Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-20


gr,pnar cor es,o.r,ent oi Forafys Press, writing
rOm Gen Bueli's camp hear Dstlie Creek Hear
Bridgeport. Ala. saws the location l. an exqui
| tie vaiiek bordering upon the Tennessee RIVER,
and situate bets cen tie Cumberland and Rae
cuon M n tunS. Bat'le Creek is sm Ill ri,u 1T,
term . ,tn. at this point. where il flows into the
tennessee RIVER. The whole of Bueli's camp
lies immediately uhder the Cumberland moun-
t,Ins. stretch n. it, continuous iehsth In risnt
line tn the nortile at while upon the other II md
the Tennessee river. bounded upon the e,>t by
the k ,ccoon range OF ,uhrtiIls the Sceuer,
of the valley i delightfully."- intervals si uiei
by groves Uf oaks AMI other tree. oi Sluriy
character, fie-henei 10y springs and rvuet>
span king, surslng water fragrant with Il ,wer-
of every hue and odor. dottei over with villas
plantations and -e>hiences, musical with thou
: inds ut the lie ,therei smsster.-lhe whue
Lending "a charm At once ,tlye 81 the visio.I
! ui tie tahleu Ra~Selns.
/ The arm, lar the last four weeks has teen
on h,lf third rttiuns. as Tar a. the u ,verli-
| ment is Concerned, but. at the same time. our
men have fired sumptupusiy on green corn,
beans melons and nut of all kind, with The
Savory al iitiun ot mutton. venlsOn, veJ ana
other uxuries ot amin Il food.
notwithstanding the neighDors say this Is the
most unhe tlthy month OF the year, and that
the valley is by me ,ils an absolutely health,
situation for large body OF men, our troops
wee never IN the possession OF such universal,
good he 9TH, information To that effect benz tea
,ered bv the surgeons of the different re slmeut>
! The re- iments all OH the increase. ,-iohed
/ by the return Of those who have been absent
! iurlOu-h>. New clothing, regulation hats, ~ :,
/ have been provided for ali the re .imenrs. eu
aiding them e. pre-ent clean an sold erly APP
! pear,nce The clue. taking everything. mt cui
siderition. Buelfs army never IN fine
! condition a. ut the present time. The rrsI-
/ all I'm llprf hu bpit q a,
nth; the men composing them lo~>eSS superb
I t-hiing gu llItes an powers ri eniurance, IA "
ns had experience ut Belmont, Ime,set Dpn
eson. Sailoh ami Curnh. and know no such
word Is f,i The tut ensemble ct officers
/ men il new ami cDm ilele IN oh mge while the
discipline of these hart, OF the West com
! ptres f;tvortbly with thit OF the regular army
Our troops do picket duty by brig ,de. our line,
/ occu wing a distance at several miles upon
Sile ot the river, while the enemy hold the opp"
| site side. No shots are exchanged. although our
men are ia communication 1T all times with tile
rebels. The scene l. m rom mite IN al the st
ultion before CorInth, ~ persons upon tins 81 e
OF the can hear painl, every word of con
4 ver>itiOn winch takes place upon the other. !,
/ pecally IN some places where the river l. yer,
n ,rrow. Ii the rebels can he beiievei. General
Bragg i in comm nd. The camp Oi the ken'urk.
/ lth and 26ih Is opposite thlt ol the re1e Helms
/ cavalry mtny OF the men upon e,ch SHE beng
infinitely acquainted Every conceivable nd
OF conversation occurs between the Two parties.
the rebels generally being more saucy AMI defiant
thin are our men. The enems seems To be yer,
well aware of the fact thIt our army have been
short of subsistence. and often shout. ID ns,
you're on'v on half rauons: We have plenty IL
spare," Both prIeS exchange newspapers, and
We frequently rea the Atlanta ami Knoxville
journals The INDUS operaHdi OF the excnmse
/ n"vel. each party sNimmIng To the midde OF
the river With newspaper IN h ; IN uih An ex-
change OF coffee aud tobacco o ten IN ,de
someNh,t the same manner, the parties diWaNs
Ia king n iud> before >ep traIIag.
Witnessing such friendly exhibitions and hon
. ortb meetings., 1t i sometime. question 'be ia
ones mitd ii war really exists But II yOn walk
/ a,ong the shore a short distance. YOU will see
/ some fellows amusing Themselves bv merely
pointing Their guns at rebel obe -. m lklns use
OF some >uch EXPIRE .>inns a. the following - But
couldn't ! pop that burreruut off that stump
Lord. how quick could send tina, gray back
be Ow:" Fat All Ilegent IA fora eller like me-
SELL How quick could Jerk that fellows he d
OFF of IT, hin. e." and divers other EXPRESSIONS
/ which urge me to believe that all exhibitions II
IL etd~hIp transitOry IN Tact Aud equ tlly
ludlcrpus transactions occur upon the op osiie
side. the following being Their sterenype,i
PRESTON: How Is all our Ytnkee friends. To-
da,t' How much did yoa find at Corinthl'
w hat did YOU uo with thp>e t~ enty thousand
prisoners that Ii ,lleck took theteg" How do
YOU ever expect 10 cross this riyerg' How long
do YOU EXPECT To keep the railroads "peng''
Next time We get after YOU we'll drive YOU 10
-" How about Richmond." Where
Fremnnt.' Hive YOU he ,rd from Belure. ar,Ig'
while Bull Run" l. the general salute
Ltrye numbers OF the Union citizens OF this
county come into our camps. and We derive very
valuable informal ion from such sources What
is still better. large numbers refuse {" leave our
c,m,S but have formed themselves into com
ptny under a min named Smith. a rich farmer.
residing "a lev miles east OF JASPER, and drill
three times day. The, draw rltiOns AMI sub
ject them ELVES Ia the discipline connected with
"A soldier life Their stOr e. of rebel b trbtri-
credible.