The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-04-23
(Pablished y seqaess.)
Camp seas Helena, All,

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1 Canp seas HeIena, Ak,
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! Il hes been Yainisg nearly an The
,ime since yesterday sorning, Asses
ve are doing little. esceDs hyisg ia
camp and cooking, eating, rssdisg sd
writing. ! have j,ss pus over sons
heans 10 cook. md wh;ls they were
being boiled, ! fhSsyhs ! wossd write
: few more lines 10 yos. The repor,
lof Gen. Hinemanfs being near this place
lNi,h : ssr~g forss ispov cossrsdictsd.
| lbe late papers rive y seoount q =
kck on this place, bnt II this u sras.
have not found i out ys& This
news came 10 ~ ,hrough rebel sources,
and the ground f,r such report sssst
have arisen from the fact t',at our artil.
llsry have been shooting u targets con
, siderable II late, and the rebels across
the river in Alisaiasippi heard the firing.
and that H,neman was coming in, con-
elad~d there va heavy battle going
"n here. We also heard the rspost
here hat Helena had been evacuased
BY he Fe lerals and the rebels had takss
p.mse sion hut We firmly believe shia to
BE- fal~r ~ late news are very favorable
from Vicksbnrg, and long before these
lines reach yon that str"ng hold may b
ou,s. ~ there i some prospect Of some.
thing bring done very aoon.
! learn that il il expected that We
ahsll have s.,me more trouble with the
f"'ai'ns and that the Iowa 9Th cavalry
were sos.n 10 start Cor the north west
Usrt # the State and come through
Tied" and this indicstrs. . reality.
Please inform me more about in your
next.
Ism confident there are men enough
left at home to- take g.m,d care of the
Indians yet. and | believe they are the
men wh" will do il. and I believe they
will take rare f,h- f.w low lived, black.
hear, el, Gui.forssken rebels that ssin
rtmnin N that section uf cs,untry and
HEY hsd better make their transit to
aom- other .:ontinent before the aoldisrs
return home. ts,r We ere resolved to
fight the rebellion To the end, wherever
!, may be found, and further, Il . son-
th~rn rebel needs killing once, . nor
,hern rebel needa IN Be killed Ten times.
Your Nwthern PHsi..ts have nov seem
enough 10 awaken them . . sense oil
their duty, hence, do no, Be afraid to
speak. or even 10 strike if It becomes
necessary; do not allow them 10 hla5
their diAunion sentiments, there ~ they
have dome heretofore. remember when
hey do this, they are a,riking . dagger
I" the heart u your friends. nov in the
field. And .bnvs ~ shings else keep
them out of "lH.e no difference how
trifliny that nfice may be. E,r this gives
them IN influence which they could not
otherwise obtain. II II moi worth while
e. ~ 70 tight rebela in the Soush, while
y"a ps, them in the north.
! know yau patriots in the North
have No good fsslings for these wretchee
hu, | fear that JON do not fully realize
the great extent Of damage they are
4 ing. You mnst meet them viih )
re@.lution to cripple them in every ~.
von can. y hils 10 60 the same down
here. I4%t Ms sonquer or die in the a.
temp, to ,estors "ur Freedom 20 dearly
i ugh, AID f.rvently loved.
Far better that al should die in the
effort than to be ovsrpowered and onr
rights :rampled under foat r. life and
health remain, ! win freely serve NY
three years. and il necessary three
more, to restore our Uni..n, and blo,
out this uncAlisd tor rebellion. Never
can re.nrn hom. satisfied till THE II
accomplished. Then th.,es who live u
~nj.y i. viii have jny in III it, fallness,
! and those VII" do nut like 20 see il. will
kand d"wn ~ their pnsesriry enjoy,nen,
for ayes 10 come should ~ die in
this strugxle TOR our children i 10 %
moro shsn our revnla'innayy fathers did
for a. Their blind bouyht .ar Free.
dOm and we their childrsA have enjoyed
i nearly century.
Nov shall - - those riRhta tramp
led asdss fs's hy hssd u robhsrs
NJ. ~ scho answsss NO. and every trus
A,a~r,can hs r. reap.M,ds. MI whils thu
&ssn life blo,d tsickles in ny veins
viii 80 the ovssthrow of lhis govern,
ulvns. s s...4a.
| Th,nk NJ mt tedious tsr when
think u ~ sosnssy ny hsast = 6llsd
TO ovsreowiag.