The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-23
THE GATE CITY
EOk u K:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is.
Erem he second Jews. ~
PULASKI, MIDDLs Ess1essun
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MOVIE 1858.
Editor Gate CIy:-Hayinggos sals'y |
out OF a wilderness. laval nyseIfof the
6rst opportunity l have - sioos we lett
Eas,por,, Of narrasing few incidents
si.h oss sssp. We took nPft
our line Of march from that place on Sat-
urday, NV. w, 1t O'Clock p. m. Our
codFse vas eastward, parallel With the
t. nnessee River, aud ovsr 4 eouutsy
which had only one ssdeeming quality.
viz: good water. The weather was pleas
ant and the roads good. = the afternoon
about O'Clock. foar x or anbulances
were some dissasss ahsad x tie brigade,
when a party efSssssillss fssAsd down
the mountain side. and eaptursd Eve
horses aud twelve nplea. They shot at
Brock Can ambslssss dfiver) aud wound
ed him in the thigh. This is the only
incideos Of our 6rss dsy's journey from
Eastport that i worthy Of po.s.a1,9.
Our second day s march Was over the
same God. foraaken looking country. We
would come up to log bat occasionally
occupied BY some lank, wol6sh looking
native. who would stare at US with blank
establishment as We passed. There Was
no place on our second days march worth
mentioning, except Gravel Springs. The
pure, clear water as it gushed out Of the
hills. forming quite little stream that
meandersd through the valley, was the
only thing pleasing to the eye. From
Gravel Springs our route laid northeast.
Shortly after leaving Eastport, We passed
over the line into Alabama. On Monday,
the 9th, We left camp before sunrise--a
march Of about Eve miles brought US up
to where the I'd and Sd bri,ades were in
bivouac on Big Cypress very pretty
stream. At ii o'clock a. M, We came
out on to the military road leading from
Nashville TO Decatur, on which We trav
eled about three miles, and then turned
off to our right on road which led tbro'
de6le in the mountains. Descending a
steep bill at IL o'clock>p., q little village
built of log huts burst suddsaly upon our
view-a large stream of water, . mill
dam, and factory. The village vas full
of girls-every hat had more than its fall
quota-I noticed one little hut that con.
tanned ten. This place is called Landen-
dale's Factory. About one hundred and
fifty women are employed, or were en-,
ployed, Z shesld say, for now, the estab-
llshment which manufactured goods fer
the rebel army, Is pile OF ashes. The
name of the stream is Shoal Greek. We
crossed the stream below the dam, and
consumed some time in getting over, as
we had to cross on boards, and 20 single
file.
Tuesday, the 10th, still marching in
Alabama, about 4 O'Clock We passed over
the line at Sugar Creek Post Ofice into
the State Of Tennessee. Yesterday, the
llth, we passed through . cedar forest.
the only change of scenery on our whole
route. AT 4 o'clock p. M. we reached
Pulaski, the only civilized looking couu-
try We have seen since leaving Iuka. We
are one hundred miles from Corinth. and
the same dietsnce from Chattanooga. SO
miles from Nashville. IS from Stevenson.
and 90 from Decatur. There il no town
OF Importance neighbor to this-it stands
like hermit. located in beautiful raj
ley. Before the war, this town had 1
population of250O; there are four church.
es, belonging to the following denumina-
tons. viz Methodist, Old School Pres
byterian. Cumberland Presbyterian and
Hard-shsl Baptist. Masonic Order and
Odd Fellows Lodge, one Male Acsdsny.
~
and one Female, one Foundry and one
Cotton Factory. There is a yerv GOOD
Court House built Of brick. Before the
war. there we're. of professional men, six,
physicians and eight lAwyers; eleven
stores, and any amount Of doggeries in
word, Pulaski vas sfast town. IL.
the county seat Of Giles county, which
joins Alabama. There is stream eours.
Ing through and enoircling the tow like
some huge serpent, called Richmond
Creek-its almost the size of the Des
Molnes, but far more beautiful. rh.,e
is railroad here called the Nashville and
Decatur Ka''road-is's open % far as
Columbia and from present indication. /
.n'nk the road will be opsned all the WY.
to this point.
There Is probability shat W will re-.
main here : fsw weeks. We NAV ses
Chattanooga and 10 may no.-ve m,,
get into = fght snd We may not. wh.n
We left luka nv av>>