St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-20
An Appeal from the
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Men of the North 5. Stand n
by US,
And We Will Conquer.
We Arc Fighting for
Peace.

EDiToR DEMOCr letter from
me would have been forthcoming ere
this had it. not been for sickness. I
believed had brcume thoroughly &C.
clin'ated, but during Il twelve days
rails with which We were lately visited,
[ was forced to succumb to the
"sh"kcs' III very "chilliuy" manner
aud grow "feverish" over it afterwards
TO effect cure l enlisted temporarily
!" the "qm"inc hri valc," aud after a
series Of their regular rations found
myself in condition, hearty and well,
i" which state | hope to keep until I
am permitted to join my friends.
1t is all activity in this quarter at
present. Prcnarations are making for
the fall campaign which from the we'll
known antecedents of our leaders, Sher-
man and 1bnmas, will be conducted
with energy. decision, and with not on
ly startling effect to the rebels, but al
50 to their friends the Coplerhcads at
the North.
After Sherman had taken Atlanta
and during the continuance OF the ar
mistice for the removal south of the
rebels, Hood detached portion Of his
army md scht it around through North
ern A'abam, to operate upon our COM
munication. This rebel force in con-
junction with the commands of Gems.
Forrest and Wheeler succeeded in do
ing US but little damage, communion
ton being interrupted only few days.
Sherman detached corps, Gen. J. G.
Davis's, and they passed through here
a few days ay,. Hood thought Sher-
man had weakened his forces and ac-
cordinyly threw large force a few
miles III Sherman's rear on the rail-
road near Big Shanty, Ga. But Shcr.
man was too wary aus the rebels We're
badly defeated. Along this portion of
the railroad was stationed the gallant
4th Minnesota which took part in the
action calamity sustaining their rcputa-
ton for effective fighting. Their Col
onel was wounded. The rebels fi,.d us
ready for them at every point, line of
bayonets gIis,en along the entire road
from Nashville to Atlanta, while at the
important bridges, tunnels and stations,
frow"iug artillery and the veteran in
fant.y Of the old Cumberland army
stand ready to repel the assaults Of any
considerable body of raiders. Along
this slender thread, long serpcn,ine
trains wend their slow way to this
place with vast quantities of army sup
plies. The storchouscs are rapidly fill
ing up with rations. Forage in i'm
mense quantities is accommodating and
perhaps ere this reaches u the death
struggle with the dying rebellion will
have commenced. Who can doubt
the result?
Oct. 7th the commissioners of the
State arrived for the purpose.of taking
the soldiers votes, and visited the camp
Of the I'd battery which had that
morning just moved into new fort in
Chattanooga, designated Redan Irwin.
The vote of the Battery was carefully
taken and each man was asked his
preferences after his vote was deposi-
ted, by member of the battery. The
vote stood thus:
For Lincoln. IS
| For Mcclellan. 5
On tho result being announced,
three times thr-c were given for "Old
Abe which was ca. ht up and re-
cch"cd hy the neiylboring sol'icrs in
camp The Republican commissioner
made a neat little speech t. the boys,
While the gent with the Mcclellan
tickets seemed like Othcllo, his occu.
patton was gone. The Captain follow.
ed in an eloquent speech cong'atulatine
the boys on their part history and on
the fitting and glorious deed they had
just consummated in enrolling the Cd
Minnesota Battery's voice on the side
of the Union and for liberty. Thirty
eight Of the battery boys are serving in
an Illinois battery absent along tho
road somewhere. Their vote, had the,
been present, would have added ma
crially to the vote for Lincoln, as ma
ny are personally known by me to b
on the side Of liberty and humanity
The old adage, that straws show
which way the wind blows, is not more
truly exempli6ed than in the various
votings which are now continually tax
| inU ,,laco ammo the sold;ora IN Hi;