, 1863-07-31
G!)ifa9d Qribu'lc.
FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1893
The CONTENTS OF 4 Rebel,
NAIL.
SEN TIN ENTS OF BRACES ARMY.
THE GREAT REBEL REVIVAL.
Union Sentiment in East
Tennessee.
THE GREAT REBEL REVIVAL

From Our Own Correspondent
cAmo, July p. 1868.
Some time since rebel mali carrier by the
name Of Hooks, who departed from Bragg's
arm. in the vicinity Of she1byville, Tenn,
about the 10th Of last month, taking with him
large and miscellaneous bag Of matter from
soldiers to their fathers, mothers, sweet
hearts and wives, was arrested in he vicinity
ofthe 0blon River, and brought before Gen.
Asboth at Columbus, Ky., charged with being
sry. Bis entire budget Of letters has been
matter Of curious, and not interesting ex-
animation, By a military commission, and
your correspondent. AS the result Of my
sitting, I lay the following choice extracts be-
fore your readers. They must prove their
own apology.
Tie first proceed to copy f1om-taking
them up at random-is from
4 SISTER TO HER BROTHER,
dated at Durham, Y. c., June II, 1868. After
come purely family gossipping, Mallnda says:
down to vicksburg and thence it came here BY
carrier. he eaid they we're much annoyed by the
Yankees, who were frequently at his house, hut
ao as {ss & ths
@ 6at SRytwo d. IL eod
saa etaei
s ss { j. Petsins Strange III Us to hes1 q d. @
The above was sent to Brownsville, Tenn,
By the anther Of the1ollovinss, dated, ''Head~
quarters 9Th and OH Tennessee regiments, in
camp, near shelbyville, June IL, 1858:
"DEAn PAREs7s:-I have nothing new to write
to yon. We are cnmped one and-a. half mi1es from
town on the prettiest camp ground cyer saw,
quietly enjoying ourselves the best We can. Our
camp is about $50 yards from the house Of q
wealthy citizen, with some nice danehters. make
It convenient to call and sec ths very Often fire.
qnently taking supper With them, and passing the
balaLce Of the evening very pleasantly. They send
~ Gyer waters OF nies th9Es from their table.
Of duty he boarded with them. They continue to
furnish his table and pressing him to send in every
day OF two, and comptainin: when be does not.
There are some Of the kindest people here ever
l"caiiieS. It Is The height Of harvest time, and
good many soldiers are out helping the farmers
.; tass fheiF grain; Large Quantities are lost, as
We have lately taken trip to the front, but I
have described it in former letter,
Our fort'fcations arc nearly completed, consld-
ering their natural strength, think we can resist
more force thun the enemy has in our vicinity.
convention convened lately at Winchester,
and nominated Judge Catuthers for Governor,
David Ii. Carw1a for Congress from our district,
TIE soldiers are allowed to vote tot Congressman
at the election to come of this fall.
Write often. There ia young man staying most
through the lines, carrying the mail You can
send BY him. Col. Porter il the only one sick IN
cur meEs.
Your Son, JAMES.
J. ,. Wilder: Esq, Brownsville, Tenn.
Carr Dr. Mcfarland, Daceyviilc,
70 REV. JOSEPH Il. BOWEN.
The next Is addressed as above, "to the
care Of Mr.. Coffe,." Some one has made a
memoranda upon the enye1opc, to the effect
that "Rey. Bowen took the oath Of allegiance
before Major N. Smith, Provost Marshal OF
the District Ct Jackson, February, 1863" The
letter is dated from She1byrille, J une Is, 1865
and opens:
"RENENBERED CorsN:-Delieyipc that you
would like to hear wheth.t I am in tue land Of The
living, will attempt to let you know that, By the
Rornts that are Jet spared I am glad to inform
{ou that ny health ars tolcfablr good at this time
Ny travelling saeilitics Ge.e) are very much i'm
Sc prudent for me to write you anything abont cur
dormant upon tie subject. sufaclent to sav s,e we
hoa ppestop aesaaty s aty
1woRld like to visit my relations at Dprhamviuc,
but III not follow the example Of some Who 70
on nsre nothing At etaks but ny person but
Of God will never give up the struggle, hou-
estly believe our cause are Just, and Why should
we despair: The taoe az noI 70 de- swiit nor The
out Of the h.nds Of the enemy. know you
believe this. Then why turn back9 Why bsgin
& to sink in despsis: I. It because the tfda are
accomplished hie desire, and lave but few more
miles TO expand: yet, like Noses. If we will put