The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-11-12
ICorrespondence Of the News.
FROM co. B, 2ND o. v. H. I.
What the Soldier Boys Think Abou
the Election.

What the Soldier Boys Think Abou
the Election.
1sT BATTALION. 2D Regt., O. v. n. A. !
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY,
November LIST, 1868. }
EDITOR OF THE NEws:-Dear Sir
will you be SO kind as to give me {
small space in your paper for a few
thoughts on Butternutism and the war
and also few words concerning the
Ohio boys at this fort.
There are at this time four companie.
of my regiment at this fort, under tht
command Of Major Ewing, which gar
rison all the Notifications and artillery
here, The health of tho troops at this
point is very good, as this is a very
healthy country, and plenty of good
water, which is just the place for soldi.
ers to be, to keep good circulation Of
the blood. ..
understand the Fuis. in Ohio, are
parleying about the election, and say it
was unjust, and that some soldiers vot-
ed fifteen times! will now try to ease
some of them of that error, by telling
them that all such assumptions are lies.
AS far as know, they we're more strict
in the army than at any township polls
ever saw. Each man when he voted
had to give his township, county, &C.,
and as there was a record of each mans
age on docket, there couldn't be any
minors vote.
don'tSuPpose any common minded,
loyal man needs to dispute the election,
for there is too much of a majority to
contend against; their leaders know
better than to try to palm off any such
stuff on sensible people. They know,
and we'll know they have misled their
party clear out of the track, and
it will be great wonder if the majori
ty ever put confidence in them any
more, for they are aware now that they
are SO far out of the way, they canno
return without some getting lost. Blu
suppose Scripture is being fulfilled
now, where it says, "the blind shall lcac
the blind" ...
Vallsndighamers are a scarce article
in the army. There were but tDo il
my company, (Co. b. aud one of then
took good whipping at Camp Denni
son for halloowing for the traitor an
then deserted, and ha not been hearC
of since; the remaining one got asham
ed to vote for man with the same
sentiments as the rebels, and voted tn
Union ticket. There were some 81
votes in my company cast for Brough
and for Vallandigham, OF If the But
ternuts wanted to carry the day the
should have moved their polls dow
among the Dixie soldiers, and I al
sure they would have got the ma jorit
by several precincts.
There have been reinforcements pass
ing down the railroad for the pas
month to the army of the Cum berland
and tho supposition is, there is I
strategic move in progress now. TIL
army in almost every place was throw
into amazement, when they heard {
"ROsey's" removal, and it yet remain
a mystery to almost all the army.
There have also been many refugee
from the South, passing up ever sine
the big battle. There were 60 familie
passed within the last week-the mo-
pitiful-looking set of folks that eve
beheld--small children half. naked an
almost starved, and their parents dest
tute Of means to supply them with an,
thing that would add to their comfor