The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-29
The kentucky Chiva'ry and the Michigan
Soldiers

We are permitted u take the following eK-
tract from private letter to gentleman ID this
city, from an officer of the 10th Michigan Ia
fantry, dated Lebanon, Ky, April Is. 1868
"You would be amused, if you could 50 mod
fy your feelings az not to be Ve1ed al the 10y
atty Of the people bsre in Kentucky In the
frs; place they are neutral; then they are for
the Union, because the rebels roo them, ano
therefore fight in self defense, sad then they op-
pose the Government, because it has found il
necessary in order to put down the Southern
rebellion, to make way with the dsrkies that
have hitherto terminated 10 this lovely lasd
AT the best, Kentucky is oRly half loyal
One incident: The 18th and 22d hicn. YolGn-
tesrs came to this place few days after We ar
rived, and having been in the State all winter,
had naturally enough number Of black servants.
On Saturday they received orders 70 march Oh
Sunday morning Early they started for the
depot as they were 70 90 to Nashville by the
cars When they we're just in the &C: Of get
ting into the cars, they we're ordered by Gen
Manson, a kentuckan, 10 command OF the for
ces heresbouts, to leave their negroes behind
To enforce the order, the lsth Ky. Regiment
the dirtiest handful OF men TO be found in the
service, was drawn up in line OF battle, With
guns loaded AID bsyonets fixed, and Kentucky
Regiment OF Cavalry short distance of. a..
also drawn up Tor action. and out little froa
town number 0. cannon were planted TO stoE
the train if il should move without obedience Il
orders All this made some excitement. bu
Col Doottle Who IS in command o. the TO
Regiments, Is determined not 70 move Jules
allowed 10 take the darkiss with them, and al
the boys say amen. The matter. We under
stand has been submitted 70 Gen Wright a
Louisville Our Brigade Is ready to join th,
18th and 22d, and clean out this par. Of Ken
lucky OF al such men as Gen. Manson and b
dirty followers The Regiments src stT lging
at the depot, this u NJ"
We take the huals Of this affair from a cor
respondent Of the Adrertiser and Tribune II,
says:
An order was dispatched to the Colonel Q
the 18th New York, which, by The By, is brig
AIDED with the I'd, sth, and 18th Michigan regi
meBts. 10 come down and support the 9th XIV
The Colonel replied that his regiment had som,
policing to do, and that his men could not b.
persuaded to FIRE on Michigan rOaps Th
whole brigade vas sa5 to have been at the ser
vice Of the Colonel.
." Ia the meantime Burnside was telegraphe,
to. What bis response was we know not, bu
We do know that after lying in the eirt and col
uatil the next day sbest Gle p NJ, We yer
permitted to get aboard the cars. After W.
were aboard, Gen. Manson ordered ell the ne
groes to come out. A hollow square was forme
Of the 18th boys With bayOnets Fixed. The ne
groes being placed within this square, genera
inspection ensued, over which General Nanso
presided With native dignity. The result of III
inspection far we could learn, was that a
the negroes save one, who bad come with sOm
of the mule drivers, went with US. About tire
p. Y the whistle blew and We moved off, afte
being detained about thirty hours, at an Il
pense Of one hur ircI dollars per hour for ID
use Of the train