Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-05
OUR ARMY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
IRcidents OF tho Campaign
By SURGEON J. ". GRAY.
NUMBER ONE.

Knowing that our friends are ever anxious to
hear from this, the army in Northwestern virginia
and having few hours Of leisure to-day which,
perhaps can not employ in better way, pro
pose to throw portion Of my scattered and scan
ty notes into some sort of shape, with view to
their notification: and while, for a moment,
invita- you in imagination to the mountain warfare
amid these rugged wilds, you will allow my idesli-
ty to carry me back to Camp Trousdale.
While we were there, feasting OF the fat Of the
lana and wanting to be called to some field OF &C
tion, an order came for our departure and at once
a universal shout made the welkin ring. We de-
parted for HaynesvilIe, East Tennessee.
Col. A. S. FULroSs Regiment passed through
Nashville on Sunday, day long to be remembered,
not only for its being the day for our departure Tor
the wars, but for its excessive heat. Many Of the
soldiers reeled out of ranks and sank down on the
having stones, beneath their muskets and knsP-
sacks, but soon the gates to the Academy Green,
awning wide open, and nearly thousand painting
soldiers marched in, stacked their arms, threw
down their knapsacks, and rested their weary
frames beneath the classic shades of that old and
renowned institution, from the ever living fountains
Of which. many of their mothers and wives had
drunk, in years departed, and to which their els
ters were stlI Eocking to taste its inexhausuoie
sweets.
DIR. Elliot, the Principal, who, for years, had
been educating their wives and daughters, gave to
an who would accept, the choicest Refreshments,
bnt .oon the command, (" Fall into lne-fall in
fall in ~ was hesrd from the officers, and all march
ed to the depot
Col. SIvAGE's Regiment came next, and met such
recepton in the city as they can never forget 1t
made them feel like they were meeting, and parting
With g.. n.on!e with whom, and for whom, they
would glory in fighting
Tbi, Regiment after travelling from Camp Trous'
| dale in open top cars, exposed all the way to
drenchng rain passed through the streets en- route
/ for the D.pot with the plumes and pennons which
the dsv befol e. were so fresh and beautiful, sHC
i with sWords v hich were 60 bright and knaPsaeki
4 and rations so dry and light, but now all wet, anC
the bodies Of the men so chilled thst they wer'
| MARTY ready to lament it as an early misfortune
| but in this conc ition the Regiment Was halted
! zbarsunon the soldiers were addressed by Gen
OULRLEs and Judge TURSEE, IN language so soul sur
ring in its nature that for the time all lost sight
the rain. Col. SAVAGE and Lieut.. Col. AURRET
repIv gave assurance that from the sixteenth Reg
ment Tennessee Volunteers they would endeaVor
send hack to the Capital of the State good rePor
they now marched to the Academy, snd ther
received such refreshm ents as the hungry SOLDIER
delighted to partake OF, and marched to the Depo
-ben Tall aboard" rang along the heightened tran
The two regiments composed of aoles bodied me
and commanded by a capital selection OF otncei
now moved of for Haynesville, aud as we Passe
through that region our hearts were maze 10 lea
i with the hope that this part Of the State would
come right at an early day. As the IoDg tram rol
ID along men stood in their doors, and IN thel
vs-ds and fields casting their hats high in the a
Il sboutinp sHurrsh! for JEFF. DAVIS" boys droppe
4 tbeir ploHQh lines ard towards the cal
with both hands upraised Jnd continuing the shOu
n Hrr-rsb for Jeff Davis Ladies waved .beauth
b.rro-s fror porticos, windows and stiles, al
4 those who had no Rags waved handkerchiefs, al
few too poor to have either, but rich IN soul Al
/ patriotism. swayed their arms ana "A'eu sneF
led bands shed tears and cried aloud, " God BILE
! you," one saying, g have four sons VINO were
III. hattie Of Manassas, and who were not hurt
on God ia OIL your side thus giving Us eneerS lrO
every house and hilltop, street and strand as
swspt over their mountains and valleys
At Greene vile, once the honOred, but sqbssquel
" the disgr iced abode of Ihe trSlsoE Sonnson
were much encourage j, under the elreumstanc
With the Sou thern pros 9ects for before we reac
cd there we had from accounts some grounds atis
fear that the veritable Andy would II person s..a
! our iron hors J while he was snoring Ihro9gn SUI
nsrrow defle of this region; but we passed MS o
and bh I'D banners IN the the hands %a1n9 81 us ns
| jy VIZ 70 was Andy? We understood he
tq tRst he had gt ne to offer bill for the relief Of
Northern relit is of Bull Kun
3 We did not tsrry at Hsynesville but lSft unC
o-5.rs fo- the + win towns Bristol and Goodson,
J, from whence we whirled- away to Lynehou
Here we remx in ed several days. when orueFs cS W
= read for Stau1 ton and AllborO, by way OF On
lottegville. L arrying here for few hours m nl
of US visited me University buildings now goa gen
q, al hospital lied with SICK solders anu BIZ b.
number of ", ounded Yankees from Manassas "a
while Others of US frequented the former reslce
and solemn TO NIB of Thomss Jefferson
Col. Fulton regiment stuck out from otsnn'
ss o,d Col say. ge's from MIlboro', on foot to m
r the passage Oh the Allegheny mountains, Tor q
tersTille, bid ding adieu, rather IN glSuh