Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-02-17

her goodbye" We retraced our steps to
Stephenson, where we were astonished at
seeing squad of forty-6ve butternuts.-
Supposiag them to be rebs, approached
the most intelligent looking one of the
lot and learned that the motley crew
were deserteIs from the rebel army He
informed me that "rebels were deserting at
the rate of two hundred per day, and
more would come if they had a chance,
and enlist in the Federal army" The
<stions of the rebel soldiers for seven
days are not equal to ours for one day
The destitution and suffering in the reb-
ell camps is very great. The prices of
corn are from S. to SIS per bushel; pork,
ST so per pound; beef, Is and 30 cts per
pound coffee and tea not to be had /;
common jeans S12 per yard; boots, SIS
per pair; shoes, S35 and $40 per pair a
good horse is worth from $500 TO 81, 900 I;
butter 81 per pound salt, 81, so per
pound, and all other articles in proper
toni Not one man in every ten has any
pork. This gentleman is raising a COM
pany of soldiers for our army, under the
name and style of the Alabama Soouts," Z"
and has succeeded admirably, having at
the present time two hundred good and
true men, and he is confident of having,
in four weeks, full regiment, composed
of Georgians and Alabamians who are
tired of rebel rule, and who desire to rid
the country of all guerrillas. Their
knowledge of the country will enable
them to do this to perfection.
Caison, the notorious guerrilla who has
infested this region for some time, was
caught by Georgia scout at Johnson's
Crook, in Dade County, Northern Geor-
gia, and with six of his band are now in
our hands. This fiend in human form
boosted that he had killed one hundred
Yankees, women and children.
The Scouts know the leaders of the Sc
cession movement in Alabama and Geor-
gia, and one of their principal objects is
to capture and mete out to them the
punishment they so richly merit.
Could some of the Northern Copper
heads have heard portrayed in living col
ors, as 1 did, the sufferings of the poor
white man of the South, methinks they
would give no more aid and comfort to
the rebellion, orat least cease their pra-
tings about the eonstitutionality of GER
tain measures of the Administration
These are days that try mems souls, and
it is soul that tells. This is a time of
most imperative necessities, and the most
urgent of our necessities is men-not on
ly men who will rally around the flag
with rife and knapsack, but men to stay
at home as well-men with hearts and
souls and the earnest will to use them
Do not forget that history has the unit
man for its base. Let us keep that fact
in view, and each of us see to it that his
account with God and the next genera
ton is well adjusted. Give of your
means, of your influence, of your all, ev-
erything; to crush out this Gnholy rebel
lion, and by your united exertions prove
to the world that if you cannot enter in
to the contest for Truth and Right your
Selves your aid, your influence, and your
sympathies are with those who will, and
not with those who seek to destroy the
best government that was ever given by
God to man. Do this. and generations
yet unborn shall rise up and call you
| blessed. Do the other and you are worse
than the armed traitors of the South.
Early on Monday morning We left the
town of Stephenson, if town it may be
called, and meeting with numerous de-
tentions, we arrived at Chattanooga about
| 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Chattanooga is pleasantly situated in a
fertile valley, the beautiful Tennessee
river sl<irting its borders on one side, and
various mountains surrounding it on the
-sAss. prominent among which is the
o'l-> '--"t MouRtsiR and Mission
famous Look.
ary Ridge. "ateiy
0n arriving at this place | immeo,
e. '0fted myself to Captain Brsden who
s ge. ntieman in the strictest sansa of
he wora, and who. by his gentlemsnIv
department. an d military bearing has not
'nly won the respect and esteem of the
le.a composing his oN-n company, but of
Il who have the pleasure of his acouain-
lnce.
The boys of the company are a ioyial.
hole souleS set of fellows, and | can
eally assure you that my lines have been !
ast in pleasant places" To those who :
olunteer and wish good officers, good !,
and good soldiers, can
earthly recommend Co. B, l05th o. VII
he members of the different companies
the regiment are, as far as have seen "
clever set of boys, and as to their fighting
1alities, let the battles of Murfreesboro, :.
ilton, Perryville, Chickamauga, and
chattanooga answer. u
The railroad is now in running order to tc
is place, and to-day, for the first time n,
me in months, the boys have drawn tr
Ii rations. As natural consequence pl
are well pleased, and "An'goes merry ii,
a marriage BELL" or
There is but little sickness in camp. NJ,
e principal diseases being the result of al
bad cold. As soon as anything impor ss
Mt takes place in this department, l We
Ii keep you and your numerous readers er
sted. oa
The boys of Co. B send their best re- ha
acts to all the loved ones at home. ANY an
tiers for the l05th should be directed in
as follows: I'd Brigade, ne
Division, 18th Army Corps. in,
| am Yours as ever, Fv
VIM. H. JOHNSON. me