The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-04-16

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) was not "slyed' away. We are happ
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kin to US
Co. 11TH REG. INIT. Iowa VOLS, }
CAMP MILES BELOW LAKE PROVIDENCE,
April 1st, "A. d. 1868.
! EDIroR TlPToN ADvERTISER:
There has nothing of any note trans
PRED since my last to you, only the open
/ ing of the Lake Providence canal. The
lcvce was cut the 10Th of March it is
now in running order-that is, the end
that we were ut work en-. \ greater
portion Of the town is under water
The health of our regiment is the best
that it ever was. The health of the
troops generally is improving. There
are soldiers going down the river every
day-perhaps for Vicksbureh. We are
looking for something to be done below
soon.
/ We still have some accounts Of traitors
at home. 1t appears that my Is: lcttor
hit The spot that it was aimed at. Il
gives US some satisfaction to know that
our shots take effect where they are aim.
eu' mere was 'efteT came to Nr.
Lookout from coppcrhcad. He under.
zoo" 70 ''H' me Gown Il p'; Tor pno'ish-
ing what ne MAD written. ne says that 1t
was a private letter to his brother, and
that | had to "S'y" it away from him.
-. ia. - no' 80 '"S I'''Sr Was gwen 10
Inc company ana al the same time tie
o'yS "s'' =, ''lu"S'ed 10 "ri'e up there
q s,'o ''"' '"s Oes' We E"e"' INC
:c'.,' Jay 'o'no ana was hna''y t'ampcd
!" '!'' "l''' WIN the remark that 1t was
So'' sno'S" ior coPpefhe'o' = mum.
's' u Tue ooys c'i'i"d II; 'oF orc, and
se'' INC came % pc FuoHshtc. Mr..
'oPp''"eau So' very mac ana wrote III"
a 'e''e'' u'u not intend to puOi'Sh
MS "'-e' Gu' ne wants MS n"'n2 TO be
hnu"h; ne VIII see It,
lor ms o'other' l nave only to say
toas ne IS one OF the best membeTa ct
20. n. lie i brave soldier and true
patTioe, and "a opposed to the copper
"@aG5.
suppose that he thought to t'ut!, but
that is not my name. You know that it
is said that tie seed Of the woman shall
brn;se the se-pent,s head, 50 I will try
to obey. / will give you r1ny Ct the
serpents letter, to show that he is OF TIC
snake Kind. His letter Is as fellows:
,s,,xn low, ,,.rcr7.,h ,..9
! LOOKOUT:
Hir-1cu presume to take posses
SION OF a private lc ter written - NJ
brother IN 60, +; send part o. Tx
Same to the Upton ARrcrtiSer, with youl
comments. for publication; at tho same
time being SO ovc:s:ocFcI with tiapu
"cn~c IS to cal! ne - account for writing
fr'eudly letters to ny near reltiyts Il
the army. l"lS Is sublime righteousness
and as mean IS "oo.ircss can make ii
You accuse me or great dca! Ct mean
ness and threaten to divulgc names
the th'ns IS persisted in. l propose t
pursue tue course that have al! a.on
heen acting upon; dong 1t fearless; al
'here Is orc "ame should be very happ
r. t" nave ycn d'vulcc, the sooner Tie be-
e ter II y"n ever knew I've yen have
a different name from that which is ;
tie top OF 'hs page. lfycu have a nam
{ h0t IS what l wish published. YOU
e threats viii frigh:cn nobody. [ hav
dene nothing to be ashamed of either :
home or IN the company. | wish 70 "a,
that 1t my letters in Your estimation arr
r'r 'i< ~ pe. :" any H. .' man ina
:, w." .,' ''a0 "''''I ''' '"Ae INC Trouble t
1'':, '' .I'' away from ''e owner copy 'n'
, '.o ,''i'' vi l"0''2a'loh. her
-. .;l' "o''' zee" one S'oFrsSed !" you III