The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-11-27
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
Correspondence of the Upton Advertiser.
CAMP AT DAVIS MILLS, Miss,

yGu VIC have made a move, and D'y
move 1T t',at, at least We thought SO as
We trud.ed along. almost stlhcd with
dust. and choked for the want of water
We left on Sunday, Nov. I'd, at six
O'clock in the morning, for Grand june
ton, Tenn, and distant from Co,iuth
about sixty miles. The first day We
marched about fifteen mil s; the day was
cool and pleasant, but the roads we're aw-
full dusty; st times it was impossible to
distinguish a man at three rods distance.
! If Won have ever seen a set Of dirty
threslers, YOU can form some idea Of our
laily appearance on this march. After
We crossed the Tuscumb!a for few
miles the country was rough and thl"!y
settled. The houses were mostly DESERT
cd. the inhabitants Lavin. left to join
Price, at Holly Springs. Our march is
marked by scene of dcsoatlon tl.at may
be conceived but not described Scarce
ly house is left standing. Everything
n"S pee" co."''''''e' ~ wy
larns. cotton Gins, mills, &C., arc all de-
stroyed. Such ching as a fence Is not
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the purpose 81 p''aS'''2' anu Ill S'''e'''.
ly towards. IL Is a notorious l1e' 'h"'
str"E2ietS oi' march are sh"'Nc'S on ''''
O't'lc he'd. tea 'T"ht "'> '>s'"0 >oE'c
very severe 'fdcfS AGAINST me" s''"G any
from the raJk>, aud hops tor the iuture
there Will be more n!Sc'pIin2 ana "'o'r
than there has b<en lately ;VT the army
is fast drgcucratIng into la"ieas mot.
The burning ot houses and destruction
Of cotton gins can be OF no tcneht to any
one. If the owners are srccsh, let the
property be seized and sod, and the pro
cec,ls applied to paying the expenses OF
the war,
We crossed the liatchic at the bridge
where Gen. llnrtbnt met the rct'cat'ng
rebels after tLli5 defeat at COriEth, and
after severe engagement entirely ''s-
pcrSed them. Ihe trees bore eva nee Oh
the severity Of the conflict YAK 'Fe'S'
fifteen inches IN diameter, were c"''re'y
cut off by cannon balls; others were spun
tered and sAivrrcd to atoms by the burst
ing Of shells, while IL p'ac'' inc "">"'S
were moved down IA rows, "Ncte 'o'''Ss
of canister and "rape had torH 'He'' way
through them. The trunks o' the 'c''
showed, hcw severe the m"'Ae'! nav
been. Here the S"pe''o'''5 q ''' '''
over the rebels could be seen oca''e'
! tree on our s'do was s"neN "'0''
mans head. The bullet hoes were e"
orally breast high, while on tue 'eoe' s'o
they ranged fro" man "''' - S'N,
teet Some o' me ''e's ".'' '' Tt
, rddird at hc's"' o' - '''''
, cono'S loF our losing - ''' "
over Sho' US :,
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>, 49, o.,o. ho,a ,i;r,oen that belonged
$ :. go, 1u;no;s did not visit tn
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d .,. ., ,,o third J,,'s march. "
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II !, ,ha f,rcas of Gen. Grant that had con
hr v,v of Rolivar
= Grand junction is a larger place tho
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'e ,,,- ,,,;,,;,ns had al hccn burn,
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