The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-09

Editor Of the Nashville Union. -
DEAR SR:-Having been constant
reader of your excellent, patriotic paper,
for long time, and having noticed letters
in its columns from other regiments Of
the Grand Army of the Cumberland,
take the liberty of sending you few
lines from tho "old 9th Indiana" Oorm-
erly of Rousseau's Brigade, now of the Sd
Brigade, I'd Division.) l ha#
Ours was the first regiment that landed
in Kentucky from old HoOsierdom and
we were In the advance to Green River,
and until General MITCHELL pushed on
ahead of US, last February year, on his
march TO Bowling Green. Then we were
but handful Of nntried men, with the
exception of portion who had seen SER
vice in the three months campaign but
time, trial, and service, have made us sol I.
diers The flag of our regiment has been
triumphantly borne over the bloody fields
of Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Stone River,
and though 1t looks "tattered and worn"
never will We furl IL till every rebel in
the land is subjugated, if necessary. Oar
army is a unit under the brave and I'M
dauuted old RosEr," aud we are deter
mined to fight
9TH tho last armed Zoe cSplres,N 1853
sooner than yield the Union formed by
our fathers, and cOnsecrated by their
blood, into the hands of vile traitors. 1t
cannot be done. The butternuts Of the
North, who are continually giving " aid
aud comfort " 70 the. rebels, may rest as
sqred Of this, and we only wish that we
had them down here, in the van of the
rebels, so that we could give them their
just deserts. We desire peace as much
as they do, but an honorable peace-a
peace based upon the restoration Of the
Federal Union. We are tired of war, but
we are not tired Of Fighting for the Con-
stitutiOn, nor will we yield one principle
while there is a rebel to subjugale.
Our regiment (the 9th Indiana) has
seen hard service, aud yet it is 10 good
condition. Itnumbers as many men fol
duty now as any Of the old regiments
out; we can muster over 700 men. Oui
Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel are true
and tried men, and viii lead us to victory
whenever an occasion offers. Our Msjol
is a steady old war boss" ard though
he doesn't say much, he thinks grea
deal. We have the best looking AdJutan
in the whole army, and that's saying
more than he would wish the ladies Il
know, perhaps. All OF our field officer
are efficient men, and will never mar tn
we'll earned fame OF the old 6th.p Tn
health of our regiment Is good, and tn
few who are sick are being promptly ant
kindly treated by our very efficient an,
gentlemanly Assistant Surgeon, w.
Collins, assisted by DR.. Weir,
Company "E" of this regiment 70
which your humble correspondent is
member,) is all right Our 1st Lieuien
ant, o. f. RoDARMEL, commanding th
company, is true and tried soldier. II
has faithfully served with the compan.
since its organization, and he merits th
position to which be is now entitled
that Of Captain. II, L. VAN TREEs, 2
Lieutenant, and late A. A. Brigade Quar-
, termaster, is a whole souled fellow, An
is ia high esteem with the company an
? officers of the army generally. Your cor
respondent is as able for his rations q
7 ANY other man. aud subscribea himse
) respectfully, ~ Siesl B "a B
YoUH0 SOLDIER.