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fireing both of Musketry & artillery, then we followed them 

 on to Crabb Orchard in the Mts & then changed our direc- 

 tion and came here which was several days march & 

 arrived here on 7th of this month & have been in camp 

 here ever since. 



The R R cars rnn from Louisville within 30 miles of 

 here where there is a tnnnell bloAvn np by the rebels 

 & not yet repaired the cars run from here also to the 

 tunnell. The hands are busy at work at the road and it 

 is supposed it will soon be finished. Yesterday Genrl Rose- 

 crans reviewed our Division commanded by our old com- 

 mander Brig Genrl Jeff C Davis. Davis command now is 

 12 Regts Infantry & 3 Batteries consisting of 18 guns 

 we were all in line yesterday with ranks opened & then 

 Genrl Rosecrans passed all along in front of our line 

 with Genrl McCook Genrl Da^ns and all of their staffs 

 & returned in rear of us all excepting Genrl Rosecrans 

 & he rode in between the ranks and gave ever man a very 

 scrutinizing look & if any was short any equipments such 

 as haversacks he would ask them if they had any if so 

 why they did not have them on or if had none he would 

 tell them they must procure them. Rosecrans has a very 

 good name with us all What do you think of the exchanges 

 of Burnside for McClellan & Rosecrans for Buell! 



Nashville was entirely cut off from the states while we 

 was up in Ky & our troops that were here had to live en- 

 tirely off of the country & had no coffe or shugar. The 

 Regt that Capt Challenor from Belleville was in was here 

 & he resigned and is now at hom.e he went home since 

 our army arrived here. Potatoes here are $2.50 to $3.00 a 

 bushel Butter 75 cts to 1.00 per pound shugar and coffee 

 cannot be had excepting from the government & ever 

 thing else of the eateable kind demands a very exhorbi- 

 tant price. The State house here is one of the finest of 

 the United States except the one at Ohio. Nashville has 

 been a very flourishing place I suppose in good times it 

 is situated on the south side of the Cumberland River, 

 there is two bridges across the River one R R bridge 

 where the teams and the Cars both cross on and one 

 pontoon bridge for the teams and foot passengers. I sup- 

 pose you have nothing much to do now & you could jump 



