The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-08
Army Correspondench.

bLA4A y ROADS July ~ ltt-.
Fri,ad ieins: ! am glad to say to you that
your paper reaches the 80 Tennessee Regimen,
often, and is much sought after by the boys.
see in your number Of the 18th inst. short eli.
torial headed The Ho,sr Leeclos. In that shor,
piece yOa say good deal. OF all things that are
doing our cause harm, is the sxtrayagant price
nov asked fdf every article used, especially blythe
families Of the volunteers who are now deisuIr,
our homes and property. While hat class alluded
to by you are coming money, private IN our
army gets 81 per month and that not as punctu.
al as ii shouldbe paid-when his wife at home.
with probably or 10 children TO feed, has to nav
sl,2j for corn 50 per 100 lbs. -four; % to 30cfor
bacon. What disgraee to our beloved South
1t ti'.es more labor to make such article than
before, except an advance in a few thing that our
farmers buy Now, can a soldier feed a family
at'homef He cannot-and this thing is giyiur
our cause more dissatisfaction Than any'thing else
ia nrarny. The authorities ought to saw how
much n man shopld have, and he should have No
more This same class in some localities are TO-
iusing to teke Confederate money from volunteers
wives. All such should be sent to some prison in
the South. am glad to see you speak out in
your paper rs you do, on this and other subjects.
There is screw loose in East Tennessee. and a
big one at that. could point it out and that TO
the satisfaction of many but soldier in tie army
has to be careful what he says or he might bring
down the wrath of his superiors. East Tennessee
- full If 4
against those who are invading our State and
laying waste as they come. The counties of
Cumberland, BledsOe, Fenress, Scott. Morgan.
Campbell, Claiborne, and part of Ronnc ,also Au-
derson, are now, You might say, in the hands of
the enemy, and have been for some time. The
above counties were the finest for beef cattle in
East Tennessee, and furnished greatmanyhogs,
as well as corn, -four, and other articles. What
efforts nave been used to drive the enemy. in the
shape Of Bushwhackers and Lincoln troops, from
them? All things have been ready for some time
to commence operations against our enemies in
East Tennessee. How long shall we wait? Some
thing is lacking. | could give my opinion, but
that might offend some one. All still have Con
tidcucc in Gen Smith. If ho will take the field
all will 60 veil we think. will make one sug-
gestion: our infantry lines are too far away from
tho.onemy. Let us close up on them, ami when
they come out we will stand chance to bag them.
Our cavalry pickles inthe vicinity Of the Cnch,
especially the lower Clnch, have not been sun
ported as Gen. Stewart, who commanded our cd
vance lines on the Potomac, would have done.
with infantry. A great deal has been said about
and against the LIST, or now called the 3D. Ten
nessec Regiment of Cavalry, commanded by Col
NcLin, which is al uncelled for. 1 know Tie
men generally who compose that regiment, and
Drawer set Of men don't live, and they have done
more service since they were mustered into the
service than, l might say, all the other East Ten
ncssec cavalry been worse equipped and
provided for than any other command Give
them II chance and feel certain they Wilde good
service.
What has become Of friend McNclcy, Of the
Banner? His paper has come to hand hero Of
late like,angcls' visits. Bob must wake mp. Tell
him his old friend, r.. NJ. Edwards was a. Wal
lace's X Roads the other day, and may be- looked
for in Bradley when Bucll's army enters Cleve-
land.
We are alEunder marching oriers--somc say
towards Kingston, others say Clinton. | know
not but will say that we ae ali anxious for the
tramp if,itls 10 meet ihcenomy-tho floody Sd
isnlways ready. 0ur'heolth is good. Not a sin
gle member Of the regiment who served in Viz
ginia has died since last January. We now hay"
in camps over 800 men for duty, and VIC furnish
nearly all the Transfers hospital nurses, black
smiths and extra duty men, for knoxville, Lou
don, &C., &c. Respectfully,