The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-04-03
Our Military Correspondence.
PROM rng ilsr REslnGST.
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nr,prvnLe. TENS, March ldth, 1903
DEAR pEuocaAT II wrote you a hasty
line Just after our ski5mish tt woodbury..
Although we had orders to lGaya dis post,
they woro soautors,auacd, am We again
pitched onr tents Gu tho Game gronno' ana
are. likely 10 remtin here soT so"o ume yo''
Cur Gsht at Woodbury. was s9al ooIy OF much
mcso impaytsnoo than ,aany o'aars oil ''ko
character thgt have taken place sinco VIC
have beoa horc, IN taot, 1t cannon oe'
ourrcnce Cor agf .tbins. shilo aGt foroSha'
to come in oantaot sith l;ohoi cavalry ana
!! Tho tra;n % not accompanies by d" s'To"E
snard. thu attcprt 10 ms1a I" capture 10
Gar Brigade, however, bas not Ono" very
unfortunate, having noyoE last bEt 'S"'
Wagons.
'Ehe trnops in this Department labor "ndor
great disadvantages, OWING to tue "e9c't
nrnc,iccd hy tho itpbels IN wcat"s our un'-
torn they have, in many instances nd
vauncd and Sired on us before we were aware
that .noy waro our oGomios. Tho officers
that nro se6t aut il command OF foraging
expeditions, haze not un(rcqucn'Iy been DC
cciyed IN this manner. This tgIi!GS s"aor
ialso eelors is yilauous practica, sHi'cu
+ only to an unciyiliked people but 1t lar
uishus US with an argument that proves con
clusigoy ihat their cause Ia hopeless one,
when they thus disregard the fdles OF hon
nrnblc warfare ucn. RosUcrans has lssach
an order ,hs, provides that 40 quarter shall
bc given oil tho Geld Of battle to such Of .hc
enemy as wcar our clothing. and tbosc hris.
oncrs who are ;sken, at any time, ty nuT
mon, whilc wearing orr uniform, GrO to he
condemned and executed Us spies.
4 From Northern papers We learn that Col
llracu is u Hrigadier, or. ut least, thar hia np'
! poinlment has boen confirmed. Tho mes
in his old Regiment are plcasod to know
that his services bayo hcca appreciated by
those IN authority, and it la believed that
his promotion would no. have been thus do
lnycd. had it not been for tho blind and M
unreasonable prejudice that has existed
against him. We are happy 20 sec that thi'
! is overcome,
( by order of Col Ilazen our Brigade j
receiving regular course Of Instruction
Lieut.. Col Wiley acting as Instructor =
Those who know Col Wiley will not be sur
prisc1 Tt this choice, for hc is What may b
termed Il first class military man, aud on
that bUliOYes tlGr, in order to be effective
an army must bo under good discipline, au
perfectly familiar with oil tho moyemcnt
that may be necessary on the GJid. lic
brave aud courageous in action, yot stric
and uEyicl,llng. everywhere vigorously on
forcing all orders, and always CAREFUL.
( seeking the welfare of'thc Regiment.
Those bcRcvolont ladies Of Gcauga vii
please accept tho thanks of the "Gcaug'
| BOYS" for those socks, which havo boon ro
ccyod and distributed. 1t ia gratifying t
500 that tho spirit of 20 still burns bright
in tho hearts of our wives mothers and sis
tors at homo that the Same undying ioy
of country aetuates them thut made strou
tho cause of our forefathers in their cffcr
to throw OF tho yoke of oppression TIL
bore so heavily on our country, in its car
, days. May God speed tho right, and OF
d Government soon establish its supromac
/. that wo may Hgaiu return to quiot ar
n peaceful homes, undisturbed by the clash
r. arms. But not until it can bo permanent {
we ask for peace. An armsiico or cor
! promise would DO accompanied by dang
aud disaster, aflordiug an opportunity #
tho enemy to gain timo, and counteract o,
strongest tHurts. Noy mono but tho en-
G mics of the Government can desire to il
y pcde tho coward movements of our arm,
is none but traitors will claim that these rcbc
j. in arms have any rights under tho Govor
Q ment, until thoy craso in their attempts
y destroy it, ..-.. ......-.. .... ...
}. Tho soldiers in tho army aro disgust,
l. with tho milk and-water course pursued
j. tho so,callod Peace party at the North.
q They hn,a not been convinced of tho err
of their ways, mud nre unwilling to bcio
g that this war is monbtrous humbug NJ
d they arc surprised to SEQ so much dOdgil
u and sneaking to avoid coming into tho fiel
d Eighteon months in. tho service have II
Q hal tondoucy to woakcn our contden
d in tho Government, but hayo produced /
G opposite cd'oct. Wo have socn tho largC
:. army in tho world brough. into exisRcnt
:. aud clothed. fod and armed, in an incredit
n short space of time. Wo scoths army NJ
ready aud willing, fsninfncnced by traiio
-s TO 90 forward and complete tho work
% wcli commenced, and should We get d
: hcartcncd with such prospects, before US, W
IN such unlimited resources Neyor.
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"a FROM TiE' l2jTH REGlhENr.
Ct,\tP ~ an Fra SKIIN WItIIA ANSON Co.