Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-12-05
NO. XII.
Wft,en for the Fayetteville Observer,
CAMP RUNNING WATER, Tenn, |
Nov. q, 1861, {

Or. ". u. Wallace:
DEAR Sri embrace this op-
portunity in wiring yeu a few
lines which will inform you that
we are ell enjoying toierab,e good
health at this post, and yop may
through your columns commnni-
cate the same to the good people
of Lincoln county. The boys are
not only in good health, but are
enjoying themselves finely. I'm.
ion men are plenty here in these
mountains. We have amused
ourselves in arresting them ard
making them take the oath to
serve the Confederate constitutions
Some would rot take the oath,
but by the time they had marched
with us two days and nights they
would beg us to let them take the
oath and go home. Wesent their
sort to headquarters, but under
stand that the most Of them have
been released. and 30 men COM
posed of my OWL and Capt. Finney's
companies took a three days scout.
We left camps on Wednesday
morning, 10th inst. We were
scarce Of provisions, SO we did net
take any with us, but did not suf-
fer for something to eat during
the three DAYS, for when we came
to southern mans house he made
lis welcome to anything that he
had to eat, and if q Union man we
made ourselves welcome. During
jour three days travel we arrested
/ and investigated the principles Of
a great many union men, but the
head leaders Of them had got
wind OF US and fed to the holes
! in the mountains, and pulled the
jholes in after them, though | learn
that some of them have come in
to Jasper, the county seat of Mari
on county, and took the oath, say
ing that their reason for hiding
was that they had been informed
that we would Kill them as fas
as we came to them. A promi-
nent citizen Of Jasper, the town
where we staid one night, sent me
word for me to come to their town
with my company and they would
give us a barbecue for our services
in their city and vicinity. They
also gave tie boys great credit for
their good and petite behavior on
the night we staid there, and for
the kind manner in which we trea-
ted our prisoners.
The report that reached Fay
ietteville some ten days ago that
Col. Cooks regiment we're all well
armed was not so. We are only
about half armed, and some Of the
guns that we have are not in good
fix, though ! am well pleased with
those that are in fix for shooting.
They are altogether muskets.-
We will receive arms for the bal.
lance'of the Regiment in a short
time. | think our Colonel will 90
the best he can for us in that par
titular. Our regiment is scattered
for % miles along the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad, for the
purpose Of guarding those Bridges
that the unionists were threaten
ling to burn. Capts. Morley and
] Davenport are at Bridgeport, and
lCapt's. Finney and Tucker are at
Running Water Bridges. The
balance of the Regiment are at or
near Chattanooga. Gel. Cook is
very much displeased to have his
Regiment SO scattered, and is try
ing to make arrangements to get
his men all together. Well, as
some Of your readers are not we'll
acquainted with what kind of a
country East Tennessee is, l will
try to describe the portion that |
have seen. Where we are camped
lis nothing but mountains and
rocks and stone coal. The people
make their living by digging coal
out Of the mountains. There are
some good farms in Seqlachy val
lev, about ten miles from this