The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-10
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lac soldiers Rest fOF Veteran vol
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II has seldom fallen TO our lot 10 chron-
icle more patriotic and philanthropic
enterprise, than has suddenly started up
10 our midst. We refer 10 the Soldiers
Rest for Veteran Volunteers, near the
Chattanooga Depot In the building for
nefly known as the Nashville Female
Academy, and more recently as Hospital
No. II. It has grown up suddenly, as
necessity, and has already assumed large
proportions, though few, We presume, are
IS Jet swsre Of its existence.
Two weeks or go ago, when the Vet
erSn Regiments began TO pour North
they were precipitated upon Us SO rapid
~ that the Railroad was insufficient to
furnish them transportation. Resort was
then had to steamers, but these too failed
to supply She transportation necessary.
The result was, Regiments became de
tanned here, and the question arose how
they were to be qusrtersd and cared for.
At frat while their numbers were small,
the 0gerton Building, known as the
Barracks, and the Soldiers Homo on
Summer Street, suliced for this purpose
bat soon these proved inadequate, and
accommodations hsd to BE- sought else
where. fortunately, at about this juno
ture, an order had been Issued for the
consolidation of the sick in IS few Hos
pitfalls as possible, to save unnecessary
fuel, and thus No. II became vacated.
Oae night regiment Of brave fellows
arrived from the front; transportation
could not be furnished them; the bar
racks and Soldiers Home were both full,
snd tho question was where to put them.
Capt. John G. Crane, A. @. h., in charge
Of railroad transportation, with a wise
humanity, most offensive TO red tape, but
exhibiting true ssgaeity, promptly seized
Upon the vacant boiIding, aud then ap-
piled for orders sanctioning il after
wards. Quartermaster- General Msigs,
who happened in town. next day, ap-
plAuded the act, and Col. Donaldson, the
s.ble and efficient Chief. Quartermaster of
ibis Department, subsequently issued an
order, we learn, to continue the arrange
fnsnt Here troops are sent as soon as
they arrive, It being bat stones throw
from the chattanooga depot, and are fed
and comfortably cared for until they can
be shipped north. Thousands of gallant
men, who have withsto0d the shock of
Nbat,Ie, from Fort DOnelsOn to Chatta-
nOoga, and now are on their way home
TO re-enlist again, with q full faith in
their cOuntry's cause, have thus been
taken care Of during the past week, and
the door is open wide for those who may
hereafter come. Capt. Ctlae has soms-
times had over thousand q day upon
his hands; yet sll have received substan-
tial meals, and as comfortable quarters
as the place affords. His arrangements
are not Jet fally perfected; bat when
they are, be hopes to receive and enter
tain substantially all soldiers travelling
north OF south. TIE Veteran Regiments
especially owe him debt of gratitude
snd We doubt not should the opport uni
" offer, they will not fail to psy it in
the years to come.
We commend this truly patriotic en-
serprise 10 the attention Of our loyal cit
liens, and trust the Soldiers Rest" of
Nashville, viii yet become as widely and
favOrably known as tie Retreats" aud
sRssts," and "Refrsshment Saloons" of
She Eastern cities.