The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-04
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1895

lSI0 W6uI up lnOupSOH y creek.
Feb. 4. Mr.. Braden and Felix
Martin were over to see me to-day.
Am getting very anxious to get
away from here. Can't keep that
and my condition off my mind. 1t
is impossible to get the diet best
suited to me; have to wait some
times till nine O'Clock for breakfast.
Very gloomy to-day. Rained a
cold rain all evening. Have been
waiting some time for clear day
to go to Clinton where 1 can rest un-
til hear from my application.
have remained here now until l fear
some permanent organic disease has
taken hold on me. Learn that the
gunboat which passed Vicksburg is
coming to the mouth of the Red |
river. Wagons have been ordered |
to haul provisions across from the
N. & j. Railroad to Clinton.
Feb. 5. Coolest day we have had
since / have been here. The FEEDER
ais have come down to Red river
and captured two of our transports
with 100000 pounds of bacon and
other commissary stores.
Feb. 6. Clear this morning with
the ground slightly frozen. Am in
hopes l will get off to Clinton to-
day, as we have been moved back
into the room where Lieut.. Williams
died. DR.. Patton, the Brigade sur
geon, examined my lungs to-day
and said that the upper part Of them
was diseased, but that he didn't
think IL consumption yet. Capt.
David B. Coulter, of the 18th Arkan-
sas, from SEWER City, Ark, is sick
in this room with me.
Feb.7. Not improving any. Col.
Brand, of New Orleans, an old naval
officer, proposes to go up and cap
ture the gunboat below Vicksburg.
Papers state the Yankees are about
to succeed in their canal operations
at Vicksburg; that they already
have small stream of water in the
canal. Heard six or eight guns in
the direction of Baton Rouge this
morning. Mrs. Bailey sent me in
some eggnog and pound cake this
morning, which was indeed tempt
ing to a sick man. DR.. Hanslaw
saws he has twenty cases of jaundice
this morning. Am getting very
anxious about my leave of absence.
Want to leave here before [ get
down in bed again. Learn that the
transports captured up Red river by
the AbolitiOnists were burned by
them. An improbable rumor reach.
es us that three Of the enemy's gun.
boats were burned in trying to pass
Vicksburg.
Sunday, Feb. s. Haven't heard
from my papers yet. L do think it q
, great outrage that applications fol
! sick furloughs have to be sent tt
, the department general. He know
, nothing of the justice of the appli
! cation and intrusts it to some strip
ling he has on his staff and a mai
, may die before he can hear from il
+ DR.. Hanslaw brought me over
/ preparation of iodine and potash 70
: my cough. Mrs. Bailey gave III
Y some tea crackers this morning.
f can get neither -four nor eggs
Camp rumor says that flag of true
r came in last night with a deman
e for the surrender of this place.
: Feb. 8. Can get no candle TO ca
}. supper by and it never comes unit
/. an hour after dark. l am complete
0 ly out of patience about my leave {
e absence. My condition is worse an
q / am kept here by the neglect an
q foolish orders of men who preten
d to intelligence. Mrs. Bailey ser
n me in some crackers and an egg fC
/ my breakfast. Had high fever a
a evening. Have some fever ever
q day and night sweats. Learn thu
l. L. r.. Braden has gone home an
y. left me. Have almost despaired (
e getting home. No one can tell til
% anguish L have suffered, waiting fC
= my leave of absence, in my anXiet
to get started away from this villain
" GUS hole and climate. Ipray God
It sustain me in this my eXtremit
le NV papers have been on the roa
two weeks. DIR. Jackson, who WI
,r over this morning, says it takes hi
ID twenty days to get returns. d
v. Weatherly says month. | do n
= know what to do. l am constant
A. tortured with the anxiety that
re shall be too weak to travel. Al
a. perhaps when [ hear, if my pape
1e are approved, l can get no one to
90 with me. :,
ye Feb. 10. Mr.. Evans and NJ
ne Milligan promise to wait and
a. with me. I sweat last night until
IF had to change my clothes and co
We sequently ] am weaker to-da
Mt Yankees at Baton Rouge had
in NOR that we were going to alta
them last night. To-day is We
y. warm; too warm to be pleasant IN c
gs sun. Flowers have fourished he
er all winter, daffodils, jonqutls, wi
". iessamine, golden candle sticks al
he a half dozen other varieties that
NJ do not know the names of. Cal
is Coulter is worse. Mr.. Evans a.
MT DR.. Bunch came over to see me I'll
he morning. Flag of truce sent
of from Baton Rouge to know if &c
mt Gordon will abide by the cartel
on exchange.
on Feb. IL. Rained all night a
raining this morning. Lieut.. [
nd b. Tomlinson Culleoka, Tenn.
lis very sick. Bought some eggs
nd day at $3.50 per dozen-not fresh
ne that. DR.. Hanslaw has failed
nd three days to come and see me a
I'm I have repeatedly sent for him
ce. come and bring me some quiniI
su- Heard heavy firing in the sou
on west. Gen. MaXey thinks we v
pc. have n fight here soon. Gen. I'll