Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-14
From our Special Correspondent.
4 FROM THE VERMONT CAVALRY.
BIvoUAc OF lsT VI. CAVALRY

ready acquainted with the movements Of
the gallant old Green Mountain Boys !;
and you have seen from time to time no.
tices Of our losses, sad results of bravery
and answering discharge of duty. How
can we supply the places of the brave and
true ones gone from among us-of the
gallant and dashing Cushman, or courte-
Gus and courageous Hall? 5aa
After the return Of the regiment from
the famous Wilson raid" on the I'd of
July, ESQ exhaustive and destructive both
to the enemy and ourselves,) we lay very
quietly for as. in camp near Light House
Point, Va, until the 18th, when we broke
camp and marched to Prince George Court
House. From thence we went on picket
on the left of our Infantry lines, in front
of Petersburg. Here we remained most
of the time until our ombarkation at City
Point for Geesboro Point, near Washing
ton. on the Sth of August. 1t was rath-
or amusing to hear accounts of the con-
versation which took place between the
union and rebel pickets while at Peters
burg Such meetings are kept-very quiet
at the time of occurrence, for you must
recollcct that any intercourse whatever,
between the pickets is strictly forbidden.
1t is told that some of the Vermont boys,
q cannot vouch for the entire truth of
this, not having witnessed it, but.think
it really did occur,) who were only sepa-
rated from a couple of 4" Johnies' by
about ten rods space, we're accosted by
the latter, when the following very inter-
estlng conversation took place. d" What
you's all got to eat, Yanks?" Plenty
of everything, Reb's." Got a heap of
coffee, han't your g Yes, coffee bread,
meat, vegetables, and almost everything
but whskoy." " Got any old rye, Rebs?"
I'VE reckon we have, and if you 'uns
will swap coffee for whiskey, and won't
shoot, we will come over p and over they
went, and if one had seen the four seated
together bargaining, he would little have
thought those four would for the least
provocation shoot each other five minutes
after their truce had expired. But now
comes the joke of this visit. 1t appears
the Graybacks had almest resolved to re-
main altogether on the Union lines, so
well supplied we're the Yanks' havcr-
sacks but continuing their bargain, they
concluded the unionists wanted too much
whiskcy for too little coffee, and to settle
matters proposed7-euchre. This resulted
in the entire loss to the Rebs. of their
rye" and the relief coming around then,
they beat a hasty retreat, infinitely dis
gusted, no doubt, at having been so badly
beaten by the Yanks. aa ry F..
After leaving Geesboro Point on the
night of the 18th inst, we marched
through; Washington and Georgetown,
crossed Chain Bridge and bivouaced on
Virginia soil again, about IL A. NJ, on
the 18th inst. Guerrillas troubled US
somewhat on our march from Drainsvile,
(where we bivouaced on the l4th,) TO
Winchester, hanging about the tanks and
rear of our column, They succeeded in
capturing two of our wagons, short dis
lance in advance of the lst Vermont, but
were only able to run>tff part of the
mules. At Winchester which we reached
on the l7lh. we drew up in line, with the
rest of the brigade. about 2 o'clock P. NJ,
our line of skirmishers in front, soon de-
tected the enemy, and three columns of
their Infantry were seen moving rapidly
towards our left. Fire from their Skin
mishers aud two pieces Of artillery became
quite brisk about P, NJ, and to avoid
being /" gobbled," we fell back soon after.
The history of the days following, was
\ very similar to the last hour at Winches-
ter. The enemy's Infantry advancing to
where we were, and we very ohligingy
allowing them to take possession Of our
stopping places of the day or night be-
fore You sec their manner Of proceed
ing was very cGensive, considering our
good nature and willingness to accommo-
date them At Summit Point, we re-
manned unmolestej from the night of the