Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-26
LETTER RROm CHATTANOOGA.
CaArTAnooaA. TEsa., August IS.

EDITORS APPEAL. The artillery Of our dlyI-
sion. (Cheasham's) have just completed its long
march from Tupelo to this place, The last Of the
train aniving here on the 18th instant. In the
course of twenty-four days VI have travelled
four hundred and thirty miles. Oar horses held
out much better than we expected, as we lost but
few on the road.
Though the heat and dust were often intense
and oppressive, and the journey toilsome, yet
the boys have had fine health and high spirits,
and today the health Of d" stanford's battery - Is
better than II hes been since its members bsde
adieu to their peaceful homes.
There were three other batteries -four division
slonr with US, the remaining ono having been
sent around by rail. The presence of -
cannons with their c~aissons, aud The wagons Of
- brigsdes, making a train Of over - miles
"a length, wss well calculated to make an i'm
preston upon the honest country people along
the route. At every house along the road where
our approach had been heraldod, Aocks of old
folks, children and maidens were assembled to
wonder and admire, end the invarisble question
to those in front wes-"MisteT, how far is the
artillery behind"
In our march we passed through Aberdeen
and Columbus, Miss, Tuscaloosa, M~onteYallo,
Shelby Syringe; Talladega and Jacksonville, in
Alabama, Cave Springs and Rome, il Georges.
From the latter place We proceeded direct to
Chattanooga so your readers can have some
idsa, from the above, of the roundabout way we
came to this place.
The country through which we passed, after
leaving the prairies Of Mississippi, was very
poor, mostly covered with rocks and very billy,
and the crops were generally light ,sbeing even
shorter than common in consequence of the eI-
IRENE drouth. But a better watered country 1
have never seen. Cool wells and springs, and
brooks Of crystal eiearness, were abundant.
Many of these springs are nothing less than
bold creeks bursting forth from the rocky hill
sides. Cave Spring, Georgia, was one of the
most delightful places along our route. Il de-
rives its name from q large cave near it contain
ing a magnificent spring Of icy GOODNESS.
This cave, like many Others in lis vicinity, aE
fords large quantities of saltpetre, and the works
near it are already turning out from seventy-fye
to ore hundred pounds per diem. We passed
many factories snd manufactures, showing that
our people are alive to the great work before
them, and that the immense resources of our
own sunny South" sre being rapidly dsyeL
oped.
But let nee not forget to mention the invsris-
bic kindness and hospitality Of the good citizens
along the way. We had plenty Of fruit, milk,
honey, vegetables, chickens, etc either given to
us or cold at reasonable rates. At nearly every
1 place where we camped, we were visited by the
4 citizens, and especially the ladies. The boys were
frequently invited to dinner or supper, and in
one o. two instances a public Inner was given
to all the soldiers present. All these things
were calculated to make us hopeful, cheerful,
and more than ever determined to fight to the
bitter end for a people characterized by such
patriotic devotion to the cause of freedom and
Independence.
On the day after orr arrival at Chattanooga,
I obtained a pass from the provost marshal for
myself and five others, and early next morn
ing we set out for the Lookout Mountain, one Of
the finest sunmer resorts in the South. First,
wesFalked Town the railroad to the point where
it passes between the foot Of the mountain and
the river. Here the view is truly sublime. On
the one hand the cliff rises abrupt and psrpsn-
dicular hundreds Of feet in the air, while on the
other, q few feet distant from the mountains
base, rolls the broad and majestic Tennessee.
Along this narrow track the iron horse, fearless
of danger, dsshes along with fearful speed. In
the side of the cliff is q long cgve, winding
through the mountains, and said TO have an out
let in Georgia, some fifteen miles distant. At its
mouth, close by the railroad, are saltpe.er works,
furnishing about one hundred pounds per day.
Near the cave in the river bank, is the blow
ing spring, an aperture from which a strong cur
rent of cold air constantly issues.
Leaving this interesting spot, We commenced
our ascent by q winding path, leading US over
huge masses OF rocks, interpreted with spruce
pins and other stunted growth, and conducting
us from elevation TO elevation, until at lengte
after many resting spells aud pauses to "blow,"
We reached the summit Of the mountain. Hers,
the scenery that presented itself TO view, was
magnificent and sublime. We were seated APP
paren.ly in the center Of an enormous circle,
trimmed with ranges of lefty hills, rising one
above another, until they blend with the distant
horizon. Towering far above the others, was q
branch Of the Biue Ridge" as it appears in
tho "0id North State" 10 another direction
may be viewed the hills of Georgia, while in the
southwest loom up the nights of North Alabama.
Scattered here and there among the distant hills,
might be seen cuTls Of smoke aud tiny white OBJ
jects, indicating the -encampmenss OF our army.
Down below us was the scattered town Of
Chattanooga, and at our feet flowed the Tennes-
see making Its way through the farrell noun
tains Ike the windings Of some gigantic, glist-
ening serpent. Oae of these bends together
with the green woods that fringe its edges forms
q 6hElhlLR LlltSllun VI al 1AliiAu , AnbGI@oAtAs
hence the name "C~hattg-nooga, Or "Moccasin
Gap"
In after days this spot and It's vicinity viii be
visited as classic ground Already these noun
tains have re.ecbOed the booming Of hostile can
non. The Yankees some weeks since Uneerimo-
niously bombarded Chattanooga, frightening
the old ladies and children almost out Of their
wits. After throwing about three hundred
shells they were repulsed, having damaged tie
city some fifty dollars worth-ths casualties
being, ore "Uni0n" COW killed, and one "UniOnn
little nigger slightly wounded.
Our army is now on the move, and soon you
D sy expect to hearof grand events in this part
of Tennessee. Buell. il from twenty to forty miles
distant, strongly posted in the mountains. His
forces are to q great extent demQraized. His
soldiers, especially those from East Tennessee and
Kentuckyare deserving daily, and many of them
have been brought to this place. They represent
BuelPs men as being badly fed, weakened by
disease, and generally dissatisfied. On the other
hand, the +" Army Of the Mississippi" was never
ia better health and finer spirits,
Everything now bids fair for our success. aud
by the aid Of a Just aud righteous God we ex-
pact soon TO put an end to Yankee dominion IN
this fair portion of Dixie's laad, LEIGH.
The Eeaerais ia
Our information from the Northwest and the
Indian country, is 70 the effect that the tederais
have returned back into Kansas and Missouri
The enemy are not threatening Us 1T all IN thaE
region.
It is reported that CARTS army, OF e portion
Of it, have returned to White river, rom Helena,
and are again threatening the valley Of the
Arkansas They are now at Clarendon ca
White river, near the mouth of Cache, and have
their pickets cut on this side.
What their intentions sfe we have no means
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