The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-17

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- tot'A u Jul t<lcuoiur anu m tic late
gpgenent, acting as Chief Of Ar,ilIcry--ir
which position he received two wounds Of q
painful, though happily not dangerous char.
atter-was CONVEYED fIsreugh Chattanooga a
few days ago. en- Iolfs fod C.tbosa Springs
where it is to be b psd sincerely his health OF
limb and body twill be speedily restored
| This personal al nouhpenl ent suggests to M
mind an event or train o eFentr. ii, whiclr my
self was partial observer. mud Maj Hotchkiss
the hero, during the dismal period succeeding
ItIse fall Of Nashville
II J wah in MurfredsbDro', sadly disconsolaie
and yel'y dirty. l had lainin camps week
amid a food Tide, Of winter rain. and (woise
luck TO fhem'l di-aift and gloom resolved
ltoshlkk eff The terrible InallaIy Of depression,
which was beginning 0 amT,u't 10 disease.
and boldly to resisr tie blue devils That beset
Tine. With this intent on Sunday morning.
lFebruaFy the 23rd. I rfspani{d a ssperb cav
airy h9tse, and SCI fuslflth i par y of brother
officers Cor know 9enfe aller tie grapevine
then spoFted as MARY brass buitobs as Brig
adler General and wore ss ronndly as a hos
lpitssI ssEgeon) bent npesi diving in the enc
iny's Hitkels. epter;pg Nash lille. taking allasf
fond losk Of their s&eetliearss. lhst embrace
and thehee returning &. like tiIs cav ali-rs Of oil
! @ the Ih9urnful duty OF rum ng away from
| Middle Tennessee to the tune Of :sus~nuai,
don I you cry"
we ct out at daybreak. a'ia re.s;hsa the lit
{ tie village Of Laverghe before de sun had
yeered far ronnd to~aEd hroh. Here We met
Col (sipke GEM Forrest. II haliea us. and
The fold wing Dialogue Iea{nel -
lwIhsrs The hell arc yof f.Iio,rs going.
.''Dn bust says Due otlus
"On brist the deyi. lfh- Yankees u g-t
YIN befJrs ron bat your etc. You must turn
bhck7
-WhylsoG~
Z. Because have Orders 70 send al officer
ahil pffvhies into camp. net. The Yansr- :
hfFvs arrxsda. Nashville ard 'sls-a posses
sim YRail be eapiereE sure - y3s, Try 10
s9i ~. only missed tai M SER |bvl a hairs
Ei.1sadth +
After ipnns fertilizer .Solloq ms No promised to
return aiIl Col. Forr9stl passed. -. Wen
i'eid 4 cdnpeii Of war. Fs,spivfd 10 cit across
fhr eoHuirs 70 the Npl4lisSilk pix take the
OFT sIsfrik oftI.- cts ~ .lssl,. au|i enter ar
dark We did -. Abppr Esc .ssi.,ck W.
Fesrleh ! se,i.e elay.siiasi .F5sn which The
spires Pc nashville eli'fefda in the waning
SUM- 81 Il was hahn eleaE ies efinr. vii.
ipnlylfa fresh AMI 'breEzv coilbess IN the ar
we met many persons from ,hf hear " ;,r-,i.
al Of whom assured rs thar wls void. l,. rs
surcsily < Hell or eapttresl II ve veh,ured fari
ther Bnk two or three cadtecus-fnlI hid
made rs like Adhem oil The rlsymr exceed
ing bold ard We rode forward. singing isl
y refrain liii making some jcsls m,,rs mar les
fpr iuhpadknce. than wit.
we 81 saw no Yankees. The twilight
grew arouh It'd Us: The sIualid| ,ekements Of the
Eab5prbs EradHaiiy feil behind us;. the church
varF FAfeis rose t. gu right; The stars glra
meref aud away bef'lre rs. Ike The light in
the save o Sinhad the Sailor, w began to per-
ceiTe the amps Of The city bear life how
our hearts throhbed. he w orr eyes filed. how
our cavalry Irappings dlaiteteil No time now
to Tiailse; 20 time to re fent. r be grin wall,
Of tie odd fown are on every size OF u. Tie
black roof look down On US. yea, but Iovingly
The yellow hags over hospital and sick rosn.
fan the evening sky as + in n-l4ncholy greet 4
:ng. TIE honest watch dog -tbayl- deem month I
81 weleaIn' as we draw near home We ar4
rived safely. without tie discharge Of gun or !
The sight o. Yankee. We rehch q place of re
fnge. stable orr horses anilenter door-w.xs
sacred
Bat atinlsnt avan4t, ALREADY he salt
salt tears a e coming in mr. EYES with the re-
aection. leigh no. poor damned refugees tina,
We afe
1t was y o'clock. A group Or sad faces were
silently sedtee abont . sd fro pl &C. Two
hours or ieis. must see sad, Ter parting. sud
denly an ex Piosion breaks upkn The ear The
very house treDb'es. The windows Jingle
like 2 iroofl Of oeSAlry. the eh.srs rick and
the shovel and tongs fall upofthf hearth Al
lasl, illsuDitnies the air. For a,nsr,s... ~.
iaees Of the women grow pale. the asp starr
10 their feet. Thes Al is silent. silent a.
aeAth- silent As the tread of Tine which steals
On Howers
What is sd /:
We have no time to c-onire lur borss. /,
IRE saitiled and await us in TIE s1,blez -,
We must away. Horrible ghn.Boaf x;.;o,. 4
In across TIL. f,ncv of -, - ~