Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-24
The Needs of Our Soldiers.

The army correspondent OF tns Il qIirer,' writing
rom Cup per COurs hOuse, the GOA Instant, says;
Bsore closing l.. me say WOru TO cur home
N x. soou ur snOesss sUiuIers. That Word shall Ue
mol, sud urAcuc4L. nave seen b.ave ELO had
a xso ali the way ron toe K .pdAu To Bnstow sta
,ou aud o4oA CUP pr "i-n Dare .eet- Aud the t
a 20 mel had never .asgSo out were always read,
"a, d. &c, tn, saw lnOse men on yesterday moru
u making their Say ~In their uncovered tee th OUgn
mud ala mre and siOen, IN Tie mid OF ueaVy
a n a., much indifference 20 ne s.Orm, AID more II
NJ alcy saA caevtfulaess mn can well De gIneG
,uner u, circumstances Tue Goyerumens canuUC fuI.
a,,n ,nese men. Shah private munlhcence falY Must
tn- men no sanding iiGe wall OF hre between
a.d the tOe 10 unrememo-red OF thelf counLr, men
d actually seller for cioniDg when private hoeraity
,Oula readily supplement- the governmental deficiency I
oao.s ana sooAs, toV, are needed. ere our
Grave women and why 90 taey not respond? are
osr thoughts turned IRON pagrousm 70 greed If "a
solA the married aud unmarried laoss snoud gss u
ork and a. sloSs " the soldiers, ana socks
q those wno uus4pPIed with this necessary article
Of wearing apPareLl
.P. W. A." the well known correspondent of tie sa-
,,npah Republican writing from Gen. Brogss army in
front of Chattanooga, the 10th inst, says;
None of the men have moro than Que blanket, and
nearly all belonging 70 B-Sggs original army WITH
out shelter of any kind. LoRgstsees corps somewhat
b-:ter Of his NEE having provided themselves with
other battle ields-
Iroury At the ooarterras ers Department, in Rich
mono aud observation in the armies CT Gen Lee
AID Gen raj Bragg leave 10 doubt TIA. the greatest
want OF the troops this winter will be for blankets II
. not probable that there will be adequate supply Of
eilner clothing shoes or hats, even Of provisions,
unless We recover East Tennessee buJ the chief want
As already stated will be blankets. Arrangements we're
made some time since TO procure supplies OF clothing
aud shoes and if adventures are attended by aus
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winter with such help the people at home eau, and
doubtless will render. Their response TO the Call made
uuon them last winter the submest incident the
war aud will be recorded in history, it has already
been in the books which are kept byond the SUM- and
q which all our accounts whether for good evil
entered with unerring hand.
As in the past, so at this time, would address my
appeal chiefly to the Of the Oonfede acy. Tue
men have always done their duty in this respect but
the WON N have done more than their dutythey have
helped their husbands fathers and brothers to do her
True they do not enter the field brave the blast of
battle nor use cannon, minnie rifles and swords; and
vet the vast army o; heroic women who have given
their hands and hearts 70 the cause have done their
nsrts A well az their brave bothers in the field The
weapons they employ are the Needle, the Spinning
Wheel and the Loom, Words of Encouragement to the
weary and fantheartsd and kind and generous Deeds
in the hospital and by the Wsysde With these arms
they have done muchto defeat our wicked enemies
a. an army Of resoute II they have not met these
enemies in battle they have met them at the loom and
around the couch Of the wounded and sick. II they
have not gone the field in person they have been
there in spirit 10 every blanket they have given to the
soldier in every pair Of socks they have put upon bis
bleeding feet in every garment they have woven for
his manly limbs they have been present in the hour of
battle and have given blows for the freedom of their
race Il is to these hero of the needle the loom
an the spinning wheel that brave veterans who have
for three wears stood between them and danger now
turn for relief SAall their appeal be made nvain p?
Not as long as there ia blanket yard Of carpetng
Of cloth, or a sheep skin, that can be spared.