The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-15

A ~tHt-EA 4 NSuuip lHifu Iowa Cavalry, al ell
! nol Near Atlanta, Ga, May 2tst, 1855.
! DEAR BRoTHERANDSI SIsTER:-This quie
Sabbath morning hasten to write you
1 few lines. All is well with us down here
That portion of our regiment at August;
came up and joined us here few days ago
so that we are once more united enjoyin.
good health and spirits Our division 9TH
4th) commanded by General Upton, hold
his post at present. General Wilson, will
the First and Second Divisions, are yet a
Macon. rEverythingis progressing ingoot
order in this department.. ALI the Johnnies
whether Confederate States troops or Stat.
militia, hare surrendered. and turned owe
their arms, quartermaster and, commissa
| ry stores to, the Federal authorities--hay,
veto hear of q commander that has no
reported and surrendered in this depart
nent. .,..r., \,
Twas down at Augusta few days ago
and judging from the amount of small
arms, artillery and munitions of war turned
into the old United States arsenal there
Uncle Sam will have more than he knows
what to do with. Artillery for want o.
room, has to be parked in the field.
Macon, Atlanta and Augusta are crowd.
ed to overfiowing with Lees and John.
ston's armies, making their way home
ward--all satisfied with the war, and ready
and willing to return to the old Union; yes
rejoicing that they have Government to
return to. The poor really pity, for ig.
norance must he excused in them; but the
leaders should hang! My policy would be
to hang all political leaders, and Danish all
the military ones. This would punish
treason and rid the country of a class OF
menthat we can well do without. s@ ms
jeff. and his party passed through this
place several days ago. They were cap
tured by the Fourth Michigan Cavalry, OF
our corps. He was sent to Augusta and
put on board a ~''nboat for Savannah, and
will soon be at Washington, / suppose
May he hang is our earnest prayer. Per-
haps you may think me too severe, but l
believe justice demandsi it, and the blood OF
thousands of our gallant boys cries for
vengeance, and rebels must be taught the
reward of treason by the execution of their
chief. gH a,r
came mp from Augusta on a train by
1T was crowded with rebel soldiers and
officers. They were from Virginia; were
all in good spirits, and said they were
thankful that they had got through all
right; but many OF them said that the war
was carried on two years too long; their
negroes were lost to them now and forever,
and they were obliged i'm the end to sub
init. There is frank and manly way OF
coming out and, acknowledging that, they
were fairly beaten by many of the men
that had not expected to hear. They say,
You have whipped us, (some say overpow-
ered); the Confederacy has gone up; we
will come back and live with you under
the old flag; will better respect and UNDER
stand the North; will be more ,united
people than ever; will have a, great and
glorious Republic-one Nation! one Flag!
one People! we have shown to the world
our fighting qualities, and demonstrateda
great principle to the friends of freedom,
and shown to the inonarchieal governments
of the Old World that a Republic can with
stand the commotion of a civil war. % r.
If these thoughts are any ways conso-
ling to them, am willing they shall have
the benefit accruing therefrom. g. HseE
q The ladies down here, many of them, are
vet very bitter rebels. While their men
have been flogged into something like their
right state of mind, they remained at home
and have not undergone the transnogrif-
cation. am sorry that they were not in
some position where's they could suffer a
little of the fioggings their men got; they
would then treat the old flag with some
little respect, and the Federal authority
with ut least obedience. Ispeak here most
ly of the richer classes. The poor women
of the South have suffered, and that ter
ribly, and are disposed to encourage loyal
ty. .Sv3ff -sss /
nd hardly know when to quit when COM
mence talking about the affairs that sur
rounds us down in this country. ,ap nos
.a believe the people, both citizens and
soldiers, are disposed to go homes; in fact
they are glad to get home, and will never
more trouble their heads about Southern
Confederacy They are satisfied mono will
be disposed to go to guerrilla warfare; the
rebel soldiers themselves will play that
out. The only disturbance that will occur
will be by some poor rebel soldiers coming
home without anything, who will be ''go-
ing'' for some of the rich old aristocrats to
get something to SUPPORT their families.-
Let them go. '@nra7 e 9.HrasaH
Macon is now the great central point in
Georgia. One day later with the truce
would have given us time to have captured
it, then alas for Macon! One brigade of
our boys was within twelve miles Of An
Jacksonville when they were met with flag
Of truce, stating the cessation Of hostilities.
II they had reached that place Anderson
vile would have beena ''thing of the past
We get our supplies at present by way
of Augusta, by the Savannah river. The
railroad from here to Chattanooga is being
pushed to completion; we have 5000 me-
groes working at this end of it. The other
ends completed down pretty near to Kings
ton.
We have received one mail since we left
the Tennessee river, just three days ago.
1t was carried through on horses from Dal-
ton-all old letters; none from you, home,
Roots or Owens, 50 you may judge how
well off ! am. am getting very anxious
to hear from "you, ALL" (southern style);
will get a mail in few day again, I hope.
What is going ON in the North? We. hear
just enough to keep us excited over some
thing; have seen only one Northern paper
since came here, and that didn't get TO
read. The most interesting news OF the
war we think we are losing at present. =
hone wa shall pet home this oon>;,> :.