The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-29
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TuLLAHoMA, Tenn, July "a, g

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Editor Of hc Nashville Uaion-Dear Sir;
A brother soldier rushed brestblessly
into our tent this morning, excIaiming,
nMornin', Young Soldier, did you hear
the news-the aipatci ~ "Nop' we
quickly responded. "Neither did III.
says he, and he commenced singing On
8 few dayo, etc" until wo interrupted
him by inquiripg what be meant. Well
says he, thar IS Noes, for ssrtain Nor
gan's bin takin'w 'Oh, yes" I respond
ed, "Dick Morgan has been taken
but ] guess the notorious John is
still at large" eDon't know where
he is al, now says be, attempting me,
shut he's bin tolin'n "Well, where,
when, how, by whom We quickly in
~terrogated, "Well, no hold on" says
be, sit would take = telegraph des-
patch 10 answer all your questions 81
once; but don't you know that John
Morean's bin takin' a trip through In
diana and Ohio-bin' takin' horses and
mules, with impanity -bin' tskin' life,
money, and property--bin' takin' The
senses from old women, aud scarin' lit
Tie children-bin' ,akin' the starch out
Of home bravados,' and what little
spuuk butternut traitors did possess y
"Hold," cried I, Al acknowledge Pm
'solds' as far as you pat construction
on the word taz7n'.7 Eaftomaes. "Here's
your MULE"
About 100 conirabsnds' were re-
ported here a few days a.o. They were
taken az or near Columbia, by our scouts.
Thoy were a motley looking group-a
heterogeneous representation of the ZEN
dissolublo negro" They stated that
they had been employed in taking care
ofCOniedorate horses, and were ostensib-
ly glad TO think that they had escaped
from the seryiiude Of their laio masters,
There is one thing remarkable-all Of the
negroes that fall into our hands, hail the
Yankee soldiers +" as their friends and
deliverers. The above mentioned squad
was sent on 70 The front
Gen. Rosecrans moved his Head.
quarters, on the 2lst, to Winchester
Gen. johnson, ed Division,) is nov
in commanding at this post Gen. r.. w
johnson is a man Of whom but littls il
said, comparatively, as a COMMANDER
nor does he court newspaper praise
AS a man, ho ia plain, unassuming, Of
fable and courteous as a soldier, be i
brave, diligent and strict to the letter Il
regard TO military discipline. Ho is a
once the gentleman and the soldier
Though his namo has not been hcralde,
as he "hero" Of great battles, yet no Ia
many honors In fighting down this Re
bellion and no wears them with be
coming modesty and grace, Osteusi /
he is not the mar 20 fail in what he m
d~ertakes, or to finch from any duiy q
its responsibility and the glorious oil
2nd Division is imbued with the spir.
Of its worthy commander
The bridge across Elk river has bee
completed, we understand, and train
now run through direct to Stevenson, AL
Our advance is al, or near Chattanoc
ga cannot state definitely, Our eavalr
scouts have been TO Battle Creek, an
we have pickets near the Tennessee Fi'
err Very limited news from tho from
The army here Is s,atZ Qua. We haV
not drilled mich since We came here
but VIC have . drsst mp " our Camp groun
considerably. Why, Mr. Editor, ha
you seen this portion Of the "iao0 Of IA
ture,' when we 6rst pitched our "d'
tents,' and view il nov, eSain, 70
would say there wal quite q contrss