The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-06-11
Army Correspondence.
Letter from ihe ITth Ohio Beg.
CAMP HEAR TRIuRs. TESSESsEE. |
MaI l7lh. 1868. (

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our kind aud patriotic letter which came
. hand few days ago.
Yesterday was twenty months since We 9
eft our homes and our dear sons. Du' i
ing this time we have labored isithluly I
n the glorious Uuiou cause and still en-
lure and will until this caurSed rebellion
8 crushed. During these twenty months
Ne have soldiered all over Kentucky at
Iwo different times, and this is the tbhd
ime we are in Tennessee, and ~ that
swamp aud wilderness Of
Mississippi. We faced the enemy time
and again, until lie found out il was not
good for his health at that place, so be
took up his bad and walked. From
there we wandered over the sandy bot.
toms Of Alabama, under the rayo Of tic
sun and the ho. summer days. We
have ,oldisred by night and by Gay, in
tie snow stoim and in the welcome
summer shower, in mud boot-sob deep,
and in dust that we eonld hardly see or
breathe through, and Today We feel more
like going on in this our coun'ry's cause
than we ever did. This army. now the
pride and hope Of the North, has had
good rest, is in good hel,h and 6ns spirits
and the hoys are spelling for GgLt.-
But old Rosy is on the alert and keeps
his own council and will be sure 10 pull
the tigger when the piece is level /; or In
other words, raise the net when the
fish is on.
have heartily laughed at the iears
expressed in regard 10 the safety of our
forces hero at Tliune by the oredulous
and chicken hearted. Why Mr.. Cook,
herd Of half clothed, balf-famished
creatures. such as the rebels are represen.
ted TO be, cannot defeat, surround, OF
take us prisoners. We are strong here
and can hold this point against all tba
Bragg and Breck can bring against US
We fear that the rebels won't do us
TIE favor Of coming this way and making
our acquaintance. Brig Gen'l SshOfield
is now commanding this post. The boys
have great confidence in him aud iu ou
officers, and are sure Of victory and sue
3 cess. They are eagerly waiting for 'h
enemy.
All that THROWS q dark cloud owe
them is the notorious home traitors VIII
are keeping up constant 6rc in the rea
o of our gallant army in the field. Copper
heads woe unto you when The soldier
9 get back. l advise you in due time
: make yOur peace with God, or you vii
q cry for the waters to swallow you. An
o there is that vile and traitorous sheet tn
d Ohio Eagle. that is contiuully throw
. ing ohot and shell 10 our rear. l hav
always been aDemocrat & am one to-day
Z | sed 10 be friend OF that sheet bsfol
the rebellion, but 1t has turned traitc
y and | cannot and will not 60 with 1t; b,
alas! have seen the fruits and folly
% that foul sheet. Pl. ase excuse mo fc
" warning the Butternu's to make tn"
peace with God, for / don't believe
Copperbsad can make peace with &c
10 K A nan tba! will rebel against the. be'
! Government in the world. turn lrait'
- to bis own country, refuse wha. his for
fathers fought and bled for, deny h
> birth righ.-tbat man can never 60
Heaven, but death shall be the traitor
l., portion and he'll his doom.
10 We have good news-tbat is as go'
is as if we had won viCtOry-and that
I, this; that Vallaudingham has been a
n rested and is to be sent South. The bo
ke all heartily rejoics in that. but still t
n, work is not done yet. There arc mo
that ought to follow their brother traitc
b. TO Dixie. If Gent Burnside will ARE
a few more of the traitors, and the 10y
n citizens take down The copperhead prir
an ing Offices, then you may have peace
-, tho North and wa will settle the quest
m in the South. II l am Democrat
o. don't say peace, and lei them have tn
J, cotton States aud we'll take what th
cave. No never. l 60 in for the ema
/. cipation proclamation. put the conscr
law in force, and shoot all doscrters.
II This is my motto.
es Col. Walker is now commanding I
Brigade, Col. j. NJ. Connell the Reg
en- inont, and old company X is still OK wi
I'h Capt Clarke at the head of it. LuC
or Io, Miller has again come to the Compsu
lie Ho has been absent eleven months frc
's' =. the regiment, but not idle, being bu
vO attending tho sick and wounded at Mas
i,h ~! vile. Woodson, Brock aud Emry FrieI
IN. have also come up ; they were left ba
rs, sick. The regiment is in good bealL
IT, We have only lost ono man by-bickne
ire and that was Mr.. Hoffman, a member