Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE DIsAFFECTIoN AMONG THE SOUTHERN
SOLDIERS

The Toledo (Ohio Blade publishes from the original
copy now in possession of its editors the following letter
which pckedup In the streets Of Brandon Mississippi
by Capt Dnais, of the 72d Ohio regiment. The Blade
Gays that 1t written in unusually fair penmanshp and
evidently the production Of intelligent man who in
position to speak correctly OF that whereof he writes 1t
confirms other reports which we have recently had from
the South of the Generalization and dependency of many
OF its soldiers:
BRANDON july l6 1883
wrote to you very hurrsdy yesterday and this morn
ug learn that Gen Johnston has ordered this army to be
marched Enterprise one hundred miles further
1t will take week longer. No provision has been made
along the route and the are already much
with the vaciating policy and hollow promises by which
they have been duped long OF the thirty thousand pa
rolled at Vcksburg only onehaf are now tepetber and
ere we reach Enterprise this number will be reduced TO
i've thousand-they of the Georgia. Alabama and Tennes-
see troops who also will leave with without uroughs
so soon as they learn the alternative Of going oto camp Of
parole The Army OF the Mississippi completely lost
Meantime, Gen Johnston holds Jnckson--ws hear the
guns constantly. The enemy making gradual ap-
proaches and after week longer will have that place.
with IL falls Mobile This eatre section fleeing east
ward Georgia will have population OF five millions 10
ieed this year Rum utter and entire ruin, has swept
over this State The negro emancipation policy, at which
we so long h0oed is the most potent lever OF over
throw. Ii steals upon us unnwares and can do
any thing the plantations deserted families without
servants camps without necessary attendants women and
children in want and misery In short the Disadvantages
to arising from the negroes enfold greater
tnan have been all the advantages derived from them ear
lier in the
1t s useless to discuss the Of the pastpossby
there have been that could have baen ayodsd-but
certainly we are defeated and ruined people sborn Of
our strength poweress for successful solution of the
problem undertaken or rather, erroneous The
solution has been shown US by more favored people
have been staying with my friend Manove who bought
residence here some time ago and moved his family from
Vcksburg Mrs M is to start with her children and the
only two servants left her for Mobile day. thence she
goes iarther east with party from Jacksonnone know
where Every thing articles absolutely necessary
sacrnced and Manove from great wealth haA sank 10
poverty. Ills case is a type Of all
PROVISIONS cannot be bought here at any price The
enemy fed our army for ten days-gave them five days
rsons OF every thing (ucndng coffee and tsa) to make
this march upon. Now the men going about with
empty heversacks--ving green and fruit No
commssary stores have been provided for them by Gen
Johnston Tho fact ia that the greatest
and most runous neglect has been tho reward so far OF
this srmy Such confusion and dssati faction "a ia cow
presented here before witnessed and unss the
troops moved out Of town day the citizens f Bran
don will have to the advent OF "he Clio
rous Army Of Yicksburg than hey have had 10 Near she
approach OF The vandal hordes OF Northern
II leave Of absence s refused u.s. or limited to &hirty
days, may not be able 10 get to you until orderednto
Georgia Thirty days s no leave at all.
A6ectionately ny