Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-06-24
From two LeWisburgers in the S.W.
CHATTANOOGA, June III.


Harrisburg-thence for Piusburg, on the
Pepusy lvauia Central r. r. This road has
accom- IN odatons not met with everywhere,
among which is ice water kept constantly
10 the cars this vas terry convenient for
such warm dag as that. Arrived about
midnight at Pittsburg, aud, being obliged
to wait for government transportation, went
to the Soldiers Home, where | received
such treatment as one can only expect TO
receive at "home," warm meals good
bed, and reading matter. A thousand
thanks to the soldiers friends in the North,
and if any think the soldiers do not appre-
cate their kindness, they could not be
more mistaken. In camp, on the march,
on the fierce contested field, by day aud
by nigdt, when the soldier is ready to faint,
one thought Of how kindly we are remcm-
bered by those friends, how the pulse of
the loyal people beats 10 unison gith our
own, hos they rejoice in our triumphs and
sorrow with US 10 orr trials and privs;ions,
aud how they in every possible way prove
their uubouuded sympalhies for US, Is
power that enables Us to strike again and
again. We feel that We eau endure all
this and much more for such q Govern
men: made up of such people. Wesome
times say to each other, "We are not
deserving of all ,bis,' aud We regret that
we have Lot proven ourselves more worthy
than we have; and the soldier, finding
himself SO respected BY others, feels bound
to respec, himself, aud 10 this way it
reaches the heart of the army, which is
the vital point.
took the Cleveland & Pittsburg Rail
Road at one in the afternoon, aud arrived
at Cleveland abou, eight In the evening.
From there, to Chicago BY way Of Toledo.
At Toledo, | changed cars aud went on
the Michigan Southern j. Northern To-
diana Rail Road; the cars on this road
were new and we'll ventilated, we'll finished,
aud filed up with rubber between the
cars and outside Of the wheels, SO as to
prevent the possibility of people being
crushed between the cars or falling uuder
the cars aud being run over. Ga the first
day Of June, we started for Dixie. After
leaving Nashville for the south, noticed
that farming had been resumed, and that
crops we're good 10 Southern Tennessee
corn was about eight inches high, wheat
and rye was headed out, and everything
seemed to favor the idea tha. farming was
again a paying business in Tennessee the
fences have been repaired, and everything
looks more like peace than war.
This morning, we arrived 10 Chattanoo.
ga. 1t is rainy day, and of course not
very pleasant to soldiers. As We look
around from Mission Ridge on the east to
Lookout Mountain on the west. and think
how the Rebels Tough. on that ground,
half a year ago, to maintain a foot-hold
in Tennessee, and then think of the condi-
ton now, we exclaim how changed This
is already almost land Of peace, and the
Rebels certainly must be blind if they do
not see that the quicker they submit; the
better for them.
Lookout Mountain i, $500 fee. high,
which is probably not more than half the
height that our Northern friends suppose
it wa-, judging from the accounts Of army
correspondents. 1t was a very high posi-
tion for artillery, aud to think of charging
it was enough to make it look twice as
high as it really is. But one reason tina.
it appeared so high, l suppose, was that
the accounts probably we're mostly given
by Western correspondents, who are not
accustomed to seeing high mountains.
You will think the clouds mus. have been |
rather low when the "iops Of the noun.
tain was above the clouds," and SO they
were, it was on fogsy morning, and the /
fog around the base of the mountain .
formed the clouds that we're below where .
the fighting was.
Tomorrow We 60 to the front, and may
get there in time to assist in taking At
lanta. 1t is said johnson has a large
army, but that don't matter much, Sherman
moves against him With an army that
never was whipped, and don't know how
to fail, and i. is to be hoped it will ne.
learn it now. We soldiers are quite will,
ing to see the end of the war, and the
sooner the better.
j. II. NJ, 55.h III. V. V. Inf.
The letter of A. j. H., and an account
of the actions of the 5lst 2. V. are
crowded out to day1
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