Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-09

A private in one Of the Federal regiments
having amused himself with putting some of the
experiences of a soldier into the style Of dis
taut and simple age, he forwarded a copy of his
production to the Washington ID c. Chronicle.
An old soldier suggests the chronicles" would
make good record for some Of the Dixie boys /:
CHRONICLES OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND
TWEETY-THLRD OHIO VOLUNTEER IEFAN-
TRY
Man that is born Of woman aud enlisteth
as a soldier in TIA One Hundred and Twenty
third Ohio, Is of few days, and short Of 'ra-
tions"
2 He eorneth forth aE "revsille," is present
also at retreat" yea, ever at tattoo, and re-
tireth apparently at taps
3 He draweth bis zetions from the commits
ssTy, and devoureth the same. He striketh his
teeth sgainst much % hard tack," and is salts
fed. He flleth his canteen with appleiack,
and clsppe.h tho mouth thereof upon she buug
Of a whisky barrel and, after little while,
gceth eway rejoicing in his strategy.
4. Much soldering has made him sharp; yas
sysrs se uszt vf his brev0tes is Ia danger OF De
ing cut through.
s. He coyenanteth with the credulous farmer
for many turkies and chickens also, AZ the
same time, for much milk and honey, to be paid
for promptly st the end Of each ten days, and
( 10 his regiment moVeth On the ninth day to an
other post.
6 His tent is filed with potatoes, cabbage,
turnips, kTout, aud other delicate morsals Of q
delicious taste, which abound not in the COM
misssry department.
T. And many other things not ia tbs ere
turns and which never viii return yet, Of
truth, it must be said of the soldier Of the One
Hundred and Twenty-third that he taketh moth
ing thas he cannot reach.
g. He firsth his Austrian rife at midnight
and the whole camp is aroused and formed in
lins Of battle, when 10 his mess come bearing
in a nice porEer which he solsmnly declsreth
60 resembled a secesh that he was compelled to
pull tTigz er.
9 He giveth the Provost Marshal mach Eou-
BE, oftan capturing his guard, and possesseth
himself o. the city.
10, At such times lager and preizels flow
ike milk and honey from his generous hand
He givesh without stint 70 his own comrsde /;
YEA and withholdeth not from the One Hundred
and Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, or from
tbs lean, lank, eIpectant hoosier Of the Eighty
seventy Pennsylvania"
! IL he ssTetcheth forth his hand to deliver lis
fellow soldiers of the One Hundred and Sixteenth
/ from the power Of the enemy i; yea, BE stsrteth
at esrly dawn from Petersburg, even on a "dou-
.hle quiekn doth he 60 and tOieth on through
much heat, suffering, privation and much "vex-
etion Of spirit, until they are delivered Verify
I say unto you, after that be suffsreth for want
4 Of tents and camp kettles. Yea on the nights
/ Of MooFfeld bis voice msy be heard prOclaiming
loudly for 4" hard tack and coffee, yet he muir
muTesh not
II. But the grunt of the pig or the growing
4 Of cock awakensth him from the souudest
sleep, and be gosth forth until halted by the
gna1d, when he instantly elsppeth his hands
upon his "bTeadbssket," snd the guard, in com
/ miserati0n, allowsth him TO pass to the rear.
13 No sooner hath be passed the sentry s
beat, than he ssrikeih "bee line" for the near
est hen rOost aDd.seizing pair Of plump pullets,
retUrneth sohquizihg; "Ihe noise Of goose
saved Rome" how much more the flesh Of
chickens preaarveth the soldier
IA. He even playeth ct euehra with the par
son, to see whether or net there shall be preach
ing in camp on lbe following Sabbath and by
dexterously drawing from the bottom Jack,
goetb away rejoicing that she service is post
I ponad.
4 Is Aud many other things doeth he; and 10
are they net record d IN the morning reports"
Of Compa " b
Yea, verify.