Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-29
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''''@''' CLEsELASp, Tenn, Apr. II
I lFnfssD MAnIS - y @*o@ We marche
from Nashville on the morning Of tie ffrst
the present north, and were accomplished b
the sock Of the 9TH, 1totli and '1stfi fn,dian
battries. There was nothing transpire
~or by Of mention until We, reached Cowen
Now comes "ths tug Of war the Cumbsz
land Mountains have to be crossed. III
distance does not look very great, and in FAC
is nj i. but the way W have to go up !. Gea
st. Patrick it puts one in mind Of the pl'
song, - 90 10 'o'''i'4@
I 20 ''snch gittin' up stai.s never did see
i.s.n GH up one ssep sudif1liyiown thre" .ii.
After travelling two miles we reached the to,
Of the big thing Everything looks stgay
and festive" but it is the hardest lookint
country 4 ever saw rocks make il 70, how,
ever, g-.'-,--- --g ..,-.s- r -
After reaching the top Of hill or noun
tain tits generally pres umea that the hardes
part Of the task is over. Not SO here. Tn.
distance down tie mountain on this side il
seven miles, and, if sach a. thing is possible
1t is more laborious ana dangerous to maks
the descent than ascent, from the fact thai
there sre places where it looks as If man
should fall he would tumble further than
from here so-Chicago, (excdse me.) With
any ,asneant of patience and perseverance we
ymade the rifle" and be it recorded by the
great historians, we made the best time that
has ever been made BY any regiment Of cav
airy that has made the crossing. We had to
abandon some things, but not enough to
make any particular difference 10 the men.
Or. arriving At Chaltanoogai we laid in
camp one dy, and had y very good epportu-
nifty Of viewing Lookout Nounfaino and Mis-.
sionary Ridge. Shells, exploded and unex-
pioded, are as plenty as muscle shells on the
shores of the Mississippi, The roads that
lead up the ridge have the appearance Of be-.
ing paved With grape shot and mimic balls.
There has been lead ard iron enough shot
away on this battle ground to have extermi-
mated every rebel in the so o-called Southern
Confederacy. But the thing was '' not did"
ANY man, can now look At Lookout Mountain
and The Ridge, and with the, position thew
held, it would seem If they could not hold
their ground they had better /" hang up their
6ddlts" and cry quits. - - -
:, After one days rest we started on the
march for this place. n We arrived at Ottswa
st o'clock; p. m. of the first day, This ia
place of no great Importance, and would be
OF no interest 10 any one at the present time
was it not for the great number of Uncle
Sans boys who are stationed here waiting
for chance to reinforce somebody who has
the misfol tune to get in a tight place and
need their valuable services. -, -.
We arrived at this place at u o'clock m.
on the 18th of the present month, all hearty.
sound and in good spirits, ready for anything
that turns. up, from picket skirmish to a
regular rough ard tumble field fight. ~.
The health Of the regiment is exceedingly
good, understand that DR.. W.. H. Finley
has resigned, anl gene home. How true It
ls, ! am not prepared to say. TIE boys who
seek med cal treatment are now cyy. under the
care Of prs. ,Carnchan and Warren, and
whether the health of the regiments on &C.
count Of the medicine they give, or Their good
humor that keeps the boys in god health
AMI si'rits or Tot. | am not prepared to say !
But as ! am not much Of frier d to medicine,
am Id to believe that good natured and
jovisl physica in a regiment does more to
keep it healthy than all the medicine that can
be dispensed. The hospital ste wards of our
regiment. Messrs. Bird of Mt. Pleasant and
Jones Of Abingdon, a,e men of rare abilities,
and well qualified to e | the honorable posi-
lions they row held. -, -. i
W are .brigated, divisioned and corpsed,
but "aeaere zoe come from, .ehoa, zoe beiong
to, or sohere zoe are g.cine." for my part Il
am totally in he dark. Col. j. B. ,Dorr is
The briga9e commander. If he does. not get
to be. a. Brigadier General before many
months, am much mistaken "Honor to
whom honor is due" ..l.
Every body In this country thinks the re-
bellion IS about played OUT" and cannot
ast may more months. One would really
think so, for can assure you that since we
eft Davenport We have traversed ave differ
snt states, and how the inhabitants make
i've of It Is really astonishing. With nothing
but coin bread and a very limited amount Of
bacon, how they can live much longer is
mysterious. With starvation staring them
in the fac. it is hardly probable they wilt
hoId.out much longer. That they may not, is
The sincere wish of RENDRAG. 4