The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-18
CANT DOTH REGIMENT o. V. !.
Near PIKEyILLE, Tennessee,
AuU 30th. IS6I
Anu. 3NLh. lSGH.

Near PKEyILLE, Tennessee,
Aug. Both, 1868.
! VIII you allow me through the col.
umns of your paper, to speak few
words in behalf Of the regiment, and
more particularly OF company ID, of
which have The honor Of being Il
member.
will say, without hesitation, that
our regiment is the most thorough
drilled one in the brigade to which
we are attached; and company D, un-
der command OF Capt. Jas. Bope, and
Licutcnants Richards and Xay, has
attained for itself the reputation of
being the best disciplined company
in the brigade.
! We are now cncampcd' in the val
ley Of the Cumberland mountains:--
and Il more beautiful situation cannot
be fonnd. How long we will remain
here is uncertain, rs we are now with
in thirty-six miles of the enemy, and
all eager to give him battle.
Company ID received the Jeherso-
nian Yesterday. and in looking thro'
its columns find that there are u
great many traitors in the North, and
particularly in your section of coun-
try, who are very appropriately term
ed "Copperheads." 1t is expressed
by every soldier in the Union army,
and is true assertion that we would
rather shoot one copperhead OF the
North than ten rebels South Little
did | think that any rational man.
through delusion, would turn traitor
to his country in her hour of need,
and arm himself TO resist the call for
loyal and patriotic men to help sup
press the rebellion. II they could
find cause for such an outrageous
act it would be more justiiiable; hut
thus to hiss treason at home. where
all should be Union and harmony,
and that without cause, | say that
those men and their traitorous acts
should be held up to the gaze of the
enragcl public, and they meet the
just doom of Ill traitors who proclaim
treason against the hest Government
IN cNisf'1co and hor blood bought
right. They are not content with
penning and speaking treason. but
they still go farther. and wear Cop
perhcad badges. the father of traitors
and treason. ! learn through friends
with whom ! have been correspond
ing, that there are many open and
avowcd copperhcads in your town,
and the most prominent oncs, are
mcn Of influence; men who | thought
had better sense, but who should be
sent South. The company is bit
ter against buttcrnuts, and are ready
to cracl; every one, rs presume they
will he ripe by the time we RETURN
| received letter from an internal
Copperhcad, in which he said, that
this war was unconstitutional, and
was wagcd for the sole purpose Of
lihcratiAG the negro, and the cstab-
lishment of tyranical power in the
North; and that the President had as-
sumed unwarrantahle power. Which
every one knows full well is n down.
right falschood; and is only used by
those arch traitors to help carry out
their diaholical demonstrations. lie
said that he was sorry to hear that |
was so bitter mt the sight of copper
head, which was the emblem of con
stitutional liberty; but that he could
not blame me, as he knew full well
that we soldiers were not permitted
to read their organs, so to find the
true fact Of the case This is all n
mistaken idea, for we receive weekly.
papers from our friends at home, both
loyal and disloyal, and | am disgusted
with the articles promulgated by the
so, o,callcd Copperhead'. Those or
gans are sought by thcm. and their
contents devoured,which eXcites them
to make all resistance to orr country
in her distracted condition. Bat
thanks to the loyal aud patriotic mer
OF the North, and orr brave soldiers
in the field, that ere long this rebellion
will be toraup by the root and scat
tered to the four winds OF lIelven;-
and the stars and stripes wave over
the the united land, aud we he per.
mitted to return to our homes. We
will then spurn those arch traitors
who were too cowardly to rush boldly
forth and help defend our national
flag; and the shouts OF the unite peo-
pie shall resound throughout the
country, and we can look back with
pride upon the stand we took in de
fence Of the Stars and Stripes.
Yours with respect,
r. p. REDICK,
Company d, Goth Regiment, o, V. J.
An,,>.croN. CT al 1870