The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-29
Our Armp Correspondence
Correspondence Of the News
Letter from the 4eth Ohio Reg't.

"hat he Soldiers Think OF the Emancipation Policy
Their Disgust at Rebel sympathizers at Home, who
Denounee that Pol icyNesessity Of United North to
subdue the RcJollion-what the Recognition Of the
Southern Confcderacy would lead to-
FIT. PICKERING, MEMPHIS, TENN, /
Jan. 13, 1868. I L
DEAR BoARDMAN 1t is hardly nee
essary for me to make any predatory re-
marksin writing you. Suffice to say I
am here,in command of a detachment of
convalescents-how long to remain en-
tcreth not into the knowledge of this de-
ponent. Arriving at this place too late to
accompany our regiment down the river,
was assigned to this command to await
the developments Of events. Suspense
reigned supreme in our camp, during
last week, in regard to the reported
battle at Vicksburg. Day after day
came and went-night after night drew
its weary length along and still no IL
dings, You can imagine the feeling of
relief experienced by all when the hos
pital boat "City Of Memphis" hove in
sight, direct from Vicksburg. She came
up Sunday morning last, having on
board some six hundred wounded
, From these unfortunate fellows we learn
ed that the movement was failure
that Sherm an had handled his men well
and fought nobly, but the expected co.
operation came not, and that after al
= most gaining the coveted end, he was
compelled to fall back. I do not cen
o sure any one for the failure-it may
have been unavoidable or it may not
| of course, have an opinion, but, for
the present am content to keep it locked
up in my own breast--believing that an
G expression of it will neither undo the
+ sad work already done or effect any
e good to the cause hereafter. None Of
our regiment were on the boat, and
IT am inclined to think the 48th, though
o on the ground, was not in the fight
j What the next move against Vicksbure
s will be time alone will tell.
e The Secesh of this city are extremely
IT jubilant, and are more bold than fol
: months past--and we'll they may be, for
6 all accounts reaching them foreshadoV
adivision of sentiment in the North, anG
it need not be very acute rensone>
to tell that divided North cannot sue
cecd against united South. promis
ed on leaving you, to write something o
the feeling of the army in regard to The
L. Emancipation Proclamation. hav,
p not, as yet, sufficient data upon which
to base positive assertion, but veril,
believe, from what see and hear, tha
the whole army ::of the South west en-
dorse it as a military necessity, aud ar
surprised and even disgusted to thin
such hue and cry is raised against
in the loyal States. Very few Adolf
tionists of the Sumner and Gliding
school can be found in our army, yet
majority of us, here at least, are Abo
' litionists in the sense that the negro
I. "contraband of war" and, as su /
should be put out of reach of their reb
Ell owners. IF our pious friend of tn
Gazette would campaign it for year G
" more in this Southern country, and lear
. by sad experience what a terrible Cr
CINE Of war Cuffee is, in the hands
his master, | believe that he, immacl
late tho he be, would not seriously oil
ject 10 Lincolns Proclamation.
The news of Rosecrans victory ha
reached us, and all feel thankful, thoug
our JOY is somewhat dampened by I'll
: :, thought that at home, there is larg
0 party who do not appreciate it, and VIII
md seemingly, would be almost as we
-, pleased bad it been a defeat 1t is S
wo manifest that a change of sentiment
be taking place in the North that fe0
many of our officers and men are becou
/. ing discouraged, and while fully aware o
the necessity existing for their services
feel very little disposed to risk life an
limb in a cause in which every citize
Of our country is equally intereste,
rty when those at home, who should er
courage them with a united front, al
, divided and pickering among then
selves. How willingly would the arm
Is. go in, did the people at home but stan
up and cheer them onl There are b,
os. two ways to my mind, to put an end
: this war. First; to push the armi,
IA, ahead and conquer peace, which Il
forces in the field are amply able to d.
H. if properly handled. Second: to bac
me square down and grant the South h,
rhs independence. A peace upon the la
for ter basis would only be temporary, viii
ct. upon the former it would be permaneu
be- and our Government come forth strOnI