lhs time lost during the mid winter almost
past. 1t iss regular northeasier, and beats right
through the teut on to my sheet Of paper here IS
il it was used to the bushes, and liked is, and in
manner as disagreeable as ii is familiar. The
tent makes poorer defence agsni, the snow
than it used to against the rain, and | believe !
never had occasion 10 commend ii too highly for
doing It's duty in that respect
"Old Dixie" the army poet and balladisi, has
been around to visit US sgsin. There is nothirg
particularly remarkable n thi, fact were it not
that be has b.en hung spy several times, be-
sides having bsen killed once or twice lsst sum.
mer while trying to act in the capacity OF a rebel
guerrilla. There are quite number OF our boys
that are personally acquainted with soms enc or
more wGo saw this same man suspended by the
neck and dangling from the limb, of a tree near
Frederick, Maryland, when ws passed through
there last summer He came here las, Thurs
day. | was on guard at the Colonel's tent, aud
by virtue Of my position, suppose, he'd the
honor Of shaking hands with the old fellow, and
judged him TO be possessed Of remarkable he,llh
for man that as accomplished such unheard Of
adventures as he has. was pleased to see him
introduce himself to Colonel Stone. The Colonel
was just outside of the tent and about to e.tsr,
but no, having the same uniform exsoily lhu the
officers generally wear, 1" Dixie " did Mt know
him ais the Colonel in he asks Colonel
Stone grav,ly informs him that he is not. "Wll
he be in soon, think P" " think he will. " allow
soon should you ihinkP" Well, the Colonel was
sure that he would be in his tent within a very
short time. The Colonel looked little rogui.h,
(he always carries pleasant facs) and when be
asked him into his tent, Dixie began 10 mi'-
trust, and inquired il hq was the man. R,ceiv-
ing an answer in the affirmative, he gave bis
name as T. w. Locke, the man that used to sing
to the boys on the Peninsula and at Camp Griain.
believe the Colonel did Mt hardly recognize
him as an old acquaintance, though Locke seemed
to regard the fact that he was so popular with
the boys sufficient passport to the presence OF
any officer in the army. This man has indeed
written and sung us some Sery excellent songs,
and, a, far as am concerned, am perfectly will
ling he should live to sing US great many more.
His reputation, noticed, had reached as far as
Vermont, Brother, when will you como back p"
and "we'ro marching on to Richmond, with some
others, are very pretty pieces. WAS entertained
with the music of some Of hs songs when was
at home on my furough, and il had another
furlough tomorrow morning to start for home
aud hear some more Of them, would be awful
glad Of it.
was over to the 9th Maine regiment few
days ago to visit friend and | found the Maine
boys wide awake, and full Of fun. The Maine
boys are good deal like the Vermonters but
they beat US in ore thing, They had fixed up
great hall in the woods where they held acon-
certs almost every evening unless the weather
or their duties prevent. These concerts we're
got up with considerable ingenuity, and we're
quite entertaining Several officers with their
ladies' we're there. The h, where these perform
aaces we're held,w bull, Of logs and covered with