Year: 1863

Camp Reed jackson, Tenn, Feb. 10, '63}


FRIEND Rich You will perceive that
the 9th are still in the vicinity of Jack
son, very snug little town in a peace
full time. but at present presenting rather
a dilapidated appearance in very many
respects. The streets are not in a very
good condition, as they have been cut up
for the purpose of entrenching and bar
racading against any sudden surprise.
Then there are long lines of breastworks
built entirely of cotton bales, which en-
cumber and destroy the beauty of the
walks and grounds. We don't seem
now TO be threatened by attack from any
large force at this place, therefore we EN-


ploy ourselves, most of the time, in get,
Ting in JEFF Davis corn crop, and as ii
is pretty large, there will be employment
for our brigade for some time TO come.
begin TO fear that jeff has forgot to
publish any proclamation in reference TO
planting new crop. | hope, therefore,
that some of his Copperhead confeder-
ates, in Iowa, will remind him of this.
And they will bear in mind that there
will be few rails TO split, as the fences
are IN shocking bad condition, and will
want some repairs. They will find ii
pretty hard to let contract, as most OF
the darkies went off on visit about the
first of the year, and have not yet return.
ed. Well, now saying nothing about
the rails, what do you think of this Cop,
perhead arrangement up North ? 1t is
just as expected, that these rotton.l log
gentry would begin TO raise their heads
when loyal men had left their homes in
defence of their government Now
would like TO give the m a little advice,
that by the eternal they had better keep
shady, as il is their nature TO keep in
shady places. for can tell them that a
day of retrbulion awaits them They
think that by scattering seeds of treason
among the soldiers, that they will get
tired and begin 10 denounce the war, but
in this they will be gloriously mistaken,
as we enlisted for the war and to whip
the rebels, and we will do il or die try.
ing That pi,tiful cry of Peace is all a
sham. The rebels OF the South have
more manliness than that. They don't ask
for any peace short of their indepen.
dence. No, they must be conquered


whipped. il you like the phrase better
and it would have been accomplish
ed ere this. had it not been for this
horde Of Internal, hypocrilical, hybrid
traitors in the North. The army in the
field are just beginning to take peep
towards the rear. They are watch
ing with a vigilant eye these traitorous
movements, and you will fnd. for the
next few weeks that The true sentiments
Of the soldiers, will begin to be trans.
mitted to the North, and you will find
that TO be a universal cry, conquer or
die. When the rebels come up and lay
down their arms, and deliver up their
leaders, TO be punished as the law re-
quirs them. say peace, aud not ill then.
One or two good victories more. and
you will see the planters of Tennessee
and Northern Mississippi begin TO cry
hold. enough. | tell you, Mr.. Rich, that
the prospect of raising crop IN this
country. 10 feed the citizens alone, is out
of the question entirely. the coming
season. let alone The feeding of the rebel
army. This state OF things cannot last
long. The rebel government was never
in so bad condition before. the worse
their condition, the louder the talk