, 1863-04-06

tHWocT4ou0-Ahe x01A Army Corps.
From Our cNn Correspondent
MuRFHEEsnoRo, March 81, 1863
CONDITION OF THE REBEL CoMM1ssAR1Ar.
Evidence is nccumulatfvo and confirmatory
OF the desperate condition Of tue rebel com.
mlftaFiat. Every refugee who seeks ou.
lines, and thorc are each dug numbers of them,
tells story Of dcstitution, and every dcserter
from the cncmy's army confirms our reports
Of their short allowances.
BTATEMENT OF REFUGEE.
For an hour ! have been listening to the
statement Of m Intelligent refugee, ono who
for four weeks was confined at Tullahoma,
and who finally got released through the tnau-
encc of an influential relatiye-an officer in
| the rebel army. There is no question but
TINT his statements are truthful, as he is
vouchcd for by well known Union citizens Of
the country.
The drift Of his talk is 10 the effect: That
the rebel army, though largely reinforced, has
no idea of attacking Rosecrans. The rebels
will act altogether on the defensive, for the
present, thinking the Army Of the Cu.nber-
land about to move against them. Rebel re-
Inducements hare come from crcrv ouarto,
hnt rn,,n1r from conscr;ntfons- 1gb,oh
old regiments have been filed up. There is
no movement Of rebel infantry from John
sons army into Kcntucky-on the other hand
their every available man Is posted to dispute
the Federal advance.
TIE CAVALRY RAIDS
that hare been and are beinr made fnto Ken
tncrv ,,e in Tim Arc. r1,,o ~ n,ooa-,
.n~A'' -. A0' f'"eo' ~ P'oea'0
horses, ano' IN INC next place, by creating
alarm in that quarter, to delay Rosecrans' nd
haon nado r., Lie .aoant;on ~ 1-,a1s 1a's
os>44 A .s,.. 1.to "note tepei
army o1 Mlodle tennessee IS upon half
rations, and those Of kind hardly fit for
dors' u.e. Beef is an unknown ar.;cia ccr.
t,in1r u;t,,;n .sa 49, ~ an+ = na.as % ~ ~.
s"-:. @ "',n1A pau ~ ea5 = lot " pound nas oeen
Issued. People Of the country are stripped
Of everything, Within thu immediate 1;noa
- ~ o.o, ct. -41'
VI NV "1tn5 e'e1y iaiull1 - NUMBERED, names
ana locatlon carefully noted, aud every pound
of subsistence over a certain amonnt-uer.
ally but half allowances ordered to 1,c t,,rn.
I'D ,rar f.. ~ tna 49,. ,sn ~ 49, ue4eo ~ ~ 'o1n-
- o'e1 4ot 1Ae "ee VI tue a'nay'
= -, ,h1eA oioS A.. t1nas'
10 'ne eis VI tue fank anu nle o1 the rebel
army among whom there Is growing dis
trust of the leaders Of the rebellion.
This refugees statements are conf,rmea h.
the narrat;rc of o,o 1,b, uon.. ~. 49,
w., H.. - =, ~ W. ooAn aonJ, "ao on 1ne
-.u oas u lne 1nonth dcsefted from the 18th
tennessee regiment, stationed at Shelbyvillc,
The regiment belongs to Chcatham's division.
Hardee's corps. Holly was born in Co1ing.
ton, n.y., and al1 his life held to the idea that
Aoolltlonists were the worst of Gods crea.
lures, who once in control Of the Government
would devour The South, negroes and all. lie
entered the rebel army At Nashville, under the
belief that his aid was wanted to preserve
Southern rights. An experience Of eighteen
months, however, satisfied Mr. Il, that South-
crn leaders were fighting solely Tor self az.
grandizcment, and that the CONSEQUENCE IF
their success would be the establishment Of q
Government, in which the poor white trash
would figure below the negro. Mr.. Fl. de-
arrested and carried to Liberty. from whore
le finally, in company ofanother rebel soldier.
managed to escape. Ills statements confirm
the refugees story In every narticu]ar and n
many respects arc more strongly against the
'egSie' T,,e
!us oplt!o4 u lleely expressed ny o14ccrs,
na ieso ot9efs VINO haye gay alter day listened to
STARVATION WILL ERE LONG PITT AZ FSn ~
THE uEBE1L1os.
wo shall ,oa Tt.-o
,s1,at fine there vi, ,nn,.n,,o,,, ~, ~ Ky.
arm'r ocnnr Frcr th;no- en, - saa'1 VI tHls
ncnds on circumstance optside ii1 te ~ n,t 5nu IT,
General, Trc i M nnnsti,n u hat ~ ~ 1ipa tt
arn'v ~ thn Gn,,hor,.naa ~ ;s oni, ous tnat tue
7,nr"r ~ f,nt+ an1.1;,;nt. i,.t lol ~ was
snourh !" att,c ~, ano1 ~. rs tS ~ ~ numerous
Is Il Via - - 1; f;n1t toa.r ~ ency y 3ovs s.rong
h1n ;ts1 gnt "aeu morrow WI
+
nas. Mlltten Any ls4estai'ned apont various
ao uso.s .ta.'one Luz l4o enemy last week
n'nt, in"Ie olun oni 1a, tl"Gs, no'n Mncn you, no
aoapi, were leu 10 DcAeve mat an attack on
Mnr1fecsboTo was abo1t to be made Hardly
q man o. inns army perhaps, who two or three
days last week DID not believe that the rebels
we're coming against ihe position. Standing
IN sle" OF Inc Court House steeple, one day,
! !. ~as toIa oy distinguished Artillery officer,
tron lniorma@aon nave recelEed, am sat-
nnea 1nat @ snaii put JAIL tAro' that steeple
"i1hln ~ hve DAYS"
Ihe iive days arc gone, and I am quite con.
Aoeht 1nal Inc Saliant omcer's shot has not
YET oeen urea.
THE TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS.
have been spending tho dav in Davis, d.
vision Of the 10Th army corps, wherc there arc
lnany Northwestern regiments. The tlrst
brigade Of the division, il which Illinois has
three regiments 50tA. 74th and 75th-is
commanded By Col. r s. Post Of the 59th.
The history Of the brigade runs back to Pea
Bidgc, where the 59th began the record. Col.
Posi- was badly wounded, as will be ren,em-
bered, aud was, for long tine, Though. 7:d ED:
Tle 57th, under Col. John E, Bennett. wrote a
page Of The record at Perryyillc. it was a
large page, too, for over ESQ names of dead
were entered npou It.
The 74th, with Col. Jason March. made It.
tliet entry at Stone River, where, too, iii the
brigade won distinguished mention.
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