The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-07-29
From the Army.

We have received communication from the
sth Michigan Infantry, giving a minute account
Of the journeyings OF that Regiment from Green
River Ford, Ky, to Yicksburg The account
closes prior to the taking of Vicksburg. At
that time the Regiment vas in the rear Of Vicks-
burg, not far from the Big Black River, and
we're in good health.
We have been favored with the following let
ter from the Mechanics and Engineers for pub
lication:
TULLAEoNA, Tenn, July 18th, 1868.
BRorHER JACK Yours of June path lie just
received for which accept my thanks Should
have written 10 you long ago, only bad moth
ing under the sun to write about. We laid
at Murfreesborough, and paid four or five prices
for every little thing that we bought, I'M
I'll every body was about bored TO death but,
presto, change, now chickens, new potatoes
pigs, sheep, milk, and other little necessary ar
ticles of diet, can be had by the taking, but the
boz don't take anything that they don't want
The citizens of Tennessee find very different
order OF things, than existed when our army
marched Gown here before. Then the Olive
Branch was in one hand and the Sword in the
other, and the Bfanch was presented first, but
they would not accept it. Bragg las censcripted
every thing in the section We came through
that was capable of carrying gun. But Old
ROSY, God bless him, has been aud gone and
done it We went to bed one night, surrOun-
ded by between fifty and one hundred thousand
men next morning, when We got up, there wAi
hardly man in sight, and before night heard
heavy firing in front. You have heard all about
it by this time in the newspapers / suppose
Our men went out three or four different
roads, and took them BY surprise at every point
do not see what Bragg could have been aboat
This country is full OF gaps and mountains, anC
ought to have been successfully defended. This
place (Tallaboms) is strongly fortified, but VA
evacuated without firing a gun. Prisoners say
that their army was panic stricken by our cav
airy taking them in their rear and burning
bridge, that 49, have got to build again. and
they say that the Kentucky aud Tennessee con
scripts were much denoralized, and swore the,
would not leave the State. One Brigade threw
down their arms and they had to march them of
under guard. The woods are full Of desersers
We picked up over dozen of them, took then
to Roseys head quarters, and he paroIed them
and sent home. A glsdder set Of fellows neve
saw. They down on Bragg. They say b
used to shoot a batch OF them almost ever,
day, for desertion.
| IL has rained almOs: every day since our arm,
started South, which is very unusual for thi
time of year We found the wheat all aloDy
the road most all cut and stacked-cut by Bragg
soldiers The corn looks first rate, and we ex
pecting roasting ears before long-potatoes ar
great deal better than they we're last summer
You chaps up North can form no idea what
luxury potatoe, or an onion, or any kind Of
vegetable, is TO hard Dreaded. bacon and COT
eeized soldier. MANY time have seen a rel
hot potatoe devoured without peeling. The,
Wert sold at six dollars per burshel at hsrfrees
boro all spring; onions dime piece, and eve
~ thing else in proportion, and no one to Sc
our superauOus rations 10.
We came along down the Railroad, marche
thirty miles, and rebuilt two bridges in fou
days, which we think was doing pretty we'll
the rebels did not have tine TO destroy the roa
much.
Your brother, ". Fl. Il.