The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14
Army Correspondence.
CoRINrH, MISS, March 2, L

EDIToR HAwK-EYE--Dear Sir: Watching
with an anxious eye the part taken by certain
class of the citizens of our once peaceful State,
/ am surprised by the part taken by them. l
don't think they fully realize the horrors Of civil
war, or they would be little more reserved in
their speech and actions. God forbid that
should ever live to see our once fair State
drenched with the blood of her citizens in civil
war, as in this portion of fair domain; but II
certain class still persist in the course they are
pursuing, see no way avoid it and il it comes,
let the fault rest with them. don't think there
is man in our regiment-andt have q good
chsnce of knowing the sentiments OF the men
but wonld fight as hard in Iowa to preserve our
national emblem from disgrace, as they do down
here; and that they will fight, let no one deny,
for the bloody fields of Belmont, Donelson, Shi-
lob, and Corinth, will all answer. i think if
they we're used as are the Union people of the
South, they would get 10 more than their just
deserts. was standing on the platform of the
depot in Corintb, few days ago, when train
came in from the east With lumber, and two fe-
males, one an oldish lady, the other her daugh-
ter, with little boy four or FIVE years old, and
babe in her arms I, for curiosity, asked
them for their history. 1t was not long, and, as
near So can recolect, was as follows: They
lived in Marion county, Ala. Their family con-
sisted Of what saw, and the young womsns bus
baud. He was Union man; they tried to force
him into the service of the rebel Government,
but he managed to keep clear of them; but they
at last, by close watch, caught him at home; be
was taken by eight men out of bis house, and, in
the very sight of his wife and family, was hung.
They returned to the house, toek two horses and
wagon, loaded it with things out of the house,
and then set fire to it, and turned to the survive
ing owners and tod them to try living with their
Abolition Yankee friends! stood transf1ed.
Great God can it be possible that such crimes
are committed under the clear light of the sun,
in this land. once. the pride and boast of all it's
citizens? Young as am, can remember when
the name IAN American citizen" was the pride
of every one But now, see the change. That
was all the crime charged to this man. He loved
his country. His family was left alone among
strangers, without anything to help them -
Stripped, at one blow, of husband, father and
home, what could they do? A relief is found
If Iowa is disgraced by traitors at home, they
can boast of patriots abroad. Gen. Dodge, the
pride of al the soldiers here, has made arrange
ments to care for such people.
All have to say to the Copperheads Of Iowa
is, that if they can't speak word of encourage.
ment, let them say nothing at all. Let the fate
Of Claggets Constitution be warning. There
is time when forbearance ceases to be vir-
tue; and the soldiers that have to endure all the
hardships and privations natural to soldiers
life, are not going to quietly submit.
FORT MADISON,
Company D, 7sh Iowa Infantry.