Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-21
Letter from tine 1a,h regiment.


DEAR FRIEND Cover II will try, for
the encouragement of friends at home, to
write you few lines. | have never been
apublic character, and would rather remain
little and unknown; but | feel at this time
that if should hold my peace the very
stones would cry ont. 1t seems that the
Copperheads are not yet willing to let us
alone, but with the spirit of lying, to do us
ali the harm they can. 1t is to those
want TO address myself at this time and
give them not only my opinion, but the
opinion OF the army. If you will be so
kind as to print | will begin and ad-
dress them: Traitors and Copperheads of
the North, don't deceive yourselves; the
army is not what you would have it be.
We are not demoraiaed as your living
sheets, such as the Chicago Times, Prairie
du Chen Courier and Others of the like
stamp would make it. But we are band
Of free born American Citizens who are
proud of our country, and determined TO
defend it to the last. We think this rebel
lion as causeless as the rebellion in heaven
was, and it will meet with the same doom,
and all who sympathize with it. Be not
deceived; we are well posted in all your do
ings, and we are not slow to mark you for
the future; your time is coming, and
thank God the signs Of the times showAit
not far off, when, if you repent not, you
will receive your just deserts, if it is posi-
bic for you to receive them in this world.
You talk of arming yourselves to resist the
law, we wish you would, 60 ahead. get all
the arms you can, unite and band your
selves together, lay your plans, and try if
you can execute them. There Is nothing
the 18th Regiment would like better than
to be sent home to take care Of you, and il
we must come the Lord have mercy on
your souls, far as you are concerned are
have run out of the article and will not
handle you very carefully. Howl away
it sounds like the music of the bottomless
pit to which you are tending. and we hope
you will soon get there, as then AMI there
only, you will find kindred spirits. could
mention the names Of some who are mark
ed by the bows, in "Old Grant, but | will
not now suffice it to say there are some in
Boscobel, Plattevile, Potosi and other plac-
es, and when say you ale marke1 mean
it, and | say what / know to he true if you
soon repent that may save you. We hate
you and long for the time of our return,
to mete out to Jou speedy, jult and ter
rible retribution. We have had toll since
we left the State of Wisconsin, we have
seen our comrades cut down by our side,
but these things We expected, and we bow
in submission. But we supposed that those
whom We risked our all to defend would at
least give US their sympathy, but it seems
we we're mistaken. But let me again say
you are remembered by US, and we are
united in saying that you will yet see cause
to repent for your damnable doings. All
the harm we wish you, is that you may be
cut loose from all good society and sent
adrift to exc out your existence unbeknown
and uncared for, and finally die unattend-
ed and filled with remorse, and receive your
doom with the first traitor, Satan, while
the smoke of your torment shall ascend,
showing by its blackness that there trait
ors to the best government that ever exist
ed on earth receive their doom, and if you
don't leave the State before the war is over
you will be sent there before your time.
Now Friend Cover you may think
have used pretty hard language; | wanted
to give you an idea of our feelings; but
think | have failed. The English language
is TOO tame TO express all we soldiers fee
on this subject and | will change il by say
ing a word to our friends Austin Ransom
and Isaac Woodward Of Grant County
We have heard Of your doings and we fee
proud to own you as belonging to US; &c
ahead as you have commenced, knock
down and drag out; you have the good
wishes Of 100000 soldiers; 100000 hearts
beat in unison with yours and 100000
bayonets are ready to back you in you
good work.
Yours Truly,
GEORGE r. PYLE,