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insures victory at less sacrifics of blooi.WJjat the veterans say cow, afcer their aggravating philanaeriDgs dovm to Coottanooga and laca to Wild Gat—all around Robin Hocd’s bare—ifl interesting “Baell wai a cock who wouldn’t fight. e felt it—thoughthe was tiifling with a?; knew he was notsealons; itrorgly suspected his patriot k m,and wc lost confidence in him. - We supposed he would fight when a coal of fire was laid or bit back at Louisville, but Chaplin Hill settled that question. There was no use dallying any longer. Had he remained in csmmand a month more, his army wonld i have melted away. * He lo't Dearjy ten thousand men at Loui vllle. I doubted the latter statement. “A fact. The men descried by scores, almost multitudes—but they are coming back now. We got dlsroaraged, exhausted as we were by hard marching and expoime. We were tirel of the buiinea\ and wasted a new General, or, to go home.‘ How do you like Gtn. Rosecrana? ‘ Bully. He'll fight. His appointment revived the whole aimy; restored its confidence. We feel rs if someihir-g wonld now bo done.” This is the euletanoe of conversations withmany veterans. Excepting the semns darn ore lis* ti on of some of the regimen ts, caused by an inexplicable relaxation of dis- j ciplice, considerably within a month, the oldsoldiers are in good condition for the newcampaign. But the raw levies complain of fatigue. Their sinews are not yet hardened to eiRticily, atd they have not acquired the quality of endurance, which is the^ trect of drill and protracted camp .'1% This wi* come in due tune Meanwhile, their Association with the old regiment* incites they? ambition. The effect is exct 11*nt.This briocs ua to an important question-— tbe improvement of the army* 1* is inlis-putable that no’hing would \wt it w |■N'f
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Fri, Nov 07, 1862
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