The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-18

lnree miles on el'hef blue, 1 viii burn
your house, and take every thing you
have got. Do you mind that, sir %
The planter looked melancholy, and
after a psuse family said, az will try
sir, and do everything l can TO prevent
any accidents on the road
COL Minty-"T That will do, SIR. You
may leave" and he did leave a almost a
double quick.
While such traitors as this are pro-
tected and have safeguards, it is not won
dered at when a train is captured, and
officers and men Killed. How our OIL
GERS remain infatuated by rebel De-
lilahs is a mystery 10 me. There is
another evil equally as great and | wish
Gen. RosECRANs would issue an order
prohibiting its repetition in future.
While out with expeditions l have
watched this evil carefully and intended
publishing it weeks ago: Whenever an
expedition halts for the night, be il in
town, village, or farm, the citizens oil flock
up to Headquarters" and demand an
interview with the General. He politely
receives them, and ninety-nine cases out
of ~one-hundred, their only purpose is TO
invite him TO make his "Headquarters'
at their house, thereby securing every
thing they have got, for a soldier will
not dare encronch on the property of him
who is fortunate enough TO have the Gen.
eral in his house. The p,or man, on
the contrary, stands by, seeing his prop
erty all taken away before his eyes, be-
cause he happens to be too poor to harbor
tho General.
have been with Colonel M1NrY on
moro than one occasion, and was with
him on a two weeks expedition, without
tents, and during the whole time | have
never known him to enter an occupied
: house, or partake of a meal inside any OF
those houses, He disapproves of such
practices. AS have said before, | hope
General RosEcRANs will put a stop to such
work. AS find that you have a good
many Michigan friends in and out of the
/, army, will try and furnish your readers
a list Of the promotions, since 1st April
in the 4lh Michigan cavalry, one of The
; best regiments in the service.
Capt. Frank w. Mix, Of company B
promoted to Maj,r. Mix entered the 81
I Michigan as a private, and was promoted
e for meritorious conduct. Major j.. b
Park promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; Isl
I Lieut.. and Adjt. Robert Burns promoted
r to Captain Of company G, vice Melchol
I resigned; LIST Lieut.. j. w. Mann pro
5 noted Captain vice Plympton resigned
5 an excellent and well deserved appoint.
ment-l LIST Lieut.. Wesley II. Leach to b,
e Captain vice Wells resigned. Leach en-.
, tered the service as a private and for hi.
: bravery aud gallantry on the battle felC
he has gained himself the position h,
. nov occupies. 1st Lieut.. j. c. Hathaway
promoted Captain vice McFarlan resign.
ed. Hathaway was an enlisted man
/ I'd Lieut.. Chas. 7. Hudson promoted Is
s Lieutenant vice Burns company G. Hud.
q son also was an enlisted man. I'd Lieut.
e Thomas Mackay promoted 1st Lieut.. vic,
D Hathaway Of co. D; I'd Lieut.. Edward
a Oven promoted 1st Lieut.. vice Mann
. company E. He was an enlisted man
e I'd Lieut., II. A Potter pI omoted lst Lieu
= tenant vice Leach. Potter enlisted as
5 private and won his way up, and vii
- climb higher if he lives. Sergt. Major Y
$ NJ. Jones promoted I'd Lieutenant; Is
a Sergt. A. 7. Isman, Of company G, to q
s Lieutenant; Q. NJ. Sergt, John Simpson
Of company L, to I'd Lieutenant Of com
pany f, Thus you see how things ar
working in the 4th Michigan cavalry
There is no favoritism here; a man mus
r gain his laurels before he wears then
Aud this should be so all through IA
army. MINTY does not care if a ma.
was never worth a dollar in his life so b
: is a soldier, and when he proves himsel
r one he is soon 20 be rewarded. We hav
c too many m%oneyed officers in the ARM
now, and they seldom make good ones
We had a heavy rain last night and al
day yesterday, which makes it a it'll
II disagreeable on foot. l see the UNION i
in good demand, so much so that hal
the folks who want cannot get it. l me
at least fifty persons yesterday looking
out to get the UNION and could not obtail
a single copy, What's up, has MoRaAl
c stole the press or captured the new
dealers. EVELYN.