Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-03-26
CAMP NEAR WOLF Run SHOALS, !
March 18th, 1868.
Inent soon.

SAMf NEAR NOIF nun DIOALS, !
March 18th, 1868.
DEAR FRIENDS AT HOME Again it be-
comes my duty to write you few lines,
in answer to a letter which | received from
home not long since.
My health is very good, but my spirits
rather gloomy just now. Bad whiskey is
all | can get here, but that is very scarce
and finally feel pretty we'll myself after
all. ! have just read note from Ait
Gen. Washburn of Vermont informing
us that VIC could stay in Virginia until
after the 4th Of July, and about the 10th
we could mako an excursion trip, to
visit the Green Mountains of old Yer
mont. Some of the boys don't fancy the
idea of staying year to perform 8
months service and can't exactly see the
point myself but I.don't care 80 much
for myself, would rather stay here for
nothing. than have Rebellion and Slavery
triumph over Constitution and Freedom.
80 days will soon pass away if we are
well, and if the country needs our help to
punish treason, after that date, | can see
no reason why it does not belong to them.
| 60 for crushing Rebellion and killing
slavery, and if it is necessary. at the cost
of the whole amount of blood and treas
ure that exists in America. cannot say
that | want this war ended until both are
totally exterminated.
Slavery is open rebellion against good
nature and God 8 moral and divine laws,
the most corrupt and God-forsaken inSti
tuition that was ever suffered to exist up
on earth, and when hear of men leaving
the army and going home, and talking in
the manner in which am informed that
some returned soldiers have talked, since
they returned home, | regard them as un-
worthy of the title of soldier, or birth
right upon American soil, they are neither
men at home nor soldiers abroad, | very
often see men here continually finding
fault with the Government, aud if they
don't get more to cat, and that which is
better than they provided for themselves
and families at home, they dam the Ne
groes for causing the war, and wish all
abolitionists in hell, and 60 on with
scnseless ramble that would disgrace any
half witted negro to tell, and disgust an
intelligent one. 1 don't know as you
need an abolition lecture, but | don't
want you to believe all you hear about
such things, which as | understand are
narrated for truth.
You have probably heard that our
Brigadier General has been stolen from
us, by the rebels, they played fine game
on General Sto1ghton, while he was
asleep; l understand he was 5 miles
away from the nearest regiment of his
command, and II miles from the 18th
and 18th Regis. We have received or
dcrs to night, to be prepared to march at
a moments notice. The rebels are cross
ing the Rappahanock in force between here
and Rappahanock Station.
do not imagine they will disturb us
to night if they do they will find us
ready for them at any time; we have got
to whip them by fighting them. The
story that | understand, is told in CAM
bridge and thereabouts that the South
cannot be whipped by fighting, probably
came directly from Jefferson Davis head
quarters, and he would be glad to hire
Northern Coppcrheads to tell the story
for him. if there was not plenty that are
willing to repeat it after him for moth
ing. The idea that we cannot settle this
thing, fighting, in my opinion is very alb
surd, and should never be advanced be-
yond the lines Of the Southern Confeder-
acy. 1t is very good policy for traitors
to talk in that way, but very foolish for
loyal persons to repeat it after them.
A. J. D.