The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07
age back across the neck to the main camp at
the steamboat landing, while the remainder Oh

age back across the neck to the main camp o.
the steamboat landing, while the remainder OF
us twenty eight in number, came here, where
we have been on outpost, performing picSes
5uty. ever since, expecting every hour to be re-
,eyed or called in, but still staying on. Our
regiment Is all the troops this side the main
camp at the landing on the canal, and report
for duty one field officer, nine company officers
and two hundred and six enlisted men. Our
Company report is one company officer and
eighteen enlisted men. '7t
Thos, you see, our Company, as well as The
Regiment, is about played out, and efforts are
being made to get us North to recruit the lost
energies of our men, asi appears utterly ilnpos
sible to do so here. Very few of our men are
seriously i'll, but change of climate and exposure
have rendered nearly al unfit for duty.
All can tell you Of the doiDgs at VIcksburg
| is, the occasional boom from one of our mortar
boats, and the explosion Of. the shells over the
doomed city.
helped capture those prisoners that were at.
tempted to be rescued from the 34th. Ny God
! how should liked to have helped capture the
atten pied rescuers and place them in position
suitable for gentlemen Of such taste, refinement,
and unyielding patriotism.
| Brother w. P. and I are both quite well.--
Give my love to all
Your Son, 8. S. PERRY.
CoR1xrH, Feb. Is, 1862.
NM Dead Friend We are still at Fl. Ran
dali, with no present prospect of leaving
Gen. Dodge keeps the country we'll "scouted,'
and there is generally our own or other reg.
megts out for somethiug-forage, or supplies of
some kind. This has the effect Of keeping the
guerriBas at eafe-for .hem-distance from
camp. s-2@ 74 a 'sf-- a
Lately, there has been some excitement in
camp, and no little indignation expressed, on
account of the doings of Northern traitors. 1t
makes my blood fairly boil when read of their
proceedings, and cannot understand why they
are allowed to carry on so. Where is the pa
trotism go loudly proclaimed at the commence
ment Of the war? Where are those who pledged
stheir lives. their fortunes, and their sacred
honor" to support the President in his efforts to
suppress this wicked rebellion? cannot see
what they are doing, that they don't put stop
to this contemplate bowling of these Northern
r! tories.
can have but little respect for those who can
sit quietly at home, without even attempting to
prevent the internal plotting of the Tories in
their immediate vicinity.
1 It would not do for them to come here, and
talk their treason to soldiers, and it is my pri-
vate opinion that it would not be cafe for them
to advocate their sentiments al home, if things
we're as they should be. have seen the Chi
csgo Times stamped into the FIRE, and probably
the editor of tina. dirty sheet would not meet
with much better treatment, were he caught in
the army and recognized. Ja ~
think it is nigh time for soldiers to begin to
contradict some of the lies published by por-
ton Of the Northern Press, that friends and en-
emies alike, may know that we are not opposed
to Confscation, Emancipation, or even that
other measure, so shocking to Northern Con-
servatives." I alude to the arming of negroes.
/ 1 have not heard one soldier object to it, or
/ to any other measure having for its object the
strengthning of our force, and the weakening,
\ OF the enemy. Northern Torres need not ex-
pee. that the army will ever consent to with'
drawal from the Eastern States, nor need they
look to it, for encouragement in efecting dis
honorable compromise; say dishonorable
\ compromise, I mean, anything different from
4 that held out by the President since the war
began lie. grounding Of arms by the rebel
lious States, and return to their allegiance.
Although We are all anxiousfor peace, we yet
want no peace except that which will follow
such course. -.t1
We were all rejoiced when the sale Of the
Chicago Times was stopped in this department.
Indeed wish the Northern Tories knew what
the army thinks of them. 1t might cool them
u down . little. s. Truly yours,
ran - Il sait.@ OHIO B.
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