The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-30
OUR ARMY ~ MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
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In cAMrs, MAR TuLLAHoNA
Jan'y 18th 1853.
MT ARRIVAL AND MYsEl.T.

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Mt ARRIVAL AND MYSELF.
Who an, II / will first tell you, who ! an
n't To begin avn not the celebrated "maE
| in the white hat" SO ranoh Wanted IN story
and song | am net the gentleman, who struck
Billy Patterson am net tho "bully boy with
the glass eye" ] am MOI General Bragg.
Ain neither a han of distinction, nor any rea'
ton to my friend John Happy's friend the
bald-hcaded Msnk. am plain man, a little
compact man, in blue jerkin, and enormous
bosis, brown jeans shirt aud cooked hat,
aud have coms here partly to supervise and
direct the operations OF my amable little
Alexander Braxton B., partly to write letters
to the Rebel and got here yesterday. an
at present guest Of military genius, Of m
acquaintance, who smokes a pipe, drinks &
glass of grOg, and Loves his girl "ehust like
ten hohdred tousand heiis."
THH "sITUATIoS."
Tullahoms is a Mechanically place. II isa
little way-sidc depot. with a few squalid huts
q few framed houses and cottages, and great
many body liccjust now. 1t was once ia
nous locality for maple sasar and gin cock
tails. Dovilish little of beth, "at last advices."
Camps, soldiers and snow now predominant.
The ground is covered with snow. II flies
through the crevices Of this tent, eren as
write. A motley tent this, ! tell yOu--made
out ETA Brussels carpet and coffee sack.
Four Of us OCCUPY il aud pass our time in
martial meditations, fancy free. Lerd, if the
General could enly hear u.s. However We
regSrdlths ''stuaton' as coed one, because
it is isn't likely to bring us into a light shortly
Fighting, since Murfreesboro, is at discount
THE LATE FIGHT.
Well, quoth to myself, this msrning, as |
opened my eyes, this is Middle Tennessee. II |
is famous enough new. It ought to be in |
truth That MurfreSsboro' business was
bloody, you can yet zee traces Of it. An
empty sleeve nov and then fits by, or two
crutches, or face with big patch on the
side Of It's head. But the boys are in gsOd
spirits, never saw Them better. meet many
an old friend, well how goes it, old boy 2" |
says he, sorry you were not with US down
there, but-better luck next time Jelly old |
fight" For endurance, personal daring and
enthusiastic onset, it has net been equailed
since the war began. Here's a health to it's
heroes aae
ONE or THEM.
Just as the above was written, the hoofs Of
a horse resounded in the slush of tho camp
street without | lifted my eyes, and through
the tent folds deserted, as the marine writer's
say, rider. He was mounted on sorrei
mare, were a plain Confederate suit, with
three stars (there ought to be a wreath on
the collar. He was tall man. with aplothoric
full chest, keen eye, short
hair and dark wbiskers protruding from under
the chin. His appearance was that of a wea-
ther bronSed soldier, used to the rough and
tumble work Of war. who is that, Toby"
says |, TO my neighbor of'the adjoining blanket,
'Why, don't you know him 2" says he mo, ]
don't who the h is it?" Everybody knows
hints old Ben HILL" So il was, old Ben
Hill, though he's not more than five and thirty,
as brave fighter and general favorito as
any soldier Tennessee has sent into the field.
From Shiloh to MurlreesbOro The ranlS-and file,
rings his name and deeds. 'v
sa 'r MoRGANs BRIoADR.
The late fight of portion Of Morga'o hfi-
gadO, near Woodbury., is much talked Of. I'll
is regarded to have been stubbornly re sted
attempt Of the enemy to reconnoitre our ex
IRENE right, and probably to push column
round by Beech Grove to cut of BufOrd, who is
stationed at the latter place The loss Of Col.
Hutchinson is generally lamented. lie was
gallant officer, and Morgan was very much
attached TO him. lave heard that General
Wheeler has been appointed a Major General.
iaW BUsTEMBSTE.