The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
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strangers Sohoolliouse.
Gordon county Ca, Nov. 2i, 1868
opportunity OF writing few lines 10
LET you know what Is going on al
present in this portion OF tho Confsd-
eracy. Last THURSDAY morning early I
started down into Georgia 20 LOOK out
a place wi1ere could And feed to feed
Colonel riggs private horses and four
muies--ten IN all--for thirty days AZ
ne has leave OF abaence to 80 70 VIZ
day. Friday and Saturday which took
me about efghty-fiye miles from camp
AS FAR as went found everything
ssa ALREADY eaases gDhs woud haze aa
Il started back to meet the colonel with
the horses and rode thirty-fiv miles
and up up for MI, the night Nm Monday q,
coming on He told inc that betors
he ictf the front our brigade was or.
dered to Knoxville. Tenn. to reintorcr
General Longstfeet He said that
force nassiu and that Longstraet had lad him I'm
surrounded. and fortifying ali around
MIN. and they hoped to be able to cap
ture the whole concern. But 10 tho
his horses and mules in nv charse
and / must go and do the best could
with them. SO he got upon the cars
at Dalton. and started on back So
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stock and the hands that are with me.
and have come about twenty i've miles
from Dalton towards High Tower
River, about 100 miles from Chatta-
nooga. have about thirty miles to
go yet to where can get feed at,
though ! can't tell. am to go until
I can get feed and get the boys all
arranged we'll. and then go to my reg
getting late and I Will stop for the
present.
25th.-Thls morning finds me very
we'll. and very, pretty morning. We
down into the centre of the state
This is a thiniy settled country gen.
orally poor Tho country Is cut M
into valleys, and along on them
they raise fine crops OF corn, wheat,
,eofton, sweet potatoes and almost any
thing that We raise In our country.
but between we. these valleys the land
lays very we'll. but Is poor. piney,
ii. The rivers run very deep and glow
and had To be ferried all the time one
night. a hard rain puts all the creeks
past fording. There Is nc, grass raised
corn and fodder for feed. They raise
rice here In places. saw some rice
the other day. fr resembles this high
one..s!ded oats, though It is sowed II
has a hun on the grain. They frs,
ttresh II of and then they have some.
thing like homtny mortar, which
they pound OF the hulls in. But
Will close for the present.
Barto county. Ga. Nov. 20, 1853.
Dear Wife, am very we'll this
morning. Stopped IN six miles from
| cartersv!lle. a station on the railroad
| To-day I think will be all the timc
need to arrange for getting feed and
rations for tho boys. I Will stay hers
about ono week. and then Will return
, to my command again. There has
been some big fighting going on ir
F., front OF Chattanooga yesterday and
day before, and it is reported tht
Yanks have whipped Bragg back this
/ side of the Missionary Ridge, but
reckon II Bragg. has given up the
ridge he fell back on purpose TO gel
them out OF their Notifications. but
can't tell how 1t is. viii try to tnt
out more about 1t before T start this
| letter.
Friday evenlns-I have procured
enough forage to last as long as
want them fed. so when get things
a little arranged I can leave and go tc
my command: but think Will remaii
there for four or Ave days yet and tr!
| TO get In company with those boys