New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-30
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES.
The soldiers' Observation-Disclosures Of
Army Life.
From Our Special Correspondent.

from Our Special Correspondent
CITY POINT. Va, Nov. &C. 1864.
The Thanksgiving dinner to the soldier has
beeL grand success. The good things have been two
days after the tmo permeating into the trenches and
the camps remotest from Corps headquarters, but all
the soldiers have at last bad enough of them and it
matters not to them hether they received on the
oath or the 2Gih ley came to hand 1t is needless
to say that this avalanche Of good things fresh from
tho hands Of loyalty and affection was intensely en-
joyed by rank and c both account of their nrin'
sic deliciousness and the associations accompanying
them. Besides the immense physical qualification and
benefit it has afforded the army, the moral effect Of this
great national treat has been incaculable
1t has shown the troops in a most emphatic manner
that they ore thought oil and cared for mt home Home
brought them in the shape of vands prepared by
the hands of mothers and sisters wives and sweet
hearts. Yea, the prond steamers that brought this
sump.uous feast were Graced and guarded and guided
By representation Of the airest women of the free
Norttland reminding the heroes OF tho Potomac and
the james of the charms they have LEFT behind them and
the Joys that await them when their great work is over
This Thanksgiving dinner. with all its associations OF
home and home friends. has been grand spiritual as
well as physica feast and has strengthened the armies
Of the James, morally and physically, as much as a
reinforcement Of thousands VI men.
There is 10 military news Of importance to communi
cate Everything is very quiet along the lines. friend
on the extreme left. Enelislman By the way. and
graduate OF Oxford. whose adventures have brought
him into ,capiaincy in the American army writes me
follows:
mo firing along tic picket lire front except
when a stray porcine molestsa yidcttes ancient so
tary reign" We have not been ordered TO build Winter
quarters but most OF are comfortably huted.
I'VE are kept pretty busy drilling daily. Tie health
Of the brigade fist Brigade lst Division. 9th Corpsl
is good the attendance at sick call being small. Gen
Hartrauft is in command OF our Brigade. bat during
hs absence on furlough for ten days our Colonel
(Sam Hartmann s running the machine, as he has on
several occasions before during this campaign.
When You stray up this way call and see me. In
the absence Of door a atchs,rng is suporfuous
article and you VIII always find my tent open, enter
boldly ask for What you won't and you will find large
stock always on hand. Since the curament OF officers
baggage the stock" las come down to one canteen,
Commissarys' one bale smoking tobacco. one plug
navy tobacco. pipes a. ill., board and lodging.
"A chapel has jus, been dedicated at 9th Corps Hos
pi,a under the auspices OF Chaplain Hunting Of the
9th Michigan TO whose eIcrtons the establishment Of
tie same Is oHing.
"Abou, forty head o; beef oat.e became stagpcded
yesterday afternoon. and deserted mas" 10 the
enemy.
1.-TWO cLicrprisins genuses OF ;ho Cd Brigade being
desrous Of furnishing their Winter quarters with
chimney, lately chose a schenke shell for ono Of tie
corner stones Of the edlGce. The chimney drew beau
tifuy till las, night when, unfortunately. during the
absence Of the architects it exploded destroying chin
ney and tent bat lnluring no one" lLLNoIES