Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-05-14
Army Correspond
CAnp SEAR,YIcKsBns. April 25th.

Mn EDrroR:- Being once reader ci
your paper and acquainted with some
readers of the same while citizen Of Mar
shall County, but now asoldier, some may
read line from me with interest. ss there
are but few from Marshall County in the
46th. will say first that the most Of the
men and officers of the 46th are in good
health and good spirits. There is large ar
my at present aroundand about Yicksburg.
1 don't think would over estimate the
number by saying that there are 100000
union troops at this place. The troop,
appear to still bc coming and moving NJ
daily nearer the rebel works 1t is belicv.
ed by some that battle will soon be
fought In fact Il looks as though there
might. The blockade has already been
run by number Of our boats. Heavy
cannonading war heard late last night bu
we have not yet heard what the result was
or is likely to be. Three divisions o.
troops got of of the transports at Mill
ken's Bend on the Mississippi River. and
marched around by Rchm oad to get below
vicksburg. These three divisions are
commanded by Generals Austerhouse
Hovey and Q ,inby. We have not had
any news from the front or any where else
for some time. / do not know what is
going Oh elsewhere, but l know there is Q
grand move in this command.
This is very beautiful country. indeel
We have seen in the last few days travel
many nice farms. well titled. and an en-.
terprising country. The weather is warm
and pleasant. Corn is nicely growing,
but too small for use. There is fine fenc.
ing on these farms which make quick fires
ITO cook our grub by. also to build camp
houses with. Leaving these nice quarters
to the Yankees is. no doubt, a bitter pill
for the rebels, but they would have it so.--
Such is War. They. with vanjal hands
are heapins Goals upon their own heads,
and have brought war to their own doors.
yet they appear to stick to the war ell
They appear to all be there. They Lave
been conscripted till there are not any
more to conscript.
As the negro has long been the subject
Of conversation both among citizens and
soldiers. deem it unnecessary to say
much about him. 1t has been said time
and again that this was Niger war, and
to free the negro was all that the war was
for. However, thinking. men and loyal
men know better. 1t is true the war has
interfered with the negro. But how cod
it be otherwise? They are very numerous
here. Four millions of negroes. il let a.
lone, would be oil that the rebels would
need to do all their farming and camp du-
ty. Tie late Proclamation Of the Presi-
dents was not intended to free the negro,
as great many suppose, SO much as to
weaken the rebellion and take strength
from them. Some men are afraid the ne
gross will so north. This is as likely as
tho old lady's story. who reported to her
neighbors that the Indians had crobars and
were going to turn Lake Erie over on
them. don't care what they do with the
slaves after the war is over If they re-
turn to their owners l will be satisfied,
for do not think that they ever ought to
be free. In servitrde or out Of the United
States. l DO not care which. But anything
to put the rebellion down is the policy
Take the negro snd the jackass. arm them
both, or harness them beth as the nature
Of the case may demand. But the Cop
perheads of the North wont agree tothis,
suppose. Their reasonable deeds have
hurt us fearfully in the army. think {
great deal of such men. hope they viii
all get their rights. which they talk Sc
much about. A nice hemp rope is all the,
have right tn. / would say as . friend
to all such men-keep cool and don't tear
your shirts,-cotton Is too high, don't fre
in the harness. nor don't get too smart
for fear you may have to lower your stan
dard slightly. The rebellion must be pu
down. the Union restored, and woe to tn
man who prolongs the struggle. by fac
| tious opnosition to the war mcasures of th.
administration. re Sd fr
In conclusion permit me to tell you
little about soldering and camp life.
is a rough and tumble kind ofbusiness iron
beginning to end. We have some goo
times though for all that. Our beds ar
sometimes in one place and some times il
an other.-soms times under one bush an
some times under another. Very often tn
blue faced sky ia our only shelter. w
havslost good many men ont Of the 46tf
We have left them all along our line @
march. Many of them lay in their warrio
shrouds. with the sleeping dead. On th
9Th Of April. while on picket guard nea
Fort Pemberton. on the Talahatchie River
Co. K, lost one man. William Johnsor
killed BY { she'll. Hswas brave and pal
viofic Hio -loes wa deenlv feel Eth