The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-08-20
WHOLE NO. 3O5.
Army correspondence.
HAMBURG, Tenn, Aug. 8, 1862.

| AAMbOhG, lcIIl., aug. ., lOO1.
FRIEND TIMEs:-I suppose you think
your army correspondent has been "gobbled
up" by the secesh as he has been silent SO
long, but you are mistaken.
The guerrilas who have made so many
successful raids in various parts of
this country, have not visited the sec.
ton in which have beer camping, and,
therefore, l have escaped; but they are
heard from every day or two. Here track
has been torn up, there a bridge burned,
there train captured with ali on board
except those pho ran away, and still after
all tho depredations they commit, their
wives and children, niggers and mules ara
guarded by Uncle Sans soldiers, with the
comforting assurance ''if you dare to touch
a ripe apple or peach which hangs so
temptingly before you, the guard house
with menal labor thrown in, is your doom"
How discouraging to high minded Union
soldier to stand gttdrd over WidoD's prop
erty, whose husband is in the secesh army;
and this is done all through this country,
and | believe if the officers could hear the
curses which the soldiers utter against
them for placing them to guard secesh
property, they would forbear, as those
same curses portend something by. and-by
Abe Lincoln's last proclamation was receiv-
ed with Joy by the soldiers, and they praise
him loudly for his carrying the war into
Egypt.
Any one who wants good idea of how
the war is being carried on, and how it is
to be done, must cotne and live with the
soldiers; then he can have a better idea
than by staying in the North and depend
ing upon newspapers for all his knowledge.
Before Corinth was taken, you could scarce
ly see 'citizen" Of this country any
where around here; now they are plenty
as blackberries, and come daily to town
with their wives and children to trade,
buying salt, -four, bacon, etc. Now, the
question arises, where were they when
Corinth was being beseiged? Common
sense answers, lying in the entertainments
holding the deadly rifle to destroy those
who are now keeping them from starvation.
| think Messrs TINES, that if you could
dwell in this pleasant land few short
months, that all Of your notions of not in
terfering with niggcrs and secesh property,
would vanish, and you would go in for
making every southern man, be he black
or white, throw in their influence towards
crushing this unholly rebellion. Our cor.
respondent has read the Times carelessly
| or he would know that we have ever fav-
ored confiscation Of rebel property, as well
as the employr cnt Of contrabands for camp
service.-EDs. TINES There are men
enough in the Union army who would stop
this war in sixty days, if Uncle Abraham
and his advisers would only give them a
chance. They are ready to try it on if the
word is given, at any rate.
The military posts at Savannah and
Pittsburg Landing have been broken up,
and the munitions of war brought here
This will be the main point upon the Ten
nessee, and the town will be strongly forti
fed and guarded to protect it from guerrilla
raids. Corinth is the base of military op-
erations, and the steam whistle is heard
every day heralding the approach and de.
parture Of trains loaded with men and ma
terials Of war. Gen. Grant makes it his
headquarters, and from thence 60 the ord
ers to the various divisions of the army Of
the West
Hoping that all good loyal newspapers at
the North will lend their aid in having thi S
war carried forward, by using rebel proper
ty to help pay the expenses and tighten our
taxes, l will close for the present.
The TINES is welcome weekly visitor.