Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

We give below letter from highly intelligent gentle
man, native of Dupn county, but the letter
show serving with the army of Tennessee in of the re-
gimeps from Texas If quite fesh it is about near
go as any of the communications slow to be
written from Western army and not far behind the
telegraph itself
CAMP NEAR tHArTANo GA,
DEAR UNCLE -scarcity Of writing materials added to
the necessary nterrupions of M has prevented
trm informing you before now t: sak e ohe3s ano
Chickamauga Greek cannot go into palfic9'a5as; BIT
cur g"ens au rea l evn for about
ard hal hoqTa while shot AID shell Iansd US
one Co!onl, oze Lieut. cclonel and tso haj o.s This
done by CumpanF Z. and Company B. Darkness men
nile (part of Crittaads4 Corpse little feuc inch black
jack exactly in trout O. received very severe "out
n 90s hDs aS he bSy
rapidty, "pouring peas on raw hide is no tou n 10 L.
pectDg to b. at ackc but no such good fortune. Inc
enemy did The about o'clock we moved Tor
ward to attack him We had to march and countsrmareh
across field easy range aad in view o. two Yankee bat
teres OF they no small share Of heir a.
Balls CT al 81 s. srape canister aud and ID l.. balls,
whzzed among copous protuson and fearful proximity
another had his shoulder torn off II y. ball went
through Go B, (ext us), took of mhs head and
tore others Into ragged pieces Many IN the
we're killed AMI wounded Du ing this state Of hlng5
General Woods Brigade seen do1ale quicking -
from the forest lieo 10 cur gh and learn tna
Brigad had been previously driven from the saIae place
Gen cIenurno {" GA Pat hen ord red Cen besher 70
there and hold that ground This was ne. we
keep the enemy at bay there while other troops
he noise om that time ao
rapidly and oudness anything had ever imagined About
nt ana soon learned bad given
The irng tten abated. hat hour after cur Iight el
then expected to BIS liked ard one company vas throw
out the exposed flank TO watch the enen3 hall
led Brigade the abandoned ground and before
you ui3 say Jack Robn59n the bal opened az in
with left bad kept Up raking fire
Brigade op-ned on the new Conner in shell grape ana
Of his Division to the ridge on VIII Gu we were
posted SO yards to our right They went to work in ear
tory into next week: | then heard the su1ners cry
"ga~!" Ard gray it vas Twas alne zed at the rapid
a shout perfect gerwas raised the right and soon
extended ali aong liaes. those old joined Us
ened They stopped until the reached Chat
anooga, II or "A miles H The joy and tge mauifesa-
amused very much One lttle fellow costa
h a1 TsT on the s
spent day bnry the dead, who lying all the
battle around hattanooga built breastworhs, Bagg
pars of urse are unknown but he has posed siege
all other convenient points, completely commanding the
town Que day has toeen spent sheg the fapkee forts
changed almost every day. there mas been considerable
eannonading at and beg Lookout Peak or miles
quarters on hssionary Ridge just behind Of the
future kGow nothing. Presidents Davis rode down our
Ines saturday IN company with Bragg. Our works were
covered with Rebs cheering him. Our soldiers
eeen health ard spirits Some of the prisoners took
said to boys ought to have let whip here
1t would have ended the war, and We would al
have gone home this winter. Wasn't that cool
Miserable, low-bred, inhuman, rascally, theviGg
scums OF chrsendom Our suj gaton the only 'ermna
ton to the war Won thousand times prefer French
Protectorae. God fobd that you anybody should
be forced to submit to decent government, much less
barbarous, kle and blainless despotism Bat have
no apprehension Weshal gain cur iEde pendence. if we
deserve it. II We towards and poltrools and specula
TORS ought not TO be tree God will do right about it.
A. C. Avery IS Hi's stall, and Tbsd. Coleman lis
chief of engineers. have other acq1aiGances here
Write all the send me the Daily journal never
seea North Carolina paper l read the Chat. Rebel Il
Memphis appeal. The latte: is excellent paper. Ad
dress me at Chattanooga. The mail is opened Chica
| manga Depot, miles from here.
You truly B +. G.. Jr.
P. S. An Old lldy living here IL counting the
eVls Ct war lew days ago. and wcuud up thus: The
nasty Yarkfes Tunun' along here, and s3ld
was runnin en close they made line Of fight
my yard, and ruined young apple treeT aud down
ny ash hopper" Who after them asked
MI Forreat's ctitter company, said she.