Mr. EDITOR: – I desire to enquire of you whether you can tell the public where all the young and ardent Tennesseans are who are reported to be on the line of railroad from this place to Atlanta – what are they doing? – are they waiting for other men to fight the battles and open the way to their homes and families, while they are pleasure taking at the different towns and watering-places of the country! If this be true, it is a shame, and their cheeks should be mantled with a deep blush of disgrace to be thus idle while the country needs their services so much. The Governor calls for a Tennessee State force, and each of these young bloods should report themselves for duty without delay. Keep them stirred up until they act their proper part in this great struggle. S.
– Published in The Daily Rebel, Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 9, 1862, p. 2
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