The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-01

titlH fiNlN N"NA w
Hue Indebted lo q ,li.tinguisirdi lady " this I
@"fh9tiJnt ntvg}c cng GS h""u,iErs Ia GSel
way ~ 'com@eet on. snuil a slaeuacRt. 10 !
spcaks for it-elf:
CAM NAn CAMpsS& $50 4. igl
February 70, 1868,
my DIAN WuE hayc no time for
parliculnfs We have had % glorious time
h this State. Unresisted license to burn
Hpd,pmuder was The order of the day. The
sIggy .l. sSoAl l8PBPca I8tPePca
.efsAcaps. NrbohS fdtlJ, etc. etG. ne los
common iu camp as blackberries. fic
the terms of pluuder are as lOllows The
Valuables procured are ofumgted by COM
panics. Each company Is required'to TX
lhibuf tlcYrcults Of its operations at any
given pldcc-0ife- iiith ands Rrst choice iaub
to the share OF the commander n-chief
and stan, onc-iI1h ioAie corps con,nansler
aud stan. ouc-fifth TO field officers Of regt-
ment-, and two-hfths to the company.
Officers are not allowed to Join these
leSlRditpns vi fhoutg Disgusting themselves
! rs prit0tr&@ One ofOta CORPS Comma ders
I b9rroWcd ~ suit of rongh clothes from one
of my men. and was successful IN this
place lie got a large qtihntity of silver
: CnmOug other thugs an uld-time silver
lhill; atehoi9 ,hnd avery Hue getl watch
/ from Mr. De Saussure at This place. 1)e
Saussurc IL one Of the +, u. N'sof y. c.,
/ and was made to forl, over literally. Ohl-
Ger over the ralfk of c4ptau ale1ot unde
| To- pui their ntnndcrin tllr estimate for
general distribulon. This isyery unfair
and for that reason. no order 10 protect
HnemSeivc4Y subordinate officers and pri-
IVatcs Keep back evrfyttiins tlfat they
I carry about their persons such as rings,
tgar- rings, brgJst-piu~. etc, of which. VI
lever Jh3c TO get home. have about u quart.
| 7 am not joking-l have mt least quart Of
| jewclry tor You andall the grls-and some
I 80. J. diamond rings and Plus among
tlitm. UtNerll sherman has SILVER aud
! gold cu6tgh 10 stdltIa bunh, His share IN
4 gOh wncipss anil rhaltls al,mc at Column
1 biA! vas NJ" hundred and seyontg-liye
I t275.Jt .i'. .|tii.HIIi, .Jt lHtf q f
J But said could not 90 into parficn-
I lars -tl 6he e'ncrdl Oii,prs ajd many
/ bcsidcs, had yaluablps OF every description
blown % cndf2mrrf infies- pocket hand
bkargb iGlF. u harg my Share[Of them too
lMe took gold aud trVtl" enough from the
ID rcbcl- to Havc redeemed their inicr-
nal curfeiWy nvcc over This (the cur
rcncy) Whenever we 1mc across it,, we
| burned. as we cchsidc it utterly worth
les5.f s.ftr...l. .nIl
u wish ali lie icwclry, this army has
cpuld De carried to the "Old Bay State" It.
would deck her ONT IN glorious style. Inn.
alas il viii be Scattered an oyer the North
Iaud Middle Status. Tie d7-I higgcTs. "a
] % gcherai rHle prelcrto stay athome--par-
lticularly after they found ont that lvr Only
| wanted the able-bodied mon, (and, 10 tell
/ YOU hctrQtll, tiic youngcsf and best look
| lug wonen.} S0neRmes WpfoOk of whole
4 families Hnd plantations Of niggef-, by way
iaf rGpayinw the sccoSsiouists. But tho use
4 less pnrt OF these we soon maiiagcd to lose
---somethnc' in crossing riverS-sometimo
lby other ways. oa,t l.aO.i. 90 I t.ai
! NJ sllpll write to yoH again from WIZ
mington. Goldsboro, or sone place IN North
Carolina. The order 10 march has arrived,
land must close hurricdly. Love to grand
mother ard Aunt Charlotte. Take care Of
yousclf and the children. Don't show this
letter out cf the family. cum
~ our aiectiOnatc husband, H't
,''tHl o- a''THoMAs.J. MYERS,
'"'' 'g Lieutenant etc.
s''''. S.--7l will send This by the first nag
Of truce to1bo mailed. nlleSs have an or
lportlnitv df scndingit it to. Hilton Head.
/ Fell Sallic I am saving 4 pparlbraceiet and
ear ring. fer LAr. Rnt lambert got 'the
Inerllace and brcpstpin OF thr sanes set. u
inin trying 10 trade him out 6f them. These
4 wore taken from the Misses Jamisons,
4 daughtcrsdt tile President of the South
INArulnn Secession Convention. We found
these ON our trip through Georgia. o.
| This letter was addressed To "Nlts. ThOs.
III. Myers. Hoston, Mpse.n'" ..