. . but it looks zitT Mars Jeff doangit much ofTn dis place dis yeah! About the middle of the afternoon sharp firing was heard amile or two distant. Our work was nearly done, and, as thatwas not the day we wanted to fight, our sole desire being to get-our train safely in, we started for camp. Half the force marchedas a rear guard, the remainder being distributed through the kept a sharp lookout for bushwhackers, but were not November 26th we broke camp and made another did not take the road till late in t
. . but it looks zitT Mars Jeff doangit much ofTn dis place dis yeah! About the middle of the afternoon sharp firing was heard amile or two distant. Our work was nearly done, and, as thatwas not the day we wanted to fight, our sole desire being to get-our train safely in, we started for camp. Half the force marchedas a rear guard, the remainder being distributed through the kept a sharp lookout for bushwhackers, but were not November 26th we broke camp and made another did not take the road till late in the day and then traveledvery slowly, hitching along in that inch worm way that always soexasperated the troops. We forded with much difficulty a largestream, the bridge over which had been destroyed. The bankswere steep and high, and, according to the custom for such casesmade and provided, ropes and men were employed to assist themules in the work which they were boarded at government expense to do. It took us several hours, with an enormous amount i862.] 39. tRGK H. THOMAS,MAJOR-GENERAL, COMMANDING ARMY (>F THE CUMBERLAND. 320 in camp at KASHVIL1 [November, bottting and yelling, to get the artillery and wagons safely over. Not till after dark did we resume our march, and then wecrept along art a snails pace. We bad only five miles to go, hutwere more than that number of hours in making the distal]The night was frosty and cold, and our sluggish movements didnot suffice to keep u^ comfortable. Nobody in the brigade hadany patience left when, at midnight, we stacked arms. We knewnothing of our whereabouts, in the darkness that envelopedus,but when we arose next day we found ourselves three miles fromNashville, near the railroad leading to Chattanooga. Here wewere to stay until the forward movement to Murfreesboro. CHAPTER XXXI UNDER OLD KOSEY. A Month at Nashville—A Commander Who Wii i Fight—Prepar-ing for a Launch Forward—Thanksgiving Day in Camp—WeHave Something Tha
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