Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-27
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Army Correspondence
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,
Big Spriaqs, Va, Sept. 4, 1861.

Big Springs Va, Sept. A, 1861. !
CHRONICLE Beingrelieved from
duty this morning, by the inclemency of
the weather, am afforded another oppor
tunity of writing you. Since my last, |
have become reinstated in Camp, and feel
again like a soldier with the monotonous
routine of camp duty before me. have
been here little more than a week, and
would have written you sooner, but have
been waiting for something interesting to
"chronicle )" but as this is denied me, /
shall write as best l can, 'of things past
and things to comc.'
Our party of some half-dozen left Staun-
ton, as l informed you we should, and
reached the terminus of our railroad travel
at Millborough about sundown, where We
took stage for Huntersville. After seven
long hours travel, we were dropped at the
Warm Springs, where we were detained a
couple of days. 1 mention this in order TO
give public condemnation to the manner in
which passengers over this line are swim
died, by being compelled to remain here at
an extravagant prise of board per day, and
| would advise the good people of Clsrks-
vile, who may have in contemplation a
visit to the 14th, not to purchase through
tickets to Huntersville, as they are shown
anything but preference. However, we
spent the time as pleasantly as impatience
would permit in viewing the place and its
surroundings, andin 6asking in the warm
element of so much wonder.
At Huntersvile, we had to resort to our
individual resources for locomotion, and af-
ter about sixteen hours of hard travel over
muddy ground and high mountains, which
lost their novelty to US since we had to
climb them, we found ourselves in the camp
of the 14th, surrounded by friends, our
shoulders nearly dislocated by the violent
shaking of hands, Our friends gave us a
hearty welcome to Quarters, but dispelled
our imaginings of the glory they had won
by assuring us that they had not seen the
enemy. And here owe you an apology
for writing false reports; yet they were
considered reliable at the time and point
whence wrote you. / shall be more
guarded in the future, and send you only
such reports as are reliable.
-Four regiments are encamped here now,
including Fulton's and Hattons. Cur
forces in this part of the State were inspec-
ted by Confederate officers last week, and
we are, L understand, Confederate troops.
Col. Hatton's command left here yesterday
morning, taking only equipments and two
days prepared rations. They have gone
out as an advance guard, and are expected
in tonight Our turn at this duty will
, probably come next.
You have doubtless heard of Captain
. Fields encounter with the enemy's scouts
on Friday last, but it was, perhaps, mag.
nifed into huge proportions ere it reached
you, and will therefore make simple true
statement of it; Capt. f., was out scout
ing with small party, when he came up
on thirty or forty of the enemy, and con
), trary to his orders from Gen. Loring, or
dored his men to ''fre, when, fortunately
J. for the Yankees, all their guns, owing tC
n dampness, missed fire. Capt. f., beine
armed with one of Colts "six shooting
rifles, opened upon them, and killed three
and, he thinks, wounded three others, as h,
: picked up three guns in their wake. Tn,
"Yanks' fed precipitately, but somo o
, them firing first, killed our best guiding
scout 1t is said that this action of Capt
F.'s has thwarted Gen. Loring's scheme
and that he will be dealt with by court
martial. Capt f., is from Nashville, snt
~, belongs to the 1st regiment, which, will
several others, is four miles in advance o
us, and eight miles from the enemy,
Il Gen, Flourney got a "put" at a regimen
= of the Northern Trotters last week, anC
d killed thirty odd, took sixty prisoners, for
re ty wagons, and six hundred stand of arms
te without any loss on our side. This doe
K very well for morning job, before break
~ fast at which refreshing meal the "Trot
tsrs" were engaged when attacked bu
Gen. Flournoy's interference was grac
unasked for, and turned their Jreak; ;tastiR.
into .tast-Jrea king, for the way they brok
y u from there and scattered would hav
done credit to as many Arabs,
The healthof our regiment is improving
- l think, and the sick have the best atten
II tion that can be given them here--man
H. Of our Captains giving up their cots t