Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-04-27
From the 10th REGIMENT.
TYSER's STATION, TENNESSEE,
April :. 1864.

April :, 1854. I
An Gro. ". BLIss-Dsar SIR The recent arri-
val af tive or three copies Of the Tribune aiter some
weeks Of interruption, reminds me tHaS owe 'vd
letter ., - ~, ..g-,7t or she
frvrd movement Of the army Of the Cumberland, on
leaving winter quarters at Chattanooga, about month
since For il IS Spring here, aud vegetation Is
fa fT more tfan three Sees. still, there Is reason
e. fear fruit ; mostly siiied by the s M sS
of March had b. far the seyeyest s'w storm ana
most SNOW have this winter. ono" lell ABOUT
one foot deep here, which was more thau G's 'uaui
t4s- had ever seen before They afrIhutedi TO .-sre
e Is many Yankees here, who had brought ,.oa
the cold weather ir.+n the Lorth
uhD had visited Chattanooga that II did not seem 20
ir place 81 any great military strength or impor-
tance shows hou little may know Of country ey
simply passing through it On steamboat, navigating
is rivers ~ .
defense / have never seen one, where an enemy
could 50 tuaIly hinder the advance oi hosle ar
NY Il ahouuds IA SUCCESSION oi ions riiszS q mus,
o. v..lies 81 varied width. II Is as nafre hao AZ
convenient distances behind each other tAroWn ~
breass works miles in length to2 hEh an s'es
far ar5iaary passage nf artillery 9I eA'tlfg anu
tbsrn hrasrn th-se ridges there are occasional alb
rIpt deprrssious -ats aSs. called gaps by the ha
...,' Y, y,ilies fer ne. otrenched in these
caps and supplied with artillery could defy host 7I
invaders Thea the only way TO advance. : 10 owe
thelu them With numbers am y a go. -. s 80 e,br -
E-g~ a mites
Sesupvlnr the attention of The enemy mean"h'Ie so
THAT tEey may nos discern your design
Cur forces Hai advanced e within about three 'nies
og Dalton and arrived at the last ridge between u~nd
,ftt place II fhs z.t. In fhl. ridge which peeu-
.aly Formidable 80 account x tle roc.* Srars Wl'ch
T.a ouf into G. aHorlag shelter to he enemy, and
saraa-h hth passed Ile road to Dalton the rebels
sas posted themselves }r great numbers, beng sup
-tf I'M artillery Nfrer learning their strength aud
anr}lns them recaIl re7uforcetne'ais ateii,
ia Gca POLK -sju<t sherman. our forces
,. back s their rrescnt position oar lines are sin
~ W Gr1gn
ara re are ready far other advance. " ben the proper
tle comes When Z is made We are eohAash' I VIII
The rIse af tf- c,g.utry n 50 sauih further 70
,is ati,nfa & more level n5t giving the rebels the
.sn facilities ln npposinE our advance tihs Is enc
rsss,n why they make Sch desperate efforts to retain
Fast Tennessee, called the switzerland 9 AIaeFioA-
THar ru,t Do -. or give mp their cas1Se NJ lasi-
Hs the posing armies which have passed through
~ ifYrst t,,. o-,trjei this region the inhaot-
aas have been stripped of almost everything their
r and ether provisions have been - far consumed
ta they have neither enough for the supply Of Their
Al Ha-zss oil ami young, gather here daily as they
de other military posts coming th'rty mieS q
ontsa the provisions which the Z ; Government Dc
spectacle q What does 20 country AMI those =
us n tee army sanno, be toe grateful that cur friends
women Inaens and Htt}e children daily gathered
sni few ia old wagons OF them sharp pc ed
- ;,,3. y. frame ,soT5s sl,s ,I,rG - ~,
have short rations The North is doing good
work in its Efforts 10 aid this people
The r.eane who remain in East Tennessee mos, IN
ave, rs the government and many OF te men leIouE
80 here are new in the Union army. sun, a lev Sc
-Ssi5nfrs can be found though Of coarse. new PRO
~ aon sentiments. As an Illustration q thsli
spirit their bitterness, showing too the natural
traits IF slavery for such usually siavehoiaes
m mention oue incident which occurred IN TINS Ficii
aEF
Mrs $ a widow, and belonging TO one OF tile
eatsst ard aristocatic families IN TIE region
vas accustoraea as l am crsdibly informed, 70 whp
her slaves With her own hand-TnsSing both men ana
bare their backs that the lash might do Is
w9rk af-atusI!y-bnt they have all left her save
80 children. How naturally such system begets the
e.-ties which the rebels practice, and deadens sse
tender sens!hiifies Il woman Is shoSn IA the
boasts & this among her friends, that, on
~ sabbath after the fight Of Chcksmsuga, she drove
Der buggy over that bloody battle field and attempted
= how many of the heads OF the Yankees she
could from their bodies by driving the wsieels
over ther necks She rejoice6 that she had accom-
pushed this for at least six of the Yankees"
= IS vel for those who attempting TO preserve
ne lie Of this dreadful institution, which is crap
.E- the throat of this nation, in Tenzed effort to
.s =, notice the cruel spirit which il awakens
u ne Eosons Of those who become contaminated wit h
4t-Ior, observe it not black. but white men-our
aad brathersfree white cities of the North-over
A'se necks this woman hoasted that she a, owe the
a9a stained wheels Of her carriage crafty cruel
Aatred. And yet, this woman how comes to ask food
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