The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-18
War Correspondence Of the Pilot.
UEADQ'R RS 2isT WIS. Vol. INFANTRY
Lookout Mountain. Feb. "A. 1864.


have also been heard to remark that their
heads ached. You are aware of nv aver
sion to intoxicating drinks By some
means. fair or foul, considerable quantities
Of - beverage" had accumulated at this
place previous to the 22i irst. This place
is Summertown, Lookout Mountain a de.
serted Southern resort, where Southern
nabobs in days Of peace and plenty laid
off" during the summer months, and were
famed BY breezes from the far-oH noun
lsins Of Virginia and the Carolinas on the
one side, and Georgia, Tennessee, and Al
ALBANIA, on the other but digress. To
return to the beverage. Several phiIan-
,hropic officers, among whom | was num-
bered, undertook (for the good of the
cause, to exhaust the supply am some
what exhausted several Of the phiian-
thropc gentlemen appear to he in tie
same condition and there is whisky left
A fitting commentary on the fallacy Of hu-
man cs!cuIations-of the impracticablity
Of a plausible theory! Ten days since
some one conceived the idea of celebra-
ting the birthday Of Tie Father of his
countrv-a new thing but it seems sp-
propriate a: this time--as there are twen-
ty-nine days in February this vear-that
one could be spared . without det'inent
to the service" We took tmo ANY time
during the past week an observer would
have seen officers commissioned, officers
non-commisAioned. and private soldiers
all c0mmi ssione1 10 concentrate al this
plare viands. ladies' and other luxuries, -
travelling up aud down the mountains and
the valleys. lsborirg under difiirulies.-
Five miles from the commissarv and three
quarters Of mile in the Air is not an en-
tire!v propiiouS location for hsli-msna.
ger. The most favorable attributes the
mountain has for balls are the breadth Of
ter. To get what mokp< a ronforfhle
supper serEre music ard 'r"orstr lie
rooms. rtquir~l much labor and y gond
deyrpp nf patience Ladies must be vi~ir-
ed ard heir Acquaintance formed y nvions
To inritinr them Ladies A. Rock CITY. 3,
Chattanooga a, Wauhaiclie, and indies
a. ko,sviIe were invi,ed and ramA-
came in rerriares nmhnlancea government
wagons. anA or hor> eF,ark - camp in i ks.
in sa.irs. in nnslns aud IN caiicoes OF
firer. came on foot anl on horseback and
and on bender. The programme Of the
enclosed ball tcke, indicates the order al
Gancing which was observed The march
to supper was in quick time. and the eats
ing 10 one time and two motions. Wrea,hs
and chandeliers Of evergrepns holly, and
laurel decorated the walls and ceilings OF
ball and supper rooms; and pyramids OF
holly laurel, and reindeer moss at inter
vsls, relieved the tables of the mono,onv
Of turkies, chickens, and pig; while the
officers ard ladies presen. assisted in re-
Ileving the tao!e Of several Of those ar,i.
cles.
The grace, beauty, and accomplishment
nf LA,
estimated The patriotism displayed and
selfdenal exercised bv them for the Union
is wonderful To tales Of cruelty. hard
ship, and suffering have listened until !!
cried Fxcep. for the ubiquitons brass
buttons and gold lace there would bsve
been but little to remind one of the "ponn
and circumstance Of war" and of our proy-
imity 20 the battle fields where so manv
brave boys have fallen. for
All went merry as a marriage bell"
Morning came. but with it 90 desire 10
suspend the festivities A proposition was
made that we visir Rock City: and we
did. Officers with sardine boxes on their
shoulders, pu, boxes Of sardires. contra,
band glass packages, bard tack, and cheese
in their haversacks, and took up their line
Of march for this wonder Of the mountain.
To give a faithful description Of that place,
il will be necessary for me to visit it again
our Investigations on this occasion be>
irr principally confined to the glass pack
ages Curious philosophical experiments,
illustrative Of the pressure Of the Amos
pheTe, W re made tv striking the bottoms
Of several with the palm of The hand. in
consequence of which my hand and wrist
is swollen and lame TODAY. We returned
bv he same road upon which va vent out,
Lut Il does seem I" me that we walked
much farther Sume denoralized snt un-
principled rrsate remarked tia, ye re-
minded him OF a torchIieht procession hy
daylight
WASuYxGTox was never norm bui once
Such Occasions are rare. The heichih of
the mountain undnuhfed occasions the
rare al NJ head aches. More soon.
Yours, No.