The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-02
Army cSrrrspende..ee OF the s.v.n.h R,,,.,
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more lighting on the line Of the Potomac this
iah. and good Opportunity Offering to ret
tom Nitchester dawn TO Stanton decided
TO come on TO Richmond. especially as nv
Rllyssciail bad advised me to that course
Typhoid fever and chfiIs and fever were pre-
xallihg 70 a considerable extent in the lower
Valley sf the >hel a. tIoaI,. and the supply OF.
medicinds and OF suitable food for the sick
vas so Pmltfed, aud the weather 81 raw AMI
funl', tlat y hen one is onrs attacked with
eilils on fever lls finds i exceedingly difficult
to gft ril Of them.
am glad to learn that my appeal in behalf
Of the 4im5 has been received with 50 much
favor throughout the confederacr. II lrs been
coal 4 tire even upon tie back Of the Gov
.ernInent Which has already began n send for
ward supplies of clothing and shoes Thirty
wagons loaded wiki winter supplies reached
Winchester the day before i left, and meet
others kH route for tie same destination
=calBsd a, the Clothing Burea1 in this city this
morning, for the purpose OF improving M
own wardrbbe. which is none tie better for
the Maryland campaign. but was told that
there vtss not yard of officers cloth in the
establishment. the supply having been ex-
hauStcd some time since. There Vas a con-
siderable s;ock Oh hasd Of coarse strong cloth.
Which IS being made mp Tor the troops IS rap
idly ss possible An officer connected with
the Bsirf fan informed me ilat 80 900 garments
the fsrsi twenty days. and that clothing for Tie
army " is being male up 1T tie rzts OF 5000
GARMENTS per week. The Government has
filiyeight iailors IN IFS employ vSOse bust
Rc>s IL Is 10 cut out the garments and two
thorsanf seven hundred soinsn who make
them uT. The scraps Of vullen cloth lett by
ihe cutters are sent 10 the Ieiufs-nsIary. where
they are converted into qnilis, &c. TOR Tia use
Of tie army. whilst thos- of coiton fabfies are
disIiosed oi TO the paper sn:slii, lecturers
Allowing three garments iu I niln-cnat
pais<s and shirt-ihe .i3 QUO pieces sent ~, e.
the army will lnrilisa an opfiit Tor ! I goo Sol
diers- This VIII afford very great relief As iar
~ II goes; yea II pill fall Esr short OF the ne
ccssities OF tie army. Estimating the cloth
ing inapufseiurrd n al the government cs-
establishments iti the country at 10000 3car-
merits per week aAd lhc number oil troops ID the
ticl at .55oOO0 men /; wonld require ill'.rr
than yczt At this rate TO furnish each imam
vitR oie siii' Of klothes I 90 nos include
ihis estimate blankets. shoes. socks gleves
~hIclI pre- absolutely indispensable in eli
,nale like THIS.
1 haee nc ins.aIs Of knowing how many
complete spifs uflclbshing the government wi
he able 10 provide bui estimating them a
iOupgg inelniin-s :. blanket. pair vi shoes
tTol pairs Of sofkH AID pain oi gsovss. there
viii siE bq lett 2b0jlO0 men. who mnsi perish
an.dss fhe3 are snpplIe.l by the people al
lo1le. Il we suBpdss the government will be
AOlg TO furnish nintrr ouihis 10 100000 ue en-
;ksi|e vii yet DC lbJeOO who must lock L
ihe opei, liear,s and willing fingers 1t home
+ The government however Viii not be Ia
cos.slintipn to SUPPLY 50 nEniiy OF the roolp
either with y aHkcis, shoes. socks or --ls<'es
luifed. ain not aware that asly provision Ia.
Ebdeil made 10 sccpre aupply Of either o
these iflitpensille Articles Possibly som,
aqtDp was taken ly Congress to have ths
-. a.,
Her the purpose Of making shoes ; bur The shoe,
sns 'seerie1f 5solr- THIS step to have been Q,
ally beheflf should lave been takes, months AZ,
( ltis too late iiow 10 procure supplies of leather
NIB aad and pegs arsi even Il We had abnn
t.lrS stoeklof each. IL would be nssilts lselor
ia sHiiicieilt number OF shoes co,5d be mann
fafsured 70 meet Inc present wants Of ti
larPy.
These facts viii enable The people 81 IN
fccusstry 10 appreriate the s5agniiude OF the 4
i,or before them. All my fgnrcs are inerel
rough estimates. especially IN regard to a.
iuIiiber u men IN the field but they arc sui
ficitntly acnraie for tile purpose Tor whicl
thes arc offered Whilst the country will II
amazed that 10 more effort las been made l.,
| siHiable cloihlrg. Il viii readily rcrceiv
lihe Necessity OF tiis most prompt AMI eaer
getic ineasnres on the part of the people
ltss ~ioul meet the shortcomings Oi the GOV
!. ernineit. Il every man. woman and child Il
eSoiith we're 10 exert themselves to tie ui
t.oit ia tllis good work. still there would b
I. mary a brave fellow in the field who woull
:, suffer All fhs pains Of 4 rigorous winter II no
Of feath. before the much need relief could b
received.
A statement appeared in one OF the Rich
tnoHd larers yesterday. basei upon the repnr
bf passage by Tie cars, 10 the elect tina
the cotdifion of tic troops was excellent. an.
that AL they neesled 10 render them entirel
tomforfabse wa IA supply Of blankets Snci
statements as tins may be gratifying 70 III
puiic blIi they are a cruelty TO the army.
; knox. as every otiser observing man who la
been with the army knows, That the coiiditio,
Of l vast humber ar troops is deplorable
few rtgirhents and COMPANIES may have Il
adequate supply Of cotl1Ing aud shoes. but
large majority arc IN no condition 20 encounfc
tie rigorsi Of the approaching winter Why
there are men ga tie hospitals at Wiischeste
who are as nakei - babes Just born. and saw
here in tbs heart Of RcllmDpd this morning .
poor tnaciated soldier, who was hardly all,
TO drag his bare feet along the pavement. Il
the army know there are thousands Of II
/, true men as ever 6red Inusket, who hay,
neither slices Eor iOekings, no more than on,
suit Of ciofhes, and that summer suit, ang
} dirty and ragged at that.
;, But fbrbear. Nay. dare not tel IN.
lpeople all know II the condition of the bes
and bsavest army that ever frod The earth.
II they knew how many rneniu this army orc
without sllirfs-hoW many wear pants thai
do not cofer Their nakedDess-and hor man,
stand guard to-nisht upon bruised and bleed
ing feet-hlen too who have been accnsfom-