The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-06
LETTER FROM THE loIst

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On the morning OF the Slst the First
Division, G en-. Davis commanding, taking |
six days provisions and their shelter
tents, started ON scout in the direction
of Huparth Sho oals. At alfpast four in
the evening, by rapid marching, the d.
vision halted aud cnmpCd for the night at
Eorlcsyillc, an arcirnt little burel. ON the
Shclbyville Pike, containing within its
corporate limits u grocery, store aud .
blacksmith shop.
About 8 o'clock that night some sixty .
prisoners were brought in, belonging to
Forests cavalry. A party OF about two
hundred having been surprised aud char
gcd upon by large force Of our cavalry,
who had preceded us about miles south
of Eoplcsvillc. The next day was spent
in another rapid and disagtecable march
across the country. the roads being
continual succession of hill and hollow
of rocky lcdgcs and bottomlcss flats. AT
nirhtfallwe were seven miles from Frank.
| lin, and a more tired and foot sore set of
soldiers seldom Icy down to rest, than
were ours that night, but "aaturc's great
rcstorer," happily brought forth new vig-
or for the nervous, aud Franklin wts
taken quiet ossession Of early on the fol-
lowing day. The people of franklin
arc all, with but few exception, the most
violent sccesh, but, strange as it may
seem, the exceptions are as uncompro-
misingly fer the Union. The Union men
only daring to remain while our troops
occupy the place. This point was made
the centre of operations for our cavalry,
tn crety leaving the infantry to thciT own
enjoy ment, when not doing guard duti.
1t is hardly necessary to mention that
during our visit (Which it seemed like to
us) heavy levies were made on the poul-
= try yards, the duiries and cellars OF the
0 surrounding neighborhood.
Our stay was pleasant one, and long
e to be remembered by all, and especially
by those who enjoyed the hospitalitics o.
some OF the citizens. Never were sold
iers treated better at the hands oi thoS'
} whose sympO,hes ure with the South
- than were we for the short time we re
maned there, and in connection with thu
rnsnphtw wSiihSf,. all reSrc crt led iIst fss "
y could not remain longer.
p" On the morning OF the 18th, however
the division received orders to return I,
camp, which we reached on the follow
. ing day, where it was understood, to th,
3 great joy of the boys, the Paymasicr, will
Y "Lincoln-Greens" was awaiting them
und Tomorrow this division will be paid
So much to the credit Of Uncle Samuel
II matters not how little confidence ID
placed in the stability Of the government
affairs by portion Of the peoE lie Of tho
Northern States, whose people are con.
trollcd by set Of schcmin: politicians
who would sell their birthright FOR mess
OF pottoge, the Army of the Cumberland
with their noble General to lead them,
and Father Abraham to back them, gives
their hearty support to the cause in which
they are engaged, and feel that with the
coming season the effici,n mt Army of the
West will accomplish great W ork in re-
storing again cur shattered and bleeding
country.
Nothing fills the soldiers heart more
with foreboding and distrust than evidcn-
ces Of REFUSING their cordial support at
home. Hoping that Ohio and her citi-
zens will prove true to her brave sens,
her country, and herself, we will 90 on
as before, believing in the adduge, that
"Eterna vigilance is the price of Lib
erty." NJ.