Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-01
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Without expressing G1 opinion ss 10 tl. r.a-.s
o1 dement's o.. .ho innovations upon military
affairs alluded to IN the following extract from a
Virginia letter 10 the Mobile Tribune, $40 iuzz-
It for the Inspection Of those HAVING charge Of
matters
Bat I beg your loava u9w o. a.,sac. attention
60 the colonel Ot q cavalry regiment who turns
them all down. I alludt 60 Col. St. George
Crogban, who commands a cavsLrY regiment
under Gen. Floyd in Northwestern Virginia
he ia about 80 years OF age. has the eye of an
eagle and the Wellington nose IS abou. six feet
high, f]aulrless in form, graceful IN carriage, and
tAs hes. rider in America. He is the son OF the
! celebrated Col CrogLan Of SaHdusky memory,
was born a soldier educated a soldier, and Is in
every hair on his head and drop Of blood iu his
body q thorough complete aud pert-c. soldier.
He has no thoughts that are not military. no
ambition that is not the smbisiou of soldier.
I NIthali he is endowed with q prominently
practical and powerful intellect. He has intro
duue1 innovations upon the established usares
OF camp life, the result OF which must, e properly
embraced sayethe Confederate States millions OF
dollars audth0us.nts of Iygs,aud insure cousor.
where suffering else might have lo be endured.
The innovation 10 which / aIluGe is in The -iza
and character Of The camp tent. He has Te-
duced 81 70 a size which viii accommodate bu.
four men. One end Of il be leaves entirely
open. Before the open end hg builds a camp
Irc. and that makes q small tent more comforta-
bic in the CCldes. winter than the larr-T .Uut- ara
u autumn OF sDrl. One mule Csu carry thirty
of these tents enough for two companies } Bag
gage wagons iu his regiment. are therefor su
uhsU.a-- idea. or, Co as. As nervous expression,
fg "nT1loaaa humHUg. This lusurgs eEnedi-
tIUu without g sacrifice O.. comfort. and such has
. hon fLn ..-aH with .yfTrh cha rFsffHs- as .ns. a#v ga
of tent has Impressed the military minds lHa.
have Investigated its merits, that Gen. lloyd,
among others. has thrown aside bis huge amubi-
rhrEtsr and adopted the modest end comfortable
iistlg tabernacle, for which tbe army are indebted
/ to Col. Cr0rdau. In order. therefore. % enable
any regiment IN the Coincidence service that may
.-l on inclination 90 render themselves rs com
portable ls possible, hy adopting tie C-ochau
ttut, / will describe it: IN Ile frst place. IL IS
a-aurular-shaped -our feet high, eight feet case
and seven tcc- deep The Rnt poles a-o two feet
long, fitting into each, ffted together, having
o nail in the top, is passed through an eye
lat-h0.o ut the top Of each end Of the tsIt, and a
cord fastened in the ground at the rear ofthe
1-u- IS passed through The back O. the tent 90 The
top. There 70 is twisted around the nail on thr
rear pole and then i- p passed % the front pole
and twisted around The nail 0u this pole. from
whence Is a-ssea 30 the ground and listened
90 O. peg. Thiscort is the ricye pole. Col Ran
som has attached 60 bis regiments forty baggage
wagons, attached 90 each one Ct which are four
horses, making ono hundred and sixty horses ia
his transportation service, whereas five mulss
are altogether sufficient for the transportation Of
Cr0ghau tents enough fpr the Same regiment ;
{ and .lo soldiers are bound % enjoy more com
ig-t 8Ud suffer less in rCe CrOghan tent lbau
lhev do IN the tent now in use II our army,
/ snG tho transportation OF which IS So very eE-
peusiye. Col. CroEhau has also, by an altera-
: ton Of The ordinary csrt into q pack sad
( de. made It feasible for one mula to transport 900
( pounds OF provisions. Thus v0U perceive this
regiment is costing tho government less than
perhaps any one company in any clh6T cavalry
regiment IN the service, sud are for forced mar
Ches and surprise expeditions Che most available
arm o.. the Confederate service. hen they
move their baggage mules can move. They go
moi have 70 visit. as other cavalry regiments 90,
for baggage wagons. They 90 NOS have TO take,
SIS other cavalry regiments often 30, tGs pif;.gss
pC.tIg Of the midnight storm, .or they can o.
WAYS have tlai- tents with -Agm.
Col. CTo1hsu has attached 90 his regiment
two ri5ed ramon, each weighing about two
hundred pounds. I0gr mules transport the
guns and their carriage / have been thus
minute .U my details. because conceive thar
there IS O. vital If--rs=. .u the simple facts which
l h4,a related. They involve questions OI lie
and death, Of comfort aud suffering TO oar be-
loved army. Millions Hi people have O. living
and lasting in,sr=s. be fhem. / DO not know q
man IN Col CroghaU5 regiment. He has one
company who w-ls il-o the service only about
half equipped auu -gme5 Now they ane su-
pgrbly equipped aud armed. and fbey have NOT
an arm IN their ranks that shey did not take
lTon che enemy. Strangers though they arc, It
is with pride I record such faces, facts so indu-
biabiy bound TO draw upon them the sJmira-
lyu and the praises OF g grateful country.