The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-02-18
A SOLDIERS LETTER.
CANr srH q. ". I. NEAR PERRY
MoUsrAiS, Va. Dec. 3Oth, Is63}

FRIEND, I thought would embrace
this opportunity to drop few lines to you
and let you know that am in the land
OF the living and enjoying good health
although have sore leg. cut my
shin the 18th Of this month, which has
kept me rather close to my qusrtcrs--it
IL now duing very well. have been
able TO be about most Of the time. We
have very good winter quarters and time
passes happily by. We had happy
Christmas and have the appearance Of
having happy New Years. The wealth
or has been bad, the last few weeks, rain.
ing about every other day, and the roads
hoye become almost impossible, We
are about four miles from ----- Station.
The corps is building corduroy road
from here to the station. This makes
the duty very heavy on the men a, pres
cnt They have to go on picket fatigue
duty every other day, but that will not
last long as the road is getting along and
then they will have good times, as the
picket duty is light. There is little of
Importance in camp to write that would
be Of interest to you. | will leave the
subject for the TO give you all the par
ticulars that have transpired under my
observation since | last saw you would
take more scratching than feel like do
ing at the present Perhaps ! will get
home next spring, and Il | do, will pro-
misc to call and tell you some big yarns,
aud expect to hear some from You.
have heard Of some Of your hair-breudlh
escapes, and living 50 close to the excel
sor sharp shooters, think that they
would be picking you of when you mount
the puripct of the tort. That is the way
the Johnny's do with US. Perhaps the
mrzzles of their pieces are too much
compressed to do any execution, unless
they dig the " timber" in the ground. |
think from all accounts the General IL
about play ed.out, and he and his army
had best take the oath Of allegiance, us
" Sow Point" has become one Of the no.
ted places Of the war. remember that
the question was debated H. the halls Of
Bloomville few years ago, that they had
a right to scccde--that they had the ter
ritory and all the mineral products, and
that would be sufficient to carry on a
Government of their own. think that
50 far US the old arsenal and Butternuts
is required, the supply is ample. But
will the Generals plantation produce tho
corn and pork !--tLat is what they want.
Butternuts arc very apt to get pormy, cs-
--r'nhSe e'bati SiiJe, ...... ....--..-----,-
say In some respects, but II there is any
thing that l hate in this world tits n
dirty Valiandigham Copperhedd--or In
other words, the new style Of Bufternuis.
respect the rebel soldier that tukcs his
post ion in the field, as a soldier. know
where to look for him. But these infa.
nous cusses At home they pretend to be
the friend of the soldier, and yet, ut the
same time they are plotting secret plans
whereby they muy take their hcari's
blood. They are more deceitiul than theiI
numcsakes are in dogdays.
The election of John Brough over the
Canada puney, | think was one of th,
greatest victories that the Buckeye State
ever achieved. That victory has save,
her sons from the degradation OF tha
party that seeks The destruction of one o
the best Governments in the world
When the news reached the army, there
was shout utter shout went up along thu
lines for Brough--not only by the Obi
' boys, but by the troops Of oil other States
0 They felt that they had common inter
est with us, and every heart was mov,v
, with glad tiddings aud JOY from the Un
, ion men at home. You could hear th
word pass along the lines the damnabl
Dutternuts or Copperheads- showing tn
great contrast between the two parties
But that is passed, aud we must prepnr
for the future. There is an election no
far distant that will be more interesting
. p'rhaps, than that which just passed b.
!. There is a great deal Of speculation
b. throughout the country, and perhaps un
a derground work by that party. We wi
!. have to be on our guard aud watch ever
' movement Of the enemy. l ulderstan
0 that they are about to nominate Geo. Il
Nc Clelland for President. He is anothe
Vel. and Is not to be trusted anv more
| thought at one time that G.. II. was
0 loyal man and true patriot, but his Ian
B guage and deeds have shown him to be
e traitorous man.
I For my part would like to see ol
: Father Abraham re-elected. He is th
i right man in the right place-like Fathe
c Abraham Of old, in him shall all nation
be blessed. My desire is to see him ru
the machine four yeurs longer any wa,
a and by that time, think it will bs
# good running order-the butternut o
will be worked out of the machinery, an
i then il will not be SO much of job.
II must bring my letter to close, as
"a have been writing more nonsense tina
will be profitable to you. | will just 50
to you, in conclusion, stick to the o
70 Ship of State, ill she lands her carl
70 ssie--till the Stars and Stripes float oy'
I" every tort, town, hamlet and valley in d
+ United States, and there shall not be
Butiernut or copPe-hcad left = adv
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