The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-25
CAMP IN rar WOODS, NEAR

nave received lctteTs hHa papers itoM
loved ones Mt home.
You may imagine the pleasure of the
BOYS when, on the l2th of Nov, we re-
ceived our back rations of letters, papers.
dc, the first we have had since leaving
Tuscumbia, Ala, Aug. Goth.
Through your kindness received quito
a pile of Coates and in return | will
scratch down a few lcuit, hupin. they
NAV be interesting to at least some Of
your readers who have friends in the
army:
From Athens we took the road north
to Nashville via Elkton, Pulaski, Colum.
bia aud Franklin to Nashville IRON
every rasine or hill top, where guerrilias
could find cowurdly retreat, they tired
upon our train, and numbering all In cold
blood that they found struggling from the
command. When We crossed the State
line the road ran along the bottom OF
deep wooded ravine, for some two miles.
Here was the hrst water we had for some
~ miles, and as the boys, Of course. were
all tired and dry. we stopped to rest and
ret cur canteens Glled but the rebels
gave US 10 understand that they were
with US, for they gave us the FIRST salute;
and from this point they kept II up until
we marched to Nashville--they gaining,
strength as they went. AT Columbus We
had quite little skirmish The 10Th on
the march lost as f5llows: 2 killed, 6
wounded and IL missing. After arriving
at Nashville we found our supplies cut of
by The rebels, and as a natural
consequence We had to forage which
was somewhat disputed by an irreg-
ular tribe of guerrillss, but We managed
to capture many of them, and SO broke
them up. While at Nashville we had
several little engagements with the rebels.
On the 5th of Nov ember the rebels under
Brec1inridge made an attack on the south
side of Nashville, and at the time John
Morgan with some 5000 Of his gang made
dash on the east side of the village Of
Edse6eld, where the 10th and Goth Ills.
were loS;ed. His idea was TO burn the
railroad and ponrocn bridges, cars, round
house, engines, de-, ol the L.6 N. X. X /,
and by the meanness of a traitor, an Eng
lishman of Co Il, who was on an outpost,
they even got inside of our pickets before
il was known they were coming. Capt.
Wilson, Co. (, immediately formed his
men (even after being surrounded by five
times his number and ordered to surren-
dcr) and gave them one volley, charged
bayonets through their ranks, and fought
his way back to camp with loss Of four
wounded Zone since died and six prison.
ers that were on an outpost and got cut
off by the sentinel not giving the alarm
but quietly letting the rebels come in
The federal loss foots up as follows: five
wounded cone since died) and SIX prison.
ers on tho east side, while the rebel loss
was some 81 or more killed and wound
ed, and some eight or ten prisoners Or
the Nashville side of the river, fedora
loss one killed and two wounded rebe
loss unknown. but rs they were kept un
der heavy fire Of artillery and musketr.
for some two hours, besides being driyel
back from the much coveted prize Z
Nashville, they must have lost some. 0
u the 18th we came out here in the wood.
z and have been here ever since. Prov
! sions of all kinds are very high here, b,
what do we care if small potatoes Al
o. worth 81 per bushel and coffee ST IS, an
s, every thing else in proportion. We SIT
Of have plenty to spare. When most al
at one else but n soldier would starve, '
as live fat While onr friends at home trer
bic at the fear Of tie ballot box, We q
=. listening daily to the sweet notes Of t
= cannon and the beautiful strains Of mt
kerry, mingled with the notes Of tn,
: victims, yet they let that little oontem,
~ IDLE by 8 sheet at Carthage, Ills, III
= upon the citizens its secesh sympathi
= while they give the editor post Ohio
~ in regiment of volunteers. A ne'
elected State Senator deaounces the en-
IA cipstion bill-if he il not satisfied wit
b.. let him drop politics and help us to o.
~ more raise aloft the glorious old stars,