Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30

We eapy from f6s NeH fatA f7tses sAs siiusks
- sasAr pap6k addressed - gsn 1h0iass. esiisl
Asnaihs ihs AsAsg - ihs uamttFsnd, - n %.
acfly esresailt u 1snBessss tssals1t. The arsl
pnrsesaphs a. lis tsies ndlsse shas sha ieslsf vss
Intsndca ~ b1sls4a.,a bot apos elosa insrvstson
i viii b seen thas ils writer 4 IL sisa9 esrnsss
and issis seeasiy upon che question 81 boarding
ess &
NasHylIEs. TkSs, 0ssebss. 1854
Afs;ay usasrai TAsasess
Dsaa STA Who're eDinaany bcards q bali
staeea alfhfeat places ranging frG4n 6ns hundred
ssftt 10 aasrinF 81 mills ffom hsslquartafs. )
De orderly sergeant bound - make ois Isxlaf and
irregular desaIls, nesify TIE men afia have theH
ready 10 start on seoul Or other duty % 'ese.
pstiesf
whsrs shers i no foIlcals IN company that
'hOaFls oal b ths orderly sergeant Of sash eofn
pany bound ~ maks Vul : euffea morning report
and sick report and TAXA i % The adluianss head
quarters BY eight o'clock A. NJ
II ths orderly ssFgeant Iris 70 get the prTatss 70
fall iato folkcal and prsFates tsl him 70 go % sl
Il the orderly sergeant bound % 60 tbafel
All the parties present. who i respondble for the
eeadna u the meR-1ths eaptain o. Tho orderly set
shs eeadaei II priyst, ought tbs captain insef-
fsre and tslrH the private iooso who has been pat
under arrest fof dlsobeyisg orders
L Where company Of nfsa sboard oat, aud the
eaptssH knows e and boards with tofne Of them.
quarter Of mlle OF ffgai company headqasftes,
ought lhaeapsAn 10 complain u the orderly sergeant
aiss 10 cone 10 tiras two or three times week
| ofeuaf
In cavalry service, how chen must Che orderly
sergeant nosify private 70 90 duty before he Is
clear q say wrong hinsolfl And, aflsf nosifyiag
private soldlsrs he proper Rnmbes Of times 70 70
On duty, h the sergeant bound 70 catch and saddle
| ell their HORSES And, amer putting on all their
/ shipments, and furnishing these who b. care
fessass az otherwise have no nFms with tie nc.
essaFy weapons 70 take said private soldiers lv the
napea II their neeks and The ssasA Of their bFesches
and put them IA their saddles Whnra there ars
one captain and two ieutsnshis present se.ing how
things 60, and they haing stout, able-bsdied men,
doa't you think they ougia 10 pst soms u che nlsn
In the saddo.--say ball or quarter a thsta. -
pecially II Il u . damp day
When tho colonel commanding q regiment SEES
and knows that the msn under bic cosnmand are an-
Fuly, how csa ought ths orderly sergeant % report
10 The colonsl msn Who fail 10 20 duty II thsir
/ regular time And hos oftea ought tho orderly
sergeant 70 report the thing 70 theF cspiAinS
/ The captain being preseat and SEEING and knowing
that they FeEae 10 20 on deity, he frequently
ing them from such performance Of duty Just n the
time when 4 i impassible e notify another % al
the vaeancy-i aay, he's ohen ought the sergeant to
4 complain 10 such : captsin7
Aflsr serving orderly sergeant in company
| over thirteen m0nths--the company being disor-
DERBY unraly, eontsntious, HboArding out az ~
many different points Of ths compass from company
headquarters e. they could End places TO board st
and being Troublesome geneFHly, aed using every
exersion 70 gsi the orderly seggeAA 70 resign and
retire TO prloGte HE In order that one q them
might ed The Hhgh position Of orderly sergeant Of
the eompany--is Il treating said orderly sergeant
with justice 20 take private from the rAnks-ons
| of the most contrary men, too, land know who u
contrary l-and put him over said Sergeant seeoad
lcuenant Just because the ecaonsl u the regiment
Il afraid of bis men, and Is afraid 70 take control of
and govern tAemf
II Che colonel Of regiment tells the eommissien-
ed officers Of bis command thai he i afraid Of his
men, aud that h the Of HE not trying 10 gov
4 egn iaem don't you think that such colonel ought
resign and - sonss oae tale hts place Who Is no
i 30 i.,arfal Of hls llfe7
II there Is pressing and killing men day or two
aftef they surrender carried On by the Of reg
ment whose duty Is il 70 pat stOp 10 such eonsnct
Il II mean IL aach conduct Is Wrohg2 IL Il Is all
II right no one ought ~ PSs : va~F ." L.
Have commissioned officers, nan-eomnlissionsd
officers and privntes In the United StSes service any
right 30 taks horses from the enemy and sol them
and apply the proceeds u such sales 70 their own
useg II 50 an affirmative answer % that question
usy bo % great benefit 70 my wife and sick boy, -
my present WAGES $50 month"; Is not sufficient 10
pay Eve dollars house rent seven dollars per cord
Tor weed, water tsx. clOthing, scotland the Lord
knows how much the doctor viii charge me, for
don a. my little boy has not been able 10 move
for more than year, and don't know how much
longer VIII Dc before ne - aba TOT the doctor
not for q month or two jet, perhaps longer his
sickness has already cost me- Eve hundred doars.--
Besides, am in debit owe any dollars borrowed
money-s b. al sasfss General lei ne hsoss a6osst
tis kosSs gHGsteH. II such hosse-sradinE u lawful
am willing 10 resign my position a sergeant and
20 81 trading In Them. 1 can make Il pay better,
especially II you win order regiment into some
district where there are plenty Of mcanted rebels
But General " such hoEse-trading Is not according
10 aArmy Regulations l beg Of you 10, a. seen e.
yoa can de 10 consistently, mako me a shoulder
strap pays better and 50 Ear IS my observation
goes Il is great deal less tronhe--esEscaliy II tAe
ptea h6car4 cat.
say, General, an idea has Just come into nly
hesd-s novel ono, admit; but ! would Ike 10 see
i it tried on In some eolapany that sboards out
Ceald yau not effect The following change between
captain and sergeant soE six monIhs-let the cap
tain act sergeant and the sargcSnt - captain
mot In nay company but IN some other lnAns.
| would very much like 10 see such trial
General IL this letter i too long taka some sun
day Cor IL and put in the whola day. have con-
dsnsed The sahject all know how, hut am later
ested In some Il not all have writaen--so i The
Army Of the Cumberland.
4 AMOS L. GGIFfTfa
Orderly Sergeant, Co. r, 5th Term. Cavalry
fkak bv ali adda that this Il fhs as,afya.t ,,s.r