Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-03-31
From a Union County Democratic Lad.
Correspondence of the Star Il Chronicle.
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| MuEYREl.BoRo. TsyyisssEl
March s, 1865. !
There is no lumber to be had at this
place, and consequently many Of our poor
fellows we're buried with only their blan-
kets around them. Wm. r. Cornelius
(of Nashville, formerly of Lewisburg) is
now engaged to furnish co1ius. 1t always
does me- good when come across Lew
isburger. The health of this army is
good, and those in the hospitals are fast
improving.
procured pass this morning for Cor.
nelius aud myself, to 60 to the battle field
which is four miles distant. My Colonel
let me take his horses, and, in oil, We
had very pleasant time. The ground
on which Wednesdays battle was fought
was awful. The light uDderbrush looks
as though it had been moved. There was
hardly tree but what had more or less
bullets in them. In one tree, we counted
twenty -one bullet holes, and trees that
we're two feet through were shot entirely
of. 1t was . hard fight, aud l am not
anxious to get into another like it. But
l am willing to do my duty whenever l
am called upon.
sThe soldiers Of this department enlisted
to put down this Rebellion, aud we are
going to do our share, or die in the At
tempt. We have the best fighting men
in the service, aud think we have little
the best General. We have all the conf
deuce iu the world in him. He is none of
your Vallaudigham Democrats, if he is an
Ohioau. No-such men are scarce in this
part of the world. l wonder if the trai.
tors of the North think that we are going
to propose quietly, to let them help dig
our graves! think that it is enough to
have traitors at the South, without having
them at home. Shame on the man, that
utters q word of treason, that lives in the
Nor'h l tell you, such men would bo
handled pretty rough if they were down
here, for old Roses boys hate them worse
than they do the Rebels Of the South.
They all ought to be hung as high as Ha-
man, and l would like to put the rope
around some of their necls. II you know
any Of the Copperheads that would like to
join old JeG.'s band, just send them down
here, and Gen. Rosecrans will give them
a pass to enter their lines.
The army here is more lively than it
has been for some time. The roads are
very bad, and we have-a great deal Of wet
weather. But as soon as the weather gets
settled, this army will move. Then you
can look out for a fight, or foot race.
Gen. Rosecrans is not the man to move
so large an army for nothing, if he can
help it.
The 18th Pa, and the Mich. 11th are
Provost Guards at this place. We are
having pretty good times, quartered in
.he vacated houses around town. But
here are not many vacant houses at
present. They are filed with Refugees
md Negroes. There are about eight
,uadred of the former here, nearly all
'onscripts. And Of the oontrabands there
re more of them than you can shake
tick at. They take advantage of Lin.
,oln's Proclamation.
And that Proclamation Is hurting the
PeJs ,oorse than any Thing else that zoe
ould hare done to them. They ron't
due any one to rdisc corn for them.
Please remember me to all that enquire
or me. Yours Truly,
WILLIAM c. IDDINGs,
of llth Reg. Mich. IDft.
sIddiugs' Regiment took conspicuous aud honorable
art In that Of Col Stousbton reported
killed - wounded, and Il missing-s loss Of LIS in
reduced Regiment. ,