The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-01-28
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE FRIDAY, JANUARY 49, 1898.

means. feel very glad that Capt.
Love has come over as we are COM
pany for each other.
No news from anywhere except
rumors that there are twenty eight
Yankee regiments at Baton Rouge
and that they intend striking us
soon. Mrs. Slaughter is packing up
a great deal of her property so as to
be ready to move at any time. The
quinine and other medicine, given
me by the doctor this evening,
makes me very sick.
Jan. 6. Last night was as warm
as summer. Am feeling some better
this morning, but very weak. Wrote
to Col. Jno. l. Morris [late of Camp
bellsville, Giles County, and BROTH
er-in-law of Maj. Campbell.l DR..
Hanslaw brought us over a cake of
butter, bottle of the best whisky
to be had, and some green tea. The
enemy at the mouth of the Yazoo
have re-embarked, leaving a con-
siderable quantity of tools. Rosen-
Grams is still in position in front of
Bragg.
Jan. Z. Very little change in my
condition.: Capt. Love no better.
The Third Tennessee, came down
last night by boat from Vicksburg.
Maj. Tucker was killed in the fight
there. Rumored that Banks has be-
come frightened at the appearance
of some strange gunboats off the
mouth of the Mississippi and has
Withdrawn his fleet from Baton
/ Dnnna kn Naru nrlaone
that Galveston was retaken and that
Bragg has fallen back to Tullahoma
abandoning Middle Tennessee to
vandal hordes. These thoughts
trouble me and depress my spirits
DR.. Patton came in to see me to-
night.
Jan. 8. The doctor brought me
over some CHEEKY tree bark for bit
tiers. Subscribed for the Port Hud-
son Courier, a daily sheet just start
ed, about ten by twelve inches: price
so per month. Learn that Rosen-
Grams entered Murfreesboro the 9Th,
Am nearly run out of anything that
a sick man can eat and also of wood
to make fire.
Jan. 8. Rained all night and still
raining this morning. Nightly In
my dreams am at home attending
to the business of the farm, but
awake to find it all bitter mock.
cry. The Third Tennessee is down
here without any tents, having
burned theirs at Abberville, Miss.
Jan. %. Taken worse on the 10th
and unable to keep up my diary
AS am getting able to sit up [ re-
sumo my notes. Many rumors have
been ahoat in reference to mutiny
in Banks army at Baton Rouge
Other rumors say that they are
moving on us up the opposite side
of the river and that they have re
ceived achievements from New
Orleans. In the last two weeks {
number of deserters have beer
brought before Gen. Gordon, who il
now commander of the Post. They
represent Banks force of $1,000 a.
fortifyiDg Baton Rouge. A dispatch
has been received that Brecken
ridge received a terrible repulse OF
the 3lst of Dec. Persons from
Maury County represent the arm!
as in high spirits and as preparing
to fight Rosencrans again.
Capt. Love left me to-day AM
Jack Kersey [of Lynnville, Tenn.
; came over to wait on me. A sicl
man here would fare. badly withou
some of his people to stay with him
1 hardly ever see the people of tn
; house and all the negroes are free
The man Of the house has neve
been in to see me yet. Gen. Gregg
of Texas, came in sick eight day
ago and occupies a room with me
! Am now well enough to go to camp
For some time the authorities hav,
: had guards all around the fortified
! tons so that no one could get GU
: without pass from headquarters
| Consequently all the members O
! my regiment have quit visiting m
! except the doctor.
! Time passes lonely for me. Wrot
! home to-day. Have received lei
! ter from home informing me of IT,
; death of our faithful old servant
! Roger. Little did 1 think when
= last saw him that he would be in tn
u cold grave in less than three weeks
Galveston has been retaken an
: the Federal gunboat, Hdtterds, ha
! been sunk by the alabama. Van
KEGS have destroyed saltpetre work
on White river and taken off $500
: worth of saltpetre. Some negroes
. trying to get to the Yankees hav
y been taken up by our pickets. Blu
= few are running away from thi
part of the country. The arm
here for the last two days has bee
without a dust of meal. Potatoe
V cost us from $l.25 to $3.50. Rumore
+ to-day that the Yankee fleet q
J. Vicksburg went up the Arkansa
9 river and captured 1000 prisoner
. TO-day's paper states that it is agai
E approaching Vicksburg. Informa
/ tion IF the bombardment of Fol
y Caswell, n. G. has been received
Z Hear that Forrest captured fou
u transports, laden, and one gunboa
! below Nashville.
;. Am taking muriatic tincture {
. iron, oil and turpeutine. Am not S
well to-day as 1 have been fC
/ several days past. Gen. Greg
Il brought me over bottle of cherr
7 wine, which is an invaluable pres
9 ent to me at this time.
i Jan. "a. Feeling better tn
q morning. Rumored that 5000 il
fant"y are advancing on Clinic
from Baton Rouge. Our con
II manders are daily looking for til
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