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Marcellus W. Darling letters, 1862-1863
1863-07-10-Page 03
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the great Union victories at Gettysburg and Vixburg, things look very prosperous now for crushing the Rebellion in a short period, the Rebellion can be put down in sixty days or they can be everlastingly doing it, all it needs as has needed since it broke out is a right energy and take the men and go right to work. I think the Goverment is to slow about calling out troops, the Confederate States have raised about all and every man they can scar up while we can raise all that are needed to crush out the armies of Jeff Davis if they are a mind to take hold of it with a spirit and a will; I have marched in Va.. enough to see who is left there. I never have seen only one man in or near the lines that I should think was fit for army service there is not a young or middle aged man to be seen in Va.. now just think if new york or Pa.. was so thoroughly cleared of available me. as Soldiers as this, we should have an army large enough to put down the Rebellion in a short time. I hope they will draft four hundred thousand and put them to work, besides organize Malitia for State defence, if they are going to battle it and I am to fall
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the great Union victories at Gettysburg and Vixburg, things look very prosperous now for crushing the Rebellion in a short period, the Rebellion can be put down in sixty days or they can be everlastingly doing it, all it needs as has needed since it broke out is a right energy and take the men and go right to work. I think the Goverment is to slow about calling out troops, the Confederate States have raised about all and every man they can scar up while we can raise all that are needed to crush out the armies of Jeff Davis if they are a mind to take hold of it with a spirit and a will; I have marched in Va.. enough to see who is left there. I never have seen only one man in or near the lines that I should think was fit for army service there is not a young or middle aged man to be seen in Va.. now just think if new york or Pa.. was so thoroughly cleared of available me. as Soldiers as this, we should have an army large enough to put down the Rebellion in a short time. I hope they will draft four hundred thousand and put them to work, besides organize Malitia for State defence, if they are going to battle it and I am to fall
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