Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-28
To the Soldiers of the Confederate
states


and fearful carnage of its battles; warfare
10 which your courage and fortitude have
Illustrated your country and attracted not
only gratitude at home, but admiration
abroad; your enemies continue q struggle
10 Whlch our nnal triumph must De new
table. unduiy eiased WITH their recent sue
cesses' theV !, imagine .lias temporary IeSer-
SEES can quell your spirit Or snake your ae-
Term ihal'oh' ana 'ney are noW ga.herlpe
neayy masses iui sshefai .nsa o. ~ 'ne
VAN nope tnae' ~ u1speia'e eiiois' eucoeS y
'nay a. lei'ssn Nc rs :,
I on know TOO Weii' ny coun'ry y Wns'
'ney mean py success. Ineir maiignane rage
anus a. no'a'A less asah lsee nilna''on
81 m yourselves, your wives. anu c'l'idiea s.
= cy seek 20 destroy Wnat 1hey canno. pun
oer. iney propose as tue spoias u sac -
s.nat your homes snaIl pe part''loneu among
the "fe.ehes whose a'.oc.ous cruei''es III nave
stamped MANY on tneir 1oVe ''l iney
uss'go 'o1nsale sFr'lte ilsurrec'ion ana len'
ssae nfes q ,neenniafisnl Wherever .ney can
reac' yoer. homes. ana t''es depanen the IA
5, - - iae1'. 'ls..is,a = WV a'u sopse''eu'
p's1'A''s - -.f9 ,1sso pas
e.'',s' 40 sne p''oe y stcasnei ; Oo.'sciouS
y snsi' 'nao.t,sJ - Piesa,i ~ ieg'titnaee
mat'a,c, nos ua,iss - maze peace icstiney
s"ou'u oe ,'ufieu ''u'h e1 .a s''a's - power
'''e men "oo now rue ~ y ashing'on reIuse
even % con'er ou tie sunJec' o putting an
Gnu % ou'fascs "li'c'i aissrace our age OF
y ls'ei' - :. Suggestion 'of cohuuc.'ne she
va, a,coiuins " ''ie usagcs =. c'sli,zatioh
1o,'oH -cn'1ens, ~ a,.elha,ise = le'.y \,
out victory, or suo,u eation, slavery ana tue
u''er run OF yourselves your !amtlieS ana
your country. Inc victory Is within yonr
reacn. You neeo out stretch iofth your
hands TO grasp -. FOR TINS end, an that
Is necessary Is, tbat those VINO are calico 70
the nciu by every motive that can move tue
human heart, should promptly repair t. the
post OF duty shouid STAND by their comrades
no" Ia lroil OF INC Zoe, ana thus SO Strength
en- the armies OF tue conlederacy as 70 en-.
sure success Inc men now absent from
their posts Would, u present IN INC held,
sulnce 20 create hulnefical equai'ty between 7
our 1orce aliu tnac OF me lhyaucrs-ahu
Wheh WIN ahy approach 10 sueh equailtys
f,.,j ~
49, Ia fam r. 49, a,.,a,al
,iat oue re, ,e" o. 'nose absent are acsua'ea
~ that manv b.va fa,,na = ,l;fsa,,,, - -
go ,le tamn}at;on Of r;s;t taAtba;r hoa,os
and he leyeJ oaes from who,n thev have
To-, - l,.na so,.rstal. ~. ot,,or - Z.
g.. tomno,aTr attan,;na - Ia. "a
,ta ;n.dnt;o, ~ rotnrn;no "a ' Ia : ~, w.
shrnnt from, ,ho consaansnoas u s' H.. n .a
b ,io, of ,,nty. that ot,,ers ..o;n baro laet
heir nosts fran, moro restlassnass and IA A.
sire of CHANGE each on;s.ine To .nhr.;a
ines Of his conscience hy nersuad;na him.
self that his individual services could have
no influence on the general result
These and other causes {althouoh far less
disgraeeful than the desire to avoid danger.
or to escape from the sacrifices required bs.
patriotism are nevertheless grievous faults
and place tie cause of our beloved country,
aud OF everything we hold dear. IN immi
nent peril. | repent that the men who now
owe duty to their country, who have been
called out aud have not yet reported for du-
ty, or who have abscnted themselves from
cure US victory III the struggle now impen- :.
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