Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-09-05
FROM COL. FuLTON's REGIMENT.
NO. XVIII.
Writer for as Eazss.vins Observe


miles from the White Settle
ments, in the midst of the Alle-
ghany Mountains, not far from
Pluto's Dominions, Knee deep
in Mud, sick and not very well
myself, half starved, and no
prospect Of anything to eat,
Aug. 18th, 1861.
MT. ~ O. Walloce:.-
DEAR SIR:-Though quite GER
tain this communication will new
er reach you unless you have
some dealings with the devil) I
will nevertheless comply with the
promise made you, to give our Of
fice, &c. / regret however that l
cannot do so, as there is no such
an institution in this bottom
You can however send this Regi-
ment a few copies of the Observer,
to Huntersville Va. We may get
them as | have a very particular
friend there, who furnished my.
self and three others a wagon to
haul us out to camps-distant six
miles, for the pitiful sum Of ST..
He remarked that ] might think it
high. go no" says /, Il am sur
prised that man raised in this
part of the world has any con-
science at ALL" Unjust try to give
YOU some idea of the country we
travelled over for the last 40 miles.
/ took the stage at MIlbore, a de-
pot on the Staunton and Jackson
River r. R., for the Warm Springs,
distant Is miles, across the noun
itains. Nothing of particular in
terest occurred during the trip
We were not halted but once; this
was caused by a snake crossing the
read and completely blockading it.
! But it only stopped us for few
minutes. Going at rapid rate
it crossed the read in Is CT 20
minutes, and we again went on
the uneven tenor Of our way, and
reached the Warm Springs about
daylight next morning. These
springs are considerable institu-
; ton. Some of the. boys, however,
were not pleased with them, under
: the impression that we were pref
',ty close to the cold gentleman
down below" or at least close
: enough tc heat the water Of the
| "unquenchable fire." / was very
nearly worn out by this time for
: was just getting over a severe spell
: of the fux, had but 20 minutes
TO rest, when / again took the
,,"vehiele" for Huntersville. Dis
: tant 26 miles. If ] had foretaste
; of the world, the preachers warn
Jus to shun, in the first trip, l GER
|tainly took the End degree TO this
lplace. As somebody says
"BilI. SO high that BY man they never were
Which IL you could Climb You are sure to See
yoar God"
,I Indeed, ! have never, in the
f, widest stretch Of imagination,
dreamed of such a world as this
Saint Patrick must have had an
,,eye to this country when he pro.
Inounced curse upon the serpents
lof Ireland, and sent them all
hither. l found the boys at last
tolerably well but very much dis
satisfied. They certainly have
have no cause to be SOC .Men who
: would complain at this, would
make a fuss with the Dewitt they
were in his quarters. They stand
the mud pretty well; and feel great.
lily relieved by being assured that
lit will quit raining by. the 18th
Iof October. We, officers, were
Informed yesterday that we would
have to buy our own provisions
land pay the cash for them. Well,
1--WE can live awhile yet, for we
have $1.15 in our company.
We are within 20 miles of the
lenemy, but there is almost an i'm
passible barrier between us. There
is but one pass across the noun
tains, which we are guarding
But why we should keep the Yam
jkees out of this mountain can
mot tell. tits true we have friends
here, because the bayonet is at
their breasts, and they are friends
!. through fear. As for the country,
| if steamboats, were selling at a
shilling apiece, / would not give
gang-way plank for the whole
of it. By the bye, Wallace, l wish
it understood distinctly that / am
candidate for the Confederate