The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-23
LEVER FROM THE FRONT.
Of the Nashville Union.
TUESDAY. June 18th. 1864

Friday l0h-We are under orders to
march. Commenced raining at Q O'Clock,
a. NJ, and continued to rain at intervals
until o'clock, P. NJ We did not leave
camp until ? p m, though the bugle
sounded the assembly before noon. We
moved few hundred yards and halted.
There is some delay in front. Move
again-pass a portion of Hooker's men,
camped and entrenched; hear cannon
aiding ahead, at considerable distance; .
finally halt at p. m, after travelling
about II miles in all, and bivouack.
Saturday I1tb-It rained last night,
and is cloudy this morning. The roads
are getting bad. We are nearly up
with the "Johnnies" again. Our corps
9th is in the rear, which impedes our
progress. We marched at II o'clock, a.
M but only Travelled about a mile.
Heavy cannonading in front, Rained
again to-day.
Sstpday l2fh-We had very heavy rain
last night and it is still pouring down
in torrents this morning, at 6 o'clock.
A wet spell, similar to that Of last June,
is now feared, as orr advance move
ment is already procrsstinated. We
have pitched tents, but do not calculate
remaining long in "quiet suspense" We
arc about 30 miles from Atlanta. Some
skir1nishing going on in front We re-
NAMED inactive.
Nondqy 13h.-Rain poured in torrents
las. night, and it is now Is a. m. rain
ing. There was skirmishing in front
al night, and it still continues. An
awful disagreeable time prevails, as far
as tho weather is concerned. The roads
are extremely bad, and We fear trans
portation Of "grub by trains, must
cease However, the railroad is in close
proximity, and is open to Big Shanty.
Our supply train came up to-day, and
days rations were issued. Inactive to-
day
Tuesday 14th-Skirmishing in our
front all night; cannonading and mus
kerry pretty brisk this morning. It
still remains cloudy and dispiriting
At II m, we struck tents, and almost
Immediately thereafter marched toward
the left of our line. 2 p. m.--We have
halted, in piece of woods, after march
ing only II miles altogether. We arc
in the rear, in reserve line Of battle,
and awaiting orders to move at any mo |
ment. The 18th A. c., or portion Of !
it, is on the front line. Continued can
nonading is going on, from our guns,
and our administers are not idle. We |
are not far from Big Shanty, nor from /
what is called Pound Hi. 1 will give |
you detail in my next It is now p.
m, and the mail Is closing. Our Corps |
viii perhaps relieve the l4th A. c. be- !
fore or in the m7rning 1t is cloudy To-
night We hare lost none in killed ]
since June lst, and have had but few /
wounded c. 5. A. newspapers repre- I
sent Woods Division, and the 4th A. G. /
generally, "e,a all 70 piscesf Jerusa-
LENT exclairas Jeemes, its not 30
Tell them, Young Soldier, he con
tinues, that we have enough left yet
10 drive them to Atlanta. q cores
pondent writing to the louisville Dem
ocrat, also describes Woods Division
as being 4cut up We have lost many
valuable lives-7,00 the rsbs say--bat
that is an ezaggeratiOn; and in com
paFison with the reb's loss, which they
acknowledge to be 5000. ours is small.
Since May Sd, our regiment has lost IS /
killed and liz wounded This during
the skirnaishing previous 70, and st the
engagement near Altoona. The blood
Of our brave boys have wet nearly every
foot Of Georgian soil. and get We are
the gietorsi May their sacrifice nsrve /
as TO emulate their patriotic example.
May the evergreens which spring from
each lonely grave be symbolical Of the
perpetuity Of our Government; and
may their blood, 50 freely she'd, speak I
ing to Us from the ground, inrite as
more strongly 70 the support of our
eountry's cause, until rebellion shall no
more raise its hydra head in taunting
defiance, but the Gag Of our Union shall
wave over the whole length and breadth
IF our land, and one universal shout '
nom the rnounssins, gathering strength
rom the valleys, shall declare " are
-FoRxvER TEpKsll
Truly yours 'YoUso soLDiER
Co. e, 9Th Rsst Ind Vol
P. s.--HurrAh for LINCOLN and
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