. . -lette and staff to dine with the officers of the battery. The writerwas caterer of the officers mess and it was proposed to haorthern dinner. The ramp was daily visited by hucksters, toone of whom was given an order for a turkej . to he roasted, andit was delivered in due time. When all the party were gatheredfor dinner it was discovered that the turkey had simply been be-reft of its feathers and roasted in that condition; and whenbrought to the table, although wingless, it soon found its way tothe rear. The incident, although u
. . -lette and staff to dine with the officers of the battery. The writerwas caterer of the officers mess and it was proposed to haorthern dinner. The ramp was daily visited by hucksters, toone of whom was given an order for a turkej . to he roasted, andit was delivered in due time. When all the party were gatheredfor dinner it was discovered that the turkey had simply been be-reft of its feathers and roasted in that condition; and whenbrought to the table, although wingless, it soon found its way tothe rear. The incident, although undiscovered by Colonel Bram-lette and staff, was a standing joke in the bat! 1(0n March 15th we were ordered to Nashville. Boats usent up the river for the battery, the infantry, in part, marchingoverland. Every eye was on the watch for the steamboats, andthe first intimation we had of their coming was the familiar tuneof Hail Columbia, played by a steam calliope. Immediatelyeverything was in commotion. Soon the boats came around the 1862.] IT M N TO bend in the river and we at once broke camp and proceeded toembark, having a detail from the Third Kentucky for an reached Nashville on the [8th of March, and were ordered toreport to Colonel commanding artillery We had plendid camp, and the rain having ceased the weatlufine as could t>e wished for. Everybody was pleased with thechange of climate and our ten Nashville was en- joyed by all. General BuelTs army . marchfor Pittsburg Landlatter p;irt of March. Thebattery moved with the re-. c artillery under theof Colonel B• neit, going out on the Co-lumbia pike, which was instr with the muddy roa< which had struggled in Ken-tucky. The e o untr ythrough which wewas a ri onhand. We mam a planters home, which .rule was some distancefrom the pike, and in therear could be seen the negquarters, neatly whitew tshed, and all seemed contented withtheir condition in Hi we had the pike to t: on, all went well. Al
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