The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-14

For The Nashville Union.
An Interesting letter from n Young
soldier.
CAyP DRAKE, NEAR MURFREEsBoBo,l
April 18th, 1863.

An IhtsreatiuE Letter from n Young
soldier.
CAMP DRAKE, NEAR MURFREEsDoBo,l
- April 18th, 1863 s
Eitor MaAtviEe Uain; s
DEAR Sir This month Of April is as
hayward as a young Miss Of Eileen
The day is made up OF suR.
shioe, soft and gentle breezes, no owing
winds and hay skies, 10 which is added
8 mighty coal Of wlits frost. Blankets
and great coats are yet at ~par--not dis
pensable. Bot the season Is only a type
Of mans life-chabge upon change. 1t
lie better, however, TO laugh than cry;
and il is decidedly pleasant to think of
the good time coming" when the ban
ners Of Mars shall be f1rled, and when
we will be permitted to r%eoline under
our own swine and fg-tree," Or 10 gather
around our own fresides, and again
smoke the pipe of Peacel God hasten
the day.
We have had no general engagement
here, as yetf but there is diminishing
going on among our outpost pickets
nearly every day. We can sometimes
hear the firing from where we are, here
in camp. Our boys are ready and
"spoiIing' for a fight, but they are doom
ed to await the long roll beat. "Old
Rosey" keeps his own counsel, and will
be sure TO strike when the iron Is EOt, y
or, in other words, "when the sign is
right" The Army of the Cumberland
was never in better trim than now The
boys are healthy and in good spirits, and
are eager to open the ball. The only
thing that throws a damper over them is
the attitude and action of the home
traitors. Did these butternuts but know
the contempt in which they are held by
the Union soldiers, they would emigrate
TO JEFF. DAVIS & Co. at once; and they
had better do so before The boys gel
home, or they will then be praying for
the hills TO fall upon them! We class
them among that portion Of humanity
known as "small potatoes" But they
are about played OUT" and
"rhc best laid scbemSs Of mice and mon.
an gang aglSo."
We feel chilled and dishonored by thu
actions Of these Northern cravens will
Southern hearts, who are plotting t.
draw our great and prosperous West int,
the hellish maelstrom of secession AM
despOtism, anarchy and dissolution. w
want the good and loyal people at HON
TO crush this "venomous sArpint' Of re
, bellious hues. Place your foot upo,
him! eHr.ET
| see that that vile Copperhead shee'
-, the Chicago Times, is exhertin g the De
: mocraiic Clubs of Illinois, to raise fund
" for the purpose of buying The conserPk
Democrats out Of the army" or, in othe
words, it wants the Copperheads to j
kept at home 70 keep up a " fire in IL
. rear" Of our gallant army in the fell
b. Will the loyal people Of the North an
West endorse such a traitorous measure
We opine better of them. We trust th.
?, there are loyal men enough yet left
% those sections to keep the home trAitoI
at bay. We wish that a few thousan
copies Of the Nashville UNION could
|, scattered among them. The effect won.
ID be equal TO an exploded shell. IL won
cause them 10 skedaddie, If they we
p able or else it would %annihilate, sui
as jugate, and exterminato them.
ST The news from Charleston is rAth
OF cheering than otherwise; and if it
true that SLIDELL has written TO 4
d. rebel leaders that England and Fran
be will not interfere or recognize the Sout
re ern Confederacy, and that he adsis
them TO make the best terms possible
return to the Union, the dog is dead
Bully for the +" good time coming !" Ha
the banners on the outer wall, and pr
l. pare for the trumpet-notes of the Ans
;, of Peacel
nc Our old and revered regimental 81
he geon, DR.. ScmssLER, has returned to
lie post OF honor and duty in this regime
CHE 9th Indiana) TO say that his pr
n sence was welcomed by every one wor
al be no false assertion. DR.. SoHIssL
ht has been directly and indirectly &C
o. necled with this regiment ever since
breaking out of the rebellion; and
urbanity, kindness, aud gentle trei
ment haue endeared him 10 the sOldiC
II He is a savan in his profession, aud
81 looked upon as 3 father by the sick a
e. weary. May he long live to receive
- blessings aud the good wishes of thI
a. who know and appreciate his excels
%, worth. q
In referring TO our regimental Office
in my last letter, I omitted to notice ,
ia Sergeant. Major, Now we have no
IN harder working, or more efficient Off
n in the whole regiment than Sergea
Major ToRRENs. He is on the go fr
ps. morning Till night, aud will not :
If while there is anything to straigh