Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-26

the city we halted an hour for the advane
| regiments of our Brigade to cross tn
stream; draw bridge and a fine Rallroa'
: bridge was also destroyed by fire. Sever
: al large Steamers are here carrying acros
5 troops and there trains.
5 Crossing the Cumberland river at nool
we marched through the city, turning .
) the left on a good McAdamised road 10
J about three miles we pitched our tents II
an oak grove forming very good camp
: Along the road for miles the surrounding
groves and fields are covered with tent
, of different Brigades of Infantry, Regl
/; ments of Cavalry and Batteries OF Can
: non; as far as the eye can reach on ever
|. road and avenue leading into the city o
Nashville are seen the tents of our army
the country is whitened with our canva
tents, and when viewed from a distanc'
has an appearance not unlike our owl
State, in spring when the snow IS wasting
away leaving the grounds partially bare
the drifts and thicker portion OF tho
snow remaining.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11th.-Being sent tt
the city on business | had a hasty view oi
Nashville. The city, not large, is com
pactly built, in the central business part
near the river it has a small Public
Square, in the centre of which is Court
House of respectable, but not at all ele-
CANT in appearance, is the rear of which
Is the market house, on the several sides
of the Public Square are many elegant
buildings, built with taste, and some bor-
dering on extravaganza. Nashville like
most cities of the same class has large
share of suburbs, the buildings scattered,
and from the uneyeness of the ground
shows to advantage, giving an appearance
of town much larger than it really is
1t contains many fine buildings both pub
lie and private, and much taste has been
exhibited in their construction, showing
thrift and enterprise among its inhabitants
owing to the disturbance in the affairs OF
our country Nashville has suffered finan-
cially, her stores and shops are mostly
closed, yet the city and country around it
does not present the desolate appearance
of other towns and places through which
we have passed; the inhabitants are most
ly at their homes, yet the Union senti-
ment appears to be at rather a low ebb
northern men who reside here say that
Union sentiment is greater than express
ed, still it may justly be called rebel
city.
Among the public buildings, the most
attractive is the State House, it stands on
high elevation, has a commanding view
of the city, it is built of fine grey lime
stone, the style of architecture, its SYM
etrical proportion, and beautiful finish
combined, exhibits elegance and taste
not often exhibited in our public build
ings, well may the State of Tennessee be
proud of her State House. Though Ohio
has expended a much larger sum of mon
ey on her Capitol which she may truly be
proud of, yet, there is want of taste in
its construction, compared with the Capt.
tol of Tennessee. The house being guard
ed by our troops to protect it from vio-
lence, had not the pleasure of viewing
its interior finish, but am informed, in
elegance it surpasses the exterior.
The High School now used as a hospital
by our troops is an elegant building well
arranged for public schools, and not often
surpassed in our northern cities.
The Military College is composed of two
large buildings of peculiar construction,
which with large residence for the pro
fessers, stand in a fine enclosed area of
some twenty acres, forming a beautiful
drill and parade ground; these buildings
are used as hospitals, being roomy and in
healthy and airy portion of the city,
are well adapted for that purpose / was
favorably impressed with the hospitality
as well as philanthrophy of the ladies of
Nashville, for orr-visitirg the irospitsri-
saw ladies there apparently careing for
our sick soldier, bringing some delicacies
Tor them: in the kitchen | saw ladies pres
sTr1fr nS.,lf l.. L ~ :.
uncommon sight; while at Columbia a.
nong the hundreds of sick there not a
lady, to my knowledge, visited the hospi-
tai, and on inquiring of one who has for
months been attending, as a physician |
there, that he never saw a woman in the |
hospital there, if dish of soup was OBJ
tanned for sick man dime was sure to |
be the reward. In this disloyal city sure
there must be union sentiment among |
the ladies.
Opposite the Military College stands
arge building erected by the Confederates |
or an ATnaory and building for the manu-
Z aoture of arms.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12th.-The 18th has
more excitement to get glimpse at the
oaymaster than the rebels. We are busy |
making new pay rolls, and we have assur-
lnce that in a day or two we will be paid.
The paymaster is busy paying off troops
n our division. When we get paid and |
,hod, then we shall work with a will. To
lay reconnaissance of the enemy in force |
has taken place. Several regiments left |
Early on forced march. We are now in
hearing OF the firing of the rebels upon
'ur pickets. Several small sllirmishes |
nave taken Dlace with coma IoSc of life |
This may yet be the great theatre of
lctlon. The citizens boast that we will |
'oon cross the river quicker than we came
,,ver. If so there will be one grand fght,
or we number over 100, 900, and still they
'ome, brigade after brigade, daily.
Yours truly, F. E. S.