The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-21

IFrom che Springfield Cm Jeurusll
incidents OF the Campaign in Teu-
nessees--A Hero of the ReTOlutien-
A lady correspondent of che Jola7ldl,
who has been with the Army Of the Ten
nessee, furnishes us the following:
We stopped some hours during the heat
of midday, last Sunday, for rest and re-
freshment took solitary path through
the forest, towards a spring, whence our
supplies Of water come, and found hum
Bile home by the side of little field of
corn. There was a young woman, with
her two children; her husband had been
impressed" in the rebel army, had fed
from them, and was concealed in the
woods near home, not daring TO visit his
house, for they had squads Of cavalry
roaming the country and seeking his ar
rest; and he could not come 20 US. for he
had been told that he would be sent TO q
Northern prison for having been in the
Southern army. Several Of the neigh
boring women had gathered there with
their little ones, all aflrighted, for they
had been told and believed that burning,
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would attend the march Of the Lincoln
army" One intelligent young woman
told me, that all along our march the wo-
men had fed TO the woods. The men Of
course were away, and the houses were
many Of them deserted.
Al this house ! made discovery.
fossil come down from former age. The
father Of the man whose wife lived there,
was in a house close by, ono hundred and
tiC0 gears old. He served under Marion
two years, in his war with the tories Of
South Carolina, during the Revolution
lie served ,unuer Harrison, 90 the battle
of the Thames, and jackson, at New Or
leans besides in many lesser battles, in
which he was once wounded. He was
in the battle Of Oowpens in the ReYolu-
ton. He says Marion was "a little bit
of dark skinned fellow, with his hair
tied back" The old gentleman told me
much that was interesting during the
half hour that remained He said, with
tears rolling down his cheeks, and his
whole frame trembling with emotion, al
have fought through two wars for indie
pendence, and now those people tuon't
hare Il" He wanted to see the old flag
| again, so invited the whole family and
| company to 90 with me TO our camp, So
lemnly promising them kind treatment,
and liberty TO go home again. His wife,
over sixty, the young women with their
babies, and the toddling children, started
on foot The old man carried his favor
ite grand-child part of the way, then !
took it, and l marched into camp with
the little one in my arms, the queer crowd
at my heels. They were shy like par
tridges, when took them up TO orr regi-
mental flag. The old man took off his hat
walked reverently around IL as if max
ing sure that al the stars and stripes
were still there, weeping, as he viewed
and exclaiming, how many miles he had
marched under IL, and how often he had
looked upon it in battle. / introduced
him to all who wished to speak to him
He was an object of great interest. The
splendid bands of the 11th and goth
played national airs, which he had moi
heard for many years, and his family
never, and when our four regiments Of
infantry, our cavalry, aud brass battery
moved off, to the tune of "Y ankee Doodle
their delight was complete. / waited
until the brigade had passed and left then
much happier than when found them
The old man receives no pension anC
still labors in the tield, and with the ait
of his wife, and help from his son anC
kind neighbors lives comfortably, though
scantily. The wretched condition Of the
country during this war is severe ia it,
effects upon them. How do you think
they have been able to get coffee? Why
the old lady weaves jeans, coarse jeans
for mems clothes, sir yards for dollar, anc
that dollar brings one pound Of cQfeel Fol
eight months they have, in this way
been able TO procure a little coffee A
present Of a dozen pounds as we parted
was received with sObs of gratitude
Salt is fifty dollars per sack