Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-27
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From ChaftaHsega anG BrEdgePoEs.
CorrsEpondszcs Of the NasbTHls Prsz.I
CHATTANOOGA, January I, 1864.
would have written lengthy account Of
the usheTing IN OF the new year, bat for The IN
ssssonabies and uDcsiled for cold wsatbsr it has
pleased il 20 bring among Ug, eauses ne to keep
mum and LET Il slide A law daya ago We had
nsthing bus mud, and now we have nothing bus
ice-yes, Eesi, genuine, simon pare ice. Today
while I was Psrt2kiug og q cup Of Purs coffss
with my friend Pete Cool. I was astcnished to
ana il frossn-yes, actually frczsB-and eould
oDly be thawed 50 as 10 be a. fer use By large
quantities Of old Robinson county being poaEsd
into it. Tonight l know not what 70 do fer
G8&ee, SIS an "order" las been Issued By Gen.
Srant prohibiting the importation Of hquor 10
/ this God-fsEsaken part OF the eoUntTy. Men ss
home, enjoying the luxaiies Of good bsds,
I plenty to sss and drink, fac YARN, pleasant
/ and agreeable and entertaining associates, will
/ spplzud and recommend the "order," but We
ons here can neither see nsF apprseiais Is in
I fact L Is nything but sgrssshls 70 Us.
I II tbs general was only here t0-aight 70 vii
RssJ ths suasFiugs OF the poor soldiers, an
I SURE be w0uid rsToks tie order, and ISSUE an
| Otbsr Recommending thrss drinks day &c every
soldier IL the department. Ismsy snTpriss you
| to hear that death from eoid is nothing unusual
( here uew -s-days. We have had segeral saeh
csses daring the last thrse days snd Il shis in
I sanss Geld GIly eOnlinRas fer fsw DAYS longer.
/ know B8s Hhst win become fus.
| Than We have Anotbsr cause Of COMPLAINT, Il
aos Ieeti6sd sGou, will cause such minimizing
/ sR3 dissatisfaction as was never known in any
/ department Of our army, aud It Is this: Fhase
| badly used and peFsscu ed legftiDsts fcIlowsrs
/ Of th8 sTmy, known 81 suffers, sss Gsbsrrad
l the privilege Of shipping shcif goods 70 the
/ front, OF even selling sa Ozneo Of what they
msy have 70 the jaded and EoFn-out yctsraa
/ Whs nay call on them There are nov n
/ Bridgeport and Stevenson at least one hundred
sailsTs, all waiting for tTzEsp0r iAiicu 10 ths
| 'front.', and not one Gf them allowed 20 sch =
halEsiarved, Worn-0Hs soldier pound Of any
lhing, under penalty OF having al ais goods
I seized azd coBfscated.
I Cannot this beracnhsd IN some wayf think
it esn and the sooner i is done the better. I
have ssen, while at BIidgsport and SteFsns0E
pooF, lame, SID sickly soldiers beg 70 bay 3
pound Of crackers, for Gods sake, ircm shsse
suffers, and they prayed for 8 request (Which
eoald net bs grARtsd. Ia many instances, I
kavs seen the suffers give them The articles
asked for es git. Two soldiers, who bad
70 eRlistad, were trozsH TO death q few days
ago al Bridgeport who, If they could enly gel
what they needed, would be now az home en-.
ioying the pleasures and luxariss Of their dssl
and good cnas at home.
Thrse etheFs Wolld alss have nest positively
psrishsd had it Dot besn for Cant Dudley snd
hIE. Ksl50, his clerk. Ehen f5Euj, hay WsTs
unable 20 speak or Eove. and L Was only hy
} dat Of rubbing ard other spplieasioDs tia
thsy recovered Can there be 70 means o.
Bisns suggested BY which this sufFsrtng eau b
cheeke1l Would it net BE- coed idsz 70 baT'
5 A teuDornEy building o. NV large tsnis pn.
An a BridgspsEt and SesvsnE0n fer the scc0a
.lodaliou Of seI1isEs who rnay have 10 TsmaiI
hers ever niRbt1 4 would save the lives ass
/. heaish Of many ezskan-1oWn nan.
a large aaEbsr af Weuen and chiIdror, 81
I ( led from thsir homes, came into Brsa9epert ,
few days ago, and Il thsy arrive safely IN ven
city, it VII be miraGuloas. When they resebs
BridgopoTs In The evening il raised hard, an
r mnd was knss-dssp. same Of shoss pcor va
msa we're shoslsss and hailsss, and wish bat
: vsEy scanty supply Of ei0shing. DR.. White
I who keeps e stoze-hanas In 4 isnt, took CON
2 psssicnou them andh<il cs iiss SERVED 0zt t. =
{ ielsfa hs'l dozen fezzies. Caat~ Dad - -
. ktribGted ab0nl oss aaadrs& 81 shsns.-ia 5ifs
: an 6aildngs, sA1 lad shsla lzppliod ~
RlEnAsis 6s tifs nisbt sad haS & al bssH e