Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-16
Army Correspondence

M1nFREEsBoRo, Tenn, March 80, '63.
DEAR BRoTHER:-It is with great plea.
sure that take my pen in hand to inform
you that am we'll and in the very best of
spirits. notwithstanding the hardships Of
. soldiers life. which. having become &C.
custemcd 10. am, in Q measure, unaffected
By them. ~ - - f1
I am somewhat at loss TO understand
what the Copperheads in Marshall are in
favor of. / received q copy Of the Repub-
Iican to-day. which. | suppose, you sent
me, from which | learn, that they have
armed themselves with revolvers and heavy
knives. wonder what they are going TO
do with them? The rebels. when they first
started out had all their old files converted
into heavy knives. with which they ex.
pected to walk up to the yankees" and
cut their hearts out, or whack their heads
of. without any difficulty whatever. But
at Corinth they threw them all away. as
useless appendages. after discovering. as
they confessed. that the Yankees" were
a different "varmint'' from what they sup
posed. that they were such fools that
they would not stand still and let their
hearts be cut ont or heads whacked off for
the amusement of their '.erring Southern
brethren" but would just Is soon shoot
. fellow in the head as not. without giving
him time to approach near. enough to use
his big knife or revolver either. and the
|Copperheads will come to . similar con-
clusion in case they commence war upon
the loyalists, in regard to the utility Of
Bowie Knives and revolvers. especially if .
squad, of us boys armed with our guns.
were authorised to pay our respects to
them. With few exceptions the boys in
this army are in good spirits and in good
fighting condition. and are in favor Of
6rst putting down the rebels here and then
going home and putting it down there.
But ]. guess il the soldiers were at home
these low lived. black hearted rebels would
keep quiet. l claim no relationship Of
any character to any man in the North
who talks Is the CopPerheads DO. No
man can make me believe he is loyal who
denounees every thing that has been done
from the start to put down the rebellion,
or who sndeavors to deprive such man
- Gov. Morton of his Constitutional
powers. on the plea that he is tyrant..
Il am very anxious 60 return home, but
am more anxious to see the rebellion put
down; there 10 therefore LITTLE danger Of
my dessrting. Should Ifall ia defence Of
the glorious old flag l feel thatit would b
ina good. cause. Denertsrs and those
NesthsH CoPpsrhsads who hsrbor and
protect them deserve the scorn and loath.
ing of every loyal man. Some Copper.
heads in Marshall are writing to the SOL
ldisrs to desert and come home. assuring
them that the Knights Of the Golden Cir.
Gle will protect thsms .busg with few ex-
captions, such letters hsvs no other eject
on the soldiers than to make them M %
determined todstsnd by the Govsrnmeni
until the last rsbsl ID killed 81 lays down
hn arms. rssqn, ia fueri zef7a9a
when you write again, John. cell me
what yeu think Of tho low-lived Copper.
heads, and what they are aiming as..
am growing stronger for che sadministfs.
tion every day. At first. when they ect to
talking about the negro was hes satisfied.
bat / have hines become convinced thss il
Wa scwiss war measure. -ealculatsd ia
cripple he sssny more than any other ons
thing. ] do not wsnt the negroes around
~ sftsr ths wsr - over. but I an favos
of say thing % bring che wsr toe close on
henorabls tsrms. Ihoss men up North
who ere OPPOSED to taking The negro prop.