Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-08
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1862


package of lettees has been received
in Philadelphia by the family of a
United States official now at New Or
leans. The epistles were taken from
the mail bags and boxes in the New Or
leans Post Office, by the mob which
roamed through the city Immediately
after its capture, and ultimately fell into
the hands of our officers. The following
extracts develope many scenes of life in
the army and in the cities and planta-
tions Of the South:
A PHILADELPHIA LADY MADE PRISONER.
Extract from Letter, dated Richmond (Room No.
212 Exchange HOtel,) April 10.
/ have just arrived
from Culpepper Court House. l had or
ders to take lady to this place, who is
prisoners. She was caught while try
ing to cross our lines and go to Philadel-
phia, where her husband is. | assure
you, Fanny, that it was a very un-
pleasant duty, although she was very
intelligent and by no means handsome.
VAN DORM ANo THE REBELS AT MEMPHIS.
Extract from Letter dated Memphis, April 20 1852.
# + + All of our horses
have been taken from us. could not
help crying as parted with mine. We
are now stationed about mile and
half from Memphis, and are undoubtedly
pressed into the service for two years
longer. They took our horses without
our having any say in the matter The
supposition is that we are under Gen.
Price. We have been under that infer
nal Van Dorm long enough. He has an
awful name here. All the Texan taoops
have concentrated here and soldiers are
as thick as blackberries. They have
enough commissary stores at Memphis
for 100000 men.
UNIoNIsTs IN BELL COUNTY, TENN.
Extract from Letter dated Memphis, April %
There are some men
in Bell county not one bit better than the
fiends that we are now fighting They
have not shown any respect for the Con-
federate Government If | was back
there now l would give them a lesson !;
particularly a cotton planter who lives
down the river. We are fighting for our
rights, and they are holding back to en-
Joy them. The days are long and weari-
some, and we have hard road to travel.
THE FOOD OF THE SOUTHERN ARMY.
Extract from letter dated Columbus Ca, April l0:
I have been very sick. /
think our diet was too much of new pork.
The Government is feeding away the
joints, and saving the sides, as they will
lvoov Latto, dur;nos tbo w nm tvaafb or
We have, however, had abundance of
fine beans, some coffee some sugar,
plenty Of flour, and occasionally peas,
cabbage, salt in small quantities, and
now and then rice, soap, and tallow can
dies. The army is poorly supplied with
sugar and molasses, on account of the
heavy transportation.
WHAT THEY KNOW OF M'OLELLAN's PLANS.
The letter above quoted also says /:
Our retreat Southwaed to Orange Court
House was a grand military move, and
accomplished almost as much as an ordi-
nary victory, because il disconnected all
the plans of Mcclellan. The main OBJ
ject of his Spring and Simmer campaign
was to have turned the left of our line at
Centreyille His intention was to have
sent Banks column down the Valley OF
the Shenandoah. 10000 strong, cross
the Blue Ridge at WarrentOn or some
point west of our line, and take us in the
rear, while he attacked us in front with
the main body of his army. This was
TO have been done about the same time
the attack was made on Fort Donelson.
JOS h. Johnston was up to Mcclellan,
and outwited him so entirely that he
himself began a retreat and withdrew his
army beyond the Potomac. We grow
stronger day by day, and our reverses
but unite us the more
THE DEAD or C0RNTH.
Extract nom a letter dated Tunsipabo. la April ~
...... If the war continues (and it viii
for years. it seems as If il would be al
most impossible for US TO live; some
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