The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-24

Very little whisky is drunk in con-
sequence Of its being worth from 500
to $50 a gallon.
Lient. Tidmarsh was badly cut at
Washington hotel by a Johnson
Island prisoner.
Sept. 20. I've never been able to
obtain bed since l reached here
and am nearly eaten up by mos
quitoes.
Sept. 81. Went to church to-day
at the Presbyterian church. Lieut..
10. Love was taken sick to-day.
Sept. %. Saw some prisoners taken
at Iuka. Their officers were paroled,
which L disliked to see since their
treatment of us.
Sept. %. Our regiment arrived at
Vicksburg to-day.
Sept. 81. Hire the rations of my
company cooked. The meat bar
becued is not cooked at all. The
way we are treated on our arrival
throws damper on the enthusiasm
of the troops.
Sept. %. Heard from home
through Messrs. Mitchell, Stockard
and Alexander. Learn that the
stars aud bars were raised on the
court house at Columbia three
weeks ago. Have received orders
to go to Jackson, Miss.
Sept. 26. Started this morning on
train of box cars drawn by the
ThOS. BUtOrd. The whistle of the
engine was very familiar, and 1 felt
almost like L was nearly home.
A M Ok mi
Vicksburg, late in the evening.
Went into camp at the Fair grounds
without tents or cooking utensils.
Drew meal, meat and sugar.
Sept. 27. Rained last night and y
great many had to lie out and take
it..
Sept. 28. The whole country
around here stinks with camp
offal. We use water out of a little
spring in the edge of a bayou.
Gantt's battery camps near US.
CAN'T is Lieut-Col. and James Aiken
Major. Abernathy's regiment has
elected DIR. Wilkes Lieut-Col. and
Jno White, Major.
Sept. 80. To-day the 48th Tenn.
reorganized, electing VIM. M. Voor-
HES Colonel, Aaron S. Goodwin
Lieut.-Col., and Andrew ] Camp
bell, Major. We are brigaded with
Col. Walkers Bird, Col. Murphy's
30th and Combs Battalion of Ten
nessee cavalry. Everything we buy
costs at least four times as much as
in ordinary times. We are expect
ing to be sent to Gen. Price in a
very few days. Saw some Yankee
prisoners in Jackson. Our govern
ment has been more lenient towards
them than they with us. They kept
our swords and stole everything
they could. learn that at Camp
Douglas they dissected the bodies
of all deceased prisoners and made
the living work for clothes. Lin
coins emancipation proclamation
has appeared.
Oct. l.. Company G of the 48th
Tenn. organized: 1. ]. Hewlett,
Capt; l.. r. Cheatham, LIST Lieut.. |;
]. w. Kerr, End Lieut.. M. B. Tom
linson [Culleoka, Tenn 3rd Lieut..
Company G. elected Joe Love [Cul-
leoka, Tenn Captin, McGill LIST
Lieut., Trousdale End Lieut., j. T.
Mackey 3rd Lieut..
Caught some of Uncle Abe's body
guards on my coat; the first I've
seen, although I've heard great
deal of talk Of them since we have
been in his dominion-much to my
terror. They were bequeathed to
Rebels by former occupants of our
prison quarters.
Oct. 2. Gantt's battery left this
morning, going afoot, ordered to re-
port to Price. Bought some note
paper to-day at 81 per quire, en-
velopes SOC per pack and matches
SOC box. Tennessee money is
worth fifty per cent here. Had
spent all l had before found it out.
Oct. 3. Our regiment drew their
pay up to Aug. l. Bought a second
hand Colts repeater, which had
been carried through Camp Doug
las, for $50, powder flask for $3.50,
powder at So a pound, caps 50 box.
Boots are worth $50 a pair. We
draw 2-7 of pound of bacon or 81
of pound of beef daily. The 53rd
Tenn. left to-day.
To-day l was refused drink of
water in Jackson in gun and sill
versmith shop. The proprietor said
he could get but one bucketful a
day. This is the hottest weather we
have felt this year, and the mos
quitoes keep us from sleeping at
night. Salt is retailing at SOC a
pound.
Oct. 4. Our regiment drew oil
cloth knapsacks and white cotton
cloth haversacks. Borrowed seven
ty dollars from A. Clemens. Wrote
to Jno. 1. Morris Mai. Campbell's
brother-in-law, of Campbellsville
Giles Co., Tenn. by Lucian Bryant
Sunday, Oct. 8. Drilled little to.
day. Regiments are passing through
from Louisiana to Gen. Price. Saw
Parson Brownlow, of Giles County
Learned of the depredations com
mitted by the Yankees. Have had
some wrong impressions cleared up,
Saml. Garrett, of Marshall County
arrived here to-day. Buck Gordon
is here, but have not talked with
him.
Oct. 8. The 4Sth drew arms to-
day.
fro BE Continued