, 1862-09-12

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x.tc letter to ct1,zen Of hi. STATE. from an officer
in Bue,ye a1uy.7
CAMP NEAR DEcHERD, Tenn, Aug asth, 1867.
DEAR s1K-I wrote sou lat under the i'm
preston that things were changing, II not
Changed for the better, in this department.,
that under the recent act Of Congress. tbs
IRON, -tr ofrahels wnu1d heuspd for tne arm,
3.e.+ - ~. 80.
" Luz e1'eas VI 80 n'sao' 1nA' e14'es of 1oo-
els were to be employed wherever practicable; ;
that the new article Of war Was as 1engtb tn
~. ,,,.a,roa ooa ,,,,1,,7 ,,,a5 ~ p,o11
oe opoel feo' ono puo'i'noo " 10 pt oen oaell'
which ftbas saeEtT ut bsen, and although the
sla, es gtre not ct 10 be considered men and al
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.o"eu " uoou "No "'N ~ e' 'aa'1to olee
ina While something happened whereby a poor
loyal da1Ety might gain his freedom, for doiag
nsefu1 s,,yice for us that the Dro.slaveyv
~. pa;a,a.r ,,d ao,-bfaeo c;r7,;,, ,.fnoo.,
WEI roi1!efh anu o7us u'S'ee eA'4, ~ o4It1sfo
I've have q tcW CT the 1attef,} would not take
on about II, and be thrown into rage and des-
1,a;- 1.ott the nipcer of some ,rh.1 msrb+ oo+
e~'
n'e TT euclH.
But it seems that l have been too hopeful
the case of every man who don't f4ng him
.a,f a,,ea b1 pbo1oea1e tho ,,,,.,o,anot ~
go ~ ~. VI
tbs var. l IL relate 70 Joa "1a1 some o1heers
tti;l do. 4 Gay or two after striving hera, we
learned throueh negroes. that = ean2 Of pue-
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14''e nueA Va ln19 sisin1ss' "ou'u oe
at certaln house last Sand y evening. One
Of The officers Of the Minnesota regiment
f8btse colonel is pro.s1ayery.} cot leave of
d., staa,n,r ~ eazd ~ ea,,,5 ~ ,,aaons
<'-..r,,. s' ,n,.er.aoe ~ TO- .,,4 ..,an.
''0-As 0N0SA
~ - -..+a ~ 49, .sa n.a-o ,r;a,. a-a ,sh;ts
+a,J ~ II. Eru,d Har., sa,f;na Kin The 49,,
POI =. ~ ~ n'n ae 10
sa~ three rebel borsetntn coiulig lnty were
turned 10 run. Our men unsluDg their guns,
Eect III birds With q hole through his knee
the u,her two escaued: he 6Ed tha uryt
m.1ning-before dying naming some Others
If lis gang and owing himself the leader.
Il: Wits notorious scouudrel and desperate.
Alter Wounding him the soldiers i'm pressed q
1eum and u2de tue negro de bring the
~our ded rebel into camp. The next d4J the
1T glo did not dare to re urn to his Mistress
bous and he wculd be at once suspected bJ
the comrades Of the dead gurri1ta-aud it l.
| tata1 for negro to be Suspected, as suspicion
| against Ole is considered amply proof. So t4s
| darkey judged right tnat his lite wo1'd pa,
| the prnalty for sho wing favor to the federas
! II liz H6ul uHEh. ut 4c1t LIE LEAIu III Calu|
| aud Eec,et. d himself
| The tat ard venerable secession Chr:Rti11
wto claim this loyal nt.u as her propcrty, ha
bct II to camp ct vrr:aE times for hun, withoa
| hrdirg lin. At last she brought from Gen
| Thumas' headquarters the order Of Wnic
| here is copy
Er.r,r.nrFne 7er nr A,,,v -. n1r r,,,,
CAar MAN DEcnEnn, August Is lsG3
| ro1 1on,os f.oo-oa c,,,n,n3,r, o. ,,,t,,.n+ ,I,+
neetIa yt;nnteers camn near Dechs5i, Tenn
| Co7o.p7 Mre t'r5.sman ronor1 tb,, bor ,oar
,nsn ~ IN y,nr Iec5mn1,t and tha+ sha hss re
| unable IL ret them.
| The Il n"rnl commanding directs that if the "a.
negro nan belonging 70 Mrs g. is now In yoe
fssanunt, that you d:'14er 1hem up to her on II
ce1pt u tni5 erdef y cry respectfully,
cro r,rnr WE g'ea'eGs e ft5Eans; h;ct ~; STAFF
| :, - '1' A' -, :, ~ ".s' $500 ~ N.Aa
| me words - and #omen, "ere erased atte
n+ Cru ttan, ana nehce Inc sueai peoaou
"thGm," not changed when The her word
wire stricken out.
| Our Walnut and ratflof1c ielo" cl'lzen, to
CONSISTENT democrat who Is colonel IT to
itgnntn1. sent Inc oincer o. tne Oily, "ho Is
bIo'bef ooogt1sce, 10 !ooh !or me negro, va
q; Curse beIEg CONSISTENT Dcmocrat, wen
but cid not lid anything.
II Seems to 1ns tnat the outrage in ao ord
ra1y caee dtse'Ets pubic repFooAt'on, bl
uuder the pccu'3a7 Circumstances l. cnnt
resr b. ing lnto1eFabl... SEVERAL OF the otfi:e
OF The Minnesota III have told Colonel Ge 're
in advance that 'heS " i'll not oeey au ofct
10 cayinre loyal negroes and return them
sort OF bound dug work-{for which
seems to savea Peculiar rsl*h) himself.
he chot SIS to court martial them for sLc!1
refusal c can Try 1t on The so!dt%rs OF II
1eelnith 1t loadne ana aoaor tnls kldnapp'n
huelrefs. ih'y Say they old not enlist To