Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-15
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t"e sneiy 4 vel fortified and hss plsrtv of uro
s5iohs and arms and We SHALL hsve some hard
ns1s oel9fe Teget through; bat We are enough for
gg'' - ll-,'e n2S shown much courage as vet.
4ney nave fan before as as fast as they heard yye
were coaling. until We got here ar / h - fi;i-
they viii make much ef a stand here. br,f Il IA NJ
know. 'u' uO i''-
I suppose you have heard Of our i,D-rs, f-o,
Burlington to ashingtan and it win bseSss, =.
give you description of it; and al. nave t s,,1
about it s, thar we were vel received evarv,vbo,o
Wth tife eNeeTe0n OF Baltimore where W % SSs-F5
through the Ciiy in double llle with loaded rgns
We are tie heaviest regiuleHt shat have seen vet
! and have seen Shout one hundred. and we are
praised eTerywhere We 90 for our COOL beisvio-.
ard drill The most Of the tTooPs age riotous and
dis0rderly. but our bows are very orderly an3
/ quiet, and we have got gepd ofhcers With the ex
ception Of our Colonel; he IS regular Methodist
tyrant; but since have come into the brigade ne
has kept very quiet; he marched US through wash
ington with cur knspsacSs on, when the thermoUl-
etCr stood Il2 in tie shade the distance was three
miles, aud Gen. Scott saw US ard the next day he
ted the Colonel 1at If he did ans such cling SC ain
that he would hare his command taken sway from
him.
We are the only troops that have marched with
cur kuauszChs on in this ccHntry; but we stood it
better WITH them on thar good maEy Gil without
th.ln and we have as few sick as any regiment TIA
know Of. John i}. Page AMI three Osher gentlemen
traa Rutland, are in cur camp waiting 20 see ihe
DaiIle. IEey are on pleasure excursion through
thts cru1tTy. aud are enjoying themselves highly.
When We cane through AlCxaudria, I visited the
Marshall Hause. where Ellsworth wz8 shos and cot
a piece OF the staIr that he stoOd OF and sent It
home to the folks. The city is uadcr martial law.
Elsw0rth's men are cur advance guard; but they
cannot be kept anywhere great while at a tne
They eoOur the country all over and steal every
thing thai they can lay their hands 70. They have
stolen horses and lcgcrs, and cattle, AMI hogs BY
the Dozen and they viii gointO houses and take all
Of the provisions that they can find.
Nhfn we were caUped at Alexandria, four Of
ITEM welt to the house Of c farmer, ald tie folks
had their breakfast On the table ali ready 10 eat
and the went in tcok CT their hats and bld tho
toiss "zeod mcrning." aud sat down 70 the table and
ceai Cd Il Of every catabi5; got up, ard lid them
good bye, and ef. as c0Ol If tie meal was pre-
pared en- purpose f1r them; they bring us cattle Of
every GesCripti0n. They think good deal Of this
regiment and give rs a good many things that they
iteal We have not had half army rati0us since we
lave been IN the service. Mother sent me box Of
,akes and cheese. tu5 that kind Of stuff does not
.mOunt % much with US We Miss potatoes and
,,ter vegetables the most of anything, but do not
,-t enough Of anythicg from the Government TITS
% with al the troops. But must close this scrt-
lie as I have got to write one home. You must
write often. and viii Wrise Oiten as l can get a
hance. II an djSca7TE4d IN this country alive
nd well within a year. shall @ to the Western
ouEty and make you visit, and shall stop some
here n that C0u1tr-
must close by sending rrrch loye to eli, and &C.
-pt mrch Yourself should Hket0 have s,en you
store left home very much IfyCu can read this
tier you can DO better than can. 4 could 10. EeE
ly ink 10 write with. Bug mu9t bill yCu coed
ye for tha present
From your etr.c ,torate brother.
81 Is. H. G..