The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-15
TRENTON, Ga, Sept. G, '63
Sept. 10, 1868.

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Editor Nashville Union;
DEAR Sm A few days since noticed
in your columns complaint, and a very
just rebuke administered to somebody
for appropriating your editorials, &c, and
giving credit 70 some other journal, So
This style of appropriating seems to be
getting common. Through the stupidity
or carelessness Of news-m oDgers, items
of news find their way into your columns,
from which they are copied through the
North, and when incorrectly reported,
create false impressions. In one Of your
late issues l see that "Wilder crossed the
Tennessee at Shellmound, drove the re bells
away, burned bridge on the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad, &c" In an
other copy find that "Gen. Reynolds
crossed the Tennessee, moved up the
river, captured and dispersed rebel
camp of cavalry, &c" Now, the facts
are these The I'd brigade of General
Reynolds Division were the first troops
that crossed the Tennessee river. De-
tachments of this command crossed
the river and in canoes, while the enemy
were being shelled, and burned the bridge
over Nickajack creek. DetatchmeHts of
this brigade accompanied by the brigade
commander crossed the river in the night,
moved up the river, attacked, captured
and dispersed the rebel camp above men
toned. Again: DstAchments of the I'd
brigade, with one section of artillery
with Col. King in command, crossed the
river, and with small cavalry advance
made reconnaissance up the river to
within Z miles of Chattanooga, thus
clearing the road for twenty miles.
This brigade, formerly "HalPs," is now
commanded by Col. Edward A King, of
the regular army, and is composed of the
69th, 10Th and 10lst Indiana Vols, 1O6 b
Ohio Vols, Soth Illinois Vols, and 18th
Indiana Battery.
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two peices of Artillery whipped John
Morgan at Milton, Tenn, destroying en-
tirely the prestige aud terror of that
notorious guerrilla and his bandit, and
marking a new era in the cavalry opera
tons of this army. While the army
lay at Murfreesboro' this command
marched more miles, captured and turned
over more property than any brigade Of
Infantry in the army; has always been
in the front were the FIRST troops in Tul-
lahoms, now occupy the extreme front
are working, marching, fighting brigade
not in the least jealous of its honors, oil
suffering for popularity-don't keep
special telegraph or newspaper CORES
pendent, as none of the officers want :,
be Generals any faster than they car
procure the "Stars" through the regulA
channels. The ofIlcers and men simpl,
feel, that when a movement is executed
a close reconnaissance made, or any hare
8 job is completed, which is thought wortl
while to telegraph or otherwise commu
8 nicate to the press--the proper cOmman,
> should be credited for it--anything
u worth noticing at all, is worth noticiri
u correctly.
9 Men who make it business to cor
respond with the press ought 10 be adj,
. to write correctly (when a movement
made) as well as who made II. Whe
Q a command, through carelessness Q
y otherwise, loses train, gets surprise
: and gobbled up, &c, correspondents psp,
fail to get 1T properly recorded
The stupid, wilfully careless and ur
principlod scribblers who fail to mail
z an honorable and just record Of even
r had better retire--go to the Potomac;
home TO their mothers.
n Yours,
ny No.