Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-05
No! receive our solemn vow.
As before thy throne we bow,
Ever to maintain. as now.
"Union-Liberty!"
From the Cleav Gland Herald.
Hard Times among the Missouri Rebels

From the Cleav Gland Herald
Hard Times among the Missouri Rebels.
The Ohio 9th. on their march to
Springfield Mo-. found. on the Little Blue
River, cat in which were some letters.
From internal evidence it appears that the
letters were written in the ,&ehel camp at
Usage river. aud were to be- taken home
by an old man returning on leave. What
became of the messenger is not known.
but he left his coat and letters as prizes
for our boys. Two Of the epistles have
been sent us, and both show that the re-
bellion is a hard road to travel for those
who travel it. One Of the letters. written
by rebel soldier to his wife. says:
1--WE are doing very well in everything
except provision. That is very scarce
No bre~lssufgs at all; no sugar; no coffee.
nor anything else. only as we get from the
citizens m the country. and they have moth
ing but corn and potatoes. The corn we
have TO grit anil make our own meal"
The second letter is from private SOL
dier in the rebel ranks to his sweetheart at
home. II presents 50 graphic picture Of
The destitute condition OF the rebels that
we print it in full. only correcting the or
biography and penetration so as TO render
It in readable shape:
CAMP NEAR Usage RIVER.
Oct 10th, 1861.
send you letter cheerfully do it; but |
have nothing cheering TO write. except my
COOL health We are having hard run
Of it. / am nov, $50 miles from home.
right in the open prairie. perhaps never
more to be seen by You. We made grit
tiers Of tin plates by punching holes in
them. We have not had a bit Of -four or
meal for several days but what we get from
the citizens al we pass through the conn
TRY. Sallie. we are in an uphill business
ont here. gritting corn on tin plates for
fifty or sixty men. and stealing il from our
own people All Of Steers division are in
the same fix, anil the others are full as
bms. Since we left Lexington we only
get one meal day--very seldom two
AMI what we are to do God only knows
There are numbers If our soldiers desert
ing. and don't blame them. We can't
stand it much longer. know it is not
considered right by our own people at
home for us to run away. even werc we
not to receive morsel to eat. All they
say is. we arc in good cause.
Sallie. please let my folks know all a.
bout me. There is one thing certain. i!
there is not some provision made for us
there will be scattering before long
You are anxious to hear where we are go
ing. | don't know. We poor privates
don't know anything. only to lug onr shot
. gnns and what little traps we have % OF
30 miles day. 1t has been raining near
lly every day for the last two weeks. We
have but few tents. and tho officers use
& them, so we have to lie on the wet ground
/ Captain McKinnie's company is nearly
all sick with the measels. am standing
! the trip nearly as well as any Of the boys
) Now. my dear. / have nothing else to
: write. only live in hopes till spring, and i
there is encngh left Of me. shall be home
forever. Tell Jacu that her brother ha'
! not forgotten her. but thinks about hel
nearly ell the time. And now. my deal
Sallie. may God bless Jon. Tell ou'
folks lost my port nlona'e with all mJ
+ money. 10
Q When joined the army was promis
ed eight dollars per month and my cloth
, ing. have beee six weeks in the service
' All my clothes are nearly worn out. and
haveuo received one dollar or q stitch 0
/ clothing yet To-day we heard the Abo
Il Iitionists were after US with . strong forc'
under the Rebel Fremont don't know
/ what we shall do. fight or run. This viii
reach you by old man Gnhan,. He say
!, he is coming back to the army. Il b