The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11
VOTE AS YOU SHOT
For Union and Honest Government.
TGnllfvan

sullivan Democrat
Comrsdes-I was private in Company F,
Fourteenth Indiana Volunteers. When the
term of service of the regiment (three years.
expired, q number of Us veteranized and
were consolidated with a portion Of the
Twentieth Indiana Volunteers, who also
veteraniZed, and l became a member of
Company T of that regiment As member
of the Fourteenth Indiana, was at Settys-
burg under General Hancock, and was an
eye witness to his gallant and
heoric bearing in the bloody
Lopgstreet with his Is, 900 soldiers upon our
forces at Cemetery Hill. l have the in
dorsement of the Secretary of War of my
conduct upon that occasion. knew Gen
eral Hancock. My regiment composed q
part of the Third Division of the Second
Army Corps, and our badge was a blue
clover leaf. Having witnessed the bravery
of our Corps commander at Gettysburg, at
the Wilderness and all along the line, 1
know that he can be trusted to command the
ship OF State. He was not only brave, but
kind and considerate to every soldier. know
this by his kindness to me on more than one
occasion. We who were in his command
knew the stories told by his enemies are
malicious ISLANDERS of one of the purest and
best men this nation has produced. We
know that the man he defeated at Gettys-
burg General LoDgstreet) is to-day holding
the office of minister of the United States to
Turkey at a large salary under the Republi-
can administration, while the party who
gave him office are denouncing General
Hancock as q traitor. Knowing all these
facts, call upon my old comrades OF the
Clover LEAF Corps to JOIN me in helping to
elevate TO the Presidency OF the United States
our old General whom we know We can
trust. Read his letter accepting the nomi>
nation, and see how 1t glows and sparkles
with patriotic and country loving sent
ments. 1t reads like it had come from the
pen of one of the trainers of that glorious
instrument, our Constitution. He utters
the sentiments of every lover OF his coun-
try. No more sectional strife, but peace and
fraternity between all sections. Comrades,
let us try to restore our country once more
TO honest and pure government. The Re-
publican party has had power twenty years.
A change is needed. Il will be better for Us
all. Men who shed their blood for their
country do not meet United. States Marshals'
Supervisors and soldiers to stand at the polls
and watch them vote. 'The bsyonet is not
fit instrument for collecting the votes OF
freemen."
/ call upon my comrades, then, every
where to JOIN me in this effort to restore our
country 70 good government, and forever
wipe out sectional strife and hate by electing
General Hancock President of our country.
Respectfully, OLIVER ROOD,
Private Company F, Twentieth Indiana VOL
unteers.
Carlisle, Iud., August 2, 1880.
At the earnest solicitation of his friends,
Mr.. Rood has consented to the publication
of the following. which he received for gall
lsntry on the battlefield of Gettysburg:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, Nov. g. 1854
SIR-Herewith inclose the medal of Honor,
which has been awarded to you by the Secre-
tarytof War, under the resol ution of Congress,
approved July II, 1852, ITO provide for the
presentation of Medals of Honor to the en-
listed men of the army and volunteer forces
who have distinguished or may distinguish
themselves in battle during the present
rebellion
Please acknowledge the receipt of it.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
z. ID. TOWNSEND.
Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Private Oliver Rood,
Co. f. 10th Ind. Vols.