The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-24
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fifteen lhonsand sttong. ad-aneed within four
Idlles ot tiiis place After the battle Of Thomp1
SINS station they were heavily reinforced
will infantry. and made rapid march upon
Man Iiornis 5 cavalry with view of cutting
tHcm.9 f,r. Duck r yer rose rapidly, and as
tkere was no bridge over it. they thought they
cpuld place Gen. ' an Dsrn in a akiiGation where
Ih would be compelled to fight at great sisad-
Vintage, having a swollen river behind him.
oF be forced 10 retreat in snch a manner as to
ldsc his wagon train and cnIlsiderable por
t59n Of his forces. But in all these things
tllcy were disapl binied 1lie wagon train
pHsseh safely over the raver. and Gen. Van
lDbrlr made movement which raased tie enc
Ed5 toretreat in Haste. his pnosemesit v as
well conceived alId admirably executed and
F9Hscfed grsAt credit upon ali engaged III it
The enemy wanttniy destrByeA property
where ever they went They tpok from l'llanr
pHrsoHs all their prn, meat. AMI provisions d
eNcry kind, that they could fna. They. car.
RI, Il on horses. mules and al sorts of s:ock.
There is scarcely veziige Of fence between
IRlhthsfford's Creel and Spring liIl. a distance,
pi seven miles. / learn that they declares i
MAS rieir Pu'pose to prevent the people Il
THnaessee. SO far as they were able, from rails
Etis 4aS crors during Ibis year TI3ey feel tlsat
r. INN sfsee has been of IMMENSE sc Fvice to the
EbufelleraSy ii. surifly ying our army anil ;IieTe
foff they are deter mined if they {an TO d.F
kiH9y this sots CO Of supply fbr :he Future
Tile Tifisorers taken from them. bbth Officers
a4d Frisaits deny that they are acting in This
inhnhtr, hut those vho are not tax en- tell our
tiEizeis plainly VIII 1t their urIoses are There
tslno mistake about the want . de ktruct,on Il
PIppeTty. By their uoors and their aess of
pimsddr. have these things from thesihoss
fdIiaBle sources, anl could give indivifual
iistaHees il It we're necessary. Tennessee
is md ergsirs a severe trial. ntia her patriot
isEn, is eqral Ia the occAsionl Nlo SiAseihab
suffered as reuncsBee= has. during this war
IHIad4Etior TO Tue outrages Of ths= enemy. !
tdgretIto say some of our troops are aching
iriEa MANNER BY no means credttabl le to itei
sslYssl Every faaEiI in this region Of country
isIInEestsd by struggling ssldiers- They gp to
tie h Ehses Of citizhns, and in some instances
tahod4er where the wives ard children are
Ielt A. home and tPe husbands ir the 4Trns
4iIH hsx TO DO fed dnd entertaiHed. and Il This
isIn9tlaope they bfpome high \ oqsndcd. The
Pdpplel hbdbt here have for weeks been feed
inE 4tfpggiil5g soldiers ~iihouiany cdEs,ieElsl-
hflni and even theH some of ilIem SO to their
hdnses and take fheir ccrii and fodder without
payeig anything fefit. The people here Haze
4old! efything except what ID "a n{sessaIg ldr
ihh Subsistence OF their fanilie4. II the Gov
4rhmett at fair prices. and itis wrong after
tis has been done. for soldiers to lis cons tsnt
on citizens TO take What little IS lelt
aaa gife it 10 them. 1t is ille businf4a 6f
ihf G9vfrment to supply tle hoops With
foBd. Ih most Instances. ! beliave.i his Is
4dne, and if soldiers would ssay.at tIthelrlproI,
frpIaHes they 'kopld be we'll suHpiiesl. b4t
tilR Co4nnissaries cannot supply troops wilo
Arb AWAY from their commands straggling thrb
thE, Eoartry. / uhderstart stringent orEleFs
have been issued nnd effective measures IA
ken topFevent strhgglng. NJ officer or pri.
Yaie i allowed 10 leave. his eoTilmaud without
authority IN writing. and no one is allowed to
ride his sIhorse except on duty, and then. with
thh EXCEPTION OF couriers. in no gate faster
tllttn a walk 1 haF Fe nbs doubt if cidzens will
in every instance represent thelfacts as they
exist N the comn.apdrHg General. all ii lese
evils jNfII in a great degree be reInediedl i
apf AZ Sots 10 see soldiers provided FOR in VERY
respect, hut it Is the business OF the Gov.
stIlnlept and its, oticers to do Ibis, and am
satisfied there is every disposition on their
'hHt ltc fo SO, if soldiers viii stay at their
proper places The truth is, It is generally
he inpst irihiug soldiers who are str4g-
irs nfqngh the country annoying citizans
,ItizeiiF frequently by entertaining these
lieh arg Encouraging men TO leave their com
I1atd4. No soldier has any busiHess away
ron h19 command except by written authori,
y, and they ought always to be required TO
'fodpcE tllis before being entertained at the
ipuse df any eitizei
The Wounded me n at the Hospital here are
ISiHg We'll. and arH bearing their suefFrirss
Nth inRFIy cheerfdlpess. Very few OF them
ave dlFd. The ladies' about Columbia are
leyotiiiEs fhemseives with noble resolution to
he IalleEiatio of the sutferings Of our sick
nd wounded soldiers. There was Some TN
on feeling here last sum mmer, but I think the /
dnhuet9f the eneuE y is destroying, if il las
dt aireldy destroyed, All the Unienisrn tllar
vAs about here. There lis class Of people
drS as elsewhere. who are ready 10 be on any
i4s thatiis uPperulost. 1. when the Yankees
Fere here they yererunhing about after the n. |
with thsni.-ph terms of ultimate
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