The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-12-31
[coHnEsrosDrScE OF THE rRBUSE.l ]
SOLDIERS LETTER.


CAMP arm ONO VoL. 1srANTRY.l
BRANDY STATION, Va, Dec. IL.
Ny OLD FRIEND ROBINS Now thn,
the time for active operations Is past, as
we sit in our snug winter quarters looms
up visions Of HOME and its Christmas
comforts. and we can find time to b.
homesick once more "a in times gone
past n time when the war bad just be.
gun, az d we were going to crush the Re.
bellion in three months Among the
many absurd ideas which we entertained
1t the beginning Of the present struggle.
none has been so Thoroughly exploded
as the idea that the war was not biz
thing"
am told there is very prevalent
feeling of cot t,mTt for this army all
over the Northwest. Aud Why 7 Sim
ply because il hos fought the greatest
battles and more Of hom, and been un.
successful. Not only is this fcelrp
shared by the Ccppcrhcuds, whose inter.
,st il is to Gcprcciale the Efforts of any
army, Int by large class Of loyal,
though ignorant, people. And oil be.
cause they do not take time TO think over
the Disadvantages under which we labor.
II il all very well TO sny, Let them have
Washington il is only Sihk.holc oi
corruption at all events" But | assure
you the people have never been prepare
to loose it, sink.holc" though it may
be. Owing to this feeling have al
ways felt rcTugnHrce toward mentor.
ing the gallant deeds Of this Amy not
bt cause TN ASHAMED TO do so, I, f,rI will
/ always be Ircud of my own connection
With the Amy Of the Potomac.
But | stated cut to give y,uny histo-
ry since last saw you. ! passed ihrc ugh
the engage mcnt nt Chancellorsvillc with
no other personal iriury tlan n shot
through the stock Of my gun, which
did consider an il jury, for | had very
tender feeling for 81 Old Betsy" During
the summer season took n stroll through
your native State OF Pennsylvania. II
is very good State, by the wny-thC
people are so thrifty and saving under
stand some ol the farmers, notwithstand
ing the great Influx of visitors at on'
tine, umusstd large fortunes in shor
time. Pennsylvania fnrmcrs should al
be drafted into the cOvalry--thCy arc ST
,xpcrt on charge. (Not Originally
happened olorg at Gettysburg about th
; I'd OF July. But some of. their Southcrl
visitors kicked up a row about the da!
the q" .iih of July comes on und the eel
,bration went III prcmtturcly, In tac
the " show" was all oyer by the ith," on,
the cit'zcns Of Gettysburg were so often
ed, that, with the exception of one man
they would have nothing TO DO with it,
don't blame them, however, for some o
these Southern chaps did act scandal
Gus.
Was you ever in H1gcrstown, Mary
] land Well, sir, tho citizens of thn
: place entertained tho who'c party o
n Southcrncrs, and didn't charge them
d cent ! When our party got there, W
: could not find room in the town for lhes
: fellows, and had to remain in the suburb
s until they left. Never have ! com
= across more uugrutelul SIT thnn thcs
: Southern brcthcrn of ours. We sen
i courier after courier TO them, TO max
2 them puy their bills. hut with the cxccr
: ton of an old wagon or two, and SON
: old clothes, they cut on u.s. completcl,
i am coming home some time thi
,, inter, aud shall call on you. | sho
$ then give you Un account Of my Odvcr
c lures by blood and field, which will b
= interesting to put in your paper. B'
II sides. think something interesting occ5
r sionully improves paper.
II Yours, high aud dry,
!, OLD Typo.