Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-25
fHn HAILa AND TIE Army.
CAB 81 rae ArH Rxs'r Ga. Veua
Sd Br gsds, A. P. Hue Div.
U,~.Antsr- IL lASa.
WR WiEsaatsr, Va, ssy. IL. 1874.


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Sir: Among The many Eials aad crosses TO which the
soldier q exposed, there are nous more Eyins to bin
patience and ASgraTAtng to his temper than q long
continued and persistent failure Of his nAis and when
(u hn bean The can With this Brigade ever sincs ka7-
ing Richmondl day Afsr day, week alter vssk, and
even month after month, passes BY, With but . scanty
and sntirly inadequate mai, aud hundreds Of thess
DOOR fellows, Who have endured every hardship Ard
brsyed every danger, in the las memorable campaigns
OF Lee and JAsLson, are compelled to drink the bitter
oup Of disappointnsnt. TO the drsgs, and reluctantly
forced II definitely 70 forego the souLrsfreshlns srjoy.
men. OF pe. using the affection laden epistls from the
pen Of the dear and loved ona OF his far-avay home, il
produces . settled feeling Of dependency, and, BY it,
~dspiriting irAuepes, tends more than a1ght else beside
to inefh cheney and dsnoralEa,ioa in cur ranks Toe
soldier, bis miad 6lsd With gloomy forsbodinss OF evil
impending DER hi, family, or, p.rhsp, imagining that
he is neglected aud uncared for BY his friends at home,
becomes detected and loU-spirited, and his hours are
passed. in ~icuitIsss speculation and sombrs melancholy
The question Of Who's to blame" for this state o. At
fairs is one sta. 10 frequently SgitAtei in cnnPa, and the
popular verdict seems to settle the blame upon either
the Richmond or WirchsIter post eff ses, or, perhaps,
both may BE- properly viewed as dehr quenI.
Richmond is, l sapposs, the great Distributing Once
Of the mail for the Army Of Virginia and the Southern
mail for the Army y hsrs assorted, and the packages
for the Different brigade Iars here made up and f1ivare.
cd to the'r various Destinations. Nov, vtry few Of the
Ioldisr's correspondents ~Svsr'Ei,s the Brigade, Division
ard Corps in their direction, but simply tbs name and
number Of the z ,ginsut, which vn oncs considered all
sufficient the lettsrs arriving With considerable regular
it,, bu. slnes this portion Of the Army LET Richmond,
les: July, many Of our OF sss and msn, loving TO our
Dunbsrles changes OF ~locS,ion,) ordered their lstten
seat d.rec, TO Richmond POsIfi's, and these are the
main Trh.rsn; shieh i oceanoned, l think, in this
sise the ssiSAns in TIE shSs, upon asserting . nail
and 6adiuE . Isttr directed 70 sons resinsntin . dis
tant field Of service, co not take the trouble Of inform
irs themselves ~ to IL locality, although l AN Informed
upon good authority, thG. they are furnished BY the
War Department With Al accurate list OF the where
ab9u;s Of each regiment 10 this army, and consequently
the letter is thrown ssids and reelected, and svsntuln y
becomes destroyed, or consigned 70 Ihs dead lsttsr bag
A to he Winchester oEcs, / an slt,h a thA. groSl
neglect and ire ,ulAriiy IL the order Of the day, arising
both from the inAdfquIcy Of the force employed in the
u pArtutlA, 4 may "a az - - -
ployesa LEt rs uLilld to Winchester direct, and dated
Ear back in September, even nov occasionally arrive,
and 4 case la Dat recently come to ny knowledge, in
which . letter regularly Iad Pll0ly directed vas drop.
ped in the Winchester tti,e, on the "a day Of October,
and ria :hCd TIE regiment, then stationed at Baker Hi,
seven ml,s from Winchester, on the ash OF octobsr.-
80. such ni-m.nlgsmsat 10 highly re2rehsnsible, aud
should At OsSs be To- kSd into, or atlas, sIpOsed, aud
knowing you to be an undertaking fris6d TO the soldier,
AID an e!tq leOs and plain spoken champion Of his
rights, l have cent you this article, not in the spirit Of
huls 6ldirg, ba. in the h'ps thai its publication
through the columns of your popular Journal, NAV 6t
rect the attention Of the prope' authorities to . matter
sLich 90 yearly fleets the soldier, ard the neglect Of
shich taxes bis patience, and tries his forti!uds more
severely if possible than even the lack Of ihO".
Truly yours, GosDoI.