Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-01-15
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III For the eallipoIis Journal.
NAsHyILLE, .TKsxEssxk.
.l Dec. -. 1882
~ AR. HkffER--Sir:--Afters long
f.ald fatignings march. an. lsszveeks
- camp with but litile rest since our
arrival hers. I lake ny pen to writs
YOU a short shlslsfy Of Dur trsSels-,-
iWheu | wrote you last NE were at
Athens, AlAbaais, 10 eamps. TIE
Tenth Brigade was ordered to march
! 4 AurfreesbOro. vie Nashville, Just
la &ef Forest eapsufed,sshe oar<isori
lll4 4 tbe particulars you are no y pnr u
: a. with. We moved from Ma
~. es's. - aLiaayille. and masgs
me Trip there apd hasI li,a4ss = into
Kentucky. But to be brief, we found
ourselSeS eight miles from Nashville
three days after leaving Murfreesboro.
Here we halted for three DAYS, while
Bragg was near Gallatin. Then we
started for Bowling Green; when we
got there. Bragg had arrived at Mum
louisville, and had gobbled UP the little
garrison there. We all expected
hard battle at Green river, but Buell.
did not want to trouble his brother in
principle on his holy mission. so we
stopped here until Bragg had gained a
safe distance ahead, when we slipped
by him and arrived safely at Louisville.
We stayed there three days, then
started sgain in pursuit OF the rebels.
We came up with them at Perry
villei here Buell. again showed his
great Geueralship, las the Louisville
Journal pleases to call it, We were
drawn up in battle array, within two
miles Of Perryville, and listened to the
booming of the cannons which was
slaughtering our comrades who were
brayely contesting the ground against
twice their number, while two Corps
de-Arme, were looking on with strong
desire to 90 in. Now old D. G. pre-
tends to say that he was ignorant OF the
fact that there was anything more than
a skirmish going in. The next morn
ing we started after the rebels, and fol-
lowed them to camp Wildcat. having
an occasional skirmish with their rear
guard. Our Brigade followed them 22
miles beyond wildcat, then about
faced, and took up our line Of march to
Nashville, arriving here on November
10th. We get no more rest now than
we would on an active campaign; we
either go on picket guard, foraging, or
a reconnaissance, every two days.
Forage is getting very scarce in this
immediate vicinity; we take every par
iicle that we.can find, receipt for it, and
return, leaving the old gent, VINO WAS
lately in possession of said forage;
looking over the top Of his spectacles
at the little slip Of paper. and cursiug
the ingenious Yankee who first intro
duced this mode OF liquidating debts.
This morning we have orders to move
Camp. rumOr says to Gallatin. Some
say that the 9th. Gath, and 3rd Ohio,
and 9th Indiana Regiments, are going
to garrison the town Of Gallatin. II
we do, John Morgan had better be care.
ful how he attacks us, for we will al
ways be wide-awake; yet, il he Should
catch US asleep. think we could get
up and whip him easy. There is
rumOr in camp this morning that the
rebels have left Murfreesboro, but no.
thing certain is known. There IS
deep depression Of spirit among the
soldiers Of this Brigade, which is d
fair sample of the Army here. They
all believe that this is the darkest hour
of our country's trial, when the non.
combatants at home are quarreling
among themselves, Withdrawing their
support from the Administration BY
word and deed, and the Grand Army
making strategic movements which ends
in a tragedy. discord in the Csbinets
and a general division Of sentiment ia
he whole North, will yet break up
with the recognition Of the Southern
Confederacy. il something great is not
lone soon; then goodbye once proud
md prosperous United States. We are
Wiling to suffer and fight eighteen
months more to save the Union. II it
must fall. then l wish every Vallandfg-
Iamer and every cowardly Union man
hat gave his vote to that clique, will
ink into the hottest corner Of P-y
he next moment. / would as soon 30
nto war to exterminate them, thar 10
ight the Southern rebels, for they are
nen who dare to maintain their rights
Fhile these poltroons of the North are
'fraid to claim theirs at the ballot box
IS we journey, l will write occasional
y Yours, 49,.