Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-22
GEORGETOWN Hours COLLEGE,
WASHINGTON, ID q, MaS 9 1861.
SIX. Y-NINqH REGIMENT.


DEAR WIFE: received your very klnd and atfec-
tomato letter and glad t, I'd you and the child
are we'll which is more than can tell you am
Nv dear wife we are in most wretched state with
hunger am weakness, and bordering on state OF
starvation Our rations are sinking pork and BIS
cult unce a day. which we refused u" eat ana Whch
ibe dogs would not c me near. Two OF our officers
were taken and confined in the guard house from
The afternoon until II o'clock neat day tor report
ing % the Colonel and Quartermaster mat the meat
skunk and was not fit for dogs. ard that the men
we're not able to come to drill with hunger and
weakness One of those officers was Capt. n, liver
Ibe Colonel called a court martial on the other,
who was Lieutenant. and turned him out OF the
regiment ard kept ms sword, sash and belt. Whlch
belonged 10 himself A great number OF our men
would not swear into the Government IN conse-
oueUce of their treatment, and sixteen IN number
we're stripped star naked the square before the
regiment and all the Government clothes taken
from them, Father Mooney (the Chaplaln) Inter
ceded as much as possible 100 them but to no use.
He was not ole even to get them something to eat
along the road or give them a pass. The Colonel
said the treatment was too good Tor the id seces-
sicnists Can't Doltan Capt Mclver, capt Cava
nsph ard Igeant Birmingham are very Kind 10
those we return our most sincere thanks and shall
never forget their kindness. They have saved our
liyes many a tine by giving us money to buy pro-
yisions and giving as kind word which we could
not oct from any of the rest OF the ofhcers but
Jva complained we were sick or hungry, we were
locked up in the guard house. That was our re-
dress We were lying the floor like hounds II
Kennel in the old Country, and then were told 1t
was too good for US.
a. Tree bandred men have left ths regiment,
~ The muske.s are sll here and none t. claim them,
90 tbo,'s the vsy we find cut the number that's gone.
IT,. ore hat few 81 the old number here. COL
Corcoran paid $4,000 FIR carrying the baggage TO
Washingt,n on Wagons, vans aid carts OF all sorts
This nancy Should have been used 10 purchase food
Or the n. Oae Of The Commissariat, when At K
al for something TO eat gave out one pound RTE
- oo nouud of something else TO cake 'upfor one
LI1srod and IF e eizht meu. You may jldge what
a trsat was FURNISHED for the members Of men,
We arg obliged to send our letters to the Cen
oval Past Office, or they wound be opened and u; t
sent !; they contained any account Of nov We are
treated and all he letters thus sent have to BE-
concesl fo- there IS Post Office estshshedin he
College. Dear wife, could write history OF our
bad ,Tra.m Mt since We lett home, TO Annapolis 70
the junction and along the road IL washington
that would make your hair stand on an END Out IL
t. 'o~p ~ bore IT well, ana expeetIo Oetter
times in Warrington, bat, an sorry to say II poop
ed soorse. If the Government don't ooK 10 Inc ID in
Tim, iher. WI MT Dc 6f'y mere 10 two weeks.
Some OF the Ulcers are living in luxury, with their
stout md champagne, and ihs men starving.
Fr,a eeN,w.rx (N y J urual.
Letters from the New Jersey soldiers IN Washing
ton develop the facts III It gr in Efficiency prevails
in all the military departments of the Government
| Gen Ru yan's Secretary GO. W. IT, in letter to
the AdUe tiSer writes that 1.-The Government ratlons
are still properly complained of for their coarse
ness and n>uficlency. In fficency and circumlocn.
ii M in the Government d, partments which caused
this voy age prev all in every connection OF the bust
ness of the brigade with Government IN ,ers IL IS
! lvh he h.a fulf,s