“I’ve captured a splendid banner belonging to the Marion
county Alabama Guards. I will present it
to old Tippecanoe county – together with another one captured by Johnny
Mackessy of our company. I also got a
flute with about $30, a silver watch, a splendid pistol and case worth about
$30. I have several nice little trophies
which I intend sending home the first opportunity. Swords and long knives are in great
abundance.”
Another of the 10th writes in a secesh shanty, on secesh
paper, with secesh pen and ink, and encloses his letter in a secesh envelope,
with a piece of Zollicoffer’s shirt. He
would have paid the postage with a secesh stamp, but Uncle Sam is not taking
that kind of pay. He adds that the boys
are living on secesh rations in secesh quarters, and are quite comfortable.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 3
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