Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-05

were provided for about two hundred men. 4
stage was erected for the performers in reguIa
theatrical Style For curtains they had half tents
but the scenery wa' perfectly natural. A fee oil
ten cents was required at the door, and the boys
always had full house. The night | was there
il was crowded. Every avaiIlble spot for sitting
or standing was occupied and many went away
shat could not get 10. Some that we're TOO late
10 secure seat, offered ten nts for the privilege
Of looking through the b)ughs on the roof at the
! performances, but the sentinels had too high re-
gard for the honor Of their institution to permit
any .ucs undgnided proceedings as that. The
boys certainly showed considerable enterprise and
ingenuity 10 getting up their show, " and consd'
cradle wit in their exhibition Of it.
This regiment belongs to the first division o
our corps, and is situated across the Ha2sl Run
on our right. almost enyisd the their pleas
antIy situated camp, and their handy access to
wood. They have an advantage over US in this
respect cf no mean importance. They are on
dry ground, aad protected from the wind by hill'
and trees, lnd they have built themselves log
houses that fancy would be considered quite
stylish in some Western settlements, even 10
time Of pjlce. Our own regiment occupies o
camp on a vide plii, which seems to be Pc
cuiar point Of attraction for the winds from all
quarters, and anybody that has ever lived in shan
ties Ike ours, knows how islTeeabIe windy
day may be, especially il the weather Is cold ard
We sre obliged to keep fro. Fire wood is be-
ginning to bs an article Of great importance 'ith
US. We have to coniriye all mlneer Of ways
and means to supply or fre-piaces. Our wood
10. wa htre,ted long ago. Nothing but the
stump, and brush remain, and these are every
day bee ming more and more scarce. We are
driven to the strictest economy BY dnt OF con.
siderable perseverance,, q man can &c, an armiuI
Of wood from what ia lsft Of a much abused
stump, or be cab 70 well on towards a nile and
get an armfu Of small limbs from the brush Of
some tree top. The other regiments 10 this brig
ade have not even this poor privilege. Their fuel
was all exhausted 10 the early part Of the winter.
Their brush was cleaned up and their stumps
pared TO the ground long ago. The teams bring
them a small ration Ct n1ol once 10 a While from
beyond the picket line no! half enough, it seems
10 me, TO keep them any where near comfortable,
nor one tenth part Of what they would use il they
could get all they wanted. Our wood lot lasted
about one MONTH The brush and stumps have
KEEP! u, supplied twice as long. That part Of The
wood that farmers generally throw away has re
ally served US longer thln the part which they
ave.
Last Sturdy a .rgs de,il wls sent ou, 10
clean off lhe ground near Brandy Su;ijn for
big review We expect Gen. Grant viii be here
thi. week to review US We cleared of the rub
b.h from large area, and the ground ], emf
nen,ly favorable for grand parade. For some
reason or other, the whole fatigue" Grce for
this business was solicited from the Vermont
brigade This was owing, no doubt, to some
whimsical notions cf our Commanding. General.
Our days work was no. very hard. We had
few briau and bushes to cut down and carry Oft,
and that wa. abou, oil. There were plenty Of US
there to do it. AIa rough guess | should Ihuk
there was about two hlndsfll Of bushes for each
man on the ground, aud | believe there were
some there mean enough to shrk from even this
duty. | carried off, myself as many as half
dozen armsful Of brush as Big as could lift, and
| know Il the rest had done their duty shouldn't
have had to carry more than two. But WAS a,
work for my country SO ddut care
And now must bring my important letter to
a close. 1t i near midnight, and my last ration
Of candles is nearly burned cut. Taps beat long
ago, and have been violating the rules Of camp
ever since, in no, retiring as good and dutifu
soldier should, But the storm has kept raging
aud have kept writing. have snned with
mpunity, because suppose the officer Of the
day does not like to enforce the army regulations
IN such a snow storm If my readers will forgive
ne | think the officer of the day will, My teat
mates are all asleep, aud some Of them are snor-
ng dismal strains Of ,epulchral music as | write.
have deliberately made up my mind to join
them and--here am fast asleep.
ANTI REBEL,