Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-02
OF the Tooth 9lio Volunteer
- s = Infantry. eaoillim bios I'D


], Man that is born of wornan, and en-
listeth as a soldier ina the Ono Hundreth
Ohio, is of. few days andssbort sssrations.g
2. he comethsfortil at ssreveillc, = as pres
ent also at Hretreat, yea, even at atattoo,r
and retireth apparently at ''taps." -ssgv ~
s. He draweth his rations from the com
missary, and devoureth. the same. He
striketh his teeth against much 1hardr tack, =
and is satisfied. ri He flleth hisscanteen with
| 'aPplejack, land clappcth the mouth h-thercof
upon the bung Of a whisky barrel, and af-
ter a whiie goeth away rejoicing in his
strategy. q s1sInes' ssssatsa'v '7s issTss i''e4
A. Much soldering has made him sharp (;
yea, even the, seat of his breeches is in
danger of being cut through. tssai
5. lie scovenanteth with the credulous
farmer for many turkeys, chickens and
pigs; also, at the same time, for much milk
and honey, to be paid fer at the end Of ten
days, and loi his rcgimcpt moveth on the
ninth day to another post.
G. His tent is filed with many delicate
mersels of q delicious taste, which abound
not in the Commissary Department; and
many other things not in the returns >
and which never will return yet, of a truth,
it must be said Of the soldier Of the One
Hundreds Ohio, that he taketh nothing that
hc cannot reach. ~. 49, - ,a.l.-
II. He freth his Enfield riie at midnight
and the whole casapis aroused ard formed
in line Of battle, when Iol his mess come
bearing in nice pork err, which be solemnly
deelareth SO rcsembiei q secesh that he'was
compelled to pull trigger. = 1, ','.,s ~
+ 9. lie giycth the Proyost. s2lisrishal ilri much
trouble, often capturing the guard, and
possesseth himself. of TIE CITY, Atsaeh
times q lager y andEl''pretzeis Y flow. like
milk and honey. He giveth without stint
to his own conrad yea, and withholdeth
not from his neighbor soldier Il ~r,....,
:, 9. He stretched forth his hand to deliver
his. fellow soldiers at Danyille from the
power of the enemy yea, starteth at early
dawn from Richmond even @forced march
doth ne 90. and toileth on through much
suffering, privation and much "vexation OF
spirit, until they are delivered. Verify
81 say 2 unto too7Sy you, after chat he sufereth for
want .of tents and camp kettles Yea, a,i in
Csnnp Ella Bishop his voice was heard pro-
claiming loudly for .hard:tach andseeaee,
vet he n1ur1nliTeth not, and conssnteth to
share the hospitalities of his neighboi's
10. But the grunt Of a rig or the Growing
Of cock awakeneth him from the soundest
-alsep, and he goetb forth until halted by
the guard, when he instantly elappeth his
hands upon his "breadibaslzet,n and the
q yaard in commiseration, alloweth him to
PASS to the rear. No sooner hath he pass
ed the sentry beat, than he strilSeth q
9bee line for the nearest hen-roost, and
seiziIg pair of plump pullets, returnneth
soliloauizing--sas The noise Of .. goose saved
Rome, how much more the flesh OF chick
ems prcserveth the soldier 'essa isf ssiai
IL. The many aetswhich were performed
q by the soldier of the One Hundredth Ohio
infantry, on the march across the Cpmbcr.
land Mountains, and the trip up the East li'
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad and many
things which, transpired at ths siege o
q Knoxville, if. they Were all TO be chEonieled
would required much paper ITO contain
Z them. And many other things dosth he
and 10 are they not recorded in the ''morn.
ing reports" Of Company ~ Yea, verify,
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