Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-15
Army Items.


We saw letters yesterday from Gen. ZoLLr
corPEa's headquarters as late as the 9th inst.
He had constructed boats to cross the Cum
beriand, and expected to put his men across
with out delay. The enemy, after fortifying
OF, the opposite side of the river, had retired
some Is miles, leaving the passage CT the
river undisputed. Some Of bis men, WHO nad
crossed, passed through the enemy's camp
but no one was 10 be found. 1t as the ex-
uectation that The General would follow the
enemy SO soon as his men were all over the
river. s-s-
Dates as late as the 9Th instant have been
received In is city from Gen. ASDERsoNs
Brigade, in Western Virginia. At that date,
Gen. ANDERSON was still at his headquarters
near Huntersville He had received orders
20 leave that part, but for what point had
MOI transpired. The Brigade was in ina
spirits, and the man generally well.
Gen, BEN. MoCULLooH arrived 10 Knox
Vile, Thursday night, on his way to Ri2h
nond, accompanied by his aid, Maj. Arm
strong. He stopped at the Franklin House.
where large crowd called to see him, and
in response to their demands he appeared on
the balcony, but declined to made speech
Col. WRIGHT and Maj. RUSSELL, OF Miss, en-
tertained the assemblage with bIi,t speeches
i DIR. JOHN Il. CALENDER, Surgeon to 20.
Raius's regiment stationed at CAMBRIA nd
Gap, arrived in this city yesterday. He ID In
dne health, and reports the regiment IN good
condition, no sickness of consequence pre-
vailing in 1t.
We learn from the Knoxville Register that
the message of President LINCOLN has almost
ersdicated unioDism in Bradley county, Tenn
It publishes the following extract Of letter
from correspondent In thai county "Since
the message of Lincoln has reached that
county, scarcely Union man can be found
ALI declare themselves for the South. One
or two hundred of them have Joined the
Southern army in the last forty-eight hours
There il q much better feeling than has ever
prevailed 10 the community before. The
people say they have been misle by their
leaders In regard to the policy Of the North
ern government. They cannot be sold to
Atolitioudor. Bradley county Is going 10
furnish . regiment for the Confederate army
Dr.. Thompson will 60 into the regiment, and
many mere prominent Union men, since
reading Lincoln's message, have declared
thems. Ives strongly for the South. VIM
Hancock, formerly Union man, is now rails
ing company for the Bradley Regiment.
The other companies in progress for this re
riment are, Capt. ". 81 Camps "a Southern
Rights man. Capt. Frank Triples's (iate
Unionist,l Judge Chipman's (late UnionJ
and Jos. PerIine's .late Union,f" The same
feeling ought to animate the late Union men
10 every county in the State. The message
leaves them no loop to ha ng hope upon for
the future.
We have received letter from Fort Don
elson, dated the lltb inst, from member
Of Col. HEAp's regiment. he reports con-
siderable sickness in the regiment. there
beng about rs cases of measles in the hos.
pital. There has been but one death. He
expresses great con fdence in the regimental
surgeon Dr. HEAD, who has been constant
and unremitting in bis duties, and very sue
eessful 10 his treatment. On Monday some
Yankee gunboats were seen few miles below
the fort, but they did not venture within reach
Of it's guns. Our correspondent says Gen.
TrLezxAs, who is in command, is very rigid
IN his discipline, and although the men are
uu.ccustoned to it, they do not complain.
= The men are engaged in constructing huts
for winter quarters.