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Camp Chase, near Columbus Ohio, April
Goth, 1852.
Letter rrOm James "A. Moore.
CoLUMRus. O.. April 2S. 1861.

/ COLUMBUS, W. April Zo, 1901.
Governor Il. johnson
DEAR SIR: Pardon an humble rebelp
for again assuming the liberty Of adj
dressing you But then this is land
Of liberty, although have enjoyed but
very little of it since the reign Of seces-
sion. Besides, a man must look TO his
| friends for aid in time of need. / don't
mean to insinuate that you are q friend
| TO rebellion. But I believe you are a
friend 10 the oppressed and I think
when you hear the history Of my con-
nection with the rebellion, you will set
me down as one of your friends. And
you will be mine. was at Lebanon at
the law school at the time of the fall Of
Fort Sumter, and | went Immediately
home and took the stump against Seces-
sion. told my friends that Secession
was remedy for no ovil-that it would
destroy our Government, and bring upon
us anarchy and ruin. ! continued to
plead with them and kept all from &C.
| ing into the Rebellion that | could, until
in November, 1861, King Harris called
| for thirty thousand of militia from our
division of the State. Then il was that
we saw we had to 60 into the internal
| Rebellion, willing or unwilling, either as
volunteers or drafted men, and of course
we preferred going as volunteers. We
had too much pride to be drafted and
the consequence is, we are GENTLEMEN OF
LEISURE up here in Ohio. oh, Governor,
you cannot imagine the feelings of a
man who loves the Union and the land
of his fathers, to be confined in prison,
away from his home and business, whilst
the leaders of Secession are rolling in
luxury and ease at home. But you know
what il is to be Union man and be an
exile from home. But your case was
different from mine, l have been found
in arms against the Union and the flag ]
love; whilst you have neveRdeserted it.
But you know the force of circumstances
that drove myself and thousands of loyal
Tennesseans to leave our homes to grow
up in weeds, and go forth TO aid in this
unholy cause. Thank Gsd the sunlight
Of liberty is about 10 dawn, rebellion
crushed and the Union preserved. Hong
to see the day when this rebellion will
be forever crushed and when the brave
sons of East Tennessee will again be
free, and be permitted TO see their op-
pressors punished for the traitorous
deeds they have inflicted upon them
Oh! just to think what the quiet, un-
assuming citizens of East Tennessee
have suffered for the mere entertaining
Of opinion. But there is a just God who
will avenge their wrongs When | read
your speech the tears involuntarily trick
led down my cheeks, 60 think Of your
being an exile, and your helpless and
sick wife and children driven from
their home? Great God did we
think our country would ever come
to that? Did we think one portion
of our cOuntrymen would ever be-
come border rufiians? None but trail
tors and towards would be guilty oil
such deed. But your brightest day ii
ahead. For you the future will give a
silver lining to the darkest cloud thai
! has overshadowed you in the past
came out as a private in Capt. Logan's
I | company, the 26th of November, 1861
and served in that capacity until the Bis
Of December, 1861, when Capt Logan re.
signed, and ] was elected Captain, ant
9 served as Captain until the 10th Of Feb
rUaTy, 1862, when my commission played
! out and here | am. Now, Governor, j
y yon can do anything for an unfortunat,
Tennesssan who fought secession as lonl
u as il WAS in his poWeF--yes, ! ii wa
c who met the vigilance committee at tn,
risk Of my heart blood, and rescued al
aged minister (Parson Jenkins) from thu
: gallOWs for themere entertaining Of Uniol
d sentiments. This proof you can get fron
e Edmond Cooper, Esq, Of ShelbyyillC
, | Team, and all the Union men Of Bedfori
u county. They will all testify that
have ever been an answering UniOi
= man. You can get all the proof you wis
from the citizens Of Shelbyyille, Tenn
and Bedford county. If you can do any
thing for me, there is nothing that ca
1 ever do for you but / will take the great
est pleasure in doing. And you ncye
have failed in any undertaking yet.
'' do not wish TO be exchanged, for neve
y intend 10 be placed subject TO rebel raj
20 again. / will die first / want to TAX
the oath Of allegiance to the feders
10 Government. If the autorities at Wash
ington are afraid TO let me take the oat
l. and go home, ] am willing TO take a
G, oath TO the Federal Government and giy
IS any kind Of bond they may require
lr remain in Columbus, Ohio, until the wa
pc is over. But know if ] was at home
70 could do a great deal for the Union th.
ce / cannot do here. / will pledge my n
cr my all - ID do every thing 1 can
ce crush rebellion and Testors the Cuio
have been very low with pueumop
for SIX Wcrhs j am now on parole
.L ( Columbus Ohio AM tho prisoners a
being sent io rauouslV a.Y AcaIth
very bad; my laugs atc badly aaecta