The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-06
LETTER FROM THE nth OHIO
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND,
1AMP IN THE FIELD, July 2Glh 1856

Joy and patriotism. Would to God that
all the public journals of the North had
come out as you have done for the I'M
ion, instead of counceIing the he'll born
doctrine Of peace with armed traitors and
melting the people 10 resistance Of the
laws Of the land. Look, if you will, at
New York to-day her streets crowded
with an excited and fronzied mob, the
result Of the teachings Of YulIandigham,
Ben Wood, and their traitorous co adju.
tors for Peace.at any price. The sol
der in the field rognrls these cowardIy
thieying cringing traitors in ou' rear
with ten fold more loathing, or you may
say, hatred than they do the arGh.rebei
4 JET Davis, and his whole army of trait
orous minions. But We believe, yea,
we feel that the wise, constitution and
order,Ioying people of the North will bs
and are battling the emergency; and
while we are battling the open enemy in
our 'front.' they viii ferret out the con.
cealed one ia our rear, and meto out to
them the punishment they SO justly mer-
it for their crime that of treason TO
their country,
The news which has been pouring in
upon us like an ovalanch for the past
fortnight, is sufficient to make every 10y,
al mans feelings akinto unear,hly bliss
and to renew within him that firm de-
termination TO stand by the Government,
and give it his pncwCd supper! to put
down by force Of arms the most uncalIed
for and unprovokod rebellion the history
of nations ever presented Vicksburg
and Port Hudson is ours, and the great
Father of Waters" once more open TO
the commerce Of the world. Lee driven
from Maryland and Pennsylvania with
unprecedented losses in the history oftho
rebellion. Johnston being rapidly driv.
Gu froEl MISSISSIPPI by Grants army;
Richmond hard pressed BY Dix; Charles
ton bclengured and grape vine" is
current in camp that it is in our poses.
sion, and last, but by no means least;
Bragg driven from Tennessee so that it
is forever Incidentally lost 10 the Con-
fedcracy. Truly their cause, which,
for time, it must be confessed, seemed
cheering is on the wane, Their Sun has
set never 10 rise more and in a few
months the starry banner of the Union
will supPIant the foul rag Of treason and
there will bo.none to shed a tear ut its
fall, or none, who, for shame, will say
he defended the foul emblem Of crime.
1t is the general opinion, l believe,
that the campaign in this department. is
at an end, but such is not the ease
The army alter its hard and arduous
service for twenty days, exposed to a
drenching rain the most part Of the time,
and not single night Of undisturbod
rest during the go days, became worn
ard tired, and required few weeks rest
to recruit their strength. Taking the
worn out condition Of the men and the
impossible state oftho roads they could
go no further, and we think Gen, Rose
Grams got as much and a little more out
Of the army than any other could posi-
bly, have done. have every reason to
say that as soona as we are paid, which is
being done now, and accumulate suli-
cicnt quantity Of rations at TulIahoma,
We will again advance.
Deserter5 are coming in our lines DAT
ly by droyGs of hundreds. All take the
oath Of allegiance, and great many are
enIjstng in our army, Very nearly all
of the Kentuckians and Tennesseeans are
doing SO. Bragg has lost by dc'crtion
alone at least 5000 men, since our adj.
vance from Murfreosboro.
There is no enemy this side of the
Tennessee river, unless It bo few Prov
ling bands of theiving cavalry, who are
ready to skedaddIo at the sight of q
"Yankoe" the main rObcl army, was at
last accounts, in the vicinity Of Chattan
ooga, awaiting RoscSrons to advance
when, with their natural instinct, sup
pose they will "sldo out" for more
southern and congcnoI cline.
Hoping that the Register may pros
per and ever DO found on the side Of