The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-12
Domestic Record of the Rebellion.

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A large number Of private letters, writ
ten to soldiers in the rebel army were
captured the other day at Lavergne, and
have been placed in our possession. As
indicative Of the sentiments and opinions
of the Southern people in reference TO
the war, and also of their actual condi-
tion, these letters, written in the hon
est confidence of affection, are of very
great value. They are straws on the cur
rent of the wind.
We give few extracts from their con-
tents, promising that nearly all of them
are from Alabama. The first letter from
which we shall quote is from a gentle
man in Mobile to his son, a Captain in
the 32d Alabama Regiment, and evident
ly written by man of intelligence and
cultivation. He makes the following re-
marks about General BRAGG:
"Does nobody know where Gen. Bragg
is The inquiry of every day from ev-
cry ones mouth is, Where is Bragg
What is he about? Where is he going p
People are beginning to fear that ne is
too slow. 'Tis not very long since some
folks thought he was too fast-tOO fast at
least in some things.
A reference, we suppose, to his mill
tary executions.-ED.l
/ must confess to not being his admir-
err but for the sake of the cause l wish
him great success, and only regret that
he has been so long in Tennessee without
giving any account of himself. Perhaps
few days more may bring us some news
from him."
The writer is not at all satisfied with
the late Maryland news. He says:
"The news from Maryland is not alto
gether satisfactory. 1t is said that Lee
has recrossed the Potomac, after series
of battles near Sharpsburg. fear that
zoe shall hare Our previous successes somewhat
diminished By these rever8es.'
Our Captain does not seem altogether
satisfied with the army, for his father
writes:
Mary tells me you want to get a fur
Tough. Try, my dear son, and be con-
tented with the army, and bide your
time"
The next letter we pick up is dated
Sept. 22d, from lady to her husband,
written in a beautiful hand, on a sheet of
paper torn from memorandum book.
She says;
"I have seen good many conscripts
going by to-day, but had much rather see
y0u all coming back than 10 see others going
! on Id@lT think that looks much like Ae 10ay
IS closing | have almost given up in de-
spair Of its ever closing. ] am sorry 70
think of you all having such hard times
out there. | hear they (the Yankees)
are dying daily in New Orleans with yell
low fever. l wish the last one would
die"
Scat you vixen
A wife in Clark county, Alabama,
writes to her husband that she can get
no paper TO send him letters. She is at
tending to the stock herself, and says she
can get no money, and is in much trou-
ble. Another wife, in the same county,
tells her husband that there has been no
rain for two months, and she will raise
no corn. She begs her husband TO let
her have some flour, as her provisions are
all gone and she does not know what to
do, Another poor wife entreats her hus-
band to get a tolo (furlough) and come
home" She can get no candles to burn.
Another wife writes to her husband that
their son "BoB says he is tiard of stay
ing at home by ourSslUss without a patO."
We advise RoBERT's pau to go home
Her daughter NANCY "dOes wish the
Yankeys would behave ther selves and
be at peace" Poor women, how rudely
the iron foot Of rebellion tramples on
their tender affections These letters
are all written on half sheets of paper, OF
the worst quality, and many of them
on scraps torn from blank books. The
ink, too, is evidently homemade. One
wife tells her husband that number 8
black thread is selling for fee dollars, and
they say it will soon be tsa.' She tells
him to stake good care Of his wool shirts,