Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-05
A Soldiers Letter--No. GO.
NEAR PETERSBURG, Va. Lnne ..

NEAR PETERSBURG, Va, June ODD, 1864
FRIEND WILLARD IL send in this a conn
letter that one of our boys picked up at a no..
on the other side of the James River II
written by a girl of fifteen who has gone to Ri.
mond on account OF the pressure Of the t,n,
There IS nothing of particular interest IN .
only 1t is genuine, and we boys are always ,o,..
to get such relics. Il does fellow good to
the rebels in misery over their hard times
RIonMoND, Va May the "a, lsGl
DEAR MA - seat myself this lon..o,
night to write you ii lew lines as / know ,'
want to hear from me, am very Wi, :,
treated as kindly as can be treated BY am,
They see my trouble about home, and tbSv
everything they can to comfort me. ID..
they had taken everything from you all. carI.
hardly bear to think We amt got anythm, M
now dreamed last night that they had IT,.
your COWS, but hope It amt 80, Tor II f5.
have know we shall starye. | never .e..
such miserable times in my lie. 10 almost h..
my heart to hear the alarm bells ring, and
the refugees coming in from the cOu.try
cried all the time Tor two days II was lo5lia
and try to bear il the best can. You ma.'
write to me as soon as you can, and let me Ea..,
what they did take from you all anyhow a..
Tom Moody be says B. s well. havs1,
seen B. but once since came up. Ma. COUSIN
Puss has given me new pair OF shoes that ..,
hundred dollars they are kid gai.er.. s,.
is very kind to me dom know how to rgu,..
her thanks. She has given me some tin r..
for you when ! can come home to bring chm
| just want 10 come home nd see you oil ao.
come back again, Cousin Puss says AIM
welcome here twelve months, II choose 10 # .
that length Of time but don't ike To lur 81
upon good nature. | must now close, on il .
near eleven O'Clock. took nice wall
night with my beau. Give my best respect. O.
Sallie, and tell her my beau is getting right u,
think you had all better move from there now
Cousin Appy Clark Is taken prisoner, and D
vile Is nearly crazy about it. She cries all tl
time. Now you must be sure to write TO m.
as soon as you get this must now close. 4s
am 10 hurry send this By Gearge Turn
50 good By
From your ahectonate Daughter,
until death, L. w. e.
Our position this morning, June 23d, saboo
as peculiar as usual. We are on the extrer.
left flank Of the army som eight or ten mIIe
south Of Petersburg, and our sharpshootef. hAy
penetrated 70 the Petersburg aud Raleigh Rail
road. Our pioneers arc out there tearing ID,
the tack now. We have stacked arms her.
and are quietly waiting for something 70 uf
up Last night we had chance to sleep
our arms two Aours aud a hali-a RAE prlsil.e
for US nowadays Night before last wc go,u
sleep. We were on the march from the INN
date front OF Petersburg The night be.r
that It was no better We were pieketius and
throwing up breastworkH on ,ho extreme r b
line, where we could work only uud.r cover
darkness And in the daytime We have rY.
been idle, 80 that we would be ia a foe o.p...
ton to enjoy rest to day only for the nt Iar4.
bic heat II is OF 10 use to Try to slesr f,
woull be like trying 20 sleep in iurnac. /,
Is as much as fellow eau ind time T. do "a
wipe the perpuation continually str..m.,.
from his face and body. But Major johnson
horse is sldiel and d" bummers are hurrFr,
to 'ae rear. 'is very probable that We mag
have work q 10 before night
June "A. We had sharp skIrmish fight
yesterday. The Fourth Regiment and the ar.t
battalion Il the Eleventh, were nearly all taken
prisoners. Up to the present time, only about
sixty of the Fourth Regiment have come 10
1t IS not known how many were killed aul
wounded. Capt Tracy body was found 20.
day. Some one belonging to those Regiment
will probably furnish you with the particular.
We threw up breastworks, but the enemy lil
not venture up to them. AN1-Ruun.