New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
rnvrEssEE ~ 1856.
Her BattIc-Fieids, Ae.

IRON Or Slesis Core pondsnt 49, ,sse
On Monday April 30 was one Of { party ofaboM :"
Yankees who visited Aurfrcesborough The Stone River
battle field Is three miles this side Of the City Of Nur
feesborougb which is 81 miles southeast Of Nashville on
the Chattanooga road The battlefield is over four miles
long and one and half miles broad. Tie surface is mostly
nearly level and seems 10 have been in places wooded
Here on Dec 81, 1862 army under Roseerans, was
attacked By the Rebels under Bragg The first days fight
ing was terribly against The Rebels TUNED our night
wing and doubled back the railroad in rather con
fused heap. Tie second day both armies rested ON Jan
Brcckiurlgc SWING their whole force against our iei
wing and At first pressed back bat our men rallied and
drove him Stone River. Tho Rebels then fc pack
ard occupied MuriTcesborough II Is saia 'hsl ouI
army suffered SO severely that strongly suspected was
ped when the retreat OF the enemy showed a the
victory with Our loss was 2o5 per cent OF our
force 90
The cemetery covers 6 acres and is TO be nc0sed with
q substantial wall a feet high OyerJ,OW arc nov m
TERED there, Of whom the largest number ron any one
State over 900 arc Ohoans But thrceOr four are nom
Massachusetts. Where the friends do not furnish stone
the Government will erect OF Chattanooga marble,
feet high lone half the length being above grona 1901
wide inches thick, rounded at the top win the Aae
and regiment Of the soldier on the top ere ana snsle
are rough hcadsiOnCs, which the comrades OF te Icn
carved and put down during lus in the fight The fol-
lowing is q sample of the inscriptions on such s1oies'
al Robbins, Co. H., 9th Indiana,
They began to inter the soldiers by States but Gen
Tbomas concluded that such division would SAVIOR
little OF soctionalsm and the soldier OF the East and
the soldier Of the West sleep ntcrmnged alke sodlei
of the Republic Two Of Us had planned walk across
fine country to the Decatur road 10 hrd the natives
at home but about IL began to Ialn very had 20
we contented ourselves with aunt 10 Muifeesborolgh
which was sufficient 70 drench Us thorCugh! ine nuei
shoot of the cotton plant very much Ike mat OF psoA
wheat was everywhere sprOuting. lhere was haiuy
house on the road the mud and hog NUS OF uehe-
croo. | remember lust one field which was beginning 10
be refeuced and trees very scarce Inc cil1chS
charge our troops with wdnton devastation wlth' lea
some foundation. AZ point incur walk We counted
II forts within radius Of oncthird Of NILE
The City" OF Murtcesbororgh contains t"o OF me-
thousand people. II has ine courthouse but limit
less untasty appearance In common WIN olhe' psVes
in This region AaIfrccsbOrOueh seems to be cursed WIN q"
eyccss of whisky The abundance of drinking saloons ana
the faces on the street The proof by ne way a
in his Antbropology, urges that whsky-dnhShg sap
ming the stamina Of the American people. ~
% Tnesdav NAV l. visited franklin. This place is 20
miles from Nashville on the Decatur RaHad. The land
seape along the road was yer! Ss ric5
grass meadows and large, Powed heids wan ua1, IeI
soil eltenated with groves If tall straight hcky-eaveu
trees free from undebush. All along the road We 81"
oolored women Of work With the men IN the held
One of our party was an officer in The battle here octo
her 81 1861 commanding section Of an Illinois Da'lei.
Our forces numbered n 0oOi those OF HOOD Zoou.
Ind arrived from Columbus the night before, IN consider
edisrdcr IT. the earlier days Of the war the Lieten
ant said we should have simply rested on our arms, but
our men, taught by disaster threw up line three ana
half feet Oh, resting M either end on harifih h'ef
The Lieutenant, who was IN TIC latlo OF 'heAanaueh
said tnt such line there would have given Ne the we
tory The enemy had TO charge our in" over hul he
of omen field We had twenty guns in position while the
enemy seemed to have but two. which were specify ST.
lcncod. The attacks begun at about T. H. ana had
nearly ceased BY but hecanage of those two hours Hss
terrible. Our Killed and wounded numbered 2@Vo while
their los was 1900. Our Lieulcnants battery was whore
the ght hottest Near by were some buildings. on
their cxposcd sides there scarcely squarc foot no"
piecod with shot she'll When tho Johnnies found
hoy could not carry the broasv oks rather than venture
return across the open field they would lie down IN the
srsncbes outside; hut our men pointed their nuskets
down and shot them living there The Rebels soon urea
of this and indicated surrender by tying n-s 10 tc ehus
Of their guns Our men jerked ihem m gave 'he'n
hearty.kck and sent them 10 the rear
Just outside OF Imnklin is a Confederate cemetery
On the hcadboard Of Confederate near the depot
q sympatbizer" had written; asleep on, dear Rebels,
until The last trump shall call you q happiness and In
Talked with Mr. -, who seemed 10 be leading
merchant He was always for the Union until the North
tried 10 get up new Union with now Constitution
which didn't give equal rght he WIS always for equnl
rights the worst thing ever happened 10 the negro "a
being SCI, free: the free nigecrs wouldn't work; would
start of well enough fof few days then would NJ and
of: ovcry,hng.was quiet there were no troops ~ tho
town; a Nashville Niger came down nom Na.h'he 20
talk 10 their uiggcs, they came'oui with drum en- eH-
Rebel CAPTAIN took his knife and quietly cut out the
drums hea' Of course We knew they couldn't have the
niggers drumming about the street, but everybody was
kind 10 them nobody opposed the freednfns school ne
had rather hire than ngecrs, be bad seven dic duiI
thevaf one good carpenter, all al lose Lo'~ands
az dollars. he now paid old Niger woman $50 year
and board she 10 pay her doctors bill, and niger man
and wife with two children, tli0. house, board and fuel
Dined al a dingy, dirty hotel with muddy mont yard
l nd
meal was quite good Was late and my only companion
wa burly swariby buiieuutdcssed man, quite pleas
ant and ntcgc aiers ard learned that ne was Judge
He had been one OF Forrest men IN eleven States durNg
the got into Virginia, whore the ther' went Gown 70
Is degrees below zero could look into Maryland but,
that Was the fahest North he could get Forrest was
brute; didn't know what gentleman was, but Wouln
stand by his neuds said the blacks were generally work
ing well better than before they were nee; his sister Lad
tried five white servants, but they were so deeeigl and
shncss She had gone back to the niggcTH be told her
perhaps they didn't know how Ia treat white servants
thcv used 10 putting all white races on e'ci'
There was no special objection 10 selling freedmen land
INT the land was owned by wealthy who didn't want
TO sell 10 ANYBODY and that had been the cure OF lhe
region before the poor man had no snow Ai'er
he went out coloTed waiter began TO talk, commencing
as is common with tire negroes here, by remarkng Peaed
like he'd seen afore, he know was Northerner az
soon he me- the cooTed people -e well OIL hadnt
fair chance yet altogether but didn't ectal to oncst
] guessed all would be right in year or two.
Visited colored school OF $50 pupils taught by three
coored peTsons. IL inenmission, but We saw the
PRINCIPAL q sensible, gentlemanly coored man. neither
bv the American Missionary Association. The agents Of
this society working with great hdeliy aud success all
] through this sectiOn.
Met another Ethiopian with a ragged coat, dirty shirt
and motley pants which found il very difficult to meet in
front all respectable pants should do He was going TO
teach, when The pupils got into the higher branches
botany and such like. He had got mp school At B.
but the rowdes burnt his schOo-hOusc. "1here wasn't
danger was there that johnson would turn Rebel
The co0red people afraid they should be Teenslayed
but Of they needn't fear need they He showed
place which he had bought IN the village. i was
slim, little house with 0ntbuildngs and some fne fruit
trees He was pay 5000 within years lie cyiuccd
considerable education and Intelligence.
These are believe, the main gleamings Of my trip aud
give them 60 your readers unincumbered with any opn
ions Of my own MASSACHUSETTS
Nnvai Intelligence