The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-08-16
From Third Tennessee Regiment.

From Third Tennessee Regiment.
CASP FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. o, 1861.
Editor Post: Dear Sir: have just ar
rived in Camp from ono Of our regular
turns a. an advance picket guard, TO .
point known as Falls Church, four miles
from Alexandria. This trip we perform
by turn, one Company at time, until the
Regiment has been gone through. Our
cavalry say the enemy's pickets only
come out two miles this side Of Alexan-
dria. Ono Of their Lieutenants rode up
up to our piclxets yesterday, about three
miles this side Of Alexandria, and gave
himself up as a prisoner. s..
Our Third Tennessee Regiment is very
much improving in health since we come
10 this place. We are also receiving daily
recruits to II, and of the right sort of ma
terial. I would just say to our friends at
home, no danger Of snbjugation On of be
ing whipped here. We have got much
Of the Yankees va1aabie property and
many Of their soldiers. The property is
Of vast nse TO as, But the prisoners none.
awsR eiva you list Of Capt. Lillsrd's
Company, with reference to the health Of
each, which you will please publish for
the satisfaction Of their friends: N. ].
Lillard, Captain, here and we'll; I. g. Cross,
LIST Lieutenant, here and we'll; D. M.
Blevins, Cd Lieutenant, here and we'll; D.
F. Taylor, Sd Lieutenant, here and well;
s. r. Baldwin, Orderly Sergeant, here and
we'll; 1T. Blevins, I'd Sergeant, here and
we'll; Roswell Chambers, Sd Sergeant,
here and we'll; B. F. Lillard, 4th Sergeant,
here and we'll; J. Ii. Quinn, LIST Corporal
here, not well; J. c. c. Blevins, I'd Cor
poral, at Winchester, sick; w. N. King
Sd Corporal, here and we'll; l.. r. Blevins
4th Corporal, here and we'll. Prisaies-
NJ. Aheart, at Winchester, not we'll; G
w. Atchley, left at Winchester with the
sick; T. B. Allen, here and well; A. Arm
strong here and we'll; j. B. Boggess, here
and we'll; g. n. Boggess, here and well
j. NJ. Buckner, here and well; A. Buck.
ner, here and well; B. F. Been, here and
we'll; j. p. Blevins, here and we'll; j. X
Blevins, Jr., here and we'll; J. w. Grain
here and we'll; G. W. Cate, here and we'll
S. n. Cox, here and we'll; VIM. Carroll
here and we'll; NJ. v. Copeland, here and
we'll; J. C. Cowan, here and well; j. "
Quinn, here and we'll; l.. b. Quinn, here
and we'll; Jesse Quinn, here and well; z
Guthman, here and we'll; S. Il. Howell
here and we'll; Smith Hutton, here and
WE'LL z. l.. Hodge, here and WE'LL j. Hor.
rid, here and we'll; r. Hacker, here and
we'll; AbUah Howard. here, not we'll; John
Howard, here and we'll; b. F. Hudson,
here and well; J. S. HARDWOOD, here and
we'll; ]. A. Key, here and we'll; ]. S. "
Lillard, here, not well; John Lillard, here
well; Thos. g. Latham, here and we'll
James Lamar, here and well; Anon La
mar, here and we'll; Frank McCorkle
here and well; Lafayette McCokle, here
and we'll; s. NJ. McGinis, here and well;
j. c. Moore, here and we'll; G.. w. Mar.
shall, here and we'll; II. I. w. Martin,
here and we'll; f. MasscngiH, here and
well; j. G. Monsey, at WiRchester, sick;
VIM. Martin, here and well; William
Melton, here and we'll; ]. N. Melton, here
and we'll; L. c. Nance, here and we'll;
Jacob Nance, here and we'll; Henry Nail.
er, at Lynchburg, sick; A. Owens, here
and well; James Parks, here and we'll;
j. A. Peace, here and we'll; N. Perry, here
and well; j. T. Russell, here and we'll;
7. j. Russell, here and we'll; C. Rhinehart
here and well; w. B. Runyan, here and
we'll; w. A. Smith, here and we'll; r.
Stewart, here and we'll; II. V. Stewart,
here and we'll; Frank Sharp, here and
well; r. G. Snyder, here and we'll; Tyre
Spradlin, here and we'll; J. X. P. Slaugh-
ter, here and we'll; r. s. A. Swan, here
and we'll; John Taylor, here and well;
John Thomas, here and we'll; A. j. Vim.
cent, here and well; II. Vincent, here
and we'll; VIM. Vincent, here and we'll;
John Vincent, here and well; John Wick
cry, here and we'll; C. A. Wright, here
Wciii Oohh " cchS, nero anu well,
James King, here and we'll; VIM. Clark,
here and we'll; VIM. Godsey, here and
well; and John v. Baugh, is also here and
well-none others recollected.
There has been, since commenced
writing this letter, great excitement Gre
ated in camps, in consequence of Prince
Napoleon of France being here. am SO
informed by Col. Vaughn. It indicates
something
I know you would be delighted TO see
some things we have seen, AMI in others
you would not. Our boys, in the most
part, are we'll satisfied and faring we'll;
and would be content with any thing they
could stand up to, being made of purely
Southern material. have nothing fur
thsr Of Importance to write you. The
army movements you get more fully from
the papers than can give them to you.
Yours,