Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-11-11
Letter 10 The Ladies from ]. A. Brown Twentieth
Regiment.
Marlinsyille. Oct 10Th 1862

EVERY part Of old Grant, send you copy
*of letter which | received tron~a soldier
'pf Go. +, goth reg't Wis Vol, to be read
TO the young ladies OF Wingvle and Cliff
Lon and his scquaintances throughout old
arant, Tut as 1t viii be some time before
shall have an opportunity Of reading it
to all of them, will you please to publish
t in your paper that ali may see it and
write to that noble young soldier who IS
willing to give his life sacrifice for the
.leiyerance of his country. If, in the
1ime of battle he forgets God, may the
Lord remember him and guard him from
rebel bullets until peace be restored to our
native country and then may he return to
kind friends that will welcome him no ne.
N. J. MILES.
Springfield, Mo-. Oct. 5th.
TO The young Ladies' Of WingOi1e and
Clifton
You will please pardon me for taking
the liberty Of returning my thanks TO you
for your never to be forgotten kindness.
And by way Of compliment and respect
for the same, permit me to say that have
a very good reason Tor at least | think SOY
for not expressing my deep feelings q
gratitude aud respect sooner Ia the first
place, illness, or inability for any kind Of
service, made it impossible. In the sec
ond place, pressure Of business caused
me to del y it still farther. But thank
Providence / have in great measure re-
gained my health, and as to-day is toler-
ably favorable opportunity to write, avail
myself Of the privilege. Ny mind reverts
back to the day Of the soldiers picnic at
Winevi'le with pleasure. | well remem-
Der the nicely gotten up needle-case that |
received, especially when | lose a Luton
off my clothes or have any sewing TO DO,
| remember the nice pies, cakes, and vari-
Gus other good thinks placed profuseIy up
on the table before us, when | compare
such 4 splendid repast with the hard fare
Of the soldier, and view the vast contrast
| long to SEQ the day when this wicked
rebellion shall To biolted from our land
and The cause Of the rebellion destroyed
with IT, There is not the slightest doubt
III nay mind, bat sIage.y is Al the foanda-
ton Of the war and bloodshed in our and
Slavery has separated scores Of friends,
never again 10 see each others faces slave
rg has united a host Of patriotic souls,
to spill their blood for their country and
for freedom; slavery has made millions Of
enemies TO the best government that ever
existed upon the face Of the globe. When
look at the result Of this internal Institu-
ton Of slavery, can't help hating ii with
perfect hatred, and feel it my imperative
duty to do all can TO conquer. Nothing
makes me feel worse than to hear Of the
defeat of some Of my brother soldiers, and
nothing animates me more than TO hear Of
the defeat and slaughter Of the enemies OF
the union. Our forefathers planted the
tree Of liberty upon Americas soil, and
watered it with their blood. And shall not
We if necessary spill our blood to protect
the glorious agg that waves over US?
There is not "nook or corner in "Unce
Sans" broad domains, but what the stars
and stripes must wayein glorious triumphs
May God speed the day when peace and
harmony shall pervade our entire country,
when perfect freedom shall extend from
the st. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico,
and from the eastern shores of Maine, to
the western coast of California. A sol
dier's life is certainly life Of toll and pri-
yations. The soldier has to make a &c
rifice of home, friends, aud the society Of
those he loves; be has 10 mother TO adj
minister to his wants upon the battle field;
no loving sister to sooth his sutferings
while upon sick bed; or, as our chaplain
said, last Sunday. "a sick blanket" and
you may depend upon it, there is IN the
remark "more truth than poetry for the
soldiers sick bed is very often the hard
ground-or % it may be soft with snow
or water, with nothing ur9er him but a
blanket, and the sames for covering,
sometimes lie Is sheltered from the storms
ard cold at other times he is marched
through mud aud snow, and compelled tc
wade iyers 10 the dead Of winter, march
all day through the cold, lie down at night
upon the wet ground, in his wet clothes,
aud Get up in the morning a victim for the
hospital or the grave! But YOU will please
pardon me for presenting p you such a
dark and disasreable picture. All the
apology have 10 offer for il is this; war
is an awful thing and the result of it il 10
lie dreaded, | fear am making this entirely
to lengthy. but | have one or two more
thoughts to pen before | close.
One is, we do not not ru'lY appreciate
the blessings we eejoy until Ne are depriy-
ed Of those blessings. While at home |
thought | had very good idea. Of sol
diers life. Well, | don't know hut bad,
but never fully appreciated it uati now /;
friends, home, society, good water, good
health, dc. And tight here an idea Pre-
sents itself, it is this; if the young ladies' 1t
home could fully realize how the soldiers,
or at least some Of them-apprecilte fe-
male society and influence, they would Ger
tainiy give them their sympathy, anchor
ale their SORROWS, and encourage anil
strengthen their zeal and patriotism, by
writing letters OF encouragement and con
ISOLATION, letters combining thoughts that
breathe, and words that burr" would Ger
taiuly deem it a great pleasure to r. i've