, 1864-10-02


NEAR EAer Po1xr. Ga. Sept It'll 1854
EDS. CHICAGO TkznuNK:
Believing that o few words from the army
might interest the many readcra Of 1o9e
paper, submit the following:
The time Is c1oee at hant when The peoprn
~ill be Called npon to choose Precedent for
the apcceeoiRE 1our~ year5. Although thu
Illinois solcit - are no. allowed the privilege
utvosipg, 1t msy be interesting to sons fe
learn their politics.
This reg1mtnt was one o.. the first
Tor uoups In April, 1861, for thren
months. At the erptration OF their
time, they were Se,orEantzed fur three yeaso;
aud rurinR that time were On many ttrssome
maEchee, took active part In m%oy bloudy
insa sna Cos,ntp th o.
.cs. Again, IN jaunary last, over threa-
fourtEs OF the regiment re-eniisted As 7os-
crane.
Since that time they have been with Saer--
man duflng his eampsf4n Ia Georgia, have
takeE active psre In thirteen eiffsrent engaxe-
ments, with q loss Of 1;s3 killed nnd wsuoded
{thtre was only 400 effective men IN the Ee,t-
ment Whtu Ne started on tbs camp ika,1
We marched over 400 miles, and most Of the :
time the weatheE was extremely warm.
tired OF sar after passing through scenes ltka
ard no e1ses VI men would hail peace WITH
greater delight thau the soldiers fu tue field;
bnt c: / can safely eay that there are not ten
msn in this r etment 70 day, that would cast
THEIR vote for Mcclellan, bnt are unaotmous
for Lii coin, and are willing to fight until the
rebels are snbdued, no matter noT long It
takes, rather than to euhmit to a dishonor-
able peace, such Us the democrats OF the pres
ent day are trying to bring upon us. But NC
hope that the people vii not desert US at
t,$o a+Sf hN$ ri F1H $haFT
eelyes 10. al enoogh at least, to give Us honest
old Abe as our leader. II they will, ali will
yet BIZ we'll. and We shall eoon hare an hon.
orabe peace that nation can always spc.k
Of With pride. Can We, after the loss OF 50
many brave comrades, think Of accepting such
mol never! Rather would We leave our
bones bleaching On the battle field, than to
return to cur homea in disgrace. &C.
Po,trait Of tho Rebel General Inoa1
R1Ely-
| From the Gritnn tGa-} Rebsl.1
/! Old Jubol Early, or as General Lee calIA
| him, hts '>bnd old man,, has won naule t1u-
ring his eoiourn in the Wiley OF Virginia, OF
which he is well worthy. Did you ever see
grtatesr chraositlr1 Of tho war. BE IL MAN
| Of considerable corpulcnce. with full face,
| which has the appearance Of the full moon
when It is Ct its height In redness. He is
|
ture. HIS voice sounds like cracked Chi
nese fddls. ana comes from his mouth some-
what in the style Of the hardste.1 Baptist,
with long draw], accompanied with an in
teIpo1asfon Of oaths. In winter his head Ia
encased in = net striped WOODEN scu.l-cap
drawn about his ears, while bis bod. ID COM
tained within the embraces Of q Virgtniz
oyercoat striking his heels. His legs arc
covered BY 1eggings Of tho seme material,
wrapped IRON tie feet stupwards - high as the
knees with vi hits tape. He Is I'd brave as he
ls honety, and IS home!y as sn7 mao Jou
ever saw, except Parson brownlow, who Ia
said to rival his satznic majesty In Derso1al
a. rpearance- There are many anecdotes rr-
lated Of old Jubal, but I caanut 1t prescat
cali to memory but one. During the BATTLES
OF The Wilderness on one occasion re1f-
ment from South Carolina MAS ordered to
charge the enemy. For some reason they
fa1,eTed:: Old Jubal hearing Of It rode up 70
the had of the column, and in th.t peculiar
Ity Of totc for which he was noted, cried
out 's Blast you, Jou got us into this damned
sc1ape and by God you shall help us ous- u >
The regiment was 80 cut By the remark that
they rushed upon the foe, driving him from
| every position