The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-14
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Gathering Rebel Conscriptiou
Offioors.s ElwHme 4
[For the Nshviie ualon !. n HH
CAMP 1sT EAST TENN. REe'r C~AvALBY.l
April 8, 1868.
Mn. EprroR--Dear Sir This morning
at 10 o'clock, by order Of Gen. ]. b.
STEDMAS, a detachment Of Col. ROBERT
JonNsoN's regiment under command Of
Major BURKHGRT, marched TO Wilson's
on tho pike, and made a raid among the
hills behind Nolinsville, waking up the
secesh there in general. By the means
of a Union pilot, aud information given
by a Union woman, the Major proceeded
TO the residence Of one GREY, q notorious
Conscript officer. Lieut.. BowKAN, with
his accustomed bravery, being in the ad-
vance, dismounted and with a few men
executed the order Of search, which
proved the truth that his majesty the
noted aristocratic monarch of hat pre-
cinct was at home, having lowered his
conscripting dignity by crawling into a
small dusty closet, as his butternut APP
parel plainly showed after his exit there
from. His reluctance to obey, his tardi-
ness and the impudencO as we'll as pro-
family Of his better-half and "~little" (O
" Sis" as he called her, provoked some
Of the soldiers 10 intrude upon the excited
landlady's turkey-pen. One man re-
ceived positive and peremptory orders
from ISIS" to "let that gobbIer alone or
she'd kill him ;" not obeying which he
had to dodge a brickbat that she hurled
Justify at his head. Not paying any at
tention to such feminine sccesh missiles
he doublequicked upon his anticipated
prize, greatly to her indignation. Salu-
t~ations being exchanged between the
rebel and his family, which by the way
were very uncompromising and indifTer-
ent, he mounted his mule and the battal-
ion passed on with him. just as the
advance surrounded another house, Col.
BRowNLow came up to participate in the
CONSUMPTION of conscript officers. Closing
up round the house, another search was
made, and BARNES bird of the same
feather as his brother GREY-was found.
He had Just returned from his neighbOTs,
where he had been enforcing the con-
scription law according to the power, &c,
in him vested, dismounted and took
refuge in his wife's bed with his whole
butternut suit On, urging upon the Colo
mel that he was very sick indeed of a
fever, and had not been able to sit up for
two weeks. She catching hold of the
Colonel begged him to let her dear hus-
band rest, as excitement would certainly
hasten his death, for he has already beer
very low six weeks. Their time did moi
agree. The Colonel ordered him GU
o there" and touching him he arose
aud Immediately the fever left him" anC
the detachment passed on with him
After searching The premises of the pin
cipal conscript officer in that quarter, tht
detachment returned TO camp, having
been out seven hours.
, The news in our camp and about US !
not very important. We are scouting
every day and como upon little squad
of rebels frequently. The health of GU
, regiment is very good at present. and al
are hoping to return TO East Tennessee
to 6ghtsfor our own fresides. Deserter
bring in dolefal accounts of things i
: Dixie, "half r%ations, and no pay, dis
. enlargement and desertion all the time.
B.