, 1863-11-26
FROM THE ARMY OF THE
CUMBERLAND,
A visit to willis Valley and Renten-
DFAd-Oarniveoo ~. Granivoras-
n 6hor'ts and Easy Method with
Thloros-43enerAl Ra1mer-The BleH-
=, atio1. etc.s etc. - -


! lFroh our OW2 Correspondent
NxAA RRDoxronr, Ah., Nov. IT, 1853.
Ono Of the means 1t ,the disposal Of com.
49, aTt,. - .-..,. :. ~ ocr,,iors1 scontlnp
1aon Oh INC enemy ID hne saas.L ocsiou4 .soaaps
Ct hostile territory. Inc ne'&noonng NOUN.
tain, Sand Mountain, II 1t ID called. Ii In the
7o,tea,,on Of The rebels, or ia mora frequent
y occupied by them than by u.s.. Bctreer
Y oeeup.e1 80 - IN, Mana+-1n -f. I'D ~. r1rsr :.
-she bafe OF sano aloaalsM .nu w I'VE
q broad plsteau, divided by Hog Jaw Ridge
into two val1les, Hog Jaw Valley and the va2'
1rv IN .whfck ne are encamped. Hog J,v
mountain passes are heavily picketed. Tho
n11ncfpal p3gS Ii called Moorn'k Gan. and
con t.itntre tbe on1v ronte bv vhfch .n ene.
ss1s h.,.mh,- :..t,,.-... .csl,-s~s.
my coaio o.4ns ~. ~ "4.tno.J - u aao s.sutJ "uo
The valley. It WIS eaIly al ob}ect to bbstEuct
1hat ;pass,,; and timber mas fclled and
.,,. .o,a b.,-,.,a.d --tborn,.h,. ..o-
@ae to@o .1"Aoueu4 esoA
AteE our sSfasA.: :1he only remaining pass
Up tho mountain fs"an abrupt and obscure
bride psth. Il rss BY thia psth thatx scout:
ipg pity Of sixty, headed by Capt. .-scherraer-
1esched, the ton yeate5daT on / tour Il
obEeryatiou, a. The cntsrnriee :promIaed
noycuture, I accompanied It: From citizane
Who I've N the mountain, aud are faTorasly
disposed towards us, NE learned that rebcl
scouts were in the habit Of coming to tho
around, J, and 9 aaee1taiAIng the position
aid the number Of our troops, We Nero
In hopes of encounteriDg them. Thst va did
lot il ewing to our good fortune, rather than.
any effort made to a1old them. he heard Of
The. whereabouts Of regiment bound on the
py taking an obscure path which lod to tho
left, mud, al tho nAtlgea say, 'searroupdioxa'
III. in4xfhey went their way In blisstul igao,
Yanef Of our presence, and ne uushet on
.88Ward Trenton. -, -.
T.enton lies n deep valley, between tho
continuation Of Lookout Rlnge and Sand
Mountain, and VIC were enablcl from our
point Of observation to overlook the town
and IL c valley for tWeutY miles. At the base
OF eand Mountain, at point where
singular spur makes ont Into Wills: Valley,
looking tor MI the world like the crook Of Ia
elbow, md known IN tho geography Of tho
1a]ley u Johnson's Crook, We could. see in
dxblIAble evidences of tue presepce Of an
enemy, and also on the left near the point
| where Lockout Valley runs into Wlll's VAL
| lev. Ne subseoucutlv learned that At the
1o1mer place were three regiments ofcayAlry,
infantry. Trenton Lay directly Ut our feet, 50
near that seemed as If NC could almost toss
Il pebble into It's quiet streets. There MAS no
appearance OF human life shout It, and had
we force enough to have held the mountain
pass Nhi1e NC descended, ne should c.rtainlJ
ened Tho Numbering inhabitants. It would
haye been awkward to have gone into TIT
valley, and found On our return regiment o.
1sbel cavalry .dtsputlng the pasaaga- Plu
deuce therefore compelled Vi to forcgo ths
excitement Of Gilptn race through Tfenton
The citizens Living near the m0untsi1 tol
teu pleasant story abouth the 1th A1aham'
cavalry regiment, which tor sone time hr
betn stationed here. They say that stxt.
1aukeea came to the Lookout and sont d e
J df tfuce, giving the 7sh Alabama fifteen min
utea TO leave town, on tho gzonLd that the
When We bad flushed our surrey ne wer
ready 70 retuEa. but Ieating to resrace on
tteps BY the Morris Gap r,aa, becautc v
: were not prepared to fight q. regiment, n
turned off BY blind path through the wood
Col. G1oes, :who Is In command there, 4
dark, md She'll Mound ut ten o'clock, uttel
. ~ worn out, men and horses. Here We a
: camped and 1egaincd our old position An hou
8 ago.
- USnuRED DEAD.
l We have been taught to regard the Soutl
D ern man rs tho type Of generosity and chtYa
n, ny acquaintance vi tn thit people b,
!, i'd nc 10 afriyc at Altogether differcut cy,1
clueions, OccsAloually Imeet hi9h tonet
chiyalrlc Acknowledgement, Kind IN
i with bis fel1oTs: % tducsted M an and arreeabl
= HnI the great rasss Of sonthern nen 4,
4 oife]r iiiifrrrnt.- Thsv nre ipnorant and Fl
U 10 nYed' frcees1re1v vain. hrnt,i In the
hshits md inntinrs, ard evkIhIt a fntal iian
csrd nf lie cnn1fasfes md ama,
= nsnflenrn The 1ttter .re 0si sha .rnia 11 ~
lq SSrmer fhe errenf;nns WHIT army erca,
Id ! ~ arsne ~ h1ntea cnrom.n5sd , hv 1-efcSa
- %onid }or thfrtv Sava a1inW tha hodies :,