Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-03
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Altbough there have b, sn few events to dis
turb ne rsonosony Of camp Iis' sad form the
staple Of = letter to friends a. nome venture
upon tie task Of sdTerting % some genefAl
topics that may not be Witho "a Iash in,afsst-
First and foremost or Old divisi On, Wnich mas
90 IoHg aud yloTiously borne the csh1e Of that
chief among chiefs, Gen. Hood, has re cslFcd =
new commander, and VIII be hereafter EnOHn
IS Fields division Thsrs Is much 70 excite
pride in ths memory Of achievements thas EeTG
been performed bya military Organization
which, Ike fhst Of Gen Hoods has been
crazned On its every battle 6eld With success
and our boys are consequently 9th % giFs eP
the associations Of the past for the uncertain
promises Of the future.
General Fields may be q brave man, but be
is q granger to as, and until this feeling Of
doubt Yields to the confidence which bis own
actions must impart, Il cannot be expected thas
the same esprit de corps viii be preserved thas
has existed heretofore. We bad expected thai
after the gsnautry displayed, eiiet '-rAls
Law CT jenkins would have been 10
the chief command but the Government, in iss
wisdom, has seen e. to appoint an othosT who
has not been in active service service the second
battle Of Manassas, onl which occasion he was
wounded.
The organizasion Of the division has under
gone no change. The Alzbamisns sra still IN
der Gen. Law, tie GeoTgiAns under Tiger An
dsTson and Bulldog Bsnning, the South Caro-
inians under General jenkins, sad the Texans
under Col Gregg, Gen Robinson having been
teuporariiy suspended By Gen. LoDgszeet-
The troops are in fine health, and participate in
the general buoykney which prevails through
Outthe country.
Gen. McI.aWs is now undergoing trial before
a eouFs-m1rtial, on charge Of neglecting or
dsrs. IS au informed, during the recent cam
pai9n around XnoxVslle. It Is believed, how
ever, 4Gbss be viii tTiomPhantly vindie@ss him
self
Furloughs are being freely granted te he
troops, the healthy inhaseee Of which S alrssdy
manifest
Isis only within the Iast few days that We
have had intelligence Of the recent set Of Con
grszs Vhieh provides thAt 4" All soldiers Of thiz
army who are proven not to have been absent
without leave f1r the six months ensuing The LIST
Of ADriI next viii be entitled 10 recsiEs, On that
dsy, each aa 500 bond Of the ConfedTaey.
bearing SIX Der cent interest" This is one Of
the best laws that could have bean devised Tor
the purpose Of keeping our armies intact, slnes
thousands Of Den, for the sake ef their families
Il not the mere gain Of filthy lner e, viii be thus
induced to m2iu!sin the organization Of ths
amy.
Possibly before this letter reaches you, certain
changes in eur position may be announced
We are about to be transferred TO point which
viii constitute our bass Of operations for the
spring neutrality-suspicious. which are likely
to Commence soon, 70 prove disastrous % the
enemy aud 20 gladden. the hearts Of people who
sre fond of reading tidiBgs from the army IN
der the head Of ''Ano.her C0nfedsrsts Victory"
CAETEEE.