Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-27

Cd their tents merry But the prospects for lhe 9th
er regiments Was cherries. Their wagons were
far behind. Officers Threatened 10 move where
shelter could be found for the men. but orders
must De al ooeyec and they prepared again TO
biVouack on the cold cold ground, 10 the freezing
atmosphere Of drear November.
But now there is smother order fresh from
Headquarters az Grab Orchard Exhausted ss
they are soldiers forbidden 20 burn rails They
must cut wood fox bivcusck fires, or sleep in tie
frosty atmosphere without fires Orders must be
obeyed. Twenty men are detailed to cut wood
and wagons are sent out. Sun set is approaching.
Headquarters, who forty hours ago knew the
men were coming. knew they were suasrlng, had
not provided axes fe the order was ~ rood.
Look at the field adjacent % camp, and see pheth-
e. railS were burnt.
a member Of the Fourteenth, coming II ate, re-
ports 10y saw dead man OF eae F0urtsezth, y
ing on ths roadside beyOId Mount Vernon. lie
died Of exhaustion. Another says Il saw another
dead man on the r0adaids 10 day" BE dice Of ex-
haustion. A surgeon says - saw two men yes.
terday IN the last stays of exhaustion, gave them
whisky 20 revive mem. could 10 nothing else.
was compelled to leave them with their comrades
and attend to the sick Of ny c"B regiment They
probably died Of exhaustion.
Nov. l7th-cSAs ORczlRc--Tfs ssh Chic and
the SD Indiana are coming in slowly. The fo-nsr
was more deliberate, bSi suffered its proportion.
The latter sleeping in the woods without tents.
know not whether the Tsnasssssns have got bsek
S&Ieiy 70 LOuQOu.
There is not much beauty, or gaiety in q soldiers
life if it is like this. BIT the toll and sufIe' ing,
and sacrifices, sad the mgnly efforts OF brave men
obeying orders under circumstances such as have
sketched, are very eloquent VIII soldiers respect.
love, and cheerfuly fight Under officers who abuse
them as slaves do brutess
The amount Of physical suffering caused by this
march cannot be computed. None can tell how
many sturdy frames win bend under disease con
tracied from this ruthless exposure. The mortality
list Of the regiments will shortly begin 70 make a
record Many of the sick who were dragged OFT
of their beds in the London hospitals to be tortured
on the rugged roads. saturated with rain snd chill
ed with cold, must die. Many Of the well must fall
i'll. All well, there are OILY $50 sick in the 33d In
diana; only couple Of hundred or so sick in the
18th Ohio; only hundred or so sick in the 3Sth
Ohio; only several scores sick IN the 18th Ohio;
only few hundreds altogether. II they die-res
cruit the regiments.
The loss of the property is nothing. The Gov
eminent is rich. Only thirty horses belonging to
the 18th Ohio were knocked up and rendered IN
fit for service, and one died;one wagon was lostand
26, COG pounds Of ammunition about the same report
10 made by the l4Eh Ohio so with each Of the regi>
menes. Bat the moral effects Of the countermarch
is one Of the worst features. The mount&ineers Of
Kentucky regard it as q retreat, and the prestige
of the victory at Wildcat Is turned against Us And
so ended the great Cumberland Gap Expedition,
But beg you to wait, readers for an echo from
the Wild Cat Bridge. If mistake not, there VIII
be fierce growl ere long from the Tennessee
camp, Is vehement as the dehunciation from "Fast
Tennessee. which You read day or TIVE ago in the
Commercial And am inclined to believe that if
the indignant letters Of the Ohio and Indiana boys
are permitted to the light Of public print; none
will think have eolOred the foregoing picture.
" ID B.