Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-07
A Private soldier On Bue1'. Canpaiga.

, months OF weary .0i- and privgtiCGs, which is
would be futile 10 attsmU5 To- d-sefbe NJ pre- ant
once more eIcamped within sizLs Of cur old
, camp. | wrote to you vhis a. B1,vFur Green
bat communication being the next day cat Of
between that place and this city, j prss1re fbst
YOU failed 10 receive It, Z is Eesrt-sicke1ing Ia
the extreme 90 even for one moment re Gee upgn
the history OF the noble srmy under BleI
When General Buelfs command 'sit this ciry
tie l0Jh day Of last December, 10 was 5u a. c 10
condition rs airy department. in the Union
But what is i to-day Ins1esd Of being wei
equipped, and the men in vigorous heath, We
are without teuts, blankets, or camp eQ1iusgs.
aud he hsggard c3untsuauces tell how fearfaiiy
the physical condition OF tLg soldiers has b-ea
impaired. Besides this, We lsfs tn7Ussc5s Of our
brave comrades in their last resting places,
( throughout the rsbellOus State5 And g7ha.
have we, ] ask, accomplished Perhaps some
may thlnk tast prl5gte, q common soldier
has no Iight to say yshilg aboUs these things
I or 20 remOusirats IN ths lesss Bat Mr lI.or
I claim that haze q rght, when I see one Of
4 the best and most powerful aTmirs the world
ever saw, worse than sacrificed I 5ave followed
/ General Buell. Ia s.i bis Tzl5e1Igs through
I Dixie 81. ten long months, su- have never. nor
has cur division, f ed a musk-t az the re.
Ample tine was iskea 50 comp and discipline
tiiis army before i- lei1 ksa-lcky, and tns I'd.
I lion looked anXious.y forward to z time not Fzr
would sJartis ihe w3riI. But what srs tce f.--sT
/ Hel5y n camp o. NssEylI-, sfer the fall q
] i tJrl ~ u5ls1u, nearly Que month when one dzv
/ more Of delay would lave been tie ruin OF our
/ army a. SGI0a. And what were y-e 6oi7e7 We
I Wors 1-2Hirg clothing, 90 Re thrown away by
| orders OF General Bgril when sc moved Htrl5
/ farther South Every soldier was compelled to
s-art via svTo suits Of clothing aud then send
/ It to Nashville, and somewhere else ia A .s1zna.
/ to De captured Jy the enemy Bu. where tha
! dihetencsi For Gsner2i BseIl aad svery h15v
eisa, knows 'Ga. all the priyst=s IN t1s army 70
l ceiTe l5 thirteen dollars per month Arar the
| C5Inih snalr, Ba8.l mad c9mu11t zlorg tbs
| -42.nTli5 aai Charleston raiiscsi from C5rinth
/ 70 Cnattau9ega Ard q suytBing wss aec1r-
/ pashed, beyond allowing thousands OF 0ur men
! 70 le CVefF0Fsret4 aud captured By the enemy
/ s5 ciEsrel- points, j. Las ys. iola made gu5.
I5 WIS vel known 5y Che cjlzs1s aud made
I puoic By Southern journals. that the rebels
| were c1le@njratlg and Organizing q lsgge army
I but & lev IHiios ssgth Of ghstsauG5gs. ana 0Vr
[ IDss extended at that tine sou-La-7d 70 So
Veusen- but were measures taken % 5-2sk m
taas eneanPmeat No. Aaj few ~ IS 500
! General B,4gg left ih.r5 with mighty f1-cs.
and, Mountaineering our force was s1fs.iart for
any emergency, Yet now he is ui-nfa few
uii.es OF t1ls cay. When the present month set
IN We were in Southern Lsrues55s. 4 portion
of cur division wzs s5 that .ine az Seven
son, and were hurried back over ths noun
talns, compelled to burn all their tents
blankets and camp eqaipl=s. But from
,4'S ume IorWsrd uD 70 tina present hour,
General Buelrs con6uc. has undlubtsdl7 bsan
( strange. Who can explain why it was that
ne nsltsd his army a. Bowling Green aud con-.
peiI5d rs 10 SIT almost sirlIn t=aTiu- OF tina
cannon, while the brave Colonel vii Ter was zr7r-
rounded and captured by Bags whole com
mand The l7th regimen. was not 10 the H-rt
as reported in the newspapers. The colossi.
5ogei1er Wlsa sO0UJ sixty recruits and ors com
2any (A) lately organize d by him were there.
we nave but nine courzEIss IN our rar91srt
one company having been dstails5 rsr a--r.f--1
service While ne were iu Virginia, r.. ISL. Pis
-lieT remaining a5 Bowling Gre51 several 6szs
"e Were moved forward, sl1 cs.ms uD vvi.h tIs
enemy at CsTe City, K=u5rcky. srd azs77
matted, and gave B-agg sgf6eieu5 time f7 rrs--
eale Aiuh'oElSylAs- v were IN fail force. IN
close proximity "i-A yas enemy, bas when -s
advanced cautious y. upon their line On Srr7.v
September q, tha enemy had been 7-ra 49,
4l@n t|eniy-t5Ur hours. Evsrvbo5r --I- sr-e
ta2t an engagement would e4sCs But aas-
5asLes- 5g-7Tesis and fs.i T7ass- We found sE,-
they were not there. Whiis We lsy as Cave
City, tie rebels passed Up t5s Glasgow cr7BiEs
Jour miles h1lu us, win a tram of0T-r four hun
dTea wagons, and cur cava. .ry only cs1surei three
wagons and about thirty prisoners, And it 7-E7
asserted toa5 tuls expedition vves made wf-hort
BueD's knowledge. When we arrived AZ Nina
to1dsvil.s we found sigocE res-E Euari Of cav
airy and hght artillery, upon this side OF ts5
nvgr. Bat atter sHlrmisaiug wilh their cavalry
aud shelIng Us for a short lime with thsi- can
non, they retCsated toward this cttv
A.! this time General Wood bad the advsrcs-
and we rapidly gained Upou their rs.reaInr
columns, snd before We sTriysI aE Bacon Cr=eE
we were 50 Close upon the heels If srs enemy
that we found ;hs sides Of the roads aad houses
almost fall Of sick and worn out soldiers be
longing to Bragg We were close upal f1sm
in taeiF rear. wIlE large force near Lou eviHs
in front of them, aud gain the sy.si.s Of s..rFs
men arose 81 The 1ect of d=fss.iur rad csu-
turing Bragg, Bgckner {, Co Bat what 6-d
BEell do tie allowed tbe enemy % lie tbsfr
t1rces to the right, uFuU BE Hojpi1svi.Is and
Bsrdstown roads, bile be hurried on 5v vrav
OF west Point 10 s3vs the city Of Louisville,
thUs exposing his rear and suffering Brsz- 20
escape nom between two fires. where b. had
placed himself. And the Eesali Of this afziris
Just what every one WAO has ' three ideas sbovs
an oyster expected. Yes. Bragg allowed
quietly 20 hah in the vicinity Of Bs-77slr-a
sana forward his cavalry and fiZbtsn L9zi7-
vile out Of hex b0lss." compel our man N
burn cur tram Of shout five hundred WAGONS.
az Bowling Green, containing our fs1ts
Blankets kDapsacks. clothing and e.r-'o1-
p :
Plus musKrtS, etc and we are ns-s w5sbcu-
a change OF eioihiug. and all eue csm2ssY
DOORS records, AID HgS-eE-rclis lesf-gved
through the strategy Of General B1sUt Great
God viii this government 9zrHliy this, ana not
sink him as low in the eyes Of foreign us-f7cs
as be IS II the eyes oi his 0wa men Les
Abraham Lincoln send secret agents into or
TaIi4is snd hsceIsslr, iu vtst iizt5 General 3Ysf
IS neId by the ben wG0 have uarcasd tar5--b
ffra .s
raloEs OF hard breed, bacon ard ecS.e. for two
ul"--Jhs at 2 time, ant, il be- d9-s not reu5va
hinl, the American people viii ds,lr E-5e as one
racreant 70 the high trust reposed f.. b.u bv a
fTes and mIgaty nation. / maze sie assertion
that, II General B83I commands this GsD-rs-
meHt tw0 months lon-eS, tne.e will bs u0rs
than ten ,b0ussnd dsser Ions. Lee the govern
nrsut give us clothing. ra.i0Hs. camp ed1i7s~e.
ana, above al, a yassT4i, and We vii r5.uru 70
the guilt II uece, saTy, and PIT down tais rsbeI-
hoR- but mtei- gent 1Ieu are opposed 90 wear.
ing away the prime of their lives in guarding
the enemy 5 property aud involving cur ns-io5
70 the emOUn. Of millions upon millions Of d5I-
lars, and accomplish nothing. We want nan
70 'eaI Us "lo H@s' OF '4ll, provoke an engage
ment villain en- months time
The division commanders uogIa~ Bas11 ara. ,L1s.
ana willing but. what can they do -i-b bl-l IL.
then way Put Nelson At the bea5 Of his army,
and one general shout would arise zl5cg our
ilnes, and somsthi9g would take place Within
less than Ten months
Mr. Editor: taasa ars tests. and 7 would 10
erodfhat- our government was roads scq1aintsd
Win them Before il j. too late. But, I hope and
neliegas that Granny Buell." as he is called by
9any OF his men, will be oasisd. Ss0uswa1
Jackson was considered as performing a greet
military feat when he threw bis army into P0pss
rear, but Buell., the mighty Buell., has put a total
eclipse upOA that ugovsmsut, By tar0eing his
large army from BraFg's rear to his fr9at.
Since we came here, " e have made out pay rolls.
and the paymsster is here, ready 70 pay rs kuf
hear that Buell has issued an order forbizdiBg