Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-24
Our Army Correspondence From
Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, October ~. 1863.


CHATraNooGA, October ID. 1863.
EDITOR SENTINEL: am sad-yes, nay say
meancholy--very But this condition of my
mental faculties may not be surprising. for who
is not over the disastrous events of the last
few days. A great battle is lost by this army
Thousands of good. true ami brave men swept
off the earth, gone To their final reckoning. un-
aneed ('tis true,) but not unmourned, unwept
or unsung A half nation of Christian and intel
ligent people mourn and deeply deplore the sad
fate they have met, whilst add nv sincere con-
doleuce To theirs. | have Just parted sally from
comrades and friends. with whom many DAYS OF
toll, pTvaton and danger have been passed
Our voices have been mingled in the Gains and
storms of nature in camp and on the march, a.
our hearts best feelings have in our social reun
ions, or IN the fierce Onsets amid the ain of arms
and carnage of many bloody battles. We have
seen our comrades tall like leaves around US and
now they too have fallen can scarcely appre
clate the sad reality OF their absence EuIering
upon my daily duties their images (though spec
tire like. oft sweep by Their voices yet
float upon the still winds of the twilight. or on
the midnight air. as ! stand ny weary vigils Oh
the lonely outpost But their places are vacant
ia the mess; the old tin cup and plate lays useless
by, whilst am OFT constrained To ask iOr j ohn
when closing around simple meal; the act j.
smOtherel by the uphedving sigh, which fills my
bre'>t with pun and my eyes with te lrs | rise
10 resume my daily duties, halt forgetting IN,
recent cause 0f sorrow, when pass or observe
some remaining relic OF absent friend.
fold it carefully and lay it securely away. think
ing the while OF the parental sigh and tears the
- mpathieS of pure love the deeo pinnlgs OF the
dlsTarlng widows, the ardent affections OF limo
ceuce and youth, that may he awakened by the
sight of these sscrel mem ences of deptrtel
worth God rest them, and comfort their be
reuved friends
Ia M sorrows for the allen br~ves ! cannot
omit to notice the ab.enl wing They too. with
whom constant daily association Of more than two
years. amid the Id excitement 81 the field and
camp. has formed bond of sympathy never
perhaps, to be obteiare ed or furnished by even the
wasting cures OF time. (claim nv present special
CONSIDERATIONS And when the finger of enmity
deSignaies man who has grown popular and
great by merItoriOus cOtduct-within the limits
OF my personal observation, a man who has been
A. father aid faithful friend to hi- soldiers
then | nave right 20 SPEAK. and | would he
dereict OF a sacred duty not 10 uphold the friend
aud comrade or ny past and recent tolls. la
bret, then, LEI me say that in General McCOOk
We have had u faithful. able. amt As far as nv
humble abi tiles 90, an efficient commauder-on
that We all loved and esteemed. and we will
cherish ms memory, no m liter how fast ,dver>i-
ties thcken AROUND him Let enmity and super
clOus arrogance seek 10 degrade him. let de-
signing treichery scoff al him-ihere are hun
dreis of warm and honest heart- left in his old
division that will never. TIL death. cease to beat
in sympathy Tor their gallant commander and
faithful friend. and whatever fate befals him in
the trlt he has been recently called 10 undergo.
the faithful men If his old division who have
escaped the enemy's deadly bullets NAV he re-
LED on rs the true and tried supporters and de-
Tenders Of General McCook
There has been bGf little fighting here since nv
last, much 10 nv surprise as the position occu-
pied by the rebels the front and TANKS ct our
army apnears 10 give them great advantages,
which they have left uuimproyei. except per
haps. to prevent Ro>ecrans from making any for
ward movement-i thing winch. owing To the
dlsprg iniz t!On of the army, could lot have been
thought of
The chief object of the rebels appears to he, at
present, 10 keep Ro>ecrsnS army shut up ia this
place While they operate uoon his rear. few
DAYS ago the rebels captured a train OF three hun
dred wagons between here and Stevenson The
train WIS loaded with supplies for the army, san
i:ary goods and medicines. ali Of which articles
were greatly needed. a. the wounded are suffer-
ing for food and luxuries which cannot be ob-
taine.i here The wagOnr were burned CpOn the
road. and the rebels got drunk the whisky
GOT which there was good supply ia the train
which rendered them quite Indifferent TO their
fate. and many.of them captured 10y Col.
Wilier's Or gade
Our ouiDUsis and those Of the enemy are now
within mailing distance OF each other Freq ent
exchanges of papers. tobacco, and sometimes
whisky take plare daily 1rpn the lines THIS
social intercourse will continue unly a very brief
period Stirring events are coming, concerning
which your readers shall hear 10 due time
You're, WISDKS