The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-23

of our citizens, connected with the State
Sanitary Commission, from which we make
the following extracts, The letter is dated:-
CHATTANOOGA June 9Th 1854
arrived here night before last left the
Hospital train at Stevenson, Ala, and tool,
another train which brought us up to the
broken bridge, between 6 and Z miles from
this place where we disembarked, walked
around the break, took a train on this side
and came into town. The break is the bridge
across Lookout Creek, bridge, [ should
judge, about 100 feet long and so feet high.
The bridge broke when freight train was
crossing, coming this way. The engine had
Just reached the abutment on this side, when
the whole structure tell, precipitating seven
loaded cars below Four breakmen and an
army paylnaster went down with the cars;
and what is very remarkable none were kill
ed or seriously hurt. The paymaster had
with him safe, containing fifty thousand
dollars, which has been recovered uninjured.
The stream is a rapid one, and was much
swollen at the time, in consequence of recent
heavy rains, and it is supposed the founda-
ton of the bridge must have washed away.
This place presents about the same appear
ance as when I was here before, with the eX-
ception of a great number of warehouses.
erected by the government, covering acres
and acres Of ground for the storage of COM
nissary and ordnance stores. One would
think, by the vastness Of operations here,
that government contemplated the war
would continue indefinitely. .aa
This however is a strong strategic point,
and will become, as it is now in fact, the
base of army operations for vast extent OF
country. have looked over the lists OF kill
ed and wounded, or at least most of them,
and do not now rec3llect of seeing man OF
our acquaintance, that we had not heard OF
before left home. | do not know the pre-
else number of killed and wounded, in the
series of battles between Dalton and the
point to which our army has reached, which
is near Atlanta; but were l to say that
there had been three thousand killed and
ten thousand wounded it would, | believe,
not be beyond the actual number. The vast
amount of hospital room i'll general and field
is full to repletion, and large numbers OF the
men slightly wounded have been forwarded
to Nashville and places still further north,
while the men seriously wounded still re-
main at Resaca, Kingston &c.
The last fighting as yet heard from here
was at Ackworth and our army are now
said to be at Marietta, and in fact may be
still nearer, if not at Atlanta. Ackworth is
said to be the last mountain pass, and the
last place where it was supposed the enemy
would attempt to make a stand before re-
treating to Atlanta. People at the north
have no idea Of the strength of Sherman's
amy, and were it not considered contraband
I could give figures that would be really
startling, at least it was SO to me. Suffice
it to say, however, that it is strong enough
to crush every thing in the power of the rebs
to bring to oppose it, and is moving on, and
will move on, just as fast as it is possible to
follow them with forage, provisions and ord
nance have already visited several Of the
hospitals at this place. find them neatly
kept, and as we'll supplied with sanitary stores
as the means Of the commission will permit.
The Surgeons and nurses are attentive
and faithful, and the boys, as general thing
seem cheerful & contented, and glad to
have strangers call on theni and especially
grateful for Kind words and ac is. Two
gentlemen came on in company with me,
both going for their sons who were woun-
dcd and in hospital at this place They
both say that had they known how com
Portable they were, and how we'll they were
cared for they should not have come. For
the information Of others seeking their frien d
in hospital, will say the true course to pursue
is to call on the Sanitary Commission at
Louisville, where complete record of all
killed and wounded is kept. The Commits
sion has however had 50 much upon their
hands lately, that they are some week or
ten days behind, in the list Of casualties,
but will soon bring up and be fully prepared
to give full and correct Information upon
that point. I expect to leave tomorrow or
next day at furthest for the front and hope
date my next letter at Atlanta Ga.
Yours &c.