Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-01-22
From the NOZubtt Eit.1Utu

NNS'HiNAe A~N WV
other scene Of action. !. arrived her
the last day Of 1861, l.er 5 colo ii:
agreeable ride Of eight dsyson tue ca;
We LEFT Dublin depot. On ne Virgin
and Tennessee RI the 23d u, r
joiciug in the expectation O. pitcAin
our tents iu South Carolina cenia
cline but orr disappointment wa gre4
when u General NE, Us within d tey
miles Of Lynclburg aud turned Us bacl
to face the enemy in Old Kaintuek. Al
ter our eyere campaign in the r &c
taius We thought i: was our due 10 basl
in the sunshine awhile, and await, lnde
Lee, an attack from the Poft Poya
Yankees. If, however, the c.erk of tht
weather keeps sober, or if be will ouly
be as temperate as he has been since VT
left P%etetstown, we will tbiLk Of Cottot
Hill and Sewoll's Mount, and be con.
tented here.
The burnt bridges was one of the
causes Of our detention on the road, tho.
we lost three days in proceeding Oh oul
way to South Carolina ; and then agaiu
on account Of q LOGON tive backing into
and injuring some of nrr cars, We were
compelled to pass Christmas day at Cen.
traI Depot, where oue,h4lf of the regi.
meht had 4 merry old time, in spite Of
the strenuous efforts Of The officers ia
prohibit such a common observance.
Three bridges were destroyed on the
Virginia and Tennessee RR., only one
of which had been rebuilt when we pass.
ed ever the road They are all replaced
BY this time, and the road is now in a
better condition than it ever was before.
The guard along the line is trebIed, and
the greatest precaution is taken to ore.
vent a recurrence of the internal mis-.
chief AT Uniontown, where the Lois.
ton bridge was destroyed, the battalion
was brought to an attention, to listen to
the address Of Gen, Floyd to the army
Of the Kenawha. 1t has already receiv.
ed a very general publication, and |
hope the people of Noxubee may have
the privilege Of perusing it. I think it
IS worthy of note, that the General men.
lions with grateful feelings, that during
the whole of the army's arduous cam.
paign not a private ever made a com.
plant to him, The press reporters for
the Nashville and other Tennessee ma.
Pers have been guessing at the destina,
ton Of Floyd's Brigade. One makes
1t cooperate with Zollicofer, another
sends 1t to the Cumberland IS miles
from Nashville, and another stations il
at Scottsyillo. 1t may 90 to all these
places for what I know, but it is still
near Bowling Green, and will probably
De here for some time, composing in fact
the main body Of the army that is to
welcome the " Grand Army" to no ri.
table graves upon q the dark and bloody
ground" In consideration of the hard
service 1t saw in the mountains | do not
believe it will have any outpost duty to-.
perform but will enjoy its season Of rest
until tbocritica' moment arrives. Every.
thing around, if the expression can be
applied to a camp, has the appearance
OF permanency. Each day brings around
the routine ola regular camp. We are
snugIy %enscounced in tents with chin.
neys attached and the winds may blow
nov and crack their cheeks. The Iibo.
raj supply of clothing and blankets We
received from BrooksviAe from Noyp.
bee renders u quarters as comfortable
IS could be desired. 1t was a yerv FIR.
thing for us that we received our
'lothing so late, If it had reached rs
1t Sewells Mountain or Cotton Hill we
would have lost it all like the Georgians,
'oor fellows. We found it all at Dublin
'epot when we arrived there and, of
have had adequate ~transporta.
Ion for it, which was very far from be.
ng the case in the mountains. fSee
Address I'VE have not met
Nth it in our exchanges Beacosl
l DO not think the destiny of Ken.
acky will be descided until spring, tho
he Yankee journals are urging their
Generals to dispatch the little business
Olokly and as they have heretofore
lrned an attentive ear to popular clam.
r. they may rush their raw material
pom us and'ppOn their own destruction.
however, will not mitigate their
Our army is as large as the I
nemy's; and they who can doubt the
lperiority Of cur Generals ToL {