The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-06
BY GRAPEVINE AND OTHERWISE


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The operator pf the Grapeysue, having bee
no all night. At . stagIdsnee.r in coIplnenc
ration Of the great battle Of kIurfrsesbor.
4 came in this nernin<. threw his eafeeble.
frame across she sanctuin t.,Ie. cooled hfrnsei
! up intola hard khot-slept4 dreamed tbi
dream,
| While my heavy lids were closing. fame,
followed the advancing banners of|ths rIorioul
army Of Brsgg4-on--oh ID Nashville. b
some nn&ccounthble means was floated 81
the wings OF sleep and iresrned myself enc.
more a valiant 6le-closeF,f following two
PAGES in the rear. the uhbrdken ranks Of the
Twentieth" over the worm fences and
through the cedar glpdes OF Laverrne. we
came upon the routed Yankees mile bevopd
the village. was furnished with an Rrseld
and forty rounds Of Minnie cartridge. I~raisl
! ed and drew IA beadr on the broad blue
back Of a fat Dutch Major Bang Il peered
through the smoke over the nuzzle and saw
him Keeling as he ran. Ia another moment his
head struek trso and he tel as stili a. q log
Nov the blue line becomes ,hirsned. one
after one they tgmble forward and We rass
over a carpet Of dead Yankees. have new
accomplished such fDot tace II, INV liz
The Yankees. 50 feet of foot when dancer i
IN ihe rear, out4;rIppsd Us. as We ran. sd
,snly we emerge from line OF forest trees
y Detefe af for half mile exts1ss -.
aref q ieiied trees ana fAeein<.. TIL.
blue Jackets arc hopping ovsr them like blue
birds, we are following, In front loom n,
the black lIue OF forti6chfioiis on he subartl
of South Nashville. No stand +. al.
tempted at Saiuk Cloud. Fort Neslev For.
Johnson. Fort tsniiscasion| are Iin.d uitlll
felt hats and Prass-hsIrr,s. The first lln.l
smoke curls uR FROM the llst fort. AID t,~,l
the wlsiz ola sereannin. she'll rends he a;r
above Us. and i for one squat like rabbiiI
There tlie irealhkr fell dffsethe table and "a
'leafly awakeneAlby the csrleussion. SniI'be
dFeanef his dfeAml On bath sides the anil
ieery opened a hurricane pf shot and shell The
General lad dispatched 10 chaitanook i for
more spherical case 10 shell The city ami II wa.
eqmiig by the wagon load and being shot
al faster thar il came in The atmosphere
was lurid With rfslliot B4ils. .ny head ansI ears
we're roaring with the dstonatioll Of : insridred
lieleiing howliizers. We are scaling the
i8eishls- The dhpoifs Of the Pressl,yieEiarl
qiurci. tdrpe aud fail crushed with a .shirl
ieener-" lsillk-sear oil Nashville s,.rsals
out before me- it, streets are blue will flying
Yankees. FqrreHt is codliag in on The NersIl
for can hear lli4 shrill command above fi,el
thunder Of The gs3rs. Mgrga4 is coming, ID q,
the Eas1 and his q mesrie h4gle' grecfs me.
Wheeler anE Wharton ana TIE rsst are ssalqI,-
iI,g dow Broadway. and
llarierihs fnrS bsiierri With elassing hsofl
And saw ersiys dIin rourrlF1e1 klrctiiari--. I
And inrkns that pass . ur3s.ns nj on r..of, eli
marble Ila.aceS.'
The 6shtis over and Nashville no ain * ff.c,
There is ht d blue jacket ia town. The women
crowd rqut.Ii me. au,l CO ter pc with earesses:
they hang 2 festopn Of cedar each one oil
ny auriSulars. aid paint the words upon my
forehead Tho words !: Hail 10 the
rhiet.wllo in triu4pll adyance e. IIwalls uponI
4 carpet OF roses Flags Of Welcome greetn.e
4 ssery corner. SSseetlleartls Of The sidenH,
inc rup ont # trout loJrs bhnurnerabIs and
el me iiow-de, bIst wont lei ne kiss tl,csh.
reaeh stately nl4nsion. and al the front w5in.l
Iowlget the hrst glance pf a picture that has
I'ui'tl me shrdugii Ihs war. II is the PIC
IRE pretty oval face in . frame Of tavenlI.
81 y sci on the Shoulders of Juno. Ia ai.H
ns,.ss'i Sc sreeta me at the door: My Her
sHies. Aias says:--
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