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CI-I AFTER Xr. 



Madame von Corvin and I travel from Wasliington to Bridgeport, Ala- 

 bama — American railroads — Pittsburg — Meeting Charles Schurz — How 

 he was received there — I-ouisville, Kentucky — Nashville, Tenn. — The 

 St. Cloud Hotel — Travelling with a military train — Why I stop the 

 train — Arrival in Bridgeport — The camp on the Tennessee island — The 

 hospital — Traffic with the rebels — Salt serving instead of money — Neigh- 

 bours — Expecting a rebel surprise — Bridgeport — Colonel Taylor — Rev. 

 Gilford and family —Dangerous roads — Fort Prince Salm — Life on the 

 island —Excursion to Chattanooga — Major-Ceneral J. Steedman — The 

 Match-bridge at Wliiteside — Lookout Mountain — Fighting Joe's rock — 

 The rebels advancing — Salm leaving the island alone — Cut off from 

 Nashville by General Hood — How we passed our time — Visits received 

 and paid — Generals Brannon and Granger — Rather dangerous — Plea- 

 sure trips to Stevenson — Victories — The 68th Regiment leaving the 

 island — The deserted camp — Dangerous position — ^Nightly disturbances 

 — Meeting Salm and Steedman in Stevenson after the victorious battles 

 — Christmas in Alabama — We leave all for Nashville — Colonel and 

 Madame von Corvin return to Washington, and I go with Salm to 

 Bridgeport — He is commander of the post — His raids against the rebels 

 — His staff — Captain Johnson and his wife, my sister, arrive — Difficul- 

 ties in reference to promotion — To remove these I am sent to Wash- 

 ington. 



Travelling alone was in those times, for a young lady, neither 

 very easy nor safe. I was therefore very much pleased when 

 Mrs. Corvin accepted my proposition to accompany me to 

 Bridgeport, Alabama, where Salm's regiment was encamped on 

 an island formed by the Tennessee river. 



We left Washington on the evening of October i, and had 

 the good hick to secure a state-room in a sleeping car. These 

 sleeping cars are an American peculiarity which I would wish 

 much to see introduced in Europe. The sleeping cars are not 

 wider than the usual travelling cars. On both sjide^? of tbp wav 



