Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-24

What the soldier. Say.

~ What the DOlsliers Say.
We have before us huge pile of letter
from our brave boys in the field, some .ad
dressed to us and others to friends in thi
city and vicinity, but all speaking in terms 6
the severest condemnation Of the plottings q
the Copperheads. These letters have accu
mulated on our hands to such an extent tina
we find it utterly impossible to publish then
all. We must content ourselves, therefore
with giving brief extracts from a few O
them: .7..-.--
From private iu Co. @, % Iowa Cavalry. date
Lagrange. Tenn, April 7th. \ agfs
-, With one or two exceptions, ou
company hate copperheads worse than the,
do the rebels in arms. There is one thin
certain--we are united enough to bring thi
rebellion to a close, and that too in few
months, if such men as the editor of th,
Courier were only made to stretch hemp, q.
they deserve, find editorials in the Courie
SO utterly false and reasonable that it make,
my blood boil with rage. - = *!o*2t* sd
. u, W. H.
in . lettsr dated Lake Providence, March 2zd.TD o.
*'pI am no abolitionist, but am in
favor of the Emancipation Proclamation, 70,
without emancipating the slaves we cannot
crush the rebellion. do not like the darkey
but any grade Of negro is superior to a reb
Ell; and rebel in the field is gentleman
compared to q man who is plotting to destroy
our Government If was to meet old
TT in the streets Of Muscatine, if l had
my sword, would cut his head off; if not,
and had a revolver, would shoot him. II
he were to visit this army all the officers here
could not save him from hanging. If the
Bloody Eleventh ever returns to Muscatine
you will see where the Courier Office and its
editor will go to. would like to come home
on visit but it would not do, for when they
would talk to me as they talk up there would
kill some Of them; then suppose l would
be obliged to runaway or be hung, and if
am to lose my life by a rebel, l want to lose
it by one brave enough to meet me IN the
field. A-f s'!h "'1@ V3-. ,..'l I'D Z.
ters, in letter dated Memphis, Tenn, April 10th.
The within extract, since it contains the
sentiments of large majority of the officers
and men composing the army at this place,
is respectfully referred (through the JOURNAL,
no.s;s. 49, :, o he. 49,. =. ~ ua.a' ~ s:~"a
t;a""h v' H. wv - - 10y .n isqu:s.eu ~ u'Soon'
'''u0 AA' P"p01 ~ '"o unuet s'sneu. joy :
SH.-. oe ~ vohN IN T. ~. "iLtiAAs, ~
f. 43 w. oo'''.1 a. ~" Ao"" Aniauuy'
We will endeavor to make room soon for
the extract referred to. 1t is scathing rebuke
% .ho s,,+h;,ou, -. = - e : - :
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Extract tract from T private letter-what the 7th Iowa
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l suppose you think we are discontented,
half starved set, about ready to give up, at
least so we are represented by the traitors in
our rear, titly styled copperheads, but half
ratlons are not SO dreadful to the soldiers as
the copperheads would make people believe.
For my part the slight prlvations of the pres
ent war seem as nothing, when think Of
my great grandfather, who passed through
the bitter hardships of the revolution and
it makes the soldiers heart beat quicker as
he sees the same star spangled banner under
which they fought waving over his head
We have not complained yet ofour hardships,
and think we have as good cause as any Iowa
regiment. We went to lay down our lives
for our country, if necessary. We therefore
despise the sympathy of rebel sympathizers !;
it is like one offering smooth words to your
face while he stabs you in the back. Above
all put no confidence in what copperheads