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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.Arrival of tho Eight Cavalry at p.- Nashville-Tho Regiment in Ex-t*d collODt Condition unci Eager to•tf smell Powder.ttereJ c*«? low* C*r»i»T, »I*j,n » ;j i'l I01Etmt k Dcbu^cb 1iw«»: The H roach- i I el tbit place on the 17ih, having march'd t y r*4»y stage* from I- »tmvilie, which we 1 ^e * « • tr r 4\t N incident of importer -e a *« #» . — ci urrcd. at wo guarded by chain andp’ck *t guards mg'* .y. and scouting parties j •• 7Kt dany. We have ju- learned that we w**re *• -• vgvl Or tevora! i«i by guerrillas, who J e 0i inlb J, however, to gain any advantage o\ er t ,ld a ( w *nK to caution c f our I oloref. a ,«* Wo surprised the Nashvillians by th* ' the * r* Bgta ot our regimen*, winch numVr* tt nnre, tb*y say, than many lt;•! the old b-ig* nlt; a e*. H.-veral ar ny officers pronounced utt*h«t to0 of to-* D*et m unted regiment they bad ever ture | ®****r, which created in our mind* tU'plcion» o«q i m lu th*- character of me r.ora*i in thu region. j ; at i-urt aid not 1 nk th** bret after a march « i ; /j wo hundred mil**. A alight o a m • cavalry j *oli» , rivr^i ywaU-rdey, fully just, tied our suspi- |r* i .. • _ _ *r al- • cloneA A mrvr»y of th* country between thia cry j i . •' J L nr.*vine should b« suffi lent to aat’M*nat , »any «*t o *•! tne unu* sirahlenrsa ut war. i *wr» f iab r will t«* ncc*sary t'* restore th** ’ fY§ I :ioueerv fences, orchard*, bridg «. and roa la.winch li*»v*3 been do*vor\ol b th** r**tnor»e- *’xeni*mlean march of armies, and th** frequent raid* I gu-rri la band*. Tne N rtn h*a causn i *11 * 1 be grateful tb it tlm w»*r has be *n earn • I r er * . w ........... I **on in bouthern territory.*lt;ht ( We fi .d N»esh*rillf pretty w**ll defen ledrr * The ouly remaining r.diroad bridge is loop- j A *lt,“ ho e I f«r iduhs etr v ; strong fortification** so- «*ni,ver lotmd me city, and the win e le-ita of the •*»!-the d ery, cover n a vacaut loU in and the p uns r»c- ; ar.und it Tne ca| iiol itself i-* giind*-d h? iom. breast w orks and cniioon; mid sentries pace in heir , from of Governor Johnson's reaiden e. and the | » d in many buildings used for mi nary purposes. I r ' and : al^i ix»tired several boats in the river j ‘J.ary Th** { • iple hero have aqitdr way of telling , Hrfen, 1 her a legimeut is new, or not; you have i n*law ‘ t»ot levu long in the fi Id. have you ? is^ed jand ! one, aa we marched tbrougn Nasbvd e •Why?* i vor. j ••Boiause y**u have so !* w darkits ; alt**r you lion I have been out a few months every ofHlt; er in the I ttrgMuent will have a ^iggt-r.' We hire hivo j few coutraliands thus far, and thev a s of but j ’! little worth. The “likely negroes* h«ve dia ro | appeared from this s ctioo. * wI# We expect U) march in a few diys f r Rev- .i nobuburg, on tie Tenners e River, % ie mod Said to be mbeted with ^'eriila-. If s », we i may have a chance to sliow what we arlt;3 made ! of.I will I ere fu fill ray p-omise to mention , some facts concerning the raising of our r*gi-5°r* i meut, which are worthy of pi t s *t vatiou :Ooi Dorr received ms cutniui sion about the the close of May—I think th#' 28 h— and ot e 0f | courte commenced operations vigorously i th* 1 beard Gen. Baker say that buu-eli ex’ , and the Colonel were tne only me i in the P**d i Mate who believed the regiment oou d b« ys : • raised Bv lh« middle ot Ju:y th** work w nt_ . done an ' more. Over two thousand men were {enlisted, when only one iboutAr d two hun-%nd ; lr*ci w^r# waot«L Serera! hundred of thesehen ar. vwU V*saw**snvfliNOrImUJ• inQMf
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Dubuque, Iowa, US
Sat, Nov 28, 1863
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