, 1862-11-05

Interesting Letter from the Railroad
Regiment.

OF Pe1tyril1c, the flight Of Bragg, and the
general movements Of our army, have un-
dono edly been set forth In -FOUR enterprisiug
she. s;lich, next to letters from hem. W.
should he glad to sec.
We are now on the mountains in TAYLOR
county, Rear sa1oma, about fifteen miles from
Ltbancp, ir the direction Of Nashville, whittier
it is taid, we arc go:pg- Snow to the depth Of
about six inches covers the gsouod, and eyery-
thing around us bears the aspect Of winter.
Our poor horses, tied to trees aud stakes,
staad siaivcr:ns without blankets, wAir., xoald
he at once stolen ii put upon them. In the
camp, stealing is the order Of the day; aud ";
ire surrounded by old regiments, some Of
whose members are Perfect experts in It,
Our ttnta. which, with our klap sacks, had
been stored in Louisville, arrived yesterda;,
just in time to anticipate the storm, and mauy
were the blessings which last night were he
slowed upon them. The kuspsacks came,
also, but in uaanJ cases were more or less
Ilundercd oi their contents.
a POOR Child, put to bed by his mother On
4 Fintzy night in heap OF sllavlugs, with an
unbirged door for his coycrlet, looked up aud
said: "Mother, i; is not every child that has
door to cover llIn this cold hight" So opr
soldiers have LEAR ned to be thankful fer things
Thich they neEcr thought OF btiore, for il
stance, haystacks to makc beds of, and f:nce
rails for 1uel to cook tteir food.
We Lave 6u1lured much fur want of water
especially such rs vas dt*to drink. TAG mo-
Law "au' oas peea olppea from green or
oTr 1oF
wafer which in 1.l;ro;s VT ,ror1a ,,,t +
e'e ~
nefses-ano Ses, such as It Is, It Is drack with
The greatest cagernese-
TIE hard bread We have Is q. th. 1arsa.t a, :
~1e .1A4s7l @ua
"asnest sor'' ara "eula make tois'rab1e sol:.
!ea'her: an sorrs, ioT the fame oi our city,
70 tay TINT eh's or; COMES from Chic tzu, aud
that II Is srcas treat wher we receive some
1f9n Cinc'n.at!.
We afe All sick Of Kentucky land, water,
farms, nouses and people. 1t is a miserable
STATE, and poorer pto{le-neithcr OF them
worth hghtluEE Tor f'1d associated the nAmz
aud eharact:r Ut uenry Clay with the State
and its Inhabitants; but it seems to me that
hentucky n'ust have been put into the same
grave With him. Exceptions there are. OF
course, but the negroes arc about on q par
With the native whites.
The heal Of the regiment is GOOD, consjd-
ering the seasoning process which all ray
troops have 70 pass through tor soldiers as
Will as children have 10 cur their :eethi, and
eonsitvl in, The forced marches and eyn1;r,ras
to which 50 raw regimen, has hren mn
So iar as known. tnere have hsr,, In: f,,-
DEATHS. The first tvo have a}rsa. ,...,, '1ua ~,
pol1gt.- Tee lis. 1wo xyrt Johu;0n ~ a.,
3. and Eitcf. If what comns1,s ..,,. y. -. =:
ibis nlo,ucul state. ~1nnoI A1
Tie ticl; at Lou;syi,Ie are- with teu,
tions, not seriously sick: anf the san,. =, =,
be said OF tLose LIT near F1,nEfar. 80 10y :.
1note sick with ncaslss If: in t..1',a, Inu u
From these hospitals our men ar. 1rruSs,,,,,
as tasr as fhev htromr al isntir e,s.1a. :'o5
~ Afitr 1,avin., ] h,,1nr .ni auy c"nsn;a e.s9ng
greet sacritiit. II is Uor.jorf.1 -. <Aas