The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-23
Frem the Army of Middle Tennessee.


Special Correspondence Of the Rebel.
sHRLBYyILLE, TEsNEssEE)
Jany. II, 1863. (
Day before yesterday when wSuid have drsoped
you line or two, the clouds, which all day lsng
massive and black had ahut out the light OF the sun
poured their moisture down upon my tent in such
large efisiOn that I was compelled to fotgo my la.
Dor Of love. Il was grzsly night, "wllh vissge
deadly sad" Not solitary star glimmered in the
armament, no moon rising 10 cloudy majesty. no
veied her pearlcss light. Black and pchy darkness
I tsiIencee the. broken song of the sentinel, as be
paced his solitary roHnds. Floods of rain, frequent
and furions, darted through the broken ridges of
thousand clounds piled hill on hill unp al length il
came in foods unbroken and in solid torrents. You
know the difcaly of keeping dry in tents, during
storm, under Circumstances the most favorable. This
night, things worked wrong on all sides-Ben Gan
Ethiopian imp) had failed in setting the pegs 50
curely--the wind would get under the canvass, and
wi th it the driving rau The fire, after struggling
bravely, was at last extiEguished What coud be
doneG just nothing and so we rolled up in our blan'
kets--KelIy and / and made the best OF it. The
storm iaged furiousy all night, aud yesterday the
rain was changed to snow-the air keen and cutting
- and reminding one Of spsnser's description of
winter,
Lastly came winter, clothed al in irlz,
Clustering his teeth, for cold that did him chill;
While on his loary beard his breath did freeze,
And the dudrOps that from hisp~phe bill,
Az from limbeck aid sdown distn
You will be glad to know that as general thing
our army Is wrlsupplied with comfortable clothing
though some Of our boys ave but poorly -hod. Every
once In awhile an order comes from Headquarters to
| have list made Of all the men who reed clothing
or shoes but some how the clothing and shoes don Z
always come. Now that the earth Is covered with
snow and the keen clustering blasts, cut to the very
quick, we trust odf QuatermasterS will be little
more active than is their won't All is quiet along
our front. Our admirable cavalry under Wharton,
Wheeler and others, ep close watch on the ene-
nay. We lesr Of frequent outrages perpetated on
our friends TX and around nurlIeesboro, by the Abo
liton forces. Houses barned. provisions siocn-
negroes forced from III II homes aud citizens cUm'
PEELED to surrender their money eyen One feels like
adding hearty amen to the prayD Of little six
year old refugee lioh Nashville, who Oh hearing Of
Gen'l Bragg's retreat, or rctrograde-udded to his
evening devotons, this petition 20 lord make that
man go right baik - Nashville"
Even on the battle field, aud in tho h,lt OF action
amid tho din of arms. and the yell Of savage rage
there occur now and then some lulcruI scenes.
AS McCowns division was moving toa charge in th,
recent battle rrg tened rsobt drlrd through the
lines aud made good time .or the rear Ope Of iht
boys wheeled about and addressed him as follows.
Run cid fell, run--if had no more At stake thau
you have, I'D ran tso.
! had the pleasure Of meeting Miss Annie Patter.
SIN, day or two since. She Is the yeuug lady loi
whose arrest RUsecrsns has Oner, reward. On seS
sra occasions she succeeded IN passing the enemy
rickets and brought to US important Information sh,
lost her father in the late battle She is enlisted
heart and soul in the great Struggle -and Il ougl
the family have been robbed OF nearly all they poss-
ssedsho is as ready to suffer- or do, as the pfayes
Of the brave. When ] look upon tender women Mbo
have walked rough the baziug frhace cannot
but lesl that they Gro supported by that Holy Que,
who Of old, stood by the three worthless when they
underwent the trial Of their ccaUancy, a6l who ho,
given this sacred pledge to His church--"Lo | an
with yeu always
Many, aud rich the lessons, we az people, are
learning now. We are learning patience aud iorti
lude. Patience, that beayehiY grace by which we
bear with calm aud unfufed temper those ills whcl
"lhe croft and subtlcty Of the devil or man worked
against US" Fortiin etlst state OF mind, arising
from an unshaken trust IN God enabling us to sant
G,m and collected intimes Of difficulty and danger
ORIG peseyec win a steady unyeldlng purpose IA
the aih OF duty. II Is hard disciplne-but ",
shall 10 purified tt a higher cvillza,ion--a civilza
ton richer ~ glece-iitber IN all lhei epobles oul
race than we have yet attained Rio. God grant that
our nation may bear tie mak Of the holy cross upon
It's brow WALTER BUTT.