The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-14

tons, and good coffee, the soldiers, rads
mecus, make not bad dinner, and are
relished spite Of the fact that yesterday,
on this same ground, crockery and tin
ware had scarcely been removed from
the rubber blanket which suffces for
both table and cloth, when a shell plung-
ed through 1t into the ground A per-
cussion-shell too, only it did not happen
to 'percuss" II use an army slang
An old artillery man once explained
to me the distinction bstween a shell
and soldier The one 'percUsses, the
other ''cusses."
All day yesterday a wounded officer
of a New-Hamshire regiment lay some
twenty yards in front Of Gen. Marston's
works, unable to crawl in, and the Rebel
sharpshOoters would suffer none to go
out for him. He had fallen the day be-
fore in the morning assault, and the
lines as finally established left him mid
way between friend and enemy. One
man had been severely wounded in at
/ tempting TO reach him. Hard bread
was shed out to him IN abundance, but
a dozen canteens were thrown away be-
fore one lodged within mis- grasp.
Finally, night setting in, opens a
chance to get him Off A zigzag is start
ed from the main works; men work
with zeal and well-directed muscle but
noiselessly,. as though they were the
original managing, directors of Oft in
the Silly Night" Three hours Of such
work and the wounded man is reached;
is pulled into the trench; is carried
triumphantly back its lacking course,
and then is received behind cover with
great cheers. The cheers cause a vol
ley, but the volley is harmless, and the
man IS saved am ehagrined that
have been unable to ascertain this Off
GERS name.
A "Fresnel Lens, such as are placed
in the largest lighthouses, was found
buried near q house in Wright's fronts
last night This lens is manufactured
only in Paris, and costs from $1,000 to
$1,000 How it came to be in this Vi
cinity is mystery. The most probable
hypothesis is that it is a part of the
plumber of some of the lighthouses
which the rebels have despoiled The
sfacetious explanation is that it must
have been sent by some ignorant Off
cial to Cold Harbor, he supposing that
place to be port of entry, and that it
fell into the hands of some citizen of
the locality. The joke is apparent when
it is remembered that "Cold Harbor' is
not harbor, and is fifteen miles from
naYigable water The lens has been
started to Washington in a quarter
masters wagon.
The richest find, however, is that of
man in the 9th Corps, who, digging for
sweet potatoes, found over $1,000 in
silver. He very generously divided it
with his company, and that company
has since been matching quarters and
half dollars as though they were pen
MES.
/ | stated in letter how BarlOw's di-
vision swept the ground before them
on Friday morning-how the enemy's
reserve came up before theirs did, and
forced out oftheir grasp position, pris-
oners, Rebel guns and Rebel fags-and
how they at last intrenched in advance
of the line of the night before. In
those intrenchmenls they have now
burrowed two days, no man standing
erect save at his peril, all living on
hard bread and water,-fOr II Is impOs-
sible in those narrow trenches to pre-
pare meat and coffee. Naturally the
time hangs little heavily when, as
sometimes happens, nothing that may
be shot at Is seen for an hour or two
During one Of these intervals this morn
ing, one man conceived a brilliant
scheme, which, unfolded to his com
rades, was instantly adopted. Every
man loads his piece and points over the
parapet or through one of the many
small portfolios made by placing am
munition boxes in the wall Then
the author of the plan being to shout
orders as though commanding at
least brigade.
Colonel, connect your line with the
47th? Give way TO the right"
a" Blight dress " Fix bayonetsT
"Double-quick (" "Ct-aargsf'
Instantly five hundred men rise into
plain sight behind the rebel works, ex-
pecting to see an advancing line Not
So but five hundred men from safe
cover fire upon them on the instant.
The vOlley, which must have inflicted
considerable loss, is followed up with
cheers and jeers, laughter, and much
chatting, as. What do y think o Yam
kee tricks2' That's the way John
Browns soul marches on. 'No use o
baitin hooks when you're fishin' for
gudgeons"
The trick has been repeated several
times during the day, with ingenious
variations, always to crowded houses,
and always eliciting much applause
from the performers.
The Richmond Examiner Of the Sd
devotes a column to "The Demoraliza-
ton of Grants Army" The article is
false in premises, in logic, in conclusion,
and IS great only in impudence. This
army is conscious Of growing numbers,
and Of perfect state of m0rghsaf5a.