The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-18
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Freedom and Nationality.

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Freedom and Nationality. e
fls 5. CtiSzsaIK CEIE, Editor.
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b THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE rs, i6s.
a.i .la llt all4 i.al1r u LahalH -.a
tribute TO Ad1ataht j, w. HOyntOn.
I Az . meeting Of tAe officers. Of the
Goth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held in
camp near Murfreesboro, June och, for
the purpose Of giving expression to their
feelings on The death Of LIST Lieutenant
]. w. 'Boynton, the following preamble
and resolutions were adoptcd; lJ u.
WHEREAS, We have received .informa-
ton that the wounds of Lieut.. j. w.
Boynton, late Adjutant of The 9th Ohio
/ Volunteers, received in the action Of
Stone River, December 81, 1862, have
proved faial-be il t,.-.....5 u
y ReQled That this meeting is .unani-
NOUS in their feeling Of regret at the loss
OF so young ndpromising an officer aud
4 that the news of his death comes with
a two fold force, from The fact of his
/ friends in Tennessee having been hitherto
buoyed up by the almost certain pros
pect OF his ultimate recovery.
! ResoIrai, That the service al large, and
this regiment in particular, have, in the
death Of Lieut. Boynton, met With o se-
we're loss difficult TO replace; that the
officers of the Goth Ohio Volunteer In
fsntrY have lost in him companion Of
genial and happy temperament and that
the regiment. has lost an officer whose
peculiar tact and military talents were
invaluable. S ..'-. 7sa
Resolued That tbs meeting deeply
/ sympafhizes with the bereayed relatives
1 Of the late Lieut., Boynton, who has thus
offered up bis lifetd his country; another
victim to be added TO the hectacombs
-sAcri hoed on the polluted affairs Of the
ihsatiate, demoniof rebellion. But The
meeting suggests that the pregnancy
of theirIegtet may be alleviated by the
.hops of a happy reunion in the world
'ahoye where all is peace and love. TO.
10 aResohe2, That alcopy of these resolu-
tions, the true, earnest and heartfelt ex-
preston Of our regrets and sympAthies,
al the loss $50 well beloved a c0mtade,
be Forwarded toAhis brother, Henry
! Wheeler, Esq, of indianapolis; and that
icopies be- forwarded to the Boston Post,
Cincinnati Comm ercial Nashville U'pioh,
and Hamilton Telegraph for publication.
lulad loleYs LEW. SIUssERp Chairman.
w. s.. MEAD, Secretary. Aailiaui a1a'
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Editor If To NaJioiRe URt6aesar ,es-
r 'Fis very hot weather down Mere, il ia
that The sun comes down through the
tree tops right on . teller, and melts him
Lust like 50 much soap grease. Yet0not-
/ withstqndipg, we Hliye, move and have
our being, as the iirebs'1 no doubt are
aware Of. ''' I am writing Under resy great
dilIiculties, Che irst and most prominent
is caused by EascaIly boy, who. sits
about twenty PAGES from me, mirror il
hand, sending che suh's rays "slanten-
dicularly" into my eyes, aud then
laughing hugely at the fun, as he seems
70 think it, I've gOt'np twice, swearing
liI'd A'Gs him, but he askedaddlesp only
Ito return again, SO I have "a changed
! my base and he win have TO change his
TOO, or else quit his sport.l baslao W.
| Our brigade--6en, Steadmap--was out
on scout yesterday, but didn'tiihd any
"greybaeks't worth attention. The Isl
East Tennessee Cavalry led the advance
and searched every nook and corner, but
couldn't scare up fight. BRowNLow il
dashing fellow, and if there is any
fight in the "rebs" he is just the man tc
bring it out Of them
1t is Sabbath morning; every thing il
unusually quiet to-day. The boys are
no doubt thinking Of the many pleasan
Sundays they have spent at Church, wher
A" civil war" was stranger to our land
But Sunday in the army is not notieeC
more than any other day.
DO you hear nything Of the Copper
Lea,ls any more ? We "soiers" conclud
they're about "gone up since being de
priyed Of their chief who is now rusji
eating in the "happy land of Dixie
Hope he will have good timo running
for Governor of Ohio. There "was
time" when zoe ans" were literally de
luged with Jaae1miletters from friends q
who sought TO argue the case with us
But we didn't feel so disposed, SO W
just informed them in as cool name
as we could, without swearing much tha
We didn't relish o9gPerleaa literature, n
difference from whore il came. Conse
quently they've "let us alone"
Very respectfully,
FRANK MAYFIELD
Co. b, 10Th Ind. Regiment.
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