The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-24
pov OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT !
IN FRONT OF CHATTANOOGA, l
October 10Th. lAh3

Zsa IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
@ IN FRONT OF CHATTANOOGA,
E october 10th, 1868.
81 ~. heavy rain adyerted to in my last let
a noo.ipned TO pour down in torrents until
nIyh, Chattanooga Valley, lying be-
zg 80 Lookout Mountain and Missionary
. A.. j, flooded with water. Our lines ex-
"a across this valley, which is drained by
M ,,,t.noosra creek, now very much swollen.
NJ as Won may imagine, the condition of the
- especially those in the trenches and on
Sss' ,.le, l. exceedingly uncomfortable. None
SIS. ,hem have more, than one blanket, aud
s !, ali belonging TO Gen. Bragg's original
& ,,nr are without shelter of any kind. Long
|#. |lss tree, : corps Is somewhat better oil, his
men having provided themselves with YAM
|@ %. ees India. a.rubbere, &c, at Chancellors-
S# Ill, and other battle fields.
# Inouirv Of the QuaFtermasters depart
2 ,ocn, in Richmond, and personal observation
~ the armies OF Gen Lee and Gen. Bragg,
We no doubt that the greatest want Of the
not nrobabe that there will be an adequate
snnp,y of either clothing, shoes, or hats, or
81 .ysn of provisions, unless we recover East
# tennessee hut the chief want, as already
"a :, ted. will be blankets. Arrangements were
Be- made sometime since to procure supplies of
81 "oihing and shoes, aud If our ventures are
S attended by suspicious gales the army will
81 he able 10 get through the winter with such
. help a. the people at home can, and doubtless
81 viii render Their response to the call made
s. npon them last winter was the sublimest in
- 80 Ia, vftl1 ho 1nA In,
y history as it has already been in "the books"
(Which are kept beyond the sun, and in which
d III our accounts, whether for good or evil,
81 are entered with an unerring hand.
As in the past, SO at this time, would ad
lress my appeal chiefly to the women of the
"a onlederacy. The men have always done
kther duty in this respect, but the women
Z have done more than their duty-they have
lelped their husbands, fathers, and brothers
8io do theirs. True, they do not enter the
field, nor brave the clash of battle, nor use
eaunon, MIME rifles, and swords; and yet
the vast army Of heroic women who have
given their hands and hearts to the cause
have done their parts "a well as their brave
4 brothers in the field. The weapons they en-
uloy are the needle, the spinning. wheel, and
The loom, words Of encouragement to the
d weary aud faint hearted, and kind and gene
rous deeds in the hospital aud by the way
SIDE With these arms they have done as
y much to defeat our wicked enemies as an
81 me, these enemies In battle, they have met
j them at the loom and around the couch of
q the wounded and sick. II they have not
q gone 10 the field in person, they have ever
q Rreu there in spirit. In every blanket they |
q have given to the soldier, In every pair of
Y socks they have put upon his bleeding feet,
IN every garment they have woven for his
! manly limbs, they have been present In the
hour Of battle, aud have given blows for tie
! freedom Of their race. 1t is to these hero
4 ines Of the needle, the loom, and the spin
nug lu " wheel, that bnye veterans who have
| !or three years stood between them aud dan
i rer now turn for relief. Shall their appeal
| Be made in yailY Not as long as there is Q
! blanket yard of carpeting or OF cloth, or
sheepskiD, that can be spared.
/ Bu, We are got the only sufferers by the
heavy freshet which now prevails. Two OF
the enemys bridges over the Tennessee were
carried away this afternoon, and he Is now
dependent upon two small steamers for
crossing the river. unless he has third
bridge, which cannot be seen from Lookout
Mountain. In addition to this, the rein
forceueuts sent out FROM Meade's army are
reported to be at Bridgeport and interme-
date points, water-bOund aud unable to
move Granger's corps Is on the north side
Of the river, opposite Chattanooga, where 1t
was sent, presume, to guard against On at
tack upon the Noccasin batteries.
Atlast we have authentic intelligence from
Gen Wheeler He crossed the Tennessee
near the mouth of the Hiwassee, passed
around Rosecranss army, DESTROYED the
stores at McMinnville and at number OF
depots on the Nashville aud Chattanooga
Railroad, set fire to the tressel work at seve-
nj points on the road, captured or de-
s,royed between seven and eight hun
dred wagons, took q number Of prisoners,
aud sustained considerable loss himself;
Was pursued by a heavy force, and finally
effected junction with Gen. stephen ID.
Lee, at Decatur, Ala, where he recrossed the
river 1t is stated, also, that he burnt the
bridges over Duck and Elk rivers, and q
large quantity of stores at Murfreesboro',
but this is not certain. He had q sharp en-
gagement with the enemy when he attacked
the wagon train, aud lost number in killed,
wounded, and prisoners during the fight and |
90 his way to Decatur. The train was 90
long that, Notwithstanding 1t was defended
bys strong escort, he succeeded In destroy
ing several hundred wagons.
ltlunGierstOOd that the President sustains |
Gen Bl and that no change will be made |
IN the command of the army. The latter has |
relieved Gen Hill for his alleged tardiness on
'ue uioluiug Vi tue Vtu VI 0cpIct9uGI, auu
ordered him to report to Richmond, RumOr
has it that Gen. II. has rendered, or win ten
der bis resignation. A court Of inquiry will
probably be ordered In the cases of General
Polk and Gen Hindman.
> lhe four new bridges recently built on the |
1e0sgia State road have been carried away
BY the freshet No mail has arrived or been
sent Oft for the last two days. shall en-
aeavor toserd this letter forward to Dalton,
aud have it posted there. SALLUsr.