Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-09
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
NORTH CAROLINA FATHER TO ma
ooNsoRIPT SON,
The Washington Republican says

The Washington Republican SAYS,
Through the kindness OF Captain u.-
rover OF the Second District reg ina. "a,
letter taken from the body Of rsh 1T, a
in one of tho late battles in N.r r.i solder
been forwarded to us TO- publ;cs';oyIl lana has
make the following extracts from, h;p We
when Illustrate one phase of this wicked 40
belllon We omit names a d n,r,; re, re-
localneS' SO as not TO involve the writer ~
difficulty. ''"'r u
"--~, North Carolina, July 4, 1890
"My dear Son: IL.
these lines will find you doing as well y.
poor soldier can. have good news ~
write YOU: We have examined yonr ,,a
and find you was born the 18th of July, IsI1,,
consequently the conscript law won't catcS
you. Show the enclosed certificate of VIM,
age to your colonel, and come home, as ,on
have right, They say they have pressed
all over and under the conscript age nr
ninety days longer. When that is out, come
home, fr you have as good a right to come
as any of the rest Though, suppose, thew
will make some other law TO hold YOU i thss
can, for they have broken three nladac,
already /. To let you all come home wLsn
your twelve months was out .. If VA"
would enlist, they would give all furloupb, ~
come home. 5, On the 18th they would Ia,
of all under and over age, They have mi
and will not fulfil one OF these solemn
pledges. They are not going to do anytbing
they say they will If they can help it, for tb,s
knoW they are badly ,ohipped. Now they are
conscriptiug. The conscripts here are the
maddest men you ever saw. They say thew
don't intend to fight. They can make them
go, but hey can't make them fight. Tbe
most of them say they intend to 90 to the NORTH
the FIRST chynce; and / don't blame them, for
there is no Justice in such lodr. There never
will be peace till they kill off all the men, or
they all rebel and come home for it is given
up by the smsrtest men in the country that
the North will whip-and the sooner the bet.
ter. don't want you to fire another gun at
the North, ifyou can help it. Do like some
of the rest-shirk out of it. They say it is no
disgrace.
II heard this evening that started
this morning for the army. He has gone
after his son D.. He says he is under
age, and he will fetch him home to stay. |
would have sent something to you, by him, If
I had known of his going.
There are about niue hundred men at Warm
Springs now, in camp. They are drilling
every day.
81 can't tell you anything about my feel
ings. Nobody knows my troubles but N.Y.
self. Your poor father has great deal On
him, as your sisters families are now on my
hands since their husbands have gone to the
war. There is a great deal of sickness here.
j l. has not gone yet. He has been
trying to get somebody to 90 in his place, and
failing in that, he made an effort TO get ap-
| pointed deplty postmaster, and various other
| ways to get h:mself exempt. He says the
Yankees will never get pop at him. He
and old C are the very men that ought
to 60, but they are the last who will
Since began this letter have ascertained
that your colonel has perfect right to let
you of, on ascertaining your age; 50, my
dear son, have great hopes OF seeing you
in very short time. You will have to
pay back your bounty money before you can
| get off.
Your brother and sisters send their best
love to you. Write soon, and let US know
what your colonel says.
"We still remain, as ever, your affection
ate father and mother until death"