Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10
Special Correspondence of the URIOn and
American.

American
HEADQrARTEEs THIRp TENNESSEE REGNENT,
NEAR FAIRFAX station, Va Sept. 20, Isl.
EDITORS UNION AND AMERICAN-Gents: this morn
ing received copy of your daily paper, which ia
the first number OF your paper have seen in Vir-
ginia. Ii read in camp with great interest. We
are all looking to the West for and expect to
hear of stirring times in Kentucky. When we get
the news il will bring victory after victory on our
side. When Tennesseans end Ketuckians march
together against LISC9LNsS troops We are certain
of victory nearly on every battlefield.
All is quiet, Or nearly so, on the Potomac. FROM
some cause, on Friday night our picket regiments
we're Withdrawn from our advance post on UPton's,
MasOn's, and hunaons Hills, and a small picke', two
three men, left Cd each HILL but all is quiet there
and yet no advance by LINpOLSs REmy. They think
there is a trick in the move ment.
Cen BEApREGARD is at Fairfsx Court House.
Generals JOHNsTGF sEd Smith are near on- camp
here. feel certain We vii 90 something in a few
days. 1t is the opinion that noJ haze the POto-
| mac under control, when we see cause to take
cOmgaad Ct it, and will be able to cut eff all navi
CATION. So sou a4ay look out for stirring times in
Virginia soon, if not in Maryland.
Your Legislature will meet neat Monday, one
week FROM now, wish you to call their attention
to one or two things that Eat Tennessee volun-
eer are interested il others in the State: One
Is, that the law passed By thzt body in Nay last,
gave to US pay from the date Of OFF sqroluent.
Many companies, and several in our regiment wara
! IN camps drisng one month at Knoxville and have
received no pay for it. Paymaster W. B. REESE,
who came to Virginia and Only paid US from the
date Of mastering is By Gen. GILLESPIE to the time
NJ IN he
Sc you see we are deprived of ever Ope months
pay by the want of clearness in the Law. We hope
the Legislature will pass law to csver our case,
Agsin. The volunteers from East Tennessee in
Virginia, are very ANXIOUS that the Legislature
should pass law, allowing members of Con.
gress to be elected by q general ticket for this
term. If not done, We sre to be represented
in Congress by such men as NELSON MAYNARD,
and BRIDGES, which would be a disgrace to East
Tennessee therefore, we hope that law will be
passed to elect by general ticket
East Tennessee has been borne down by a strong
Union feeling, and | think her rights ought to be
looked 20 more than they have been. She has fur
nshed her quota of volunteers under trying circuu.
stances. Even men have come there from West
Tennessee to fill up regiments. Taking al the cirA
cumstances together, think she has done her part;
but how has ske been treated in the distribution of
oficers that have been appointed and
others? No General has been appointed by the
Confederate Government from East Tennessee, when
we were entitled to at least two. AL have come
from Middle and West Tennessee, and they have even
sent over into East Tennessee to take command of
East Tennessee troops have nothing to say against
the qualifications ofthose appointed, but there sre
men in Erst Tennessee as competent.as those in the
Middle and West, who have proved themselves. We
hope our portion of the State will not be looked
upon as not being portion of the gallant volunteer
State. Her Cocks SEWERS, TIPrONs, MoRGANs, CAR
ROLLS HoUsToNs, and others, have proved that they
are as true in East Tennessee as any portion of
Gods green earth.
Yours very respectfully,
VOLUNTEER FROM EAST TENNESSEE.