M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-23

God forbid that | should ever boi calf
ed upon to perform such duty again,
We bGlt pens around them and left
them 10 their fate. 'H pi
The rebels had gathered mp their
dead on rhusdty. so we could mot
tel how many were Killed. 80 yA'A
JAN. 8 --kained all day. Got o.
the cars-at~nine This morning, lhhd
slaneisj toward oChatt;ino9gn. The
wounded were placed III box carsp to
KEEP them from getting wet; the veil
ones were put in open cars, eXpdseil
TO rhe mcrc.lcs, rain that poured 'dSsn
fincrs'antly all day. lhad the lpts
tOrtuni u get in the car next to ItIlt
en- 5lLe which emitted showers oI
cIn Ter at every pnll J tho bottumi ol
which was covered thren inches deep
with mud aud filth from the four hg
gel Passengers who had lately toctu
hpicd it. 2laIcr, imagine yunrsolfir
such fix, Hungry, wet AMI CsI
| almost wished | had died on ehc
battle ii I'D. No blanket nor over.
coat to PROJECT me lr,h the rain ard
crn icr5 tnit were continually coming
down upon me. Thcrain soon form
eL itllo creeks down my back, and
could scarcely open my eyes for the
cIndur5 or ashes rom tho engine e
We arrived NJ Chatiant oga aboht
, o'clock in the morning, hungFs,
wet and cold. Oh r,. ..~ G.v. ID. 81,
JAN 4th Pleasant. Slept none
ut all last night Spread out n blap-
ket aud slept some to-day. PAID 80
cents Tor II pie. Drew corn meal (an.
sltted,) ami baked us some G. Ri:
without sat- Or geese. GIod wsrs
they not z A few old tents wss
in The mud pen Tor rs. Romai 4etl
in camp aIl day. sg a.e LA
4 JAN. 9TH, -CIcar and warm. Made
II bed iast ;igit OF brush. Sept 5ve'
Try wplj.'y Pad 25 cents lor six snipl
lapples Lift Chattanooga at 5, T.
NJ, ior Atlanta, ca. g,-7r1s "a
! IAN. 9th. --Slowery. Slcptilnolft
Inc all lastniyhl. WasTuntho cars az
Dightr Arrived at Atlanta at dpyliMi
distant 40 miles. Drew soft bret d
and bt en- mr our dinner. Left AT
lanta at 8 Z NJ. and arrived at Wos'
Point at II ut night; distance sc
miles. .. ...
JAN. 7,h Pleasant. Stall on q
cHr with tine wouadod; -smeIIrd bad
iy;--d!d not sieep much. Sid my
Knife for dollar, anl |, usht some
Drea ani meet tor dinner ...
Luit W T., at 3 Z. NJ, and arrived
At Montgomery at IL at night; dis
lancc so mi Is. Fl. ... .,.
JAN. o,n'--WMm and pleasant.--
Drew CRACKERS aud cooked meat 10
dinner aud supper. Remained in
camp all day. Itamorcd AMONG the
uoyS that VIcksburg is in the hands
olIhl Yankees Green backs ca
4erIy 'usht for by the cit,z ms, who
Would gIvt two dollars Of Confederate
l0r one dollar Of y. 5. Money.
JAN O.h. -UJ1I. LAt Montgom
Try ~ Z this mDrnins and arrived at
Vest Point after dark, (very r,low
travelling on tho cars and changed
GAYS, and arrived at Atlanta ut 2 in
th1 morning. We were in goOl cars
ana did not get wet, although it rain
el Is | night. p.
JAN. 1Nh.-Cold an wet. Got
Cf the cars this morning and walked
! mile to camp, where We found 1t
Il lew old torn tents for u.s.. Wood
was soon hauled for lis, an cook;nL
utensils were given us. All right,
Int we Want some rltiOns, for We ar,
vory hungry. All, here they come
ha 5ushel Of uusiitcd meal IN !
hall II pint Of silt, with NJ grease
tpr 81 men =! Favt, rs sure T3 you
livJ, and ati, all VIZ hal. Well, we
pitched i'll and baked it, some on
boards, ana some in pots. and souc
On Goals. Would'nr You love to nave
aarcn one OF our exceedingly coarse
cakes with bu ter and mDaSseS !
JAN. 1lth.-I ! ar AMI cold, L 4
AtIonta At s last night. and arrived
at DIItUn ut day l;g,t this morning
distant 100 miles Lett Dalton al
ha!t.past s this morning. and arrived
at Knoxville at about II OF night;
distant 1l0 miles.
i Jan. 12th. CLEAR aud warm-.
Borrowed SIG Confederate money;
paid 81 cents for a small pie, ami %
cents lor .'iy's iout. Couldn't gel
them for loss. Strong uIion feeling.
/ exist here. An cd lady and gentle
, mar gav1 MS breld, apples, pies, e.
, We were told privately. by citizens
: that several uniun flss were conceal
ed in Knoxville and vicinity, ready
TO b1-unlnrled to the pure air of hrav
, en- On the approach OF tho first n ~
. force to Knoxville. Drew suit brcat
= aud meat to day; did not get hlI