Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-24

VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD Trains now
leave Montpelier Depot as follow
Going South and East Mail Train, 9O5
A. NJ. Chicago Express, . O5 ? NJ. Night
Express 1000 p NJ.
Going North and West Chicago Express
3.4OP. NJ Accommodation Train, Hoo A.
NJ. Night Express, 2 50 \. NJ Mail Train
4.45 NJ.
RAILROAD CoLLsloN.-AS ENGNEeR KILLED.
The Burlington Times says the Steamboat
train on the w. & Canada Railroad, which
leaves Rouses Point at 7 IS A. NJ, when be-
tween st. Adams and Swant)n ran into a stone
train going north Both engines were smashed
up, also baggage car Engineer Allen Of the
stone train was killed Engineer Shattuck Of
the Steamboat train, broke his leg Mr.. Stroth'
err Of Rouses Point, Baggage Master received
severe injuries and probably cannot survive
The fireman of the engine Of the stone train was
also injured. None OF the passengers were hurt
save few scratches. IL ls miraculous that there
were not more casualties, when It Is considered
that both trains were running at good speed
The accident we understand is to be attributed
to the carelossness Of the engineer Of the stone
train in running out Of time
1HE EIGHTH REGIMENT The Te-ensted men
Of this Regiment rendezyoused at Batteboro
last week, and will soon return to the Gull D.
partment
RESIGNED. DR. A. +. Smith Of Castleton, for
the past two years Assistant surgeon Of the
Third Vermont, has recently resigned his com
mission 10 consequence Of i'll health lie ~
tends practlcing medicine in Rutland
Rev Mr. Gardner, Pastor Of the Congrcga
tional Church at Bellows Falls has received The
appointment OF Chaplain to a colored regiment
MAPLE SuoAR-ln the town OF Landgroye
"a 900 pounds OF maple sugar were made this
year, and in Westminster 81 OjS.
CASUALTIES N THE CAVALRY REGIMENT The
following aro 10 the casualties in the First Yer
mont Cavalry during the recent trip Of Sheri
dams corps.
!. R. Blnner ) e. Hyde Go. d, shoulder
q. G. Reynolds, D, head and leg Charles Field
way, X, hip VIM. Nyer X knee Gibson
X, law; l.. w Cole, X - Depes'r, *,
thigh Seymour C0uFcr +, face 6. W Austin,
b, head A Bead, /, wrist Alexander Hall,
A, side C. II Pond G leg Ransom Badger
NJ, arm and SIDE
From rug SlGrH REalMEST The Burlington
Times say. MAJOR Richard B. CAndan, Sixth
Regiment, writes to his brother, Surgeon Gran
dali Of the Hospital there that he wa well,
" after fighting in many as five distinct bat
tlee and being under fire ten days Our Brigade
has lost nearly, if not quite ? O01 men, and one
little regiment 80 Gettysburgh was mere
skirmish compared to this. Ulysses Is the man
for nv money. He can't be beaten We have
fought all the time in a terrible wilderness, but
are now getting out OF It, The rebels iouSh'
with desperation. and our men win heroism
| have never seen before.
FKoy THE CAVALRY Mr.. W Campbell
has kindly furnished us With two letters he has
Just received from Capt A G. Watson, Co l.
lat Vermont Cavalry That brave cihcer "'
are sorry 10 learn received a wound on his night
arm on the LIST inst when Sheridan troop
were before Richmond The Wound Is ony a
aesh one, aud not serious The regiment mad
some severe fighting all the way down u Rich
mond At the time Capt Watson was wound
cd, his gallant company charged aud took bat
tery and large number OF prisoners. The Gap
tain writes, 1.-TWO men of my Company wor,
killed and two wounded besides myself. The
killed were Michael Phillips, Of Wllistou, and
Herbert Garyin OF st, Alhans. Toe wounded
were James Illllock Of Burlington, and Ray
White Of Colchester, both flightly
Previous to setting out on the rand the Com
pany lost severely in a fight near Mine Run
Doe man, James Little Of Burlington was killed
or mortally wounded and left on the field Cor
pora Joseph A Bralnerd, Private Joseph J
branerd and Fred H. Bliss Of ST. Abaus wer,
wounded and taken prisoner Corporal Chas
B. Chaplin Of Nliston, mlslng.
Capt. Watson is now at the U. ). GENERA
Hospital At Point Lookout, Nd lie is a Bur
ling ton boy who abandoned his studes in GU
University, in the Summer Of 1862, 20 Join tia
Cavalry and has secured his captaincy by HI
bravery and true merit as soldier. HIS fellow
citizens have reason to be proud OF him Blu
iiagion Tunes.
The VERMONT WOUNDEp,--Le;teri were r.
eeived last evening from Surgeon General lhalt
by his family. lie states in regard to oul wound
ed officers Col. Lewis is doing well, as IS Capt
Brown, Co, A, 18th. Lieut.. Balm is improving
and bis brother is with him.
Capt. Hurlburt and Maj Dudley OF the 5u
are both badly wounded and suffering very much
DR.. Thaysr further says; have seen man
Of the poor wounded boys, and they are delighte
to see u.. The Governor has not undressed hin
since he left Washington. We have visited ever
man We could find belonging to our brigade
Congressman Baxter and Woodbridge and tn
Governor have worked every hour and accom-
p,hed very much in their uuremitting efforts
relieve our suffering boys Our Brigade has wo
for itself the honor of fs hting bravely the MOI
dreadful battle on record, Poor Sedgewick love
hi, brigade and every man in it loved him,
DR.. Thsyet has teegraphed to the lollowin
Surgeons to come on TO Fredericksburg mmed
ssly to assist 10 taking care Of our wounded boy'
Du, Miles Of H,nes1urgh, Fasett Of Enosburg
Morgan of Bennington, Adams Of Island Pom
and Briggs Of Franklin,
DR.. A. C. Weeh of Wiliston, has already vC
untsersd bis services Burlington Times.
VERnoSrEm AGAIN Ii BATTLE" Carleton
the army correspondent of tic Boston Journ'
says that in fight on the 18th the Second al
Sixth Corps charged twice and drove The enen
from their rid pits, and that the Third Vermo
Artillery had Just arrived and acquitted thei
selves nobly,
The llth Vermont Regiment, heavy artiller