Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, August 16, 1862

Left Camp College Hill, or was rallied and sent to Gallatin, Summer county, Tenn, and slept on our arms all night, and the next morning our company was sent out to ascertain where company K, of the 79th Pa. Inf was, as they were put on out-post picket in the night and could not be found in the morning. We found them on the Gallatin road, one mile from town; in the mean time orders came to right-about and march to camp again. On arriving there, orders had come to the regiment to right-about and march to College Hill again, leaving Co. D behind. So we lay over until the next day, and a train of cars came for us and we returned again to camp, making a march of 23 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 18

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, August 26, 1862

Left the Tunnel camp and arrived at Grallatin on the same day, driving General Morgan and his forces out of the above named town, killing one of the rebel pickets because he would not halt when ordered by one of our number, and took possession of the town for the night, making a march of 7 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 19

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, August 27, 1862

Left Gallatin and returned to our old camp on College Hill, Nashville, making another grand circle the same day, a march of 26 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 19

Telegraphic Communication Opened

LOUISVILLE, March 14.  The telegraph line is now open for business between here and Nashville, Clarksville and Gallatin, Tennessee.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 22, 1862, p. 4

Important From Tennessee

Returning Reason and Loyalty.

WASHINGTON, March 20.

The citizens of Gallatin, Tenn., which has been decidedly disloyal, met in a town meeting recently and were addressed by Baillie Poyton, voted a petition for a Post Office there, and expressed their willingness to return to their allegiance.  A post office is to be established there in a few days.

John Lellyett has been appointed Postmaster at Nashville.  He wrote some of the best articles against secession during the agitation of that subject in Tennessee.

A Special agent of the Post Office Department, acting on the Tennessee and Kentucky borders, reports as follows:

“It is gratifying wherever I have been to find that there is a strong desire for re-establishing the mails, and a willingness among the people to return to their allegiance.”

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 22, 1862, p. 1