Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-02-15
From the Irasburgh Standard.
PROM RICHMOND TO DANvILLE.

idea of soup twice day. we eat our break
fast in jiffy. But soup "came again no
more" The oyerseer soon came in and
ordered us into the street.
While they were counting and getting
us formed into four ranks, | looked up at
the window and saw Lieuts. Matthews and
Sergeant, looking out between the iron
CRATES. Matthews was laughing, and told
US to keep up good spirits and not get
discouraged. Il never can forget how
anxious the Lieut. looked, he seemed to
care more for the boys than he did for
himself, know he would like to have
been with us, but the officers and men
were kept separate. We went to the de-
pot and were packed, 90 or 60 in an old,
dirty, baggage car, and were soon slowly
rolling toward Lynchburg. ALI day and
night we sat in our seats. on the floor with
our backs against the sides of the car,
with only room enough to change position
at all Our haversacks were empty and left
in Libby Prison Some of our canteens
had water in them, but they were left at
Libby also. Some had their cups, but
that did not quench their thirst or salts
fly their hunger. The constant cry all
day was water, water p Sometimes
some one would get mad aud cry out at
the top of his voice for water" The
cars, got into Lynchburg at twelve in
the night. When the train stopped and
we were told we were in Lynchhurg, we
thought we should certainly be allowed to
get out Of the cars, and have a chance to
get some water. But no T. we must stay
crouched down on the old nasty bottom,
and breathe that unwholesome air until
morning. Some cursed and daned, but
the majority said nothing. What good
would it do None at all. Some tried
to buy water, they would give every and
anything they had just for drink. But
it was of no use. Some of the guard told
us there was 10 water to be had, others
said they had orders not to give Us any
and we might as we'll dr., up at once as to
keep up "a hallooing all night. When we
got out of the cars in the morning we felt
pretty old; our bones ached and our
joints were stiff, We liwped along down
beside the james River where drank
more dirty water than | ever drank before
at time, All drank as though they
never expected to get any more. l began
to look around to see if there WAS any.
thing could buy to eat. John Wilson,
and CLANCY Webster, had got some meal
and were baking hoecake on half can
teen. There were but few citizens around
that had anything to sell.-Where there
was one there would crowd rush around
him. and one would make him an offer for
his meal, another would offer more. and
another still more, until the reb would
sell his coarse stuff for four or FIVE dollars
a pint ] got a put for a dollar and
half Sergeant W p Ranger made it into
a pudding, and he, Bailey and myself
ate it and called it good. We got days
rations here from eight to fifteen hard
tack to man. and piece of bacon SO
small | did not measure it about the size
of piece of chalk. The rebs told Us we
were going to Danvile, which is 90 miles
south Of Lypchburg, and that the Yankee
cavalry had torn up the railroad SO that
we had got to go Oh foot This would
take four days. About 4 o'clock we
started, ten thousand of US, and went
about 3 miles and halted on low m.rshy
Nat where We put up" for the night. |
asked Bill Ranger what he was going to
have for supper? He said he was going to
have some ham Hollis was going to have
some ham too. Tom, George, aud Moses
were going to have some ham. AS for