Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-09
CAMP RHODES. VA. I
Jan. 3lst, 1865. (
M6SSrs, Editors Journal -

AssSrS, Editors Journal -
Will you allow a short space in your valuable paper
to state few plain undenabe facts given to
writing srtsea for newspapers nor am addisfed 70 gru
bling bat when things carried to such extremes,
san net let them pass by without comment N uch has
been said abezt our noble patriotic of the South
and much more still be said about class Of them
for the noble aid patriotic spirit evoed by them IN En
bloody and cruel But OF is class 1t s not mp pro-
vince speak 1t is of that class who have nothing
but travel up and down out railroads.
seeking pie and amusement and OBTAINING many men
to stand guard them and to keep from their
the dirty, Lousy soldier they pleased to term
him. write anything only what know to be true,
and from report heresay and now write what came
under my But will give only two three
of the ladies give to Coned
crate soldiers Last Summer going home wound
cd furlough and gieved to the small amount Of
and shown them by this class of Ladies'
Wounded ren had give up their seats and In
the aisss, sit on the platforms for the
and their and anery occupied another At
station s1es oa bs he eoud
sympathetic feeling Ger the hearts of these dear
srsnsrosn add Bard able to have sortatiou at all
having lain in hospital for seven weeksevsn asked
seat Assss Editors have much respect for the gen
any ard would accommodate them Is soon
eIt be ea sI S. is thing wss soldier
ed furough actually has hard old time getting home
many time tray, Ing of s I've 1t food and Of
dsng without for hours, there being
in the train and being too bad off get for
Cur authorities should erdeaver to give wounded and
sick soldiers comforts than allowed them.
In many instances thea have aot their homes
and families in three and and often lett be-
hind because the cSrs crowded and many days OF
their time tos ent in being detained he road few
weeks was returning from home and srrvt
at Greensboro N c. the train much crowded that
many soldiers had to lay there until the next day.
One entire coach occupied with Ladies, aud many
ders compelled ride the Platforms. notwh.
standing seeDg and raining 1ls the chance OF
being punished by oversayng their time At Danvile,
the crowd of Ladies not great and the after
filing every coach to ove1fowing attemptedo get into
he LaCies (mysel ohers) but they stub
told him that our mos ariy Out and that
compelled to aRd that could ride the
such night that but the tender hearted gentle
man would not give as adin1tanes into the " sAc um
sanctorum some OF The men yexsd to point be-
you'd endurabc6 AID rushed against the door and Ourea
! it open AID rods inside "nJIens volsps -
At of the staous that road TIVE pers dressed
ladies habiIiments es1ne and seeing the coach
wei crowded, CT them exclaimed, - Why, ths
ladies B crow led Wit S0ldlefS n Axe them aud
| thtnw Can get scat" home one present exc med,
Yes make The dn rascsls get up-tney no h..
lUu-y aBy Nay-m Ike them get up AID ride out-
side, It'll very pleasant ngEt, and they II Nit d
it. " But Hol@ithstandi the sa castle cut received
she still persisted in huptlDg who would up
his seas and they actually made give UP hrs
who was sadly affected with nciopia. The poor fellow
had to grope his down the aisle until he could find
place and there spent the remainder OF his time
But there exceptions to this, noble excep
have several ladies otter their seats wound
ed soldiers. pity lady who Is compelled to travel these
times hope our travelling ladies will think over
this and determine rot TO travel only when they are com
PEELED TO d. and thus show that hey will sacrifice
pleasure for the. comfort of the he'd
and wounded soldier
will enlarge this SUBJECT because have aready
taken too much spaco. One thing think
csssay for TO state ortear of being "phChd igto
is this married. and have been crossed
in love. III. H. 4.