The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-15
NO 5
A Chatty letter.
OAMp NEAR MURrRErspoRo.l
April 1ltb. 1853

Aprll llth, 1858.
Editor Of the MashpiRs Onion
'Tis very warm here so warm, indeed
that were the King of Fegee and suite
TO pay us visit they could enjoy
wasted soldier" Everybody is asleep.
y, T. Mp) or under a shade tree, except
one fellow and "us" We are writing,
ana ne is Enjoying human misery, by
the AID Of piece of looking glass, with
which he lights up the eyes of sleepy
headed sinners causing them to move
about uncomfortably, while he (lhe iu.
veni'e vagabond) Chuckles aud gives
himself credit for being a shrewd rascal.
General /. L CRITTENpEN has returned
and taken command Of the 4lst Army
Corps, and General +. j. Wo,D being
sick, is going home on leave of absence.
General CRITrENDES made cursory in
spectlon of the corps on the OH inst,
and seemed well satisfied with it's appear.
ance. The batteries were in splendid
condition, and the infantry aud cavalry
were up to he standard.
We are on the "qu. vive" over the re-
port of the taking of Charleston, which,
ii true, would be a good thing, and a
good thing don't hurt anybody. We
would like TO do little lighting down
this way, but there is apparently no
prospect yet. When the sold fel" that
did or did not rent Tompkins' Farm in
Virginia, A. d, 1861, let's loose his "dogs
of war;" there surely will be somebody
hurt aud some ground torn up. Bat our
deer friends, our misguided brethren"
as the Butternuts call them, will not
stand long before The army that has new
er been whipped, but following the usual
bent of their inchnalions, "skedaddle."
We are not anticipating a move yet, but
are always ready, and when the ETY.
coon" says forward! off we go, to punish
rebels and shoe leather.
l want TO see the beautiful country
around McMinnville, Altamonte, and
Vorvilla again. When wo went there last
August, twas country of peach and
apple orchards, (mountains thrown in)
and the disllleries were much more na.
merous than school houses. Every SOL
dier kept his canteen full of that "greasy
lightning" compound called "apple jack"
The men all looked as if they kept gro
Gerry, and the children smiled the sweet
est little "apple jack" smiles; twas en-
chanting. But rebel captain told US
the other day that they (the rebs) had
"about cleaned out that country" welll
such is the fortune Of war. .I ai
Our "copperhead" friends up North,
cannot imagine the horrors" of war.
Their ideas Of hardships are confined 20
not having eggs" for breakfast, or some
thing of the kind But when they sec
people with their bushel or two Of corn
hidden in the woods, or obliged TO leave
their houses to escrpo being shot, during
skirmsh or battle, they can think they
have seen war. t
We get the "UniOa" every morning,
soon after the train comes into Murlrees-
boro. II is the only paper that embodies
the true sentiment Of his army, and It
stands by the Government strong, and as
it name imparts is Union" to the back
bone. Most of the army is paid up to
February 2stb, and consequently tavs
their pockets full of green-baeks." Our
corps has been paid, and the men 70
around with that confidential smile, that
Indicates a man being well pleased with
himself. We are smiling, aud now bid
ding you farewell we remain, smilingly,
YoUR', &C