The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-14

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with his harrow, and. we guess, Old
Abe" will hGrUest tho crop.
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II does seem such 3 moekerg for the
Yankees 20 plant Parrot guns opposite
Vicksburg. ~ Montgomery (Ale) AGih
We grant IL.
Narrative of - Untsn COnsoript
who Heserted Fron Rragess Army
en- as Retreat from sulIahoma.
We were introduced yesterday 10 an
Hast Tennessean Of good family, a man
of intelligence add superior Information,
who escaped from Bragg's Army on its
late retreat He is Vouched for by the
best authority in the city, as q man of
integrity. Hs was cOnscriptod some
thirteen months ago, put In . Mississippi
regiment and carried of to Mobile.
This place Is strongly fortified, being
eirdled with entertainments for fifteen
miles, . battery being placed every $50
ysrds. The embankment is 4 feet high,
and the ditch 8 feet wide. The garrison
was quite small, not over 1000. He
came from Mobile &, TullahOma about
Tho LIST Of May Bragg had about 49,
600 troops At Stone River, and about two
months g had his force increased 70
$1,000 troops. They are generally armed
we'll, with EnHeId rifles asd Minnie
musksts. They are for tho most part
wretchedly clad, some being bareheaded,
and many without shoes, or nearly so.
There is no clothing In the Quarter
msster's department.. The cavalry
horses, especially. Wheel RS, are wearing
out very fast. This arm Of their service
Is weakening rapidly. They have very
few tents, and ell these were abandoned
in their retreat from Tullahoma. Bragg,
being fully satisfied that ROsecrans had
reinforced Grant largely, was on Che
point Of attacking him in his fOrtiiica-
lions just previous TO Rosecrans's adj.
vance. About three weeks ago, One-hsli
of Hardee's corps was sent to reinfOrc'
Johnston, after changing their BATH,
Gag.
zASs aro large aWs6sS OF negroes in III
@Pky n BrpogS army in he capacity o
servants, COOKS, tcanRars NO. Hyery mes
has a negro cook. 7hesc negroes earrg Aet'
goStsrs, arRas end kag0dgs for thesa and G'
shSlO'se employed during baaie There
are between 5000 and 5000 KentuokianI
In the Army, and about 1900 Tennes.
scans; Of tho latter about $500 are volua-
teers, and the rest are nRscyIpts. Great bit.
tsrness Of feeling exists between tho Ala.
bamians aud Kentuckians, and between
the Tsnnesseens and Missiasippians
The AlAhamlAns nickname the Kentuck.
iAns "Jsy-birds," and the latter call thi
AlAbamians yellow hammers" Thi
M-teoling often leads TO blows. Mum
bOrs Of Kentuokians and Tennsssean
have been shot, gagged, and Otherwis
mGltreated by the officers for resentin
the insults Of the Alabama and Missia
aippl soldiers until now, these latte
have their owa way about everything
while the TennesseAns and Kentuokian
have learned that II IL safest 10 poke
all afironts and insults. They are {
course gloomy and unhappy. Bragg hS
&c confidence in HE Kentucky aud Ten
nesseO soldiers believing that they vii
desert on the first opportunity. Con
eQuently when hO retreAted from Tulls
homa, he put thom In front. Az leas
10000 of his soldiers will desert o
thO frat opportunity. None Of ihese sol
dierS have bSen furlOUghed for 81
months. After tho battle Of Stone Rive
aA0 and BREoKINRIDaa were both AZ
rested by JOHNSTON. BRA0a was release
oy order ofDAVIs, but BREoENRmoR wa
not released until no started TO Vioks
DurB' a few weeks ago. BUoKNKR Is IN
most popular among the soldiers the
cheer him on parade, but let she other
Passin silence. A short time ago. asol
der named C~LaVHrAND was arrested 70
desertion, and brought before BaAeS
BE snAtchod up a musket and cred a
BRAas, cutting a tassel on his hat, an
was Immediately shot down.
BRAa0 executed three or four soldiel
every Friday for various offences. lie
Abhored by all the Army. BREoTrERDO
challenged him fOrlibelling the Kentuck
soldiers, but BAAss would not accept /
RREcKNRIDsH met him afterwards, ours
ed him and told him he would pull hi
DOsA II ~ th0UghthO would resent II
As hdisatlOns u ne hsskhsg Of q