The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-20
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ft.tPostt,eA on our Sick Soldiers
T9 alF Edtor qf the RsBel.
| wish TO relate for the benefit Of the public
few things tIlat fell under my observation. re-
GENTLY, showing how grossly ou- sick and sui.
fering soldiers are imposed npon by certain
Istty officials, clothed with little brief au-
thority.
Ift. Friday, the seventh Of November, an.
who had occasion To travel between Knoxville
'lnd Chattanooga viii remember to have been 4
raw bleak day SO cold that snow and slect al
tfrnately fell diring the greater part OF it.
+efes pn such day. and in such weather,
cur sick soldiers were crowded upon opcn
Flat.orrf cars, exposed to The severity Of the
Weather Thin and eniaciated--worn down
by disease. they would SIT shiverine in the
cPld, without even blanket, in many eases. to
Iiroteet them from the keen blasts that were
piercing them 70 the very bone.
ID. Take another fact. While sitting in fl,o
depot at Athens, Tenn. waiting for Ike train.
! seard the Agent who was selling tickets. re-
pfateily asked for soldiers tickets. His on
y answer vas f-If you haze the chsinee. Iil
give yeq the ticket" / FOR one. lSnowina thai
| had 70 change, made 10 application for
fi.ket, llehying il would 5eus.less. Having
gPt ON one Of those ipiscratle open cars. the
c4piuctor. Mr.. IIanbfighi. comes along and
d Ffnands full fare Of all Wlib laa not bought
tickets, even Ito entitled - law 10 ri,le for
otly half fare. When I renlonsir sted andiial1
j IN the impossI Ibility Of some of us procdfins
lislzeis his reply was lie w:s 50 orilesei. aas
Was obliged to obey orders Is ii ffuc Mr.
Hanibright has received s,Iel, orders II So.
hfre Is a regular trap tolswiniie tie poss se1ir
der outiof tIea- aHfy pittslars lie reessSt -
Fpr my 6Avn part. lsowevt II cl..lE1afe thclib
e4ty rot Etobelieye wortldf that s..ry.
81 One oiher isis;ance- htAihens inoticcd
pi,ysieiafi of Tie army VITA some half dozen
SILK men, whom he Was trying to get on the
c4rs. The only dhanee al + said before was TO
PIT tho poor fellows on oIsen ears. This he
WIS ei.leaYoriIig 10 40. apdha got o1lo or two
Oh. ard sv@s in tie very Art Of iiftine anotl.er
nh Mher The cars move 9ft lras Mr. Ilase
bIigft acting under osiio s N lIatirysc IL, ,
DID he fsei II linspcrasiv4 duty taIno.e tie
sfin at tlllt peculiar stlis o afisirs s.a ,lsus
iAFtiier fpdansSF If iiiei4nd lilnl,s OF peoF
whI esit scldig:s or aisI it arisc fio,n his
o'Ei liart!essIiesF and utter disregard fer tie
lives cosnplittei ip-his tFsTeg | want ..sl en-
lishtered public sD answer these aues.;o,s
arll want them Id fase s5lae stsg,s to profe.t
o'Ir s;cls ard saaerif sildiers nom such
brhtal and unworthy affieia'k as these. wIsv
no are these poor s,idicrs. Mr. Elitoti,
Tlley arc our Rretllers, put sons; they cotle
frqn! every family. from evety homie aud ham.
LED il. this bread uepfedcracJ. We areail, thdn.
peEsqply interested in their welfare He Who
injuries sIFem, iuiures gs. They are the hope
of our epuniry is strenk ktil and support, aid
we are weaseplllg onr cause and enfecbldgH
onF armies if ~d suffer tlient to he mprdered
byInlFhes ~ tilf crtio1 treatIbeni and exposure
. which they q at times Subjected, tisrou5h
thd chrelessness aud Indifference or cert.liu
Officials.
Aihens, Ga. Nov. Il 1852