The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-29
sOuthwIck's Ilattery.

SOuthwGckss Battery.
LAvERaSE, Tenn, May %, 1868.
Mr.. EDToE :--0lhers take liberties
with your sme in sending letters from
the tented field, andifI offend or intrude
by doing likewise, gentle hint will suf-
ice to rid you of a repetition. This
comes TO you as a voice from Southwick's
Battery, in the I'd brigade, Sd division,
commanded by Gen. Steadman, formerly
in command of Sd brigade. 1
Your excellent paper is very popular
with this command, and duly apprecia-
ted for its truth and candor in the cause
of liberty and Union. During twenty
months service we have most of the time
had access TO the Louisville Journal but
allow me to say that it is played out
with us, as also all things tending to
treason be it conservative policy, peace
policy, copperhead policy, or impolicy.
1t is surely refreshing, encouraging, and
hOpe-giving 10 get Nashville UNION
from disun'on Nashville, and we hail
its advent with joy. Thank God for
the little or great good that emanates
from Sodom. We hope this estimate
of Nashville does not apply to the pres
ent time. II certainly is applicable to
the condition OF public sentiment pre-
vailiDg there about fourteen months ago
when our troops passed through the place.
Then, ladies CD, God bless the sweet in.
dispensables, stopped to insult and taunt
true union loysl-hearted men, who were
come to redeem the city and country
from secession rufiAnism. The Union
soldier with rough exterior, and the
true essence of gallantry in his heart,
and soul overilowing with tenderness
for sister, a mother or perhaps dearer'
one, was made to feel the stinging bitter
ness Of shame for woman. Oh that they,
of all others, whom We prize so highly,
almost worship with sinful idolatry,
should stoop so low, and thus forget the
sweet prerogative of their sex TO be
adored for truth and loyalty. And they
stopped lower still in teaching treason to
little children, who came out of the door
yard gates and sang their morning les
sons to US as We passed, and then were
caressed and petted for precOcity.-
Such was Nashville then what is
it now, Mr.. Editor? You Know better
than we can at this distance. Enough
of disagreable subject; and here let
me tell yon something Of our battery
Others tell large things about their regi-
ments, batteries, &C.; tell stories that
seem rather inflated sometimes; tell
things that look very well in print, in
"yailer kiver;" and bring to mind the
old saw truth is stranger than fiction"
Anything strange Ia interesting, and the
truth about Southwick's Battery in the
End Brigade, 3rd Division, may interest
some of your readers. Well, then, |
will parcel the truth of TO you. 1st
parcel. We are veteran battery, having
seen Il months service, and until last
January, the 10th, were the travelling
battery, always going for but not from
the Rebs We have always been attached
to the light footed brigade. We have
always had the best brigade COM
mAders, LIST Fry, 2nd Harlan, at present
Steadman, all Of them good leaders OF
whom we felt proud, and were
willing to follow through ever 80
thick a storm of death or scene OF
human slaughter. End parcel. We belong
to a Regiment Of twelve batteries, under
Col. James Barrette, of Cleveland, and
Father David Todd, Governor of Ohio, il
our "right bower" And if we should
meet him, we could greet the old gent
with the charming assurance that none
of his batteries in the lst Regiment evei
skedaddled, when properly supported
Sd parcel. This battery has been bless
ed with two Captains; the FIRST, d. Ken
ny, Jr., the present one, d. X. Southwick
and the compliment is about universa
one in the Sd Division, that two bette
soldiers or drillmasteFs, never waved
4th parcel. In proof Of the above par
eel, we are undoubtedly the best drille'
Of any now in the volunteer service. Mr
Editor, that boast is not bit puffed a
with a vain conceit. / am telling
batch of truths; and, unpleasant as it !
TO tell such large ones, | must persis
Now to tell more, would be tax o
your time. And as look about me, an
see the Spring beauties spread out s
+. layishiy, and the meadow land and hill
I side gemmed with floral messengers
Gods love, am not troubled IN con
a science for telling any falsehoods. MAJ
: verify, but the truth, the whole trutl
5 and nothing but the truth, 50 help n
s Rosa.
S We have lately made some interestin
a and 'nroftable expeditions into the ent