The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-04-06

CnArrANOOcA, TESS., March %, 1854

CHATTANOOGA, TENS., March %, 1854.
Ed. JouRNA. Being on the sick list, yctable to
stir about my room will attempt to tell you, briefly
how matters stand, about Chattanooga. The wealth
er has been very COOL since return, and strange
to say, snov storm set in last night and up,to this
hour, 10 A. NJ, Il continues, with now eight inches
of snow on tho level; which no doubt astonishes
the +" natives" Of this region. They probably, at
tribute it 10 the presence Of so many "ccd hearted
Yankees" from the cool regions Of tho North.
Tho main portion Of onr troops, are holding
GROUND 10 the front--several miles cut and since
thsreconnoissanoe to Dalton, every thing has been
quiet Deserters are coming in, from twenty FIVE
to forty per day, and are Awaiting themselves OF
the (" Amnesty Proclamation" Veteran giments
with large numbers Of recruits, are daily return
ing 10 tho front. division has been sent up from
the rear, to take the place of the first division OF
the 1lth corps, now absent at Charleston, Large
quantities of artillery are coming up, and moving
10 the front, and also large droves OF horses for
cavalry use, and mules for transportation pur-
poses.
Several steamboats, arc plying between Bridge
mort. Chattanooga and Knoxville, and the
rairond is in running order to the latter place,
except one bridge, not yet completed; and the
cars are now running to Ringgold. vast amount
of supplies arc acoumulOting at this place and
bridgeport, and the army, greatly strengthened
will soon be in capital condition, for vigorous
advance or six months siege. just at Chatta'
nooca, there are but few regiments Of infantry
but large amount of artillery. The ground IN
and around Chattanooga consists OF numerous
prominent sminences, commanding all the ap'
proaches to tho town, on the south side OF the nv
or, and the top of each, presents huge earth'
work, containing large number Of fierce looking
"bull-dogs Of war;" with their huge mouths turn
ed Southwark, as il inviting rebels and traitors
that death they so richly merit. These forts are
| connected with each other by long lines OF rifle
pits, from behind which small force of determined
men could ropel the assault of any force tina
would be so fool-hardy as to attempt TO carry them
Well and truly it was said, by Gen. Rosecrans
when he fell back from the bloody field Of Chicka
mauga, and took new position behind Lookou
creek, that they had fought for Chattanooga
was ours, and no power, in the Contederacy
could be brought against us, sufficient to wres
il from the Federal arms. True sayng-it is ours
and will remain under the protection of our ole
flag, while this repubc-which is soon to b.
estored--c..ists.
Most conspicuous here is "Old lookout" will
its grim, rocky face and lofty venerable peak ia
above everything around, seemingly Monarch
of all ii surveys" From its top, your eye take
| in the Cumberland mountains, stretching far int
Tennessee you turn in another direction, and you
overlook a large portion of Alabama and Georgia
and away sixty miles you behold the noun
tains of the Carolinas. Below is seen Chattanooga
with its din and str-its railroads with long trains
of cars, freighted with its burden of human life
and stores for the army of gallant men, whose
camps are seen on every hand, as you look ovel
tho vast domain, open to your 7iew' Al youi
feet, seemingly, yet two thousand feet below, Is
seen, the calm and placid Tennessee, quietly roll
ing along between the rocky hills, on either sloe
disturbed only by the gay little steamer seen II
the distance, as she steams around the bend DO
low, making her way to the wharf, to leave hel
valuable freight. Then other views presents
thcmselvo gloomy, AMI impressive. They
are the bloody fields of Chckamasga, Mission
Ridge, Lockout Mountain, Ringgold and Buz
zard Roos with thor fallen patriots-their noble
dead, who sleep their last sleep in rude and hum
BILE graves upon the spot where they so noble died
where, in their glorious death, they have made
| this land sacred-aye, even sublime AS you
| stand, and overlook these sacred places, you feel
| impressed with the idea that ''0ld Lookout" is
| gigantic monument, standing in majestic state
as IT ruared by natuIv, long ago, foreseeiug thai
| this bloody strife was to como, to stand as n ga
cred guardian over these fallon heroes, to protect
them by her frowning look, from the tread of the
ruthless invader. Hero on its top, floats tina
proud emblem of our country, as if to proudly
cheer and comfort the spirits of these the fallel
defenders of our country's rights.
| Sleep on, thou gallant heroes, though dead, a
grateful nation willnot soon forget thee. Thy sur
viving comrades in arms, will not forsake the land
of thy rest until they safely leave the stars and
stripes undsturbed to float over thee, as thy pro-
lection. Then, and not till then, will they turr
their faces homoward, to dispel the sadness thai
has so long held sway around their fresides, an(
sit down to ponder over the past and speak will
tongues of praise of thy goodness, and of thy grea
and glorious fall. By them thou wilt ever be helC
in sacred remembrance and when like you, they
cross the Dark River ofDeath, their freed spirit
shall wing their fight to those bright realms, t
reon that host of tried patriots, that with blood
garments, and mangled forms, had yielded uI
their Spirits on these bloody and sacred plains
Lest weary your patience I will close for this
time. &C." 2Ist Ohio.
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