, 1863-11-04

tenant was Caplured-Geu. Turrhfn
ana WFA. TnFchtn.
The following interesting extracts We a.e
permitted to make from diary kept By Lieut..
Y. B. Bell, Of the Nineteenth. illinois resi-
nent:
WHAT u1vouAc IS.
4ou who stay At home and do not biyouac,
csn bayc bpt little Idea Of the many distinct
rentntscences connected With thar word in
the mind Of the bold eoger boy. 4 bIvou.c
1s the extreme Of comfort and discomfort
both bodily ard mental, a. thus You mast
march 81 day under an Alabama or Georgia
tnn, and get into position about or D. n.
Ycur dalkty Immediately Lights a fire aud
proc9eds to cook your supper, which consists
Of ta'd-bread, coffee. potatoes, fresh pork.
or whatever your darkey has been able to
PICK up On the march; if he has not been able
TO PICK up anything, 5ou want to kick hun
out ana get another. By the time you get
tailed, blown up the orderly sergeant. OF
whoever elte may need i. {sure to bs soue
one) and received your orders for the night.
3onr supper is ready for you, and assure
yGu, you will be ready for the supper. You
IL eS log 1sa eat aud ds9k until
tire to your lu1uiiant couch Of branches,
which your Ethiopian friend has manufac.
tured Tor your benefit. You sit down with
soRplacel e., drsw forth your pipe, fill it,
1Aht It and lay back to enjoy those dreamy,
ereculations On the future, in the most per
feet state ct bodily and mental comfort and
content Imaginable. Your pipe is ont. Yoa
throW the cape Of your oyercoat over your.
head " you are 60 very fortunate az to have
oEe) and 70 into the land Of Nod, s.just as
~ Ycu k1tnn and then vor y ..,4A
tor about a. N. you wake up chilled through
In 1htfe cold southern nights, and yonr
clothes damp with the heavy dew. You get
up ano walk about until you get your blood
esccnd time you sleep. A second tine YOU
wake up, cold and uncomfortable as before,
only mo.e 60, aud third aud fourth time do
you repeat your brisk walk before breakfast.
iou 1sy NJ til the last moment, just allowing
time to take q wash and breakfast, and away
doses alte1nate]y-march ind bivouac,
SRrLny1sa 4 rooR WIDOW.
At one house on the mountain there wa,c
woman and three little children who had
Lad nothing to eat for two whole da7g. She
had been persuaded that the Yankees Houid
take all she had, 60 she took her little store
OF meal and drove her coW to the top of the
mountain fot safety, and when she reached
he top the rebel cavalry deliberately robbed
amouthtpl Of thing eatable, aud when our
brave. generous fellows came along she and
her ch1id1en had been for two DAYS without
nouthtul Of food except green corn, and The
boFs opened their hagersacks and handed out
the ha,d bread, and others gave coffee aud
fa}Ea eGEsr ana s, ot9ers piece of bacon, and two
mp water sna made coffee for them, and they
ate aid drank until they were satisfied. ana
each regiment as they came along care lit.
t1e, and when we Ind paa7ed she hsd quite .
little store leff, and this remember at q time
lot Know long they would have eyen that,
HOW REBEL LIEUTENANT WAS CAPTURED,
We have taken about twenty prisoners.
a1oorg whom are two Lleutenants, ono Of
whom was captured this evening. th1s. m
Tas posting Lis pickets and forgetting fhe
number cf the last man he hxd posted 1,e
vent back to ask him and lost his Nav nm.
M III eealnit ene Of our Rickets and asking
number was a No. !, md called the corporai
to take Mr. Lieutenant In ont of harm WaY.
1CRcn1s's OPINION OF TEE cu1ckAmauaA
RATTLE.
During the whole battle there Eas yerY IT. |
tie gtneral.hip displayed. It Was as Turchiu !
says: "0ne big buehwhack. Their army
bushHhack ns. and onr army bushWhack |
them - iu1chln, By the war, has made quite
"a e4f4sb.E lcI,ulaHun II Inns battle, and |
ia talked Of On the hight, lett and centre,
MADAME TuRcuE OF THE FIELD.
Madame Turchin WAS On the field during
tie battle, and 1t is said did considerable Sci.
vice in the way Of shaming the stragglers aud |
COW :1ds back to their dutY. At one time she |
eaw q regiment Of cavalry which had caareed.
comirg back In confusion, and stopping. sha
c1ied khame on you, and told them to form
ags1n and charge once more, and they did |
fo1m and charge and drove the 1ebs back to |
The woods: