Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-04-20
From the 14th BATTERY.
CAMP l4TH OHIo BATTERY.
ATHENS. Ala. April 6. 1864


Eds. Chronicls:-1 now seat myself to
pen you a few lines &c let you know ouI
whereabouts. We are stationed alta small
town called Athens, on the railroad run.
ming from Nashville TO Decatur, about
one hundred miles from the former, and
fifteen from the latter. 1t is a very nice
place to camp the health of the men is
good; they are anxious 70 get q chance To
do something towards putting down thi.
rebellion, and get home and put a stop 10
some of the Butternut sentiment-that is
90 freely and openly discussed among
what they call the Democratic" party. |
can't see the Democracy in il; it is more
like traitorism, although they told me
when l was at home in February last, that
they had no sympathy for the Rag muf
fms of JEFF. Davis; but their actions tell
me somewhat different. I have talked
with some of their Southern brethren,
and they tell me they have plenty of
friends in the north, and carry the idea
that they will get help from that party
yet; bu: hope they may be disappointed.
If the Copperheads want peace, they
must keep Sill about it, and they will
have peace much sooner; for in my opin-
ion they have prolonged the wal as much
as six months already, just by preaching
up the sentiments they do, and have
bean doing, for the past year. Then they
say what has that l4th Battery done1
They have been laying in camp doing
nothing, and that shows what they know
about war matters" In the first place
they must understand that our transpor-
tation must be guarded, and il may as
well be the 18th Battery as any other
We have showed our Willingness to fight,
and would rather be to the front fight
ing than in the rear dong garrison duty;
but we can't, unless the higher authori-
ties see ft to send US there; and if our
Butternut friends don't like US soldiers.
there is no love lost, for we think les. of
them than we do of those we are fight
ing. There are plenty of the latter, if
they could but get half a chance, would
quit and keep quiet; but those venom
Gus reptiles north will not keep their for
ked tongues in their mouths where they
ought TO De. Now they say the people of
the South brought this war upon them
selves, and they see it is going to kill
That lie all very true, but then
they say they are not going to NEEDLE
with, or try to save ii, and l presume
they won't; for it would be useless for
them to undertake anything of that sort;
as their party is too weak, and besides
they are all towards and dare not do any,
thing but blow and make a great noise
about what they are going to do, but they
never get it done. They are making great
on electing their man Mac,
to ELL the Presidential Chair the next
four years but they will come out behind,
if u party will give VI a chance to
vote for Old Father Abraham We will
beat them 30 badly they will never come
of their dens again; and if they don't
like u sentiments they need not take
any Of them, but ! will inform them be.
fore I close that their friends in the army
ire scarce; there is about nine out of
every thousand, and they are men with
,ut~ principle, the same ss they are them
selves. If they don't want &C here from
ne, they must not send their compli-
nents TO me. Ny best wishes are with
hem, hoping every one OF them will be
TRUMBULL VETERAN.