The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-01-14
SOLDIEII's LETTER,
LcoEour VALLEY, TrNNEssEE)
December 18th, 1863.

LOCKOUT VALLEY, TENNESSEEl
December 18th, 1863.
FArHgR You have no doubt heard OF
the battle of Chattanooga long ere this,
lund Of course are very anxious to hear
from me. came out oil right but no;
without some pretty close calls--n ball
passed through my pants leg just above
the uncle and took off two toes for the
man immediately on my right. You are
perhaps aware of the cause of me not
writing sooner.
The 2Sd Of last month we marched out
TO attack the enemy on Mission Ridge,
leaving knopsacks, blankets and every
thing except h0vcrsacks and cuntccns
/ behind, and went cut in fighting trim.
z Little did we dream what campaign was
then before US. will not have time to
I give all the particulars conccrnitg the
I b attic. Otis So cold that can scarce.
! " write at ull) II was the grandcst
sight | ever saw, eighty thousand men
marched cut in perfect order to battle,
each man knowing just what was before
lin to perform. Our Brigade charged
across an open field and drove the Rcbs
like sheep before us, we lost two killed
in our company, Lieutenant Bromley and
II. Fisher, one wounded, Mills OF Rcpub-
lie, is at home believe. carried the
colors through the whole campaign.
We laid before Chattanooga three days
fighting and skirmishing; the mean time
we passed to the lef( of General
Sherman where the fret Brigade of our
Division was badly cut TO picscs. Then
we crossed Chickamauga river and pur-
sued the enemy towithin II short distance
Of Ringold, passing over the Chickamau.
ga country. We were then ordered To
the left and marched about % miles to
Red Clay Station ON the Knoxville and
Dalton Il. r., where we stacked arms
aud went 10 tearing up the track. Our
Brigade did this, the remainder OF The
Corps having stopped about Mills back.
We destroyed about miles Of the track,
burnt the Stat ion house and returned to
the rest Of the Corps, travelling near 30
miles that day. We then started ON our
trip through East Tennessee toward
Knoxville, passed through Cleveland,
Chalston, Athens, Lowdon TO Louisville
within ~ miles OF Knoxville. There we
learned that Burnside had defeated Long
street aud we began retrcgrade move
ment.
We have had hard trip, it has been a
severe cumpuign, buving marched about
200 miles and subsistod or the country,
suffered q great deal for want rblankcts,
the nights being very cold VIC had to sit
up around fires to keep warm. never
saw our Regiment as hurd up as il is now
half Of the men have to march bareiootcd
over the frozen ground. have my feet
tied up in old rags now to keep them
warm, my feet are so sore can scarcely
get about. To-day is very cold, we are
in our old quarters but expect to march
tomorrow towards Bridgeport. don't
see how we can 60 until we get some
clothing. 1t is reported that our Corps
is to go to Seigle at Baltimore, either
there or Memphis. don't expect to &C,
much rest this winter. We are all in
fine spirits, ] never was more hearty in
my life. have not seen u daily paper
since the 22d Of last month, know no
ncws-just came back last night, found
Colonel Stevens here. McFurland came
to us on the march. We are greatly in
need of rest, have marched very rapid
and in bad weather.
Y. b. Co. G, 5jlh, o. V. J..