ten thousand of which had already starved, and not enough were
to convey the sick. The men.html">men had been on half rations of hard
except beef.html">beef driven from Nashville across the country. The
that by the time they reached Chattanooga they were much in the
Indeed, the beef was so poor that the soldiers were in the habit
"half rations of hard bread and BEEF DRIED ON THE HOOF."
Nothing could be transported but food, and the troops were
advancing season. What they had was well worn. The fuel within
There were no teams to draw it from the opposite bank, where it
before my arrival, had been to cut trees on the north bank of
of it and float it down with the current, effecting a landing on
It would then be carried on the shoulders of the men to their
any of the army would have reached the railroad as an organized
Finding that I was out he became nervous and excited, inquiring
they knew where I was, and bidding them find me and send me to
on my way, when near the house, every person met was a messenger
me. I hastened to the room of the Secretary and found him pacing
must be prevented, he showed me the dispatch.html">dispatch. I immediately
Mississippi, and telegraphed it to General Rosecrans. I then
the command of the Army of the Cumberland; and to Thomas that he
time that I would be at the front as soon as possible. A prompt
till we starve." I appreciated the force of this dispatch later
looked, indeed, as if but two courses were open: one to starve,
and proceeded as far as Nashville. At that time it was not
Nashville until the next morning. Here I met for the first time
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