The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-24
FROM THE 4TH ARMY CORPS.
En- Ron for TeXas--On Board the
Cora s. s- JOhusOnViIIe--Dis.
charge OF Veterans Making
out Muster Rolls.
STEAMER CORA s."

"CORA D.,
TENNESSEE RIVER, June 10, 1865.
EDITORS LEADER: With banners stream
ing, canvas spread, arms stacked and the
decks ~cleared-not for action, but repose-
the last division Of the old Fourth Corps
is sweeping past the woody banks of the
Tennessee, with orders and provisions for
New Orleans. The second and third divi-
sions, gone on in advance, await us ct
Cairo. To be quartered On good steamers,
with abundance of r%atiOns, nothing to do
but erj1y the shifting scenery and make
merry-this is the poetry of war. Sill
it cannot be denied that there are many
long faces and vinegary c~ountensnces
among the veteran organizations now
floating down towards the Rio Grsnde.
The discomfort is mostly confined to sub
slitutes and conscripts, who, though they
have not yet seen eight months service are
now whimpeTing or growing about the
treaehery Of the Government in compelling
them to make partial returns for the large
bounties given to induce them to enlist.
Although it is really difficult to conceive
Of the object of this expedition, and, the
war being apparently ended, the veterans
ere entitled TO be mustered out according
to terms Of enlistment yet the vast ma
iorlty confide in the wisdom and integrity
of the authorities, and go as for & pleasure
trip. Even among them there are o few
grumblers, and will be a still smaller mum
Der of desarters. Let them go; the corps
will be the better off for their loss.
nh. -a--,aeG1-- n,v,H1nFoI AhnTr IL hNT IF
love-objectively-during the first Of the
last week, and Thursday the corps COM
menced shipping by rail TO JohnsonVille,
on the Tennessee. and Has Immediately
transferred to steamers awaiting It. -Four
days from tho time the first train left
Nashville, the entire corps is gteamiDg to-
wards tho Mississippi.
J~ohnsonville is known to fame. Situated
se~venty-eight miles northwest of Nashville,
on the Tennessee river, which Is nav
igable to this point at ell seasons, it
has been o vast government depot.
Forrest was swsre of this fact when he
suddenly appeared on the opposite side Of
the river, last winter, and speedily demol-
ished the whole concern. In various Real
Estate Agencies in Nashville you will sec
posted conspicuously, plans of the "City of
Johnsonville," with copious explanations
and enticing descriptions Of It's adTsnta.
ges and inducements TO capitalists. With
your head hslf-turnoi by the coming glories
ofthis new Eldorsdo, presto change ! you
are there. But nothing less than the sf-
fdavit of q whole Presbyterian Synod
would convince you that the group Of
shsnties, sprinkled into q swamp on stills,
which you see before you, is the verisable
J~ohnsonville of your dreams.
Orders were received this morning for
line officers to make out muster out rolls Of
men whose timo expires previous to October
Ist. This must be done before we roach
Paducah. Around the long tablein the cab
in IS q comical group, q perfect Ola Podrida
of blanks, pens, ink, company books, eli.
GERS and orderlias, trying to bring order out
of chaos. Romember these river boats
travel with one universal 1Oigg,c. Low
/ dip your pin, poiss yourself, watch your
chance, and lunge out desperately for tho
paper, recover and try it over. Lucky the
man who can read his own scraWls after
wards.
The scenery snd day are too beautiful 10
waste in the cabin. l go on deck TO take
observations for q subsequent letter.
j. B. II.