The National tribune., 1899-11-16

Sherman determined, while pausing, to
give Gen. Hood sufficient rope wherewith
he entangfe himself, to watch his move
ments. On Oct. % Sherman detached the
Fourth Corps, in command Of Maj.-Gen.
Stanley, and ordered him to report to Gen.
Thomas at Nashville, Tenn.
Returning TO Georgia by way of Cave
| Spring, thence We marched to Rome, where,
on the Both, the Twenty-third Corps was
also detached, and, under the gallant
Maj.-Gen. j. NJ. Schofield, ordered to at
once proceed to Nashville. After bidding
gOod-by to our comrades-in-arms march
ing through Georgia." we hasten north
ward to Tennessee.
Speaking Of his invasion in Hoods
work, advance and Retreat" published
by Gen. G. T. Beauregard for the Hood
orphan memorial fund, We quote the fol-
lowing:
"rhe Confederate army rested upon the
banks of the Tennessee one month after
its departure from Palmetto. 1t had been
almost continuously in motion during the
interim; by rapid moves and manuvers,
and with only small loss, it had drawn
Sherman as far north as he stood in
the early Spring. At this juno
ture previously arrived a) was advised
Of the Presidents opposition to the cam
paign into Tennessee. On Nov.
13 established my headquarters in Flor
ence upon the north bank Of the Tennessee,
and The following day Gen. Forrest, with his
command, reported for duty. On the 18th
the remainder of Lees Corps crossed the
river, and Stewards and Cheatham's
Corps were instructed to cross also"
Returning to my narrative, on Nov. 3,
near dusk, we reached Dalton, which had
been abandoned by its inhabitants, and all
unoccupled houses, barns, sheds, ETC., were
torn down and set on fire. On the 5th
we took transportation in freight cars for
Nashville, passing by way Of Chattanooga.
We got view Of Lookout Mountain, where,
about one year before, jefferson Davis
aired his secession doctrine. We could
realize the sentiments of that song, Chat
tanooga, or Bragg's Defeat" one verse OF
which is here given:
81 wish that you would speak 10 Jeff,
And all his little fry;
Tell them we still trust in God,
And keep our powder dry.
We never will give up the ship
Until the rebel crew
All bow TO our majestic flag
The red, the white, the blue.
CHORUS.
"Hie rebs, no rebs, listen unto me.
~, The sooner you lay down your arms
The better it will be-"
Tune-"Nellie Bly,"
After dark on the 9TH we reached our
destination; found the city all abustle be-
cause Of the enemy's approach. Here we
lay by to take part in the Presidential
election Of next day. When the polls
closed and the votes were counted, it was
found that in the 1O4th Ohio Abraham
Lincoln had received some 25 votes to in
favor of Little Mac" That night we
were conveyed by train to SpringhiIl,
where we encamped in an open forest.
/ give extracts Of a letter written at above
place, Nov. 10, as follows:
"Since we left Decatur, Ga, we have
marched and Travelled by railroad nearly
500 miles. This is nice town, about 30
miles from Nashville. The Second Di-
vision Of our Corps is at Johnsonville, and
our division is ordered to Pulaski The
enemy shelled Johnsonville, but the gun
boats, coming up the river, prevented their
crossing. Hoods army suffer terribly,
having scarcely anything to eat, etc, and
no railroad TO supply them. / saw John
Klein at Tullahoma. He is in the 17Sth
Ohio, one-year regiment; also, cousin
Lewis Wagner at headquarters in Nash
Vile"
On the 18th we marched to Columbia.
thence by Linnville 10 Pulaski, near the
State line, where we arrived on the 18th.
| will, if the reader will pardon me, write
from a military diary belonging TO Cyrus
Seller, now located at Elkhart, Ind, of
my company. And from this diary | will
also draw at intervals for the record of regi-
mental events.
Tuesday, Nov. 22.-Upat4a M Wealth
er very cold and blustry. Tents struck,