The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-13
a Soldier's Letter.
CAMP OF THE 9TH MICH. l. V. 14THl
ARMY CoBPs, MURFREEsBoRo, 7
March 9th, 1868. y

Marcn Ot1, 1oOo'
Mr.. EDITOR The soldiers Of the
Union Army, and especially of the army
of the Cumberland, must feel highly
gratified and encouraged to receive SO
many tokens of high appreciation and
esteem for their past conduct, at the
hands of the people and the loyal Press
Of their country. The rousing Union
meetings held all over the North, and the
tone of the newspapers, is evidence
enough that our addresses and letters 10
the loyal people of the Union have not
been thrown away.
In the face of all this, the cowardly,
snealSing Copperheads of the North must
shade their faces, and crawl back to their
holes. The rock of Unionism, heated by
the fire of liberty and patriotism, is too
hot for their Shiny form to creep upon,
and with hiss they will vamouse. But
this army feels gratified and encouraged
that its efforts in the defence Of our
country against her enemies, have been
appreciaisd-that the soldiers friends at
home feel deeply for them, while they
endure the hardships and privations in
cident to the life of soldier and led
by the gallant General RosEoRANs-who
can only excel the way in which he Yields
the pen, by the manner in which he
Yields the sword-they will show them
selves worthy Of their appreciation and
esteem.
1t is therefore with redoubled zeal and
confidence, that the soldiers Of this army
will endeavor TO carry out their part Of
the programme in this campaign, which,
as future events must prove, viii be of
gigantic proportions. The army of the
West will, without doubt, succeed in
taking VicKsburg and Port Hudson, and
wrestling the Mississippi Valley from
rebel power, but will it be able to cap
ture the rebel army concentrated there,
which must foot up TO near one hundred
thousand men? This is hardly to be
expected. The rebel Generals will scarce
ly wait TO be bagged while there is the
room and the chance for foot race
Now, should the rebels succeed in safely
Withdrawing their army from the Mis-
sissippi, the consequences are plainly 10
be seen The same may be said Of all
other points threatened by our fleets of
iron clads. The more territory we oo-
cupy, the more scattered and weak must
our forces become, and the more ooncen-
trated and powerful must become those
Of the rebels. For suppOsing Vicksburg,
Port Hudson, Mobile, Savannah, and
Charleston taken, the immediate results
Of those victories will be 10 relieve the
rebel garrisons from duty--leaying them
free TO concentrate upon the main body
Of their army or against any Of our
weakest points.
In view of this probable concentration
Of the rebel forces, it is TO be hoped that
the authorities at Washington will lose
no time in giving substance to the re-
ports telegraphed a few DAYS since, to
the effect that the War Department was
soon to call out eight hundred thousand
more men. Let the summer campaign Of
1862 be warning, to show that there ia
such a thing as being outnumbered aud
compelled to give ground.
AS l remarked above, we are all conf
dencc and enthusiasm, rely ing implicitly
on the sagaeity and tried valor Of the
brave leaders who led US so CALAMITY
over the famous fields Of Stones River
With such leaders, who can doubt the
result?
Truly You're,
MIWGAE NINTH.