Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-13

Col. Suman. of the 9th Reg. has just been
received. 1t affords ms pleasure to lay it
before our readers:
HEaE Gas. Or REG. ISD. VET. Vol. Ixr'r,,
NEAR ATLANTA, Geo, Aug. 10Th, 1864. !
GENERAL ORDERS. NO. IL.
The Colonel commanding tenders his
earnest and heartfelt thanks to the men Of
this regiment whose term expires on this
date. You have s'ool shoulder to shoul
der With your brave conra les through ma
ny scene of bloodshed and carnage, and
through many scene that tried mems
souls. and caused the hearts of the most
callouS to experience that feeling of inten
sifei horror that cannot hG expressed in
words. Many of yuu have >hel your blood
on some OF the ten different battle fields,
or IN some If the seventy three severe skir-
mishes in which the regiment ha. been en-
gagged. L. can truly be said Of you a. Gov.
Morton said OF your conn ales when home
on their iurlough as scierans. that "even
the old Guard, of Napoleon had not made
a record equal to yours" n no case did
You ever turn your backs to the armed trail
tors of your country. II is with a sad
heart that We see so many of our brave
comrades leave our Ranks; out necessity
calls You TO your homes. and you go with
the proud satisfaction of knowing that for
Your full term of enlistment Won did your
duty molly TO your country. both as good
citizens and gallant soldier>;-as citizens
il responding promptly to the call at our
country in Its hour of peril, and as soldiers
by aiding on dorm blood stained battle
fields in huiling back the wave of dark and
bloody treason that seeks to swallow up
our glorious, time honored government in
its dark abyss. | doubt not, comrades.
but your minds will frequently recur. and
with a feeling of just prile, to the scenes
of Shiloh. Stone River. Chickamausa.
Look Out Mountain. Missionary Ridge
and E-saca. and to the many scenes of iu-
tnre historic interest that YOU have passed
through during the present eventual can
paign. and which you are about to leave.
anil exchange Tor greetings of friends at
home; greetings male thrice welcome by
yonr long absence. and the privatiJns
which yon have endured.
would say here that you are about en-
tering on campaign of vast magnitude
and of more vital Importance than the one
you are about leaving. IL is a campaign
that will show to the world whether Re-
publican government can exist or not
Some OF you may have friends that have
been led astrav by the eounseis of unsciu-
pufous polh ieians. whose sole object is self
aggrandizement, without regard tn anv law.
human or Divine. Shun him at every cor.
ner. and allow him not to preach treason
in yonr presence, for the work in which
you have been engaged for the last three
years has been suppressing treason against
our government.
| will say in conclusion that the eNpira-
tion Of his term Of service takes Capt. All
asa Johnson from among MS. In him We
loose one of our most gallant officers; but
we part with him with the proud sa,i>fsc-
tion of knowing that his work at home
will be the same as it has heretofore been
in the field the suppression Of treason in
any shape, aud wherever he finds it.
Comrades! In the name Of the gallant
regiment which you are about honorably
leaving bid you farewell. May your fu.
ture career in civil life he as peaceful AMI
happy as it has been brillan. and honora-
BILE IN the field.
BY command of
j. G.. B. SUM,N. Col,
Comd'g 9th Ind. Vet Inf'v.
G. w ROBERT. LIT Lieut., A. Adj't.