The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-03-02
DAY, ,sMARCH 2,s1S64.
Army letter from Knoxvilles.

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I4s 5sCAaPoF THE 10TH REF'T o. ". I,lsa5 +
lie. .se5 knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 18th, '63saa
| Editer Democrat: - .ss.ss..t. So (
Thinking that word from the I04th may
be interesting to the readers of your paper, l
will employ few leisure moments now at
hand, in writing few lines for their reading
Judging from she tone of some letters re-
ceived here, I think that some of our friends
at home imagine that we are. having very hard
times, and that some of the boys are rather
despondent Now 1 don't know what others
have written home, but am confident that
those friends who understand what has been
| written as COM planning of hard fare, or any
bthing of that kind, are very much mistaken.
IF we have it rough sometimes, it is nothing
more. than we, as. soldiers, expect Seldom
dosthe boys complain here, and much less
would they burden their'friends at home with
troubles which they cannot alleviate. But
we are having good times now. Our rations
are snearly as meager as ever. yet We do not
ssuffer from hunger ;lothe health of the regi-
iment was never better, and there are more
real feshy boys than ever before since we en-
tered the service. : sssiss,issss, ss,.,,t.f I,-.,I
/ BY order of Gen. Foster, this Regiment is
stationed here to do Provost duty, and about
one hundred and fifty men are at town on
guard all the time. Aside from this the duty
| is light. We have good quarters-log cabins
covered with tents-and for the past month
we have had delightful weather, more like
September, in Ohio, than winter. The few
sick of our Regiment have good place at the
house of "a rich rebel Colonel, near camp,
which is used las cur regimental hospital. Not
being in the confidence of Gen. Schofeld,
cannot tell you what the prospects of the war
are in this vicinity. but We feel safe in the
ability of the troops here 10 hold the place at
present, and expect reinforcements soon.
A lot of rebel prisoners were brought in a
few days ago, eightofewhom were Indians
The Indians, ard some of the whites, were
entirely without shoes or hats, and their
clothes were but mass of rags. More Indians
We're killed than were captured, as they had
been told that the Yankees would murder
them all if they got them; so when surround
ed by our cavalry, they resisted until many
were cut down, and therest taken almost by
main force. IS They now fiud themselves well
treated, and vow revenge upon their rebel
leader for deceiying them. elzdse4 IS
8 We are gladte hear that the townships in
Portage County are doing SO well in filing up
their quotas. bWewiH want all the men for
the spring campaign. But don't tsend outany
more six months, men from Ohio. They are
of httln account. Too many of them serve
their time outin the hospitals. q = isi5etts
The DEMocRAr reaches US occasionally, and
of course, is read. with much interest. We
are watching with interest the signs Of the
times thatlreiate to the coming Presidential
election, as we think that the rebs depend
much on the removal of Lincoln, for success
Fearing / have already aintruded too much or
your notice. Iwillclose this letter. 7s5a,a K.
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