Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-23
s6TH REGIMENT o. v.

36TH REGIMENT o. VI.
CARTHAGE, Tenn, April II, 1853.
Mr.. HARPER:-Allow me permission
through the columns of your valuable
paper 10 inform the friends Of old Gal
liza something Of our whereabouts, and
how we are getting along. need not
mention our departure from the Kama
Wha Valley, as it is well known to all
the friends. We arrived at Nashville,
Tennessee. February 9th, and went in
to camp. where we remained until the
10th, when we received marching ord
ers. We then embarked on board
Steamboat Liberty and landed at this
point the evening OF the 98th, where
we have remained ever since. The
Regiment is in excellent health, and the
boys in better spirits than they ever
have been.
Those copperhesds at home have no
bad influence over the boys, but excite
ambition, and il would not be well for
one OF them to make his appearance in
our midst, for we would rather shoot
one OF them than to shoot the rankest
rebel in JEFF Davis army. and il they
get so numerous that the Union men at
home can't keep them down, we will
turn our attention to the poor God.for-
saken woodlands and show them what
virtue there is in onr Enfelds.
1t is enough to make every heart burn
with revenge to think, while we are out
here suffering from exposure. pstroliug
our post in the dead hour of night, the
rain pouring down in torrents upon US,
the enemy watching and taking every
advantage of us, and yet men in the
Northern States giving them aid and
comfort. These are the sneaks who are
calling for an u-nsistice, for peace con
ventions, or anything else that will en-
courage traitors that are in arms against
us. / ask in the name Of God can you
permit such traitors TO live in the North?
Men who desire To recognize the South
ern Confederscy; men who desire to
unite the Northwest with the South, and
more than all. who want to destroy this
glorious Government. Although we
know they never can accomplish their
designs while the soldiers are in the
field, they can blow around home while
the men are gone to defend their coun-
try, and may be they can scare some
poor old lady. but 1 think it doubtful.
They may thsnk their God that they
have not the soldiers to deal with.
wish Governor Stanton would call on
the 36th TO hunt up such copperheads,
l can assure you they would not fare
very well. We would show them nc
quarters, nor ask any; for such men de.
serve the most barbarous punishment
that can be pronounced upon man.
Ask them why they don't 60 out honor
ably on one side or the other, and fght
for their principles, and they will snesE
off as quick as possible. The fact is,
they are towards at heart, witbou
courage enough to face dog. l trus
We have none Of those men in old Gal
liza. for / would be very sorry TO hesl
OF it.
GIVE my love to all the Union people
trusting while we are here ready to NEE
the enemy face to face, as we have
done. that we still have sympathizins
friends at home. And when we have
cleaned the Rebs out OF Dixie and al
returned home, we will advise the Reb
10 our rear to skedsddle. J.V.
9Th REGIMENT VIRGINIA, WI.
BULL Town, Braxton co., West Va, !
April IS. 1863. I
Nh. HARPxR:-I thought perhaps i
might interest you and the readers o
the Journal to know what is going ol
in this part Of the country, what kint
of people it is inhabited with. and hov
they live. This place is about fift,
miles from the nearest Railroad depot
and shut off entirely, as it seems. frou
all the balance of civilized mankind.
In the first place, the people. with
few exceptions, are all secesh. and vel
do they deserve that name, for q NOR
degraded and ignorant set of human
beings cannot be found in the civilize'
world. do not believe that the,
could be equslled by those Of the Civ
Points" Churches and schoolhouses
there are none to be found, the peopl