Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-07
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| fifteen days. We were at first taken
| for Confederate prisoners, and thia
| mistake c0ntEibIed to our relief, as
| the ladies of Lexington with South
| ern sympathies, furnished US, as we
| passed through the streets, with some
| thing to eat at alu1ost every house.
We were furnished transportation
| from here over the railroad 10 Coving
! ton, where we remained until Nov.
| 4th. Here We drew our Cluthirg aLd
| donned the blue. The hardehi ps of
| our trip through Kentucky can rot
! be described. They were sqpsl to
| anything We endured thr0ug bout the
| war, and we were not prepared for
them. Some Cf Us had money, While
many hal none. The money y hsd f,
mostly Bauk of Tennessee, Sas un-
current and comparatively 0f little
value, fOf practical purposes not worth
the paper it was printed upon.
In some localities there Was nothing
in the shape OK provisions 10 be had,
even IL we had had money. We also
suffered for water, as it was remark
ably dry season, and but little run
ming water iu that portion OF Ken
tucky through which we travelled.
On one occasion, after we had gone
into camps, venerable looking OK
had the misfortune to pass that way.
He was slaughtered without cere-
Raony, anu prepared for broiliug be-
fore our camp fires. He was old and
poor, but tho men seemed To relish
him, even Wiihout salt fer seasoning.
Most OF the men were In hurry to
test the quality OF the meat and took
Ii rare.p Next day quite a number
Of them were sick.
When we divested ourselves OF our
old clothing and donned the blue, the
contrast was 80 great that next morn
ing many of the men did not kEow
each, either. Here our pilot, Mr.. Bow
ljDger returned, To Tennessee, aud by
him We had an opportunity to
send letters home, which
we giatity availed ourselves Of, "a this
was the only means we bad Of send
ing letters home. / gave him one
dollar in Tennessee money Ia bring
my father and mother letter. Others
did the same, and be carried hundreds
of letters. When they were received
at home they were kept "a sacred prop.
ertY, and shown 10 none except near
and trusted friends. They were read
with thrilling interest, and carried
tidipgs of joy 10 some and sadness TO
others.
DufiDg our stay at CnvingtOn we
were Waited by hundreds OF people
anxious TO hear from East Tennessee.
Among them were many East Ten
nessee refugees, Mrs. w. @. BrowDlow
and two of her daughters, then tenn
porarily residing, in Covington, gave
us pleasant call and spoke
earnest words OF encouragement.
We crossed the river here and en-
barked on board steamer for Gallipo-
lis to join our regiment. then COM
manded by Col. D. n. Ray. While
on board the boat, before starting, we
were visited by Governor Brownl0w.
When he came on beard, most OF the
men were asleep. but it became uoised
around that he was there, and he was
greeted with shouts of welcome. He
was called upon for speech, but was
too unwen to speak Rt length He,
however, addressed us ia few words
of encouragement, which cheered us
up amazingly.
We remained at Bowling Green un-
ill November 4tb, when we were sent
back TO Cincinnsti, and from there to
Louisville, where we arrived on the
14th. Here we drew our horees and
equipments. The measles broke out
in the regiment, and, owing to expos
ure, several died o. the 18Th Of De-
cember we started to Nashvliie, by
way Of EliZabethtown and Bowling
Green, arriving at Na=hvflle on the
Oath, iues on the eve of the battle af
Stone River, in which cur regiment
took part. and TO which my next Will